MBA in Event Management

A postgraduate degree that blends business administration with event management and planning is the MBA in Event Management. The goal of this curriculum is to give students the abilities and information required to successfully organize, plan, and carry out events. Graduates with an MBA in Event Management can pursue a wide range of career opportunities in the events industry, including, event manager Responsible for planning, organizing and executing events such as conferences, weddings and festivals. Graduates with an MBA in event management may have a solid grounding in both event management and business administration, setting them up for success in the events sector.

MBA in Event Management is a two year post graduate program that empowers the aspirants to conceptualize, plan and organise different kinds of events such as award shows, political rallies, fashion shows, official events.

There are various event management courses such as Event Management Certificate Courses, Event management courses after 10th and 12th. For specialization in event management, one has to do an MBA in event management that requires the student to be a graduate from a recognised university with 50% marks.

MBA in Event Management is one of the most upfront and emerging branches of business and Management.
This course is popular amongst those who wish to pursue a career in the entertainment and advertising industry.
Apart from MBA in Event Management, there are other courses such as Online Event Management Courses, Free Event management Courses, Diploma in Event management and BBA in Event Management

Job Profile for freshers in Event Management Company are General Event managers, Event managers, Event management Trainee, Client service executive, Junior Sales manager.
Employees who hold an MBA in Event Management degree, can get promoted to positions like Senior Event managers, general Event Organiser, Project Management Director, Senior Project manager.
The areas of recruitment for MBA in Event Management are hotels, hospitality, family events, political events, banking sector, IT companies, Manufacturing industry, entertainment industry and government jobs.
According to Glassdoor, in government jobs MBA in Event management candidates can get salary upto INR 8,00,000 per annum as freshers.
While in Private sector jobs, MBA graduates can earn upto 10,00,000 per annum.

Eligibility for MBA in Event Management

The duration of MBA in Event Management courses is 2 years full time and to get admission in this course the candidate must be able to fulfill the following conditions:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent from any stream with aggregate 40%- 50% marks from a recognized university/ college.
Candidates appearing for final year examinations can also apply, but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% marks and clearing entrances.
Clear the entrance examination MAT/ CAT/XAT on the basis of which the candidate will be shortlisted.

MBA in Event Management Admission Process

Admission to MBA in Event Management courses is done by two methods. Either on the basis of entrance exams conducted at national and private level or direct admission on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying exams.

In case of direct admission in colleges like Sage University, after filling up the application form, A merit list is prepared on the basis of marks in graduation, and students are called for the next step which is GD and PI rounds.
However, top MBA in Event Management colleges in India like PIMR, Bhopal, Amity Global Business School, etc require scores of entrances like CAT/MAT/CMAT, etc. These colleges may even require candidates to appear for university entrances, followed by GD and PI rounds.

How to get admission for MBA in Event Management?

Since MBA in Event management is a postgraduate degree, students will have to qualify the requirements,

Students must get a 50% score in graduation but 60% for students who wish to get admission into the colleges following merit based admission mechanisms.
Students will have to prepare well for their GD and PI rounds post the entrance exams
Shortlist the colleges in which you want to enroll yourself and check their admission process.
Fill up the application form of the respective institute, make payment and wait for the intimation by the college.

MBA in Event Management Entrance Exams at a Glance

All the MBA in Event Management Colleges take students based on either the score in CAT, MAT, GMAT or score of entrance exam conducted by the college.

Duration of any entrance exam is 2 hours – 3 hours
Exams are conducted both online and offline mode
The entrance exam question papers comprise of MCQ as well as long questions
The exams consist of quantitative ability, data interpretation & logical reasoning, verbal ability & reading comprehension.

MBA in Event Management Syllabus

MBA in Event Management syllabus includes both core and elective subjects. Students go through various Event Workshops, Event Practical, Projects, Industry Facilitated Guest Lectures, Communication and Grooming Sessions throughout the course duration, as a part of the curriculum

Tabulated below is the semester wise MBA in Event Management syllabus.

Semester 1	Semester 2
Qualitative Technique	Human Resource Management
Economics and Management Decisions	Research Methodology and Applied Statistics
Business Communication and Negotiation Skills	Consumer Behaviour and Brand Management
Marketing Management	IT for Event Management
Organization Behaviour	Event Planning
Principles of Event Management	Marketing Communication for Special Event
Financial Accounting	Financial Management
Semester 2	Semester 4
Advertising Management	Cross Cultural Management
Event Production and Logistics	Public Relations
Event Marketing Campaign	Culture and Entertainment
Budgeting and Costing of Events	Entrepreneurship
Event Campaign	Event Risk Management
Management Information Systems	Dissertation II
Sales Promotion and Brand Management	Internship
Event Management (Corporate and Social)	–
Internship	–
Dissertation I	–