The top 10 reasons to do MBA degrees courses are listed below and are compelling. Benefits of an MBA degree are numerous but perhaps one of the most important consideration is career fulfilment. If you are a student considering embarking on an MBA degree you need to think through your career aspirations and ensure they are in line with the rigours of corporate and business management, and all the pressures and challenges it entails. Job satisfaction ought to be your primary consideration.
Research shows people tend to excel and enjoy career fulfilment when they are in careers that are broadly aligned to their core personalities. MBA degrees require intellectual, analytical minds, leadership skills and the ability to motivate people.
Other reasons/benefits of an MBA degree for your consideration include the following:
1. Recognized all over the world
2. Highly respected accreditation
3. Offers opportunity to lead teams
4. Offers specialized skills within an increasingly service-orientated global economy
5. Flexible study arrangements: full-time, part-time and online/distance programs
6. Offers fast-track entry into business and corporate management
7. Offers opportunity to shape direction of entire organizations
8. Offers intellectual management and leadership challenges
9. Job fulfilment and satisfaction
10. Lucrative pay structure and financial security
Apart from the above top 10 reasons to do MBA degree programs, the most important reasons whether to undertake a course ultimately have to be your reasons. Any consideration of benefits of an MBA, have to be in line with your needs, core personality and aspirations. If you are unsure about whether to commit to an MBA program, you can take a free online psychometric test. The report will give you an insight into your core personality strenths and weaknesses; and a recommendation of careers that suit your personality.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
CAT goes non-Science student-friendly
With 2.9 lakh applications received of the Common Admission Test 2008, an estimated 2.4 lakh students took the examination on Sunday, said Mr Gautam Puri, Vice-Chairman, Career Launcher.
In the comparatively moderate-difficulty paper, the English section threw a surprise item with 40 questions instead of the regular 25.
“Previously English used to be one-third of the paper. The 15 extra questions were split between the usage and comprehension sections. This addition makes the paper more balanced and scoring against last year’s, where the English section was ambiguous,” said Mr Puri.
Some students, like Hari Om Tripathi, found the paper lengthier because of this but said that the easier Quantitative Analysis section made up for it. While the Quantitative section was not too difficult, Data Interpretation had gone up a notch or two, he added.
The change in the pattern of the paper could have been brought about with the intention of taking in more non-engineers, said Mr Biswaroop Padhi, Director, IMS Learning Resources Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad.
“There was a 40 per cent weightage given to English this time and it should help bring in more non-Science students. It is a good step as the top 15-20 colleges of India were being dominated by engineers. Also, this change could have been brought around due to the RTI (Right to Information) Act where a lot of people would be able to question as to why engineers were given preference for admissions.”
Rahul Modani, a Junior Telecom Operator with BSNL, who took the test, said, “I am happy; due to this change people with strong English will be able to make it. But that also means that the sectional cut-off might be high.”
The rough cut-off marks for Data Interpretation (DI) could be pegged at 28-30 marks, while for Quantitative at 30-32 marks and for English at 46-48, said Mr Puri. If a student scores 125 marks in all, he should be eligible for a call from any of the Indian Institutes of Management, which take in students via CAT scores, he said.
“If a student has made an attempt of 10 to 12 questions in DI and Quantitative and 40 to 45 in English with very few mistakes, he will have done a good job of the paper,” he said.
From next year, CAT is slated to go online and will no longer be conducted through centres in India.
Mr Padhi of IMS said, “It can be done in two ways, either transferring the entire test online and making it a computer-based test or making it a computer adaptive test, the way GRE and GMAT are conducted. I do not think it will restrict students from appearing for it as our target students are mostly Internet users with a high rate of usage.”
For those who think they have not fared too well in the exam, Mr Puri had to say that they should now focus on the other exams of institutes such as Symbiosis, XLRI, FMS, IIFT and others to be held in the next 45 days, which are a gateway to the other top management colleges of the country.
In the comparatively moderate-difficulty paper, the English section threw a surprise item with 40 questions instead of the regular 25.
“Previously English used to be one-third of the paper. The 15 extra questions were split between the usage and comprehension sections. This addition makes the paper more balanced and scoring against last year’s, where the English section was ambiguous,” said Mr Puri.
Some students, like Hari Om Tripathi, found the paper lengthier because of this but said that the easier Quantitative Analysis section made up for it. While the Quantitative section was not too difficult, Data Interpretation had gone up a notch or two, he added.
The change in the pattern of the paper could have been brought about with the intention of taking in more non-engineers, said Mr Biswaroop Padhi, Director, IMS Learning Resources Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad.
“There was a 40 per cent weightage given to English this time and it should help bring in more non-Science students. It is a good step as the top 15-20 colleges of India were being dominated by engineers. Also, this change could have been brought around due to the RTI (Right to Information) Act where a lot of people would be able to question as to why engineers were given preference for admissions.”
Rahul Modani, a Junior Telecom Operator with BSNL, who took the test, said, “I am happy; due to this change people with strong English will be able to make it. But that also means that the sectional cut-off might be high.”
The rough cut-off marks for Data Interpretation (DI) could be pegged at 28-30 marks, while for Quantitative at 30-32 marks and for English at 46-48, said Mr Puri. If a student scores 125 marks in all, he should be eligible for a call from any of the Indian Institutes of Management, which take in students via CAT scores, he said.
“If a student has made an attempt of 10 to 12 questions in DI and Quantitative and 40 to 45 in English with very few mistakes, he will have done a good job of the paper,” he said.
From next year, CAT is slated to go online and will no longer be conducted through centres in India.
Mr Padhi of IMS said, “It can be done in two ways, either transferring the entire test online and making it a computer-based test or making it a computer adaptive test, the way GRE and GMAT are conducted. I do not think it will restrict students from appearing for it as our target students are mostly Internet users with a high rate of usage.”
For those who think they have not fared too well in the exam, Mr Puri had to say that they should now focus on the other exams of institutes such as Symbiosis, XLRI, FMS, IIFT and others to be held in the next 45 days, which are a gateway to the other top management colleges of the country.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Mba education in India - Eligibiltiy criteria
Atleast a 3 year bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline recognised by any Indian University / AICTE as eligible for post-graduate studies. Students in final year of graduation can also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed provisional admission with the condition that the mark sheet and a certificate of passing is produced by certain specified date.
Indian B-Schools have come a long way to become the source of some of the best management talent in the world. The IIM graduates get placed on par with graduates hailing from the best schools in the world.
Entry route to the best Colleges in India
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the entry route to the best B-schools in India. Other exams include the Common Entrance Test (CET) for entry into management institutes in Maharashtra. However the selection process across most of the institutes is essentially same, comprising of the following.
The Aptitute Test
Evaluates the candidate on
Managerial ability in subtle manner
Decision making capability under constraints of time and data
Ability to eliminate unwanted choices
Personality Assessment comprising of:
Group Discussion (GD)
Communication - Clarity and Presentation (Articulation)
Listening skills
Quality of Content (Knowledge)
Team membership (Interpersonal Skills)
Ability to influence (Leadership)
Personal Interview
Evaluates the candidate on
Strengths and Weaknesses
Career Objectives
Academic Performance
Communication skills
Areas of interest
Achievements
Final selection to any business school is based on criteria such as the candidate's performance in Aptitude test, GD, Interview, Academic performance and Work experience.
Indian B-Schools have come a long way to become the source of some of the best management talent in the world. The IIM graduates get placed on par with graduates hailing from the best schools in the world.
Entry route to the best Colleges in India
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the entry route to the best B-schools in India. Other exams include the Common Entrance Test (CET) for entry into management institutes in Maharashtra. However the selection process across most of the institutes is essentially same, comprising of the following.
The Aptitute Test
Evaluates the candidate on
Managerial ability in subtle manner
Decision making capability under constraints of time and data
Ability to eliminate unwanted choices
Personality Assessment comprising of:
Group Discussion (GD)
Communication - Clarity and Presentation (Articulation)
Listening skills
Quality of Content (Knowledge)
Team membership (Interpersonal Skills)
Ability to influence (Leadership)
Personal Interview
Evaluates the candidate on
Strengths and Weaknesses
Career Objectives
Academic Performance
Communication skills
Areas of interest
Achievements
Final selection to any business school is based on criteria such as the candidate's performance in Aptitude test, GD, Interview, Academic performance and Work experience.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Online MBA degree Program
Online MBA degree program in India
Latest Technology mediated learning seems all set to enhance the accessibility of courses of like MBA. In fact, pursuing an MBA degree has become much easier now with the introduction of online MBA courses in various parts of the world.
In India, some of the leading business schools like IIM Ahmedabad, IIFT, IIT Delhi have taken the initiative of offering online MBA courses in India. Online MBA degrees have primarily captured the attention of the working professionals who could not pursue a regular MBA course due to various reasons.
Online MBA Advantages:
The main advantage of the online MBA courses is that candidates can get all the study materials without going to an institute.
Moreover, most of the organizations providing online MBA courses in India make it a point to provide regular classes, which the students can attend from the comfort of their home.
Thus, regular interaction with the faculty members through various mediums of communication is made possible for the students who want to pursue online MBA education in India.
And even if you miss the class, the study material would always be available. However online MBA courses are not relatively cheaper than the regular courses.
The cost of the course can be as high as the regular course or even more in some cases. As face-to-face interaction is not always possible in online education programmes, it is very important to attend the orientation programme to understand the course content and the method of teaching.
Online MBA Institutes:
Although it is possible to pursue online MBA courses from any where in the world, the introduction of online courses by some of the premier Management institutes has made online MBA education very popular in India. Reputed institutes like Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Technology , Indian Institute of Foreign Trade are today offering online MBA courses in India.
On this page, we have tried to provide you the details of all the online MBA courses that are available in India. However if you come across any flaw in the information about the online MBA course in India, do write to us. We would appreciate any such move that would improve the quality of the site.
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