Question

What is the pros and cons of doing part time MBA? Does it serves any purpose?

Does it going to help in my career growth?

Answer 1

I dont think doing part time MBA will help you in any ways. Part time may add little value but if possible go for full time MBA if you really want your career to grow. part time will not make any drastic changes to your career.

Answer 2

 

To answer that, you need need to ask yourself why you want to pursue an MBA in the first place.

You should also have a clear understanding of your career goals. The more defined, the better.

These kind of self-evaluation exercises will help you choose the MBA that is the right fit for you.

There are many career benefits of an MBA and people get the degree for different reasons.

Answer 3

Part time colleges best is Symbiosis pune

Answer 4

 

Some other colleges

AIMA-Centre for Management Education (CME)

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Sikkim Manipal University – Distance Education (SMU-DE)

Institute of Management Technology – Center of Distance Learning (IMT – 

 

CDL) Ghaziabad

 

NMIMS University

 

Comments

hey dude, this is correspondence mba but not evening classroom mba as offered by IIM Lucknow -Noida compus, FMS, MDI, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIFT etc.
All these top institutes offer 3 year  program for working executives.
 Selection process is written test+GD+ Interview.
It is very good and  lots of learning too.

Answer 5

Advantages of Part-Time MBA Part-time MBA programs were specifically designed for those working professionals who need to work and study at the same time. Some of the advantages of part-time MBA are: -

1. Classes are scheduled in the evening mostly, so one can study and work simultaneously. It does not interrupt the routine of normal working life and gives an opportunity to avail a new qualification with the existing job.

2. New skills can be developed without interrupting existing job. You can enhance and update your present knowledge base.

3. Students have an opportunity to incorporate real-life situations and problems into the classroom where immediate solutions to these problems could be explored.

4. Students can apply theoretical knowledge of classroom at their workplace and can see the effects immediately.

5. Financial help may also be available.

6. Cost of study is spread over a longer period of time.

7. If your employer reimburses your tuition fee, part-time MBA is an ideal choice for you.

8. You can easily go for your classes even if they are held far away from your place once or twice in a week, as it is manageable, while daily classes are not.

9. Because you are working, regular flow of income is there. This leads to less debt as compared to full-time. Arranging the money will not be a big problem because you have a regular source of income.

Most of the MBA courses cost around 3-4 Lakhs, and with a job in hand, you can manage that expense.

10. There is a lot of flexibility in part-time courses. You can vary course load in order to concentrate on a particularly difficult course, and then take a heavier load later with less intensive courses.

11. You could be considered a hard working and dedicated person by industry people because you are managing two tough lives together, i.e., studying and working.

Therefore, chances of promotion are more as compared to others. In some organizations, having an MBA degree is considered an added advantage, and thus, increasing your chances of promotion.

Disadvantages of Part-Time MBA

1.) It may extend from 2-3 years maybe more depending on your job. 2. Only some selected schools offer part-time MBA programs. Your choice is limited. You may be required to attend a school that is not your first choice(FMS, IITdelhi, IIM-L, MDI-Gurgaon , IIFT are the top ones in Delhi and NCR)

3. While doing part time MBA one has to be under tremendous pressure. Because in the morning, you are working, and attending classes in the evening. It will create double stress. (Hidden advantage is that you learn and apply time management which is the key to success.After all when the going gets tough, the tough get going)

4. Generally, part-time students are not allowed to participate in on-campus recruitment.

You need to look for your own jobs.(Hidden adavantage-you are already interacting with top executives of other companies..so what the need of placement??).Just networking will do wonder's for u..

8. If you have a field job or touring job, you may feel difficulty in completing part-time MBA. (this is true..)

 

Otherwise globally Part Time MBA's are much more popular than fulltime mba's. This is true in US, UK, Europe and the trend is coming to India as well.