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The Master in Finance is intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers both inside and outside the financial industry. It May be M.Sc or MBA in Finance and Accounting.
They can get work opportunities with government and public sector companies as finance officer, risk manager, insurance manager, treasures, manager finance & accounts, to name a few. Though, designations may vary according to company profile. Companies also hire financial managers as consultants who advise senior managers on various business issues. Government also receives advice from financial experts in various issues related to finance and investment.
It is a dynamic subject, its scope and area of operation have been always increasing, keeping pace with the changes in socio-economic changes.
Salary varies depending on your grade and designation. At the entry-level position, you'd be given the designation of a staff accountant where you would get to work on cash accounts for audits. In a company, you would possibly be given the charge of accounts payable and accounts receivable. Further ahead, you would become the internal auditor, keeping a tab on the finances of the company and be the real financial truth-teller.
Budget and credit analysts come higher up on the ladder. Budget analysts are in the key position of allocating specifics budgets for the company. Credit analysts are generally employed by banks to figure out whether or not a customer can pay back a loan.
As a trainee, one can start with a salary of Rs.8000-Rs.150000. one can command a higher salary as the experiences raises, generally MNCs and private companies pay higher.

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They are not really enough until you study on your own.
1. Read a newspaper online every day. It can be done in your extra time. It could be The Hindu or Firstpost. You can also read selective articles from any Time or Washington Post. Also, start Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis.
2. Start viewing lectures online. The website of EduSaathi can help you in that. Watch videos of all topics sequentially and solve questions. This will help you to get your basics correct.
Continue the above two steps for 2 months. For self-study, you can also go for the following books,
For Quant, you can go for either Arun Sharma or Nishith Sinha or Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma.
For LRDI, you can go for Arun Sharma or Nishith Sinha.
For Verbal Ability, you can look for Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhaya.

For MBA Operations, there are various career options available in in operation. It involves Manufacturing science, Supply chain management, Logistics Management, quality assurance. It involves the process to efficient manage the Supply chain management in production and Manufacturing, inventory, purchase Management, ERP, inventory management etc. In MBA Operations, you will study topics like Services Operation Management, Quality Management, Operation Research, Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Production & Material Management and Business Modeling & Simulation. A thrust of operations management is on maximising the efficiency of production and minimising all round costs and the time to delivery of products to customer. Operations management team constantly strives to improve the effectiveness of processes. Operations management professionals find career opportunities in different sectors. They fit in to the manufacturing sector, construction, infrastructure, retail, aviation, logistics, automotive, oil and gas, FMCG, pharma and railways to name a few. Operations management is best suited for those with an engineering background.
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International business is the branch of business management which deals with Management of the International business part .With growing globalization in the business it has become necessary for the company to go global so it is necessary to manage the various area for managing this International business management .IB MBA is also two year Management program which focus on the development of skills require to be international competent in the area like Marketing, Supply chain and other branding and promotion across the globe .So it is a diverse career discipline which helps you to make yourself over the globe to the other company.
The development prospects in the region of international business are colossal, principally in light of exponentially expanding international trade.
An MBA graduate having the degree in international business can work for either private or government sector organizations. The nature of work requires to work under global assignments and move starting with one nation then onto the next as the organization administration obliges you to do.
An MBA, in IB, graduate can also opt to work for Indian or foreign MNCs in the International Business department/division, import and export departments of companies, global logistics companies like shipping or airlines, global tourism sector, international consultancy firms and international courier companies.
Job Roles:
As an MBA in International Business and with required experience, you get work on the posts like:
Project Manager
International Logistics Manager
International Business Development Manager
International Finance Manager
Export Managers
International Business Consultant
International Marketing Manager
Investment Banking Managers
Accounts Manager
Brand Manager
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Supply chain management is considered to be the backbone of the industry. It deals with the management of process starting from procurement of material to delivery to the end consumer. It involves the Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Warehousing Management, Transportation, Manufacturing Management, Material requirements planning, transportation planning all have to be managed in the Supply Chain as it is a whole broad concept.
It has diverse career discipline available in various organizations like:-
Transportation Management
Warehousing manager
Supply chain manager
Supply chain analyst
Logistics manager
Inventory Management manager
The job company could be a manufacturing company be it any machine, automobile, FMCG, transportation company hire the supply chain graduate.The salary ranges from about 4 lakh per annum to 16 lakh per annum depending on the experience and company.
Hope this information helps.
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For MBA operations, there are various career options available in operations sector. It involves manufacturing science, supply chain management, logistics management, quality assurance. It involves the process to efficiently manage the supply chain management in production and manufacturing, inventory, purchase management, ERP, inventory management, etc. In MBA Operations, you will study topics like Services Operation Management, Quality Management, Operation Research, Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Production & Material Management and Business Modeling & Simulation. A thrust of operations management is on maximising the efficiency of production and minimising all round costs and the time to delivery of products to the customer. Operations management team constantly strives to improve the effectiveness of processes. Operations management professionals find career opportunities in different sectors. They fit into the manufacturing sector, construction, infrastructure, retail, aviation, logistics, automotive, oil and gas, FMCG, pharma and railways to name a few. Operations management is the best suited for those with an engineering background. All the best!

In today's world, marketing is the most important element for an organisation to create awareness among the audience it is targeting for their product.
As it is most demanding career options for the youth to start. It can lead you to options like sales promotion, branding launching, setting target campaigns, etc. You will start as a sales executive to VP marketing in a top company. In the field of marketing, you will lead with high growth level than other fields as there is more career progression in this. You will be responsible for business development and promotion for your organisation and will be able to cope with the existing brand and other models to launch a new or diversity in the existing.
So there are numerous opportunities in the field whether in India or any other company because once a product is manufactured, it has to be marketed to the end user. There comes your role on how to market your product to the deepest level.
I hope this information helps.
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CMA vs CIMA: An Overview
The CMA qualification is granted by the Institute of Management Accountants and is also known as IMA. CIMA stands for Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is a designation which comes from the UK.
Membership and Network
Both qualifications were conventional since a long time, but CIMA has a much superior presence with 218K members and students. IMA has around 70,000 members.
Global Presence
In terms of global presence, CIMA conventionally has a more global presence and is well familiar in most places less so in the US but more so in the UK and Commonwealth countries. In current years, the CMA (now CPA) Canada and CMA Australia are getting more widespread in their respective countries so CIMA is disputably less sought after in these countries.
On the other hand, IMA has been vigorously building up its universal presence, remarkably in developing countries e.g. China and the Middle East. For now, CMA is well established in China and is head-to-head with CIMA in the Middle East.
At the same time, CIMA pairs up with AICPA to establish a new qualification known as CGMA. CIMA members can pretty much pay to get the new designation before 2015.
Conclusion
There isn't a superior or simpler qualification. As fellow reader Gunner pointed out in the comment section, while CMA may look easier with only two parts in the exam, it needs a Bachelor degree, vs a high school diploma in CIMA. Or looking at it the other way, as CIMA has a lower entry barrier, it has a more comprehensive exam with extra papers and time/effort in the preparation.
A more important consideration is where you would like to work in a longer term. This will help you select the qualification best suited in that region.

There are several parameters on which these two mentioned B-schools can be judged, and those parameters are:
1. Brand name - SIMSR scores ahead over SIMSREE.
2. Campus life - SIMSR is way ahead and probably offers the best among the B-schools located in and around Mumbai.
3. ROi - SIMSREE is the clear winner as it offers the second best ROI (after FMS, New Delhi) in India.
4. Placements - Both are at par; no significant difference. But considering the ROI, SIMSREE proves to be the clear winner.
5. Industrial exposure - Since both are located within Mumbai, they provide similar exposure.
6. Rankings - Though both belong to the same tier of B-schools, SIMSREE edges slightly ahead over SIMSR.
7. Admission criteria: SIMSREE has a lenient criteria as there are no interview rounds conducted, unlike SIMSR.
Bottom line: An aspirant should give serious consideration to both these B-schools and choose SIMSR (if not facing any money constraints).