Master Programmes in India 2025

The School of Ecology and Environment Studies offers M.Sc. in Ecology and Environment Studies. It is the first truly interdisciplinary School in India, and possibly in the East Asian region, combining knowledge from the basic sciences, social sciences, and humanities to train environmental leaders of tomorrow.

The program is offered by the School of Historical Studies (SHS). The School is a dynamic community of faculty members and graduate students, engaged in a systematic and rigorous inquiry into some of the fundamental questions that concern historical experiences within and beyond Asia. The School draws its inspiration from the glorious legacy of ancient Nālandā which served as a conduit for India’s vibrant intellectual linkages with the world for nearly a millennium. As is evident from the research profiles of its faculty, SHS is uniquely poised to train students in the cultural, religious, and intellectual history of India and other regions of Asia from a comparative and cross-cultural perspective.

The MSL is centred on developing personal and professional effectiveness, enabling practising and aspiring managers to enhance their knowledge and skills in management, leadership and strategy.

The mission of the programme is to create and nurture value-based future leaders taking on higher management roles in transforming organizations.

The programme offers specializations in finance, operations, marketing and information management and is ranked among the top ten in the country.

CEM - Construction Engineering and Management at CEPT is a highly sought-after program that focuses on professional management practices applied to construction projects and portfolios. It involves an array of services during planning, design, construction, and post-construction phases with the purpose of achieving project objectives such as management of quality, cost, time, and scope.

The School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy & Comparative Religion offers an M.A. in Buddhist Studies, Philosophy & Comparative Religion, and an M.A. in Hindu Studies (Sanātana). The program in Buddhist Studies emphasizes a deep and distinctive study of Buddhist ideas and values and historically contextualizes those ideas about other proximal philosophical and religious traditions such as Vedic, Sankhya, Yoga, and Tantra.

The Master of Science in Organisational Leadership (MSOL) is a degree programme jointly offered by Oxademy and Northwood University. The MSOL is specifically designed for young, dynamic high-caliber professionals and also for executives whose focus is on strategy, leadership and change, and globalization. It is designed to help you unleash the human potential within your organization while positioning yourself for professional advancement.

Executive Management Programme fills the gap of providing high quality management education to practicing executives with minimal absence from their workplace.

Urban Management is an emerging field requiring specialized knowledge of urban settlements and management practices. Urban managers understand how townships and cities function and they strive to improve the social, technological, operational, and financial functioning of urban areas with the aim of improving livability. Master’s in Urban Management (MUM) program aspires to create a pool of high-quality professionals with skills to lead organizations that manage human habitats. The program focuses on the management of urban systems and services and their improvement. Students are exposed to the management tools required in both private and public built spaces. The course facilitates students to develop skills to address complex problems like enhancing the long-term efficiency of urban services, improving the day-to-day functioning of cities, and finding ways to improve the financing of urban systems. The curriculum is designed to: - Provide a broad perspective on urban issues - Improve management-oriented decision making - Develop analytical skills needed to navigate complex problems The two-year course work exposes students to multidisciplinary training both through theory and practice-based learning. To enhance professional capacities, the program is centered on studio-based learning. Here, students engage with well-designed life-like problems. In the first year, the foundation studio develops the skill of focusing on management issues of a contained built environment. Semester two intends to develop skills of problem-solving for managing large-scale urban areas like neighborhoods, towns, and cities. Semester three focuses on service improvement through a studio on Service Operations and Management. In the fourth semester, students undertake a capstone project which is either a research-based thesis or a project guided and mentored by a faculty. The learning pedagogy allows students to work on live projects and interact with professionals. The coursework provides the option of learning a wide variety of subjects like management principles, human resource management, organizational behavior, financial management, budgeting, ethics and government, e-governance, business skills, urban utilities, entrepreneurship development, business models, public-private partnership, contract management, project management, negotiation and conflict management, smart cities, and others. Students can take up study tours and courses organized as part of the Summer-Winter School programs and other electives offered at CEPT University. Students are taught by a pool of trained academicians and practitioners. Both work in collaboration to provide theory and practice-based learning exposure during the coursework.

The world after seeing several decades of progress to uplift millions of people from abject poverty is seeing an increase of inequality exacerbated by climate change-induced events that even question the continued existence of humanity. The conditions of work and equality in an agency at work still have a way to go whether proscribed by gender, social status, or access to capital. Slavery was abolished two centuries ago only to be replaced by what linguist Noam Chomsky and others describe as wage slavery. “Experience demonstrates that there may be a slavery of wages only a little less galling and crushing in its effects than chattel slavery and that this slavery of wages must go down with the other”. Frederick Douglas 1888. The industrial revolution in many ways switched chattel slavery to wage slavery where producers and employees are excluded from decision making and are not permitted to apply themselves creatively to realize their limitless innate potential.

Master of Commerce is a 2-year (4 semesters) programme that aims to equip the graduates and working professionals with the requisite knowledge and skills in Financial Management. The program helps you gain knowledge of conventional general principles and financial management traits.

A hands-on, UNESCO Model Curricula-inspired program that develops technical skills along with an understanding of artistic, historical, and theoretical foundations of the discipline. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Indian Media and Entertainment industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. Its various segments, Film, Television, Advertising, Print, and Digital have witnessed tremendous growth in the last few years. The industry is highly driven by strong consumption in non-metro and small cities, intense emergence of regional media, and burgeoning new media businesses and formats. Our Masters's program is built on a strong theoretical foundation supported by applied research into the dynamics of communication and the creative industries, together, with professional expertise.

The Master of Urban Design at AnantU is a two-year full-time multidisciplinary programme offered to all graduates especially from design, architecture, planning, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and social sciences backgrounds. Poised to prepare urban solutionaries, the programme is designed at the interface of architecture, planning and strategic management.

Diversity is the bedrock of the IMPM. As an authentically international program, it offers experienced managers and entrepreneurs from around the world a unique opportunity to reflect on and learn from each other’s perspectives and experiences. Learning and exchanging unfold at five leading business schools in five countries. Program participants hail from diverse organizations and locations.