Top specialisation: MBA in IT

When compared to Finance, Marketing or Operations, MBA in Information Technology (IT) is a relatively new discipline but fast gaining popularity. This industry recruits in large numbers and plays an important role in our lives today.

Information Technology is a highly progressive sector. Most business are dependent on it in some or the other form for day-to-day operation. It is important to have an overall perspective of the IT industry and its latest developments. Both existing and new businesses require efficient modern technology-based outlook that can lead to potential business opportunities.

MBA IT graduates look after business development, operations, consultancy, sales and marketing and technical functions. They integrate technical expertise with business acumen.

MBA in IT is quite similar to a general management as both the degrees focus on a holistic approach to business. IT firms often tend to look for MBAs with a computer science background to cut back on training. “MBAs would typically look to run large teams of network engineers, or manage a business unit in which network engineers are prominent,” informs TopMBA.

Here are some aspects of an MBA in IT:

Course curriculum

The overall course curriculum involves the following subjects:

• IT Management
• Business Intelligence & Analytics
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Digital Infrastructure
• E-Business
• Software project Management
• Software Administration and Development
• Product Cycle
• Strategic Management of Information Systems
• Decision Making
• Quality Assurance
• Mobile Computing
• Internet Marketing
• Economics
• Financial strategy

View a comprehensive list of all colleges offering MBA in IT

Eligibility

The eligibility criteria in most Indian business schools are:

• Graduation degree
• Management entrance scores (such as CAT, CMAT, GMAT, XAT etc)

Some B-Schools also admit students on the basis of their academic profiles and work experience.

Starting salaries

Starting salary for an MBA in IT can range from anywhere between Rs 3.5 - Rs 20 lakh per annum. Students of top B-Schools can earn in the range of Rs 15 – 20 lakh per annum.

Top Recruiters

Software firms and e-commerce ventures hires MBA IT graduates. Some of the top recruiters are: Google, EBay, Amazon, FlipKart, InfoEdge, Cognizant, Hewlett Packard, HCL, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP, etc.

As per Shiksha Career Compass, the top three recruiters of MBA in IT function are:

• Infosys Technologies
• IBM Global Services
• HCL Technology

Alumni Location

As per data available with Shiksha.com, most of MBA (IT) professionals are working in the following cities:

• Pune
• Delhi
• Bangalore
• Chennai
• Hyderabad

Some of the popular B-schools offering MBA in IT are:

• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta
• Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
• S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
• National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai
• Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology

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