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MBAUNIVERSE.COM EXCLUSIVE
28 Nov, 2008

As options multiply -- from one-year executive MBA to domain specific MBAs in Retail, Insurance etc, to programmes via satellite/Broadband -- you want to know the What, Why, When and Where of MBA education and options. Don't be puzzled, as help is at hand. Management expert Dr CS Venkata Ratnam answers your questions on 'Ask Venkat' section on MBAUniverse.com.

In past few weeks, many MBAUniverse.com readers have posed questions on Ask Venkat and have got career guidance directly from Dr Venkata Ratnam. Here are some Q&As from Ask Venkat. Read on, or pose your question by clicking at the link at the bottom of this page.

Dr C S Venkata Ratnam is a leading management expert with decades of experience in teaching and consulting. He is currently the Director of New Delhi based International Management Institute (IMI). In past, he has taught at Andhra University, Waltair, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, and University in Graz, Austria as visiting faculty. He has been a visiting Scholar to Japan Institute of Labour, Tokyo, Manchester Business School, UK and McGill University, Canada. He has published over 20 books 100 research papers.

Q&A Excerpts:

Q: Hello sir, My name is Ramesh. I am Graduate with third class. But I am first class in my post graduation level. Now I would like to write JMET and FMS tests. Please tell me how many B-schools are accepted these tests scores? Thank you sir
ANV Rramesh, (Andhra Pradesh)
A: Dear Ramesh, JMET is accepted by all IITs, IISc Bangalore and the recently setup Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Noida campus. FMS test is used only by Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University and is very tough to crack it. This year it is already late for CAT, but you can apply for XAT (XLRI and about 60 other institutes) consider this test.
Q: Dear Sir, I would like to pursue an MBA - Executive Education. Please let me know some good institution. Regards, NG
NG, (Hyderabad)
A: Some of the good institutes which offer Executive - PGDM include Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, International Management Institute, Delhi, SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai. You can also visit MBAUniverse.com executive education channel devoted only to executive education: http://www.mbauniverse.com/executive_education.php
Q: Dear sir, After completion of B.Com from Rajasthan University with 70% last year, I wish to pursue MBA from a good MBA institute in 2006. My weakness had been English, as I did B.Com with Hindi Medium. I fear I may not compete with to get a good college by competition. What should I do? Should I appear in CAT, MAT or please suggest some good college that offer course without a fight?
Megha jain, (Faridabad and Jaipur)
A: If you know your weakness is English, you won half the battle. Enroll for business English course offered by Cambridge or other language improvement centers. Some such courses are offered by British Council also. Without good communication skills and English which is the international business language you cannot get far with any MBA. The higher your aspirations, the bigger the fight! Do not expect to get into a good B-school without getting ready for serious competition. All the best!!
Q: Dear Sir, I have worked for 13 years in a Rajasthan (KOTA) Power Sector company before switching to a multinational company this year only (ABB Ltd.). Now I have shifted to NCR (faridabad) and intend to pursue a MBA course. Should I prefer to appear in CAT to get regular degree or I may opt for a part time course? I am 38 year old. Please suggest….
Rakesh Kumar Jain, (Faridabad)
A: For a person who has this amount of work experience, I would suggest that if you have confident and capacity, then opt for one year Executive PGDM. If you want to continue to specialize in power sector, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon has a special program for it.
Q: Dear sir, I have over 7 yrs of experience in testing optical communication based telecom products. I am planning to pursue MBA in Strategic Management, work for few years and pursue PhD in Organizations & Management. I am split between pursuing part-time or full-time MBA because of my family responsibilities. Could you please advise me which one is a better option? Also, I appreciate if you could let me know which colleges in India offer better career prospects.
Raj, (Bangalore)
A: If you want to do PhD after MBA, you should go for full time MBA from an Institute/University. An MBA and PhD will take you around 6 years. Am not sure if your family responsibilities are heavy and you would like to afford that. In which case the compromise is a part-time MBA.... more
 
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