MHRM, IIT Kharagpur
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| MHRM, IIT Kharagpur | |
| Course | Master of Human Resource Management |
| Department | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| University | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Acronym | MHRM |
| Established | 1982 as M.Tech(HRM), Restructured in 2010 as MHRM |
| Website | http://www.hss.iitkgp.ernet.in/ |
The Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) is a specialized management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
programme in the field of Human Resource
Human resource
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offered by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences(HSS) at IIT Kharagpur(also known as IIT KGP).
History
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences started with the very inception of IIT Kharagpur in 1951.Its objective was to provide value-based liberal education to budding scientists and engineers so that they can become professionals with a difference to understand the social realities.The department has been offering an M.Tech course in Human Resource Management
Human resource management
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...
since 1982. With the objective to meet the demands of contemporary business, it restructured the course and has been offering it as Master of Human Resource Management since July 2010.
About the Department
The department houses many disciplines. They are English literature and communication, Economics, German, Philosophy, Psychology, Human Resource Management, and Sociology. The Department is actively engaged in teaching, research, training, outreach activities, and runs its own master programmes.Vision
1.To achieve excellence in teaching, training and research in the areas of humanities and social sciences.2.To prepare professional leaders to address the emerging global challenges and to deal with social and business realities.
Mission
1.For attainment of its vision, the Departmentteaches humanities and social sciences to potential scientists, engineers, managers, and lawyers, and offers masters programmes in economics and human resource management.
2.Undertakes research in the broad and emerging areas of humanities and social sciences including English Literature and Communication, Economics, German, Philosophy, Psychology, Human Resource Management, and Sociology.
3.Generates and disseminates knowledge to the larger community through education/training.
4.Executes outreach programmes.
Objective
The impact of economic reforms in the 90's on the Indian market has been unprecedented. It has brought an opportunity of global competition where effective and sustainable performance of the corporate world has become a key to organizational success. In such a scenario, Human ResourceHuman resource
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(HR) offers competitive advantage to meet the demands of contemporary business. HR functions demand multi-fold skills to achieve key performance. The role of HR professionals needs a shift from technical to tactical and legitimate to strategic. The band of HR managers must understand and know how to add value to business. Against this backdrop, the programme focuses on the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enable students to meet the requirements of the modern organization as HR professionals.
The objective of this programme is to train human resources to: (a) meet the demands of the industry, (b) make HR professionals understand business dynamics, (c) prepare HR professionals to take up strategic roles, and (d) inculcate business ethics
Business ethics
Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...
in HR professionals.
Admissions
Candidate must be Graduate in Engineering/Postgraduate in Science/Commerce/Humanities and Social Sciences with 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent.Selection is based on performance in Common Admission Test
Common Admission Test
The Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test in Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs. The test is conducted...
(CAT), application rating and candidate’s performance in group discussion and personal interview. Post-qualification work experience in industrial organizations is given due consideration.
Course Structure
The course structure of the program is comprehensive and takes into consideration the needs of business. The curriculum is rigorous and at par with reputed business schools in India and abroad. It emphasizes building in-depth knowledge in human resource management.It is a four-semester course. The first semester will expose students to the basics of business management. The second and third semesters will cover the HR-related core subjects. The dissertation work will start during the summer vacation, at the end of the second semester. The fourth semester will focus on specific and specialized HR issues.