Does MBA in HR has scope in india?

Purely from my own observation I can say that HR managers don’t jump companies too often. They stick on and become an integral part of the company. So again less movement less openings.

I am reminded of all the times I asked people this very same question and today I am fumbling for words to answer you. Yet I feel obliged to.

MBA in HR is not exactly a highly sought after degree. If you are from a college with a good brand , you will easily get placed in a good company. If you are from tier 2 or a tier 3 college, you will notice that your peers who have done finance and marketing would get placed first.

There are many reasons for this. To put it very simply, HR opportunities can be limited compared to other branches. For instance I am an HR manager for 500 employees. So in my company , for my branch location there is a requirement only for 1 HR to handle 500 employees. So you can work out the employee to HR ratio.

Purely from my own observation I can say that HR managers don’t jump companies too often. They stick on and become an integral part of the company. So again less movement less openings.

If you are from tier 2 or tier 3 college, even after you have completed an MBA in HR you might not get to work in a strategic HR role immediately. You probably will have to start as a recruiter or an HR coordinator which will involve a lot of clerical/paper pushing work.

Also, what industry you land up an HR job in makes a big difference. If you are in industries like IT which are heavily reliant on manpower , the HR department itself will be quite active with employee engagement activities , talent management and so on.

All in all, I would say it is quite a slow field where landing a job, growing in your job etc might take a considerable time.

of course, if you do an MBA in HR from a top notch college like XLRI or TISS none of these may apply to you.