An MBA education in India: All About the MBA Degree, MBA Programs and it's scope

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An MBA education in India All About the MBA
Degree, MBA Programs and it's scope
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INTRODUCTION
MBA or master of business administration is an
advanced post graduate degree and India is one
of the best places to earn the degree. Presence
of top B-Schools and other reputed institutes
have made India a hub of MBA academia. MBA is
unlike any other degree it lets you venture into
the highly competitive business arena, nurture
your entrepreneurial dreams, and even change job
roles, location, and even industry! This
article will cover all the common doubts of every
MBA aspirant wishing to pursue courses in India.
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What is an MBA?
Initially conceived as a generalist degree a
century ago by the Harvard Business School, the
course has outgrown many of its initial aspects.
Various shifts in various socio-economic and
political landscapes accelerated the popularity
of the course since the early 2000s.
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What are the main MBA courses in the syllabus?
A typical MBA syllabus has a well-structured
syllabus that include marketing, finance and
accounting, strategy, business ethics,
leadership and organisational behaviour. In
addition to this, students have the option to
tether other elective modules that teaches in-
demand and emerging areas such as big data,
entrepreneurship, FinTech,etc. The ongoing
pandemic era is the best time to pursue this
degree as it lets students explore fresh the
business landscape formed after Covid-19 and get
familiarised with the skills of the future.
There are many reputed Business Schools that
offer specialised bundled programs to enhance
employability.
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What are the types of MBA programs ?
India houses 4000 plus B schools and they fall
under one of the five below mentioned
segments Majority (3600) B Schools are
affiliated with universities with UGC (University
Grants Committee) approval. Then there are more
than 300 independent business schools with AICTE
( All India Council for Technical
Education). The next group comprises 30
institutes coming under the ministry of education
(MHRD). Depending on the above categories,
students enrolled in these MBA institutes get any
of the below-mentioned three types of
certification when they complete the program.