Master of Business Administration is normally considered to be the basic and ideal post- graduate qualification for taking up a good and rewarding career in management.

A candidate with a good MBA degree finds no problem in getting a good job and freshers are usually inducted as Management Trainees for one to two years, before getting absorbed in regular scales. After a few years of experience, MBAs may choose the job of their own liking on very attractive terms.

The most prestigious degrees: Awarded by Institutes of Management (IIMs) located at Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Indore and Lucknow.

Some universities of repute conduct MBA program, v.i.z. Delhi University, Bombay University, Madras University, Calcutta University, Punjab University, Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Allahabad University, Baroda University, Mysore University, Cochin University, Patna University, Ranchi University, Magadh University, Jodhpur University, Jammu University, Bhopal University etc.

There are several other universities and institutes like Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Rural Management and Institute of Management which also conduct MBA programs.

Entrance Examinations

Entrance test by Universities: The selection of candidates for MBA program is made through entrance test by the universities, depending upon the number of seats and quantum of competition.

Exam profile: The entrance test is for two to three hour duration. Some of the universities have more than one paper. The paper usually is objective type (multiple choices) in nature and covers areas like reasoning, reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, general awareness, business communication skills etc. The exact layout of the question paper varies in different universities.

Part- time/Correspondence Course:

Some universities like Punjabi University, Patiala and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offer such courses. IGNOU is one of the premier institutions which offers MBA program through a nation- wide network of its 170 study centers. Internationally recognized as a centre of excellence for studies, IGNOU offers a 5- semester MBA program and also provides the facility of counseling. This course is particularly useful for the officers of Armed Forces who retire at relatively younger age, and also to those Government servants who wish to seek careers in managerial cadres by seeking premature retirement.

Entrance exam: The candidates seeking admission in this program offered by IGNOU must have completed 25 years of age and must have at least three years’ experience in the supervisory capacity. There is, however, no upper age limit. The admission is made entirely on the basis of marks obtained in the entrance test which is for two- hour duration and has about 100 objective type questions on comprehension, reasoning, English language, general awareness, data interpretation, quantitative aptitude etc.

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