Scope in BBA: Know More!

With majority of your friends still choosing the traditional way of opting for B.Com does not at all  mean that the scope of BBA has taken a backseat. BBA programme not only gives an insight into the corporate world but help the students in nurturing intellectual ability, executive personality and managerial skills. In addition to this, a BBA degree will certainly pave way to more lucrative career options as the course enables the students in understanding and developing the unique leadership qualities.

The value of a course in BBA will rise when it will be followed up with a good MBA programme. After pursuing this course, one can start off as an Executive or Assistant Manager in any of the following:

• Business organizations
• Manufacturing companies
• Export or trading houses
• Financial concerns
• Banks
• NGOs
• PSUs
• Multinational corporations

It might appear glossy initially to work in the aforementioned sectors but the fact is that unless and until a student finds for himself a quality college, scope of BBA will remain less. Especially, private companies demand efficiency, enterprise and initiative, which only a professional college can offer.

Students can choose from a variety of colleges, some of which are as follows:

• Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi
• Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Indore
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta
• S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
• Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (IIM-Shillong), Meghalaya
• Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB), Bhubaneswar
• Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur

Duration of Study

The BBA program is generally of 138 credit hours, depending upon one college to other and usually requires full 4 years to complete for a full time student. Also, a semester is of 16 weeks duration, there are three semesters in a year and as such a full time student can complete the degree requirements earlier.

Programme of Study

A BBA student is introduced to a variety of subjects, some of which are as follows:

• English
• Mathematics
• Computer
• Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Career Planning
• Statistics Behavioral Science
• Accounting
• Economics
• Communication

Apart from this, students are also taught Production-Operations, Marketing, Human Resource, Finance, Business Environment, Commercial Law, Industrial Law and Strategic Management.

Degree in BBA: The Road Ahead

Scope in BBA is immense as it is a golden passport and definitely gives an edge to students in current job scenario. It not only boosts the confidence in career ahead but opens various doors of opportunities. A degree in BBA helps the graduates in exploiting their potential for high earnings, increased responsibility, and greater personal development.

Source: Prachi Srivastava (Shiksha Team)