Masters in Human Resource Management, or simply MHRM is one of the most pursued HR management courses in India. This 2 year postgraduate course can be pursued after qualifying a relevant entrance exams such as MAT, CMAT, CAT, etc.
The basic MHRM eligibility is a minimum of 50% at graduation level. Some colleges like IIT Kharagpur require a minimum or 60% to pursue this specialized course.
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Their syllabus usually includes the study of important subjects such as Organizations Behaviour, Financial Management, Talent Management, Labour Laws, Corporate Ethics & Social Responsibility, etc.
MHRM Syllabus
Master of Human Resource Management’s course curriculum includes classroom training that includes theory lessons, group discussions, presentations, etc.
Apart from this, there is a compulsory internship that provides industry training that helps students to gain the required to work in a corporate environment.
The table below mentions some of the compulsory MHRM syllabus and topics included in it:
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| Group Dynamics in Organizations | Personality, Perception, and Attribution Attitudes, etc. |
| Power Behaviour Leadership and Followership | |
| Formation of Groups, Conflicts Management, Employee Morale and Motivation, etc. | |
| Building Relationships and Facilitating Legislative Framework | |
| Legal Relations and Industrial Relations | Understanding the meaning, objective, scope & determinants of Industrial Relations (IR) |
| Different IR Approaches | |
| Different Objectives, Structure & Strategies of Trade Unions | |
| Role of Indian Labour Organization in Trade Union Movement, Recognition of Trade Unions, Trade Union Act,1926, etc. | |
| Organization Theory | What is an Organization, Concept of an Organisation, Introduction to Organization Theory |
| Different Theories of Organisation like Classical Theories, Neo-Classical theories, Modern Behavioural theories, Contingency theory, etc. | |
| Changing Dynamics and Concept of Organisational culture | |
| Concepts and Approaches to Organizational Effectiveness, Goal Attainment approach, Systems Approach, Behavioural Approach, etc. | |
| Human Resource Development | Human Resource Development Macro-perspective, Approaches to HRD |
| HRD Micro perspective | |
| Different HRD Trends, Behavioural Science, Organizational Development, etc. | |
| Concept & Importance of Human Resource Training | |
| Business Statistics | Different methods of Frequency distributions: Histograms, Frequency Polygons, etc. |
| All About Interpolation and Extrapolation | |
| Index Numbers | |
| Association of Attributes | |
| Labour Laws & Compensation MGMT | Introduction & Principles of labour legislation |
| Labour Employment Related Laws | |
| Compensation Laws, Major provisions of Payment of Wages Act | |
| Concept & constituents of Social Security, Social Insurance, Social Assistance, etc. | |
| Industrial Psychology | Industrial Psychology Concept |
| Testing in Organisations and Job Analysis | |
| Hawthorne Studies | |
| Determinants and Measurement of Job Satisfaction, Industrial Morale and Counselling, etc. | |
| Talent Management | Introduction to Talent Management |
| Building Blocks for Talent Management | |
| Life Cycle of Talent Management | |
| Approaches to Talent Management | |
| Human Resource Information System | Data & Information for HR Manager, Sources of Data, etc. |
| Data Management for HRIS, Data Formats, Entry Procedure & Process, Data Storage and Data Retrieval, etc. | |
| HR Management Process & HRIS, HR Planning Modules, Recruitment, Selection, Placement, etc. | |
| HR Management Process & HRIS, Organization Structure & Processes, Authority & Responsibility Flows, etc. |
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MHRM Books
The following table shows some of the books, study material, and reference readings that one can go through for better understanding of different subjects:
| Name of the Book | Name of the Author |
|---|---|
| Human Behaviour at Work | Davis, Keith & Newstrom |
| Management of Organizational Behaviour | Hersey Paul, Kenneth, H. Blanchard and Dewey E. Johnson |
| Contemporary Issues in Employment Relations | David Lewin |
| Managerial Economics | Peterson & Lewis |
| Understanding Organisations: Organisational Theory and Practice in India | Shukla |
| Human Resource Development: A Researcher's Perspective | R. Krishnaveni |
| Industrial Relations and Labour Laws | S.C. Srivastava |
| Business Ethics and Corporate Governance | Fernando |
| Negotiating Skills for Managers | Steven Cohen |
| Behavioural Finance | Chandra |
Apart from these, there are many other significant books, reading material and notes that you can get from your college and your teachers that will help you to understand the subjects in a much efficient way.
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