MBA after Engineering

Doing MBA course after engineering has lately become a trend among the engineers in the past few years. If we look at the data, most of toppers of CAT exam are engineers from IITs.

MBA aspirants that are engineers may think, is doing MBA a must for them? More than half the students appearing for CAT are engineers. In many cases it is not needed and the decision is merely following the crowd. Job opportunities after MBA are bright and lucrative but the decision of changing the line of career depends on your personal decision.

Let us see what categories of engineers are most likely to go for MBA after engineering in India

-           Non-IT engineers with non-IT roles, like mechanical, electrical engineers

-          Computer engineering graduates

-          Non-IT specialized engineering graduates

-          Engineers who are working in business specific roles

Some reasons why engineers go for MBA:

-          Most of engineers tend to lose their identity among the crowd of professionals like them. Mid-life career crisis starts very early in their career. As opposed to usual professionals, where such crisis are noticed after 15-20 years of service.

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MBA courses give engineers a chance to break away from the crowd and get recognition for them. By and large the IT engineers can rise in rank in software industry by grabbing the managerial positions. Few people try their hands in new areas like business development, recruitment, etc.

-          In the field of engineering, many times the annual appraisals in company make engineers worry about their future growth and development.

Benefits of MBA after engineering:

-          In comparison to engineering degree, MBA provides wide exposure to business-related subjects that you cannot find in engineering studies. Job opportunities for an individual with engineering plus MBA are quite high.

-          MBA after engineering provides platform for you to build business skill teaches to develop your brand and widen the network. This professional degree course is beyond classroom learning comparative to engineering. You get to learn soft skills like communication, teamwork, leadership and ethics which can give a boost to your career. Here you also get the golden opportunity to build strong social network of faculty, alumni, community and specific field related people.

-          After obtaining a technical degree like engineering, MBA completes ideal education that covers subjects like organizational behavior, human resource management, management strategy, marketing, etc.

-          Being multi-skilled is the need of the corporate companies. The role of engineers are also changing with time, they are also expected to work as manager who puts in new practices and technology for the betterment of the organization. Thus professional degree like MBA helps.