Hello Vikram. Thanks for connecting with Careers360. It depends on your organisation and the management taking decisions for your promotion. If they consider your past performance for the organisation, then it is not mandatory to be a MBA Graduate in order to become a project manager. However, for career growth it is recommended that you should do MBA so that you can move to much bigger positions in your organisation. I hope this answer helped you. Good luck. 

I think there’s not typical path to become a project managers.
Generally speaking you need to have a diverse skill set as a project manager:

Business background: You need to understand the core business. As a project manager you need a good background in controlling, calculation & management.

Communication: You need to be a communication expert. As a project manager it is your core responsibility to translate and communicate between all stakeholders involved in a project.

Deep industry knowledge: If you’re working as a project manager in IT, you need to have a deep understanding of IT.

Organizational talent: As a project manager you need to be a organizational talent. You’re responsible for managing people, delegating tasks and keeping track of every project phase. Better be organized.

I think there’s not typical path to become a project managers.
Generally speaking you need to have a diverse skill set as a project manager:

Business background: You need to understand the core business. As a project manager you need a good background in controlling, calculation & management.

Communication: You need to be a communication expert. As a project manager it is your core responsibility to translate and communicate between all stakeholders involved in a project.

Deep industry knowledge: If you’re working as a project manager in IT, you need to have a deep understanding of IT.

Organizational talent: As a project manager you need to be a organizational talent. You’re responsible for managing people, delegating tasks and keeping track of every project phase. Better be organized.

Here are some of few points for the skill set to become a project Manager.

1. Communication

2. Leadership

3. Team management

4. Risk management

5. Scheduling

6. Cost Control

7. Contract Management

Good Luck!

you need to have a diverse skill set as a project manager:

Business background: You need to understand the core business. As a project manager you need a good background in controlling, calculation & management.

Communication: You need to be a communication expert. As a project manager it is your core responsibility to translate and communicate between all stakeholders involved in a project.

Deep industry knowledge: If you’re working as a project manager in IT, you need to have a deep understanding of IT.

Organizational talent: As a project manager you need to be a organizational talent. You’re responsible for managing people, delegating tasks and keeping track of every project phase. Better be organized.

I think there’s not typical path to become a project managers.
Generally speaking you need to have a diverse skill set as a project manager:

Business background: You need to understand the core business. As a project manager you need a good background in controlling, calculation & management.

Communication: You need to be a communication expert. As a project manager it is your core responsibility to translate and communicate between all stakeholders involved in a project.

Deep industry knowledge: If you’re working as a project manager in IT, you need to have a deep understanding of IT.

Organizational talent: As a project manager you need to be a organizational talent. You’re responsible for managing people, delegating tasks and keeping track of every project phase. Better be organized.