Hi Md,

Great choice! MBA in Business Analytics as a specialisation has a vast opportunity and is growing at a tremendous pace in terms of scope. It is 2 year post graduate program which requires a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree from any recognized university. Most institutes offering this course would require you to have minimum 50 per cent aggregate marks in graduation in order to apply for this course.

Top Institutes that offer this course are listed below:

• ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad

• DoMS, NIT Trichy

• Amity University, Noida

• Galgotias University, Noida

• Lovely Professional University

• VELS University

The course mainly revolves around big data. Both technical and managerial/business domains are covered during the course which helps in dealing with future challenges in technology and data-driven environment. Business Analytics spend a lot of time with users, clients, management, and developers. You can get admission in the course on the basis of your performance in an entrance examination like-

• CAT – Common Admission Test

• MAT – Management Aptitude Test

• GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test

• XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test

Graduates in MBA in Business Analytics are hired in positions such as Data Scientist, Health Care Analyst, Statistician, Predictive Modeller, Quantitative Analyst, Project Manager, Market Research Analyst, Computer System,Analysts, and Technical Team Leader. After successfully completing the course, one can secure a package of somewhere around INR 4.50 to 7.50 Lakh. Top Recruiting Companies of this specialisation are:

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Amazon, Dell, Eureka Forbes, Flipkart, IndusInd Bank, Future Generali, Genpact, GODREJ, Google, Radisson, HCL, HP , IGATE, Info Edge (India) Ltd, ITC, Le Meridian, Motorola, ITCInfotech, JSW Steel, Newgen, Oberoi, Radisson, RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland), etc.

Hi MD,

Business Analytics is a course which is in great demand in the market currently due to the nature of the industry dynamics. The data boom requires people to understand the data and take the right decision in developing business, process etc.

You can take up business analytics as a course in your MBA itself as many colleges offer the subject in which you can major. And the placements for Business Analytics course is usually 100% because the industry is hunting for such candidates and is providing high packages.

For example, I am currently pursuing my MBA from IIM Kashipur and we have Analytics as an elective which we can take up as a major or a minor.

So, if you are interested in BA, do go for it. You can also do MS in Business Analytics from foreign universities.

Hope this helps.

Feel free to revert your queries in the comments section below, All the best!