An MBA program offers a two-year journey of real-world challenges, innovative thinking, healthy competition, and networking opportunities. Students can expect to learn through seminars, case studies, projects and presentations while gaining expertise in core subjects like accounting, economics, finance, and marketing. They will also select a career specialization and gain experience through internships and placements. The document provides guidance on coursework, career options, and myths within different MBA specializations. It emphasizes practical learning, networking, and extracurricular involvement alongside academics.

1. An Introduction on what to expect in the two years in MBA
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2. After competing with the aspirants and crossing
the hurdle of competitive exams, the delightful,
energetic and fascinating world of MBA awaits..
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And here are a few things to expect in this
rollercoaster journey..
Note:This Presentation is from a 2 year MBA Course perspective. Some points may not be relevant to other programs

3.  Prepare for the real challenges of the real world
 Think innovatively with out-of-the-box “ideas”
 Healthy competition with the best minds
 Work along with diverse minded people
 Speak your mind and grow in confidence
 Network and make buddies

4. Learning and study would focus on the following:
 Seminars from corporate & industry experts
 Case- study analysis
 Real life scenario analysis & discussions
 Participation in Group Discussions / debates
 Study-Group Projects and Presentations
 Participation through Role-play

5. Basic Core Subjects
 Accounting
 Economics
 Finance
 Marketing
 Organizational Behavior
 Statistics
 Ethics

6. Most MBA Institutes offer 5 major career stream
options
 Marketing
 Finance
 Operations
 Human Resources
 IT and Systems
The basic core subjects are common, and a student
has to decide the specialization area later

7. Important Courses
 Marketing Management, Branding,Customer Behavior, Sales & Media
Management, Marketing Research, Services Marketing
Career Choices..
 Sales & Marketing in FMCG, Marketing Research, Marketing financial
products, IT Consulting etc
What to expect initially..
 Initially,Sales stint at rural locations or rigorous sales job in cities with
targets
Myths..
 A role of a brand manager/marketing guru at the first job. Realistically,
everyone starts with a sales stint

8. Important Courses
 Accounting, Economics, Banking,Corporate Finance, Risk,Trading
*Note: 3 -year CFA is popular value-addition course
Career Choices..
 Corporate Finance, Investment banking, corporate banking, Equity
Research
What to expect initially..
 Back-end investment bank profile, data-crunching on excel sheets
Myths..
 A front-end investment bank or a critical multi-million dollar decision
making profile at the first job. Initially job focuses on a supporting role

9. Important Courses
 SupplyChain Management, Production & Planning, Information
Systems, Logistics,Operations Management
Career Choices..
 Manufacturing,Operation and Logistics Management, Retail Operations,
Procurement, Purchase
What to expect initially..
 Managing small operations team, rigorous working hours at sites, KPO
back-offices
Myths..
 Inter-supply chain role, critical decision making roles in logistics,
warehousing, supply-chain etc

10. Important Courses
 Organizational Management, Behavioral Dynamics, Employee
Management,Training & Recruitment
Career Choices..
 HR Departments across sectors, Executive search firms
What to expect initially..
 Accompanying senior HR’s in training,CV Shorting-listing, recruitment &
learning more about the organizational management
Myths..
 Starting with interviewing prospective employees, taking critical
recruitment/ lay off decisions

11. Important Courses
 Management Information Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP),
Customer Relationship Management(CRM), Project Management etc
Career Choices..
 DomainConsultant, ERP Specialist, Business Analyst,CRM or HCM
Consultant in major IT companies
What to expect initially..
 Requirements Gathering, Fit Gap Analysis, Streamlining Business
Process, ShadowConsultant at Offshore, Use Cases,Testing etc
Myths..
 OnsiteVisits on a regular basis, changing the entire business process of
the client, basic technical understanding not expected as ‘I am an MBA’.

12. The most important mile-stone for a first year student is the “Summer
Internship” as it helps you decide on your final career stream.
You can prepare the following:
 Decide your area of specialization wisely before the process
 Prepare the basic MBA concepts thoroughly
 Look to score well in your exams as some companies have cut-offs
 Participate in extracurricular activities
 Improve and work on your CV (Resume)
During the selection, companies look out for good academics,
extracurricular achievements on yourCV and strong basic knowledge
By the time placements happen in the final year, you would anyways be
well verse with the selection process

13. Apart from studies, MBA is a highly competitive
platform
 Inter B-Schools events
 Corporate Projects
 Inter-college B-Plan Contests
 Case-study analysis competitions
 ArticleWriting Contests

14. During your MBA, focus on…
 Practical Learning along with regular classroom studies
 Networking with seniors, peers and faculty
 Maximizing Summer Internship experience
 Doing additional Corporate Projects along with studies
 Participating extensively in B-Plan contests, Article
Contests, Cultural and sports events etc
 Joining Placement, Alumni or other clubs/cells
 Reading & writing business articles on the internet to learn about
the trends and happenings
 And lastly.. MAKE FRIENDS, CELEBRATE and ENJOY!

15.  MBASkool.com is a one-stop management knowledge portal and a
B-School community for all MBA students, professionals and MBA
institutes
 It offers
 BusinessArticles
 Management Documents
 BrandAnalysis &Top Brand Lists
 Business Concepts
 Official Pages and Magazines
 Quizzes, Contests, Forum , Fun Corner and much more
 Students can freely use, access, download, upload study material,
participate in contests, can get corporate projects etc

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