Do you want to pursue a management course right after completing 12th standard? If yes, this article will be of help to you. I’ve provided vital details about BBA MBA integrated course in this article. The article covers topics like course details, duration, eligibility criteria, admission process, career prospects and salary details.
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Very Important: AICTE has ordered institutes offering 5 years long BBA MBA integrated course to stop giving admission to students from academic year 2016-17 onward. AICTE has effectively ordered institutes operating under its umbrella to stop offering this course!
AICTE approved integrated BM/BAM/MAM courses have been shut down, thanks to AICTE’s ruling. Students already studying these courses have been taken care by AICTE.
Students who are already studying the course have few options available in front of them, thanks to AICTE. Students who are in the 4th or 5th year may complete the program and they will be awarded the dual degrees! Students who are in 1st or 2nd year may complete 3 years course and drop, they will be awarded BBA Degree! However, new admissions won’t be entertained from 2016-17 academic year onward.
Few UGC approved institutes, whose academic program satisfies the guidelines set by UGC (for BBA MBA integrated course) are still offering this dual degree course. Such institutes are claiming that they remain unaffected by the AICTE ruling since their academic program is set as per the guidelines provided by the UGC!
Keeping these facts in mind, students are advised to enquire about the status of the institute and the validity of the course before taking admission!
BBA + MBA is an integrated course. It is dual degree in nature. The main advantage of pursuing this course is that students stand the chance to earn two degrees while enrolling for admission once!
MBA has always been the best management degree available in India. But MBA is a PG course. Naturally, students can’t pursue this course right after completing 12th standard. They would have to complete an undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree course first and then apply for MBA admission.
Since BBA MBA Integrated course is dual degree in nature, students can pursue it right after 12th! They have to take admission only once, and by the end of the course, they’d have also earned the PG Degree of MBA!
As mentioned before, the course is dual degree in nature. It is essentially a management education program. In cases of most of the institutes offering this course, the program focuses on ‘general management’ studies. However, some institutes are also known to offer specializations (during MBA phase).
The program covers general management studies subjects like –
- HR Management
- Finance Management
- Business Laws
- Information Technology
- Organizational Behavior
- Communication Skills
- Operations Management
In case of specialization program, students get to choose their major and minor specialization from the list of disciplines mentioned above (and even more disciplines out there).
Let us check out important course details now –
Course Details
Type of course
Dual Degree course, combination of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. That’s why it is called an integrated course.
Course duration
5 years long. Some institutes are also known to offer 4.5 years long course.
Eligibility criteria
10+2 passed (Science, Commerce or Arts stream) from a recognized board is the minimum educational qualification required.
Minimum marks
Most of the well known institutes offering this course have minimum aggregate marks criteria. It could be anywhere between 45-55% aggregate marks (may vary from one institute to another).
Admission process
Depending upon the institute, it could be either direct admission process or merit based admission process. Well known institutes follow merit based admission process. Marks scored by students in 12th board examination and relevant entrance test (state, central or institute-wise) are taken into consideration, when it comes to merit based admission process. Based on merit marks scored by students, seats are allotted to deserving candidates.
Colleges
Some of the well known colleges offering BBA MBA Integrated course are –
- Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Career prospects and job opportunities
Graduates, on completing the course, will possess management degrees of BBA and MBA. These qualifications can be used to land managerial and administrative posts across various sectors and industries.
Almost all industries, companies and corporate houses need managers to function efficiently. Aviation, healthcare, education, MNCs, production based industries, food production- whatever the sector may be, management professionals are almost always involved in them!
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Everything you need to know about MBA in India
Graduates may join any of the above mentioned work setups as management trainees or similar entry level posts. After gaining work experience, one may rise through the ranks and land executive and much more powerful administrative roles within the company or work setup!
Salary
Starting salary depends upon factors like job location, profile of the employee and the industry or work setup. Depending upon the above mentioned factors, freshers may earn anywhere between 15-40K Rupees (average figure) per month.
