MBA ENTRANCE

The MBA (Master of Business Administration) is a post-graduate management degree. It is awarded to students which have mastered the study the theory and application of business and management. It is therefore, a passport to a successful corporate career. It brings together students of diverse background in as intense, rigorous academic experience in an intense, rigorous academic experience usually for two years.

However, the trend is fast changing and there are several other programmes where MBA plays the key role by allowing career flexibility, the leadership mindsets, and the acceleration to future growth.

The best time to pursue an MBA is when you are comfortable at pursuing one. There are several programs which are according to the specific needs of different groups of people.

These group of people are: like fresher, working professionals, entrepreneurs etc. In other words, one must choose a program that is according to one's career objective and can go easily with the pace.

In India, the eligibility criteria for pursuing an MBA is a minimum of 3 years of bachelor’s degree with a 50% from a recognized university/institution. B-Schools abroad  look for a minimum of 2 years or 3 years of full time work experience and 16 years of education. Apart from these, a person needs to clear the entrance test, group discussion and personal interview in order to make it to a good B-School.

Similar to the timing, there is no age restriction for pursuing an MBA. Any age in which a person wants to pursue one is good.. Still one need to choose a program that is in keeping up with the requirements of the career at that particular age.

The several advantages that a working professional can draw from an MBA, are:

Skill Enhancement, to perform better at the job keeping in mind the changes in the market conditions.

Preparing yourself for a career acceleration, by holding managerial/team lead positions.

Making a career shift/change, example, from being a mechanical engineer to an investment banker or a sales person and etc. as and where your interest and excellence lies to the particular area.

An MBA for a Fresher acts as an enhancer to the graduate degree adding actual marketplace perspective and giving  a launch platform to the corporate world. It brings together the economists, the humanitarians, the engineers, the accountants, the medical practitioners etc. under one roof.

It instills in them the business and management skills and makes them ready for the corporate industry. It also adds to the basic skill set and thereby enhancing it. Thus the graduate degree gives you a direction, while an MBA degree is your passport to the corporate world.

If you talk about the 2-year full time program offered by an Indian B-Schools, work experience is not mandatory. However, most of the top B-Schools are having working professionals with 2 to 3 years of experience before applying for an MBA, but, still they need to clear the cutoffs for the MBA entrance exams. Therefore, work experience is an added advantage to your profile but may not really help you to secure the final selections.

It is more or less important for a program to be recognized by the AICTE in India. The recognition ensures that the program offered by the B-School meets all the quality standards that are important for the successful delivery of the programme.

But, still you will observe that the top B-Schools in our country like the IIMs are not approved by the AICTE but by  the Ministry of HRD and are accepted in India as well as worldwide. Other programs offered by the University of Mumbai through B-Schools like JBIMS, Sydenham etc. are also the exceptions to this. Yet there are others like NMIMS and Symbiosis that hold a Deemed University status.

No. In India, the concept of collaborating with universities abroad is not across institutions. Therefore, degrees/diplomas offered by foreign universities while pursuing studies with a B-School/Institution located in India is not considered valid. It would be important to check out the credibility of the institution in the market before taking the final leap. The best example here would be Indian School of Business (Hyderabad). The B-School despite international linkages and without any recognition from any authorized body in India stands tall in terms of providing the best inputs and placements to its graduating students for over many years.

No. It is believed that you are the best person to evaluate the schools and arrive at a decision. You must therefore use the parameters explained in the previous questions (What are the key factors to be kept in mind while choosing a B-School ?) rather than relying on the just B-School rankings. This is primarily because it is not really reliable how authentically these rankings have been arrived at. At the same time, different surveys offer different rankings and it becomes all the more confusing to arrive at a choice. 

Both MBA/MMS/PGDM and PGDBM/PGDBA are postgraduate programs offered in management studies and are used to connote the same thing. An MBA/MMS is usually a degree program that is offered by a university, ata the same time PGDM/PGDBM/PGDBA is a postgraduate diploma offered by autonomous B-Schools/Institutes. The denomination hardly makes any difference  in the program as long as the program is recognized by a competent authority like University under the Central/State Legislature, Deemed University, Institutes approved by the Ministry of HRD and the AICTE.

Most B-Schools offer specializations the fields of Marketing, Finance, Human Resources Management, System, Operations. However there are certain other sectors as well like retail, pharma, insurance, etc. these have given an impetus to industry specific specializations like Retail Management, Pharma Management, Risk and Insurance Management, MBA Biotech etc.

Let us briefly take a look at what each one stands for:

The denomination hardly makes any difference as long as the program is recognized by a competent authority like University under Central/State Legislature, Deemed University, Institutes recognized by the Ministry of HRD and the AICTE.

Keeping up the following points in mind:

Therefore, an MBA with traditional specializations in marketing, finance, human resource, systems, operations etc. from a one of the top B-Schools in the country or abroad is a much better option than playing a bet on retail or pharma management program from a not so well known school. MBA is a finishing school and one must always look at it as a final preparatory tool for a rewarding career in the long run.

The MBA aspirants treat MBA degree as a passport to a successful and rewarding career opportunity. But, MBA like any other educational qualification is just a degree and doesn't guarantee a job. However, being a professional degree the chances of securing a job after completing MBA are comparatively higher. There are several MBA colleges and institutions that offer job guarantee and placement for their students, but even after getting a job you have to still prove your worth in the company by delivering professional goals within the committed timelines.

Yes, One can join an MBA program after completing their Class 12th, directly through integrated MBA courses in 4 to 5 years and they are generally offered a combination of undergraduate+MBA courses like B.Tech or BBA with MBA.

Candidates who have secured minimum of 50% aggregate marks in their higher secondary examinations are eligible to apply for these courses.

IIFT has overall 3 campuses in India. Among them, IIFT Delhi is the best college.

Yes, you are eligible to apply for the IIFT exam.

The difficulty level of IIFT exam is of moderate to high difficulty level. Candidate must prepare well to score in IIFT exam. 

As per the past trends, 98 + percentile will give you. good chance to get into IIFT.

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Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an online computer based test  conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) .It is a national level admission to select students f

CMAT covers 4 sections: 

1. ENGLISH 

2.LOGICAL REASONING 

3.QUANTITAVE APTITUDE 

4.GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 

5.INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (OPTIONAL ) 

Student who had prepared for MBA entrance like CAT ,XAT SNAP,  three  months is enough to prepare for CMAT exam. A quick coverage of syllabus and extensive practice can lead to a good percentile.

JBIMS - MUMBAI

Goa Institute of management - Goa 

Great lakes institute of management - Chennai 

Sydenham Institude of management - Mumbai 

N.L.Dalmia institute institute of management studies and research - mumbai .

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