My parents suggest that I should grab an MBA degree once I complete my engineering course next year. But, I am confident enough that my Bachelors’s degree can alone help gain me a handsomely paid job in the future. I don’t see the point of wasting money and energy on another course.
Shivam Taneja, Kasauli
It is uncanny for a student to think about merging management studies and experimental science in the first place. However, with the growing capital sectors in the market, an MBA degree has gained much attention from the youth. Its diversity of credits, demand in the companies, and diligent upskilling techniques have proved beneficial for students regardless of their academic backgrounds.
Keeping in mind this corporate ladder, an MBA degree after Engineering will sky-rocket your career to mid and senior management roles in the first shot. The salary package is the most eye-catching deal for every candidate in any field. Initially, the starting salary of engineers is approximately ₹11 lakh, but an MBA can push your scope to hit a whopping package worth ₹18lakh per annum.
Gaining knowledge and skills is never a disadvantage. This collaboration of technical expertise and managerial skills can easily widen your career choice. There are numerous cases where people have subsequently lost their interest in the subject and decided to switch to management functions at the professional front. By opting for an MBA, you will have multiple options open for you, facilitating an easy transition to a managerial role.
Irrespective of the chosen prospects, any person with a superlative understanding of finance, market communications, time management, and enterprise is always welcomed with open arms. Moreover, if you have a vision for building up an organization of your own, reaching those heights would be a slow process for an engineer without a management degree.
Apart from directorial skills, an MBA will refurbish your personality with soft skills such as communication, leadership, team spirit, organization, and presentation skills. There is no shortage of jobs in IT, e-Commerce, Healthcare, etc., which demand candidates who possess two significant upskilling degrees. Your qualification will make you an ideal employee for their platform, and there is no doubt that you will ace the position. Not only will your job prospects
increase multifold, but you will also stand a better chance with renowned international companies and big national brands.
If you feel that an MBA after a Five-year long Engineering course will be time-consuming for you, many institutions teach for this degree in the form of Part-time, Correspondence, Executive and Online courses.
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi; Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur; Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi; Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Kozhikode are some of the top colleges in India that majorly focus on MBAs after Engineering.