A Contract Administrator is a professional who oversees the creation, negotiation, signing and upholding of contracts. Typically, these contracts involve the sale or purchase of products, goods, supplies, services, or materials.
Personal Competencies
You pay attention to detail
You have strong verbal and written communication skills
You like to lead
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in the Commerce stream
2. Complete a Bachelor’s degree (BAF/BSc/BCom/LLB/BBA) in Finance, Accounting or Law
OR Complete a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Master’s degree (MAF/MSc/LLM/MBA) in the same or related field
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Law. This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes 1. BHU, Varanasi 2. NLU, Delhi (Online course on Arbitration Law) 3. Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation, Delhi 4. Indian Intitute of Arbitration and Mediation, Cochin 5. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta 6. Allahabad University - Faculty of Law 7. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University 8. MNLU, Mumbai (PG Diploma)
Private Institutes (Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1.Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune 2. VIPS - Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi 3.School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore 4.Galgotias University, Noida 5. Symbiosis International, Pune 6. Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies and School of Law 7.Career Point University (CPUR),Kota 8. Chettinad School of Law, Tamil Nadu
*NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio - video form
Fees
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 1,00,000- INR 4,00,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes* • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI* • Scholarships are also made available in institutes based on merit*
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA) • Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc. • All banks give education loans
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Any large company with numerous contracts
Work Environment: It is a desk job. You will handle a team. Local travel is a part of the job role as you may travel to meet vendors. You are likely to work more than 40 hours a week.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Kaushik Chandra L works as a contract administrator at Shapoorji and Pallonji, Mumbai. Earlier, he worked with Larsen and Toubro. He has a Bachelor’s in civil engineering from The National Institute of Engineering, Karnataka, and an MBA from The National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Goa.*
Contract Administrator
NCS Code: NA | GN0101. Complete 10+2 in the Commerce stream
2. Complete a Bachelor’s degree (BAF/BSc/BCom/LLB/BBA) in Finance, Accounting or Law
OR Complete a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Master’s degree (MAF/MSc/LLM/MBA) in the same or related field
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Law.
This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes
1. BHU, Varanasi
2. NLU, Delhi (Online course on Arbitration Law)
3. Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation, Delhi
4. Indian Intitute of Arbitration and Mediation, Cochin
5. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
6. Allahabad University - Faculty of Law
7. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
8. MNLU, Mumbai (PG Diploma)
Private Institutes
(Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1.Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune
2. VIPS - Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi
3.School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
4.Galgotias University, Noida
5. Symbiosis International, Pune
6. Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies and School of Law
7.Career Point University (CPUR),Kota
8. Chettinad School of Law, Tamil Nadu
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Distance learning Institute
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Online Courses
Swayam*NPTEL- https://swayam.gov.in/explorer?searchText=law
Udemy- https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-federal-indian-law/
*NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio - video form
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 1,00,000- INR 4,00,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
• Scholarships are also made available in institutes based on merit*
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans
Places of Work: Any large company with numerous contracts
Work Environment: It is a desk job. You will handle a team. Local travel is a part of the job role as you may travel to meet vendors. You are likely to work more than 40 hours a week.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Contracts administrator → Senior Contracts Administrator → Contracts Manager → Contracts Director
The approx. salary of a Contract Administrator ranges between INR 66,667- 1,66,667* per month.
Source: https://in.talent.com/salary?job=contracts+manager
*The figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Kaushik Chandra L works as a contract administrator at Shapoorji and Pallonji, Mumbai. Earlier, he worked with Larsen and Toubro. He has a Bachelor’s in civil engineering from The National Institute of Engineering, Karnataka, and an MBA from The National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Goa.*
Source: https://www.gulftalent.com/people/kaushik-chandra-l-8522422
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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