MBA/PGDM

It develops awareness of critical industry aspects. Tourism, travel & Hospitality management is one of the glamorous fields that keeps-on growing with growing economy worldwide. The incorporation of skills and leadership traits of an MBA with tourism, travel hospitality specialization makes this degree advantageous. It is probably the potential game changer in India and abroad. For Tourism and Hospitality you can join any of these universities:
Christ University - Bangalore
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Lovely Professional University - Punjab
National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management - Hyderabad
Kerala Institute of Tourism & Travel Studies
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management - Bhubaneswar
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

With your such a high percentile, you have a high probability of getting admission in top b-schools like:
University of Pune DMS (PUMBA), Pune
Bombay St. Xavier College Soc.'s Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai
Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
Indian Education Society's Management College & Research Centre, MumbaiLala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai
Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai
MAEER's MIT School of Management, Pune
Zagdu Singh Charitable Trust's Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai
Shree C. E. Society's Indira Institute of management
Chanakya Education Society's (Indira College of Engineering & management)
Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Kothrud
Sinhgad Technical Education Society's Sinhgad Inst of management, Vadgaon (Budruk)
Modern Education Society's Neville Wadia Institute of management Studies & Research
Indira Global Business School, Parandwadi thank you. Maval Dist.

For a mechanical engineer, most apt MBA could be operations management, as or is closely related, and could help mechanical engineers to apply the techniques to shop floor, operations and in field. Supply chain management is offered in few colleges, and is also apt for mechanical engineers. At tier-1 and 2 colleges however, courses in demand are Finance and marketing, at the end of the day, there is no best course, depends on your interest, aptitude, temperament and passion. My advice is not to venture into MBA unless it is in Tier-1 or at least Tier-2 colleges. Attempt CAT or GMAT after at least a couple of years work experience, select reputed college to join, after all you could afford to wait, as you are already employed.

VIT is a mixed bag when it comes to experience as a student. Infrastructure is very good, but the surrounding area of the college is a big problem. While studies are well taken care of by the excellent faculty members (one doesn't need to join classes), extracurricular activities are almost nothing compared to other colleges with similar CET cutoffs. Placements again are nothing to what it should be for a college with such infrastructure and faculty. No dream company visits the institute. 3-4 mass recruiting companies visit (mass recruitment 35-45students /company). Again, very less compared to other colleges and only IT companies visit. College festival turns out to be a very low happening affair mainly because of the surrounding area, but it is not that bad also. Travelling to VIT is quiet inconvenient (Again the locale). Crowd is decent and mostly typical engineering. Overall a mixed experience is what you can expect from VIT as of now. Hopefully, things will change for the better in the future.

Hi Akshita, I am a student of IFIM Business School and I would recommend that you join either of the colleges after a thorough analysis of what you want to go ahead with. Although, in my opinion joining IFIM would be a great opportunity for you to get a head start in your career. The most unique quality of IFIM is the bespoke management programme that will enable you to design the curriculum as per your individual needs. The Institute offers a host of specializations to select from and provides a platform for industry oriented learning. We are in constant touch with corporates through various events and the mentorship programme. The management is driven towards the overall development of the students by nurturing holistic, socially responsible and continuously employable individuals. Also, the recent AACSB accreditation has catapulted the position of the Institute among the Elite 6 B-schools of the country. I wish you all the very best and hope you make the right choice.

Marketing is, simply but, meeting needs profitably or Marketing is a form of communication between you and your customers with the goal of selling your product or service to them. Communicating the value of your product or service is a key aspect of marketing. Whereas, 'Operations management' is an area of management concerned with designing and controlling the process of production and redesigning business operations in the production of goods or services. Their inter-relations: Marketing & Sales bring in revenue by creating potential clients that buy your product, whereas Operations Management helps the Marketing team to achieve the sales by manufacturing and distributing the produce. As this gives you a fair idea of the profile that you would be performing after choosing your specialization, however one added advantage that marketing has is the addition commission/incentive that are associated with the department hence you get better income.