Premium Institutes offering MBA in Business Analytics & Data Science in North India

Since Business Analytics is the future of business, more and more b-schools have begun to introduce this specialization.

The job of a business analyst is to collect and organize huge amount of empirical data and convert it into simple graphs and tables for accurate consumption by the stakeholders. Benefits of data analysis ranges from increase in revenue, optimum utilization of resources to foresee change in market trends and plan business models according to the future.

To be a successful business analyst, one has to be adept at tools like Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), R, Python, SQL, SAS, Hadoop, Spark, Cogonos, Tableau, Click View, etc.

Eligibility criteria to pursue MBA/PGDM in Business Analytics & Data Science is typically Bachelor’s degree but candidates having Science and Mathematics background have an upper hand as this field is all about number crunching and requires an analytical mind with sharp calculation skills.

In the series of introductory features by Shiksha about Indian B-schools offering MBA/PGDM in Business Analytics & Data Science, this article shares basic information of management institutes in northern part of the country, which offer Business Analytics programme.

Below are some well-known institutes offering MBA/PGDM in Business Analytics & Data Science in North India.

Institute/University	Course name	Course duration	Tuition fee	Selection criteria
Chandigarh University	MBA Business Analytics	2 years	Rs 1.26 lakh per semester	Eligibility Assessment + Personal Interview
Shiv Nadar University, Noida	MBA with Predictive Business Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and Data Mining as elective courses	2 years	Rs 13 lakh (total)	SMAT/CAT /GMAT/NMAT /XAT/CMAT + Personal Interview and Group Discussion
Sharda University, Noida	MBA Business Analytics	2 years	Rs 1.29 lakh per semester	SUAT/MAT/CAT+ Personal Interview and Group Discussion
Galgotias University, Noida	MBA with specialization in Business Analytics	2 years	Rs 2.9 lakh (total)	CAT/XAT/MAT/GUEE scores + Personal Interview
*UPES, Dehradun	MBA Business Analytics	2 years	Rs 11.56 lakh (total)	MAT/CAT/CMAT/XAT/NMAT by GMAC/UPESMET  + Personal Interview and Group Discussion
EMPI, Delhi	PGDM Research and Business Analytics	2 years	NA	CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT + Personal Interview and Group Discussion
Taxila Business School, Jaipur	PGDM Business Analytics	2 years	Approximately Rs 5.9 lakh (total)	CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT + Personal Interview
NIIT University	Integrated MBA Programme (Business Analytics)	4 years	Rs 2.67 lakh (tuition) + Rs 1.46 lakh (hostel)	Admission Interaction Process(AIP): Questionnaire, Test and Personal Counselling Interaction

*The UPES programme is open to only those who have completed one of the following degrees - BTech/BE/BSc (PCM)/BSc(Maths)/BA(Economics/ Math/ Statistics)/BCom Pass/BCom Honors/BBA

**Institutes are not listed in any particular order

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