Admission Process-2

Lakhs of students appear for MBA entrance examinations every year. CAT (common admission test) is considered as the toughest and most prestigious of all MBA entrance exams. Many renowned management colleges select candidates based on CAT scores. However only two to three percent students manage to get through the best of the lot, six IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). IIMs are the benchmark of management education and excellence in the country.

Apart from the CAT, there are various other all India competitive exams like XAT, MAT, SNAP and NMAT etc. XAT is conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur. XAT is also believed to be one of the difficult entrance tests to enter into the management world. SNAP is organized by Symbiosis, Pune and NMAT is conducted by Narsee Monjee, Mumbai.

Due to this fierce competition, more and more B-schools and management institutes are coming up in India which offers excellent management education to the huge number of aspirants. According to a rough estimate, more than thousand institutes are spread all over the country. Almost all of them provide full time residential MBAs. With the increasing requirements of the corporate world for top class managers, the institutes offering management studies has also gone up in the last few years.

MBA Admission Process

Pursuing MBA from reputed institutions is no easy deal. It needs massive commitment and tough work to clear the entrance tests. Entrance tests are often followed by group discussions and interviews. Competition can be termed nothing but cut throat in view of scrambling of students willing to get into premier B-Schools. Various all India entrance examinations are conducted every year to select the best of the candidates from all over the country. Based on Entrance examinations scores, students are selected for subsequent round of assessment that is group discussions and personal interviews.

Entrance examination basically tests candidate’s quantitative ability, logical and reasoning aptitude, general awareness and language efficiency. These tests are designed in such a way that, it manages to assess student’s all round abilities. Next round of group discussion analyses student’s communication skills and his/her ability to contribute in the relevant discussion. It also gives a fair idea about whether student is proactive or reactive. Personal interview is final round of assessment where student’s personal profile and credentials are checked. Good academic records, consistent performance and previous job experience often helps in clinching the deal for aspirants.

MBA careers may be gratifying but to get admissions in prestigious B-school demands as much smart effort and commitment.

Sky Is The Limit

MBA stands for Master of Business Administration. It is one of the most preferred career options amongst the youths of India. Students who are willing to make a career in management field need to join MBA course. Basically, it’s a two year course which focuses on developing the managerial abilities of the future managers. It also equips the students with improvised skill sets and organizing abilities. The fact that, mastering multi-tasking skills and time management are greatly emphasized upon in management courses, acts as an added incentive.

A management qualification is considered as a passport to lucrative job offers from world renowned organizations. Management as a career provides dynamism and power. It offers tremendous growth opportunities apart from huge scope of personality development. In modern times, management jobs have become more of a globe trotting job. MBA professionals are constantly on move because of the growing needs of the organizations. The companies are spread far and wide and most of the times; their operations are global in nature. To handle such large scale of operations, organizations are in constant need of efficient and effective managers. This has fuelled the aspirations of modern youths. In short, for Management Professionals sky is the limit or dare I say, even sky is not the limit.

One of the most sought after careers in the modern times is Management. The anvil of Globalization and liberalization changed the entire landscape of Indian business world. While making Indian businesses globally competitive it also opened a complete new door for qualified and talented professionals. Fast rising Indian companies needed skilled manpower to handle their burgeoning businesses. But Demand was far more than the supply. Management Institutions started mushrooming in every parts of India. Management professionals became the new byword.

Today many of our companies are having operations across the world and they require top class managers to handle their operations. Even, within India, completing management course from a reputed institution is a passport to a lucrative career profile. India can boast of producing many world class managers who are at the helm of some renowned global companies. A management career is nothing but enormous in its entirety. It encompasses a wide area of business activities. It’s not an isolated activity. It’s not just about ‘managing’ but it’s about managing well by taking everyone together.

Management is considered as an art as well as science. It is as much about managing resources as it is about devising strategies, developing leadership skills and effective communication skills among others. The need for skilled managers can never go out of vogue. The growing economic power of India has only helped in reaffirming this fact.
In fact, for MBA professionals and aspirants, the show has just begun!