Office administration is referred to as the management of day-to-day activities pertaining to the financial planning, billing, maintenance of records of the employees etc. of a company. To become a good office administrator, one should be self-motivating, determined, presentable, well dressed, and confident and should have the ability to think out of the box. He/she should have good communication skills and should be fit for multi-tasking.
Most of the B-schools in India offer course in the field at the undergraduate, diploma and certificate level. Some of the institutes also offer the course at the postgraduate diploma level. To be eligible for the UG courses, one has to clear 10+2 in any stream, from any recognised state/national Board. For the PG programs, the aspirants must have done graduation in relevant stream, from any statutory University. Many government and private organisations are looking for talented professionals, who can excel as office administrators. Therefore, ample job opportunities in office administration are waiting for talented young aspirants. After pursuing course in the relevant field, one can join any organisation and work as office administrator, office assistance, back office incharge etc.
The remuneration of office administrators might seem to be low at the beginner’s level, but it might go up to `2,00,000 to `3,00,000 per annum, with experience.
Some institutes offering a course in the office administration:
l All India Institute for Management Studies, Chennai
l Kota Open University, Rajasthan
l Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Maharashtra,
l Rajarshi Tandon Open University,
Uttar Pradesh
l Institute for Office Management, YMCA, Delhi