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The M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations programme offered by the School of Management and Labour Studies (formerly known as M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) is designed to develop students into professionally competent and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the challenges of the corporate world. The programme presents an outstanding prospect to explore the critical areas of contemporary human resources management, in concert with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the key functions of management and business.

The broad objectives of this M.A. programme are to sensitise students to the social, political, economic, and ecological environments of the society; to enable students to become effective business leaders and decision-makers to contribute to organisational effectiveness; to facilitate the use of systems thinking among the students to evolve possibilities while addressing various personal and organisational challenges; to develop a global perspective among students to respond to global challenges; and to impart values of intellectual honesty, justice and fairness. Responding to the changes in the external environment and in consonance with the mission of the Institute, with a futuristic orientation the School has undertaken a major restructuring of its curriculum to realise these objectives.

The programme places importance on both theoretical and hands-on learning. While classroom learning through participation in the forms of discussions and case studies, presentations, simulation games, assignments, etc., emphasises conceptual clarity, practical inputs are provided through the rigorous field work system, which complements the classroom inputs by throwing light on the practical dimension of the profession. The insights that emerge out of such an experience make students conceptually strong and successful in practice of the profession. All these, coupled with the focused attention that students get owing to the small size of the batch, makes personal learning highly effective. Field work is a continuous process, which seeks to facilitate students' exposure to varied industry sectors. Besides, students undertake internships with organisations for a period ranging from 6-8 weeks, which is seen as an opportunity for the student to learn significantly from, and contribute meaningfully to organisations. In brief, the M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations programme, which benefits from over 4 decades of teaching and research in the same area, is a challenging teaching-learning experience that blends cutting edge theory with innovative practice to develop business leaders for the global industry. The TISS HRM & LR post-graduates are amongst the most sought after in global industry today. They occupy positions of leadership across a wide spectrum of industries and sectors including, IT/ITeS, banking and finance, telecom, manufacturing, public sector, pharmaceutical, retail and management consultancy.

Course Outline

Distribution of Credit Hours*

Year Detail Credit Hours First Courses 32 Field Work/Field Based Project 12 Second Courses 28 Field Work/Field Based Project 12 Research Project 4 Total 88


 * Under revision

Semester-Wise Listing of Courses

Semester Course Title Credit I FC 1 Understanding Society 2 FC 2 Introduction to Basic Economics 2 FC 5 Economic, Sociological and Psychological Foundations of Management 3 HR 01 Management of Human Resources: Conceptual and Strategic Perspectives 2 HR 02 Employment Relations and Trade Unionism 2 HR 03 Organisational Theory & Design 2 HR 04* Principles of Jurisprudence 2 HR 05* Business Environment 2 II FC 3 Development Experience, Social Conflict and Change 2 FC 4 Human Development, Identity, Culture and Media 2 HR 6 Employment Law - I 2 HR 7 Behaviour at Work 2 HR 8 Labour Economics : Theory & Practice 2 HR 9 Performance Management 2 HR 10 Learning and Development 2 HR 11 Reward Management 2 HR 12* Employee Wellness, Decent Work, and SHE 2 HR 13* Business Communication and Presentation Skills 1 III

HR 14 Social Research and Case Analysis 2 HR 15 Financial and Management Accounting 2 HR 16 Business Statistics and Quantitative Techniques 2 HR 17 Human Resources Information System 2 ELECTIVE I - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (CB) CB 01 Foundations of Compensation 2 CB 02 Performance and Pay 2 CB 03 Employee Benefits and Perquisites 2 CB 04 Tax Laws and Compensation and Benefits 2 ELECTIVE II - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (TD) TD 01 Fundamentals of Learning in Organisation 2 TD 02 Training Process and Delivery 2 TD 03 Training Evaluation and Effectiveness Measurement 2 TD 04 Learning Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning 2 ELECTIVE III - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS (ER) IV

ER 01 Contemporary Labour Relations 2 ER 02 Negotiation Skills and Collective Bargaining 2 ER 03 Conflict Management 2 ER 04 Labour Relations Administration 2 HR 18 Marketing, Sales Management and Business Development 2 HR 19 Organisation Development and Change Management 2 HR 20 Production and Operations Management 2 HR 21* Employment Law - II 2 HR 22* Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility 2 HR 23* Business Strategy and Strategic Human Resources Management 2 HR 24* Human Resources Management in International Settings 2 HR 25* Managing Gender and Diversity in Organisations 2 Research Project 4


 * Optional Courses

Notes:

1.Course contents for Electives I, II and III are being developed. 2.Summer project is compulsory and non-credit. 3.Specialised contemporary thematic areas as indicated below are to be delivered either in the form of classroom teaching or weekend workshops (compulsory and non-credit): Mergers and Acquisitions, Employee branding, Industry Analysis, Managing redundancies, Career Development, Management Control Systems, Establishing Standards of HR Metrics, HR issues in retail, financial and service sector, Key Operational and HR Challenges in BPO, and Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness. Adjunct and Visiting Faculty

•Mr. Sunil Chibber, General Manager (HR), Great Eastern Shipping Company •Dr. Avinash Deolekar, Vice-President (HR�Capability), Pepsico •Mr. Aniruddha Deshmukh, Senior Manager (HR), Asian Paints •Ms. Sujata Deshmukh, Principal Consultant, ECS Limited •Dr. L.R. Dwivedi, Professor, Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management •Mr. S.K. Dutt, Head (HR), Larsen & Toubro •Mr. Harish Govind, Vice-President (HR), Blue Star Infotech •Mr. Ravi Gupta, Senior Manager, Larsen & Toubro Ltd. •Mr. Vinit Kaul, Vice-President (HR), Philips India Ltd. •Dr. Akash Khurana, Managing Director and CEO, NIMBUS Communications Ltd. •Dr. F.A. Machery, Former Head, Department of Political Science, SIES College •Mr. Uday Mahale, Senior Trade Union Leader, Siemens Ltd. •Dr. Santrupt Misra, Director (HR), Aditya Birla Group •Mr. V.R. Narasimhan, Chief Compliance Officer, Kotak Mahindra •Mr. V.S. Patwardhan, Vice-President (HR), Asian Paints •Mr. Satish Pradhan, Executive Vice-President, (Group HR), Tata Sons •Ms. K.S. Ramapriya, Visiting Faculty, SIES College •Mr. V.J. Rao, Director (HR), Aviva Offshore Services •Mr. Debashish Roy, Vice-President (HR), Colgate Palmolive •Dr. S.T. Sawant, Former TISCO Chair Professor •Mr. Lakshman Sethuraman, Tata Administrative Services •Mr. H.R. Shashikant, Vice-President (HR), Aditya Birla Group •Mr. Jayaram Shetty, Consultant •Mr. Vikas Shirodkar, Director (HR), Johnson & Johnson •Dr. S.K.G. Sundaram, Former TISCO Chair Professor •Mr. C.S. Venkatachalam, Director (IT) Asia, International Rectifier Infotech •Mr. P. Vijayan, Director- Human Resources- CHEP India Pvt Ltd (A Brambles Company) Eligibility

1.A Bachelor's Degree of minimum 3-year duration or equivalent grade (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirement of 15 years of formal education) in any discipline with minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for Scheduled Castes [SCs] and Scheduled Tribes [STs]) from a recognised University. OR 2.Candidates who will complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor's Degree examinations by Saturday, June 23, 2007, will also be eligible to apply provided they have obtained a minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for SCs and STs) in any discipline from a recognised University in their first and second year college/university examinations taken together, if the degree course is of three years; and the first, second and third year college/university examinations, if the degree course is of four years, for all the subjects examined. In such cases, admission to the M.A. in HRM & LR programme will be provisional. If a provisionally admitted student fails in the final year examination, the offer of provisional admission will be automatically cancelled. Selection Procedure

Those satisfying the eligibility requirements will be assessed for selection (Total Marks = 200) through the following:

1.Objective Test (70 Marks): The Objective Test includes numerical ability, analytical ability, socio-economic awareness, business knowledge and logical reasoning. The time allotted is 90 minutes. 2.Those satisfying the eligibility requirements will be assessed for selection (Total Marks = 200) through the following:

1.Objective Test (70 Marks): The Objective Test includes numerical ability, analytical ability, socio-economic awareness, business knowledge and logical reasoning. The time allotted is 90 minutes. 2.Group Discussion (30 Marks): The Group Discussion (GD) aims at assessment of knowledge about contemporary issues in the field and sensitivity to social issues expressed orally in English in a group situation. The time allotted is 25 minutes. 3.Personal Interview (75 Marks): To become eligible for the GD and Personal Interview (PI), a general candidate should secure a minimum combined score of 43 marks (35 marks for SCs and ST) in the Objective Test to be considered for the GD and PI. 4.Academic Background (25 Marks) : Marks are awarded to each applicant on the basis of overall percentage of marks secured in the Bachelor's Degree Examination and the maximum marks are 25. However, high academic achievement is not the only criterion on which the candidate will be selected. Reservations

The TISS is an equal opportunity institution and there is no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age or physical disability. As per the Government of India directives, there is a reservation for the following groups:

◦15% for SC candidates and 7.5% for STs. ◦3% for the persons with disability, of which 1% each for (a) Low Vision/ Blindness (b) Hearing Impairment, and (c) Locomotor Disability/ Cerebral Palsy in all the programmes. ◦15% supernumerary seats for foreign nationals. ◦GoI directives will be followed for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates, as applicable. Career Opportunities

TISS HRM & LR post-graduates are amongst the most sought after in global industry today. Trained by experienced faculty, strong fieldwork curricula and benefiting from over four decades of teaching and research experience in the area of personnel management and industrial relations. TISS post-graduates occupy positions of leadership across a wide spectrum of industries and sectors including, IT/ITES, banking and finance, manufacturing, retail and management consultancy.

Contact Details

Postal Address: Post Box 8313, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088.

Please address all your letters to the Deputy Registrar, Academic Section, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Telephone: 91-22-2556 3289-96, Extn. 258, 259 and 261.