Event Management: Where to study, degree and diploma courses, and job roles

Are you a dynamic person who loves to conceptualise, plan and host virtual events, romantic weddings in far-flung places or maybe a gala performance by a musician? Event Management courses can help you sharpen your people skills and learn more about how to find an outlet for your energy and creativity. What’s more, these courses offer you the flexibility to find a job or launch your own startup.

What is Event Management

Event Management focuses on the planning, coordination, and organisation of events for individuals and groups. It’s all about how to plan, promote and run events, from small gatherings to massive crowd-pulling programmes. The discipline is taught as part of a Mass Communication programme at a number of major Indian universities as well as a separate specialisation.

Scope of Event Management

Event management has become a glamorous and exciting career option in today’s world. The number of companies or individuals organising and hosting events is rapidly growing. Event Management courses prepare you for a variety of transferable skills such as budget management, market campaign management, and people and logistics management. Apart from that, the courses also help you develop social skills. All these come in handy when you work for an event management company or decide to fly solo to become an entrepreneur yourself.

Studying Event Management

• You need at least 50% aggregate to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream.
• You can do a bachelor's course or a diploma course in Event Management afterwards.
• After completion of your undergraduate degree, you can pursue a master’s degree in this field.

Some institutes that offer event management courses:

National Academy of Media and Events (NAME), Kolkata and Mumbai

Course: Diploma in Event Management, Digital Marketing & Entrepreneurship.

• Duration: One year.
• Eligibility: You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream to appear for an entrance test.
• Admission: You have to clear the NAME aptitude test and perform well in a personal interview.
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Course: Diploma in Event Management & Wedding Planning.

• Duration: One year.
• Eligibility: You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream to appear for an entrance test.
• Admission: You have to clear the NAME aptitude test and perform well in a personal interview.
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National Institute of Event Management (NIEM), multiple locations

Course: Diploma in Event Management.

• Duration: 11 months.
• Eligibility: You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream.
• Admission: Merit-based.
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Course: PG Diploma in Event Management.

• Duration: 11 months.
• Eligibility: You need to be a graduate in any stream.
• Admission: Merit-based.
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Course: PG Diploma in Advertising, Media and Event Management.

• Duration: 11 months.
• Eligibility: You need to be a graduate in any stream.
• Admission: Merit-based
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NIMS University, Jaipur

Course: BBA in Event Management.

• Duration: Three years.
• Eligibility: You need at least 45% aggregate in your Class XII board exams in any stream to appear for an entrance exam.
• Admission: You need to clear the NIMS Entrance Examination.
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Course: MBA in Event Management

• Duration: One year.
• Eligibility: You need at least 50% marks in your graduate-level exams to become eligible to sit for an entrance exam.
• Admission: You need to clear the NIMS Entrance Examination.
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National Academy of Event Management and Development (NAEMD), multiple locations

Course: Bachelor's in Event Management & PR (BBA/BMS).

• Duration: Three years.
• Eligibility: You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream to appear for a test.
• Admission: You need to clear an online test and perform well in a personal interview.
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Course: MBA in Event Management & PR.

• Duration: Two years.
• Eligibility: You need to be a graduate in any stream to appear for a test.
• Admission: You need to clear an online test and perform well in a personal interview.
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EMDI Institute of Media and Communication, Mumbai and New Delhi

Course: BBA In Event Management.

• Duration: Three years.
• Eligibility: You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream.
• Admission: Merit-based.
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Course: Post Graduate Diploma in Event Management and Experiential Marketing (PGDEMEM).

• Duration: 11 months.
• Eligibility: You need to be a graduate in any stream.
• Admission: Merit-based
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Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT), Noida

Course: BA In Event Management.

• Duration: Three years.
• Eligibility: You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream to appear for an entrance test.
• Admission: You need to clear the AAFT Global Entrance Examination.
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Course: MA In Event Management.

• Duration: Two years.
• Eligibility: You need to be a graduate in any stream to appear for the entrance test.
• Admission: You need to clear the AAFT Global Entrance Examination.
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Job roles with an Event Management degree:

• Event manager: They develop, plan, coordinate and execute a gathering. These managers are in charge of overseeing the entire event from start to finish. Project management and event planning, sourcing and preparing venues, working with talent, creatives, and designers are all common responsibilities of an event manager.

• Wedding planner: They assist clients in planning entire weddings or specific wedding activities. It’s their job to look after wedding logistics and vendor contracts. They ensure that wedding-day activities run smoothly.
  
• Stage decorator: They create an event's stage arrangement. Depending on the sort of event, the stage may have a podium and a table. A stage decorator's job entails arranging and installing items on the stage as well as making the stage stand out amid the venue's other decorative features.

• Logistics manager: They are in charge of overseeing the movement of equipment, attendees and other event-related items. They also ensure that the organisation's supply chain is efficient and successful. They plan, store and track the distribution of commodities to guarantee that items and resources are delivered to the correct locations.