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The Madras Christian College (MCC) is far better than KIIT for BBA. Here are few reasons for this:
1. The Madras Christian College (MCC) is a liberal arts and sciences college in Madras. The college was established in 1837 which is one of the oldest colleges in Asia so there must be some reason that's why this college is running since last two centuries.
2. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) department at Madras Christian College is ranked among the top BBA departments across India.
3. Being amid the flora and fauna, the campus is an experience in itself with 365 acres of nature cover. Also, one can get to interact and become friends with plenty of students from other states and countries.
4. College fests will help students to know about themselves and giving a lot of exposure to them. If a student willing to transform himself into a good person then without any doubt MCC is the place for that.

Hi. If qualifying for a scholarship to study abroad was so easy, candidate would have been offered a scholarship every second. Banks would not be giving education loans to students requiring the finance to study in a B-School abroad. Firstly, for getting a scholarship, all you need to know is what it takes to get into a (top) B-School: Extensive work experience, high GMAT, extracurricular activities, outstanding recommendation letters and excellent MBA career goals essay. All these sum up to a good application package. If your profile consist of these factors in a good way, chances of getting admission and a scholarship becomes higher. Many universities evaluate a profile holistically therefore, if there is at least one factor which could be your strength, you need to showcase it. Secondly, it is most important to follow the timelines, applying early is an advantage when it comes to a positive admission decision and scholarship. You should apply way before the deadlines and before the university is exhausted of its funds. USA, of all countries is regarded as the most generous when it comes to extending financial help. Not only the top tiers, but tier 2-3 universities are also seen giving away scholarships to the top applicants. Also, there are many Scholarship opportunities by country's specific governments such as Erasmus Mundus, Campus France, and Commonwealth Scholarships etc. Rest is up to the university, whom they'd find deserving.

Finance is one of the most sought option after specializing in MBA. A big community of students get attracted to this specialization. Finance as a subject involves the management, control and review of the collection, investment and resources of money as a capital required for an industrial building, plant and working.
Finance MBA can work in banking and non-banking sectors. You can work anywhere in the corporate world. Every industry has a need for financial experts for maintaining the balance of capital.
The students, who have done the MBA in finance, have lots of job opportunities in government as well as in private sector. He/she can be a part of the stock market, top notch organization, finance ministry and related organizations. Beside, an MBA finance with CA can run his own business.
There are lots of job opportunities offered to MBA (Finance) qualified in public as well as private sector.
After pursuing this course, one can find job placements in various areas, such as Financial Institutions, Banks, Financial Consultancies, Colleges & Universities and various government and private firms & companies.

MBA in operation and supply chain management will help engineering students for no doubt. The job opportunities are very vast and large number of companies hire candidates with this qualifications.
Operation as whole, depends on how they manage the whole production of the company with efficiency and supply chain management, related to how the movement of goods and services take place inside a company.
The engineering students, even after completing their B.Tech or BE course will go for production or R&D functions in an organization. For better salary, doing MBA in operation and SCM will benefit the student in a better way. The salary ranges from 11 lakhs on an average, which is very good as compared to HR and finance.
So, I suggest you to take operations and SCM as specialization while doing your MBA.

Hi,
You can prepare for CFA Level 1 within 6 months or even earlier depending on your style of study.
A good preparation is a function of time, knowledge, practice and commitment.
Time: The earliest you start, the more time you'll have to cover all the topics from top to bottom. The more familiarized you are with the curriculum, the better, and for that you need time. Official statistics say that you need on average 300 hours for level I, I needed 600 hours approx. If you take it in June, some people start studying in February. For me, that's not enough. I think that 6 months is ok. I would recommend that you to take some time off, let's say, two weeks before the exam (when possible). Ask your boss early if this is possible. Do exercises.
Knowledge: It's a long exam and they ask everything. Study well and know the curriculum, you'll have 15 minutes on an average to answer each question, you have to be quick. To be quick, you will need practice and for that read the next point. For studying, I used Schweser's study notes, and for some specific readings also read the official curriculum, they also offer video classes and online courses. Know the different topic weights for the exam, also know the exam format.
Practice: You are not going to pass the exam if you read only. The truth of the matter is that it is a practical exam. You will learn, remember and get the required exam rhythm by doing exercises. Of course that you have to memorize some theoretical concepts, but you don't do that at the beginning (like ethics, and even in ethics you need to do a lot of exercises). You have to test yourself with exercises. The most important are the practice exams. If you get a package like Schweser, you'll have 6 exams. You should be able, at the end of your preparation, to do 3 exams in "real exam conditions", that is strictly by the clock, two blocks of three hours, no materials, no google, no phone, with the approved calculator and pencils and no interruptions. The similar situations to the real exam conditions.
Commitment: Make a study plan and commit to it. Follow it and make the correct adjustments when necessary. Try to be honest on when you can study and for how many hours and be real on your estimates. It's a long process and it is really easy to say once in a while "I'll check that later".
All the best.

The scores of candidates will be equated and percentile scores are calculated after the completion of exam for declaring the final NMAT result. Check below, how the scaled and percentile scores are calculated.Scaled scores: The scaled scores are prepared after normalising the marks obtained by the candidates. These scores are equated to account any differences in the overall difficulty level. This process is applied to check the scores are comparable across the different sets of question papers.Final percentile: The final percentile is prepared after the candidates have appeared for NMAT by GMAC examination. The scorecard of NMAT sent to schools will be updated with the announcement of the result. For example, if a test taker is said to score 75 percentile, the test taker scored better than 75%ile of all the test takers who took the exam.

Hello friend,
I am happy to hear that you are interested in Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA).
Here, I'm giving you the syllabus and pattern of ACCA.
ACCA consists of 14 papers divided into 4 groups and three levels.
1. Knowledge (three papers)
2. Skills (six papers)
3. Essential (three papers)
4. Options (there are a total of four papers and in that, you need to choose 2)
1. ACCA knowledge levels are:
AB (Account in Business)
MA (Management Accounting)
FA (Financial Accounting)
2. ACCA skill levels are:
CL (Corporate and Business Law)
FM (Performance Management)
TX (Taxation)
FOR (Financial Reporting) (international)
AA (Audit & Assurance) (international)
FM (Financial Management)
3. ACCA essential levels are:
GR&E (Governance, Risk and Ethics)
CR (Corporate Reporting) (international)
BA (Business Analysis)
4. ACCA options (you have to choose 2 out of 4):
AFM-Advance Financial Management
APM-Advance Performance Management
ATX-Advanced Tax
AAA-Advanced audit and Assurance (International )
This is the pattern and exam syllabus. The minimum score to pass is 50%. You get 10 years to clear the exams.
All the best.

Below are the few tips to avoid mistakes in SNAP:
- Don't get stuck:
If you feel the problem is taking time, then leave and move to next. There is no point in wasting time in something which you don't know or which is taking time. It's better to attempt 2 simpler questions than to crack a difficult one.
- Enter with open mind:
Our suggestion is not to get biased or limit you in attempting the number of questions. You may or may not attempt all the questions in all the sections, given the time constraint or for fear of getting penalty for wrong answer.
- Be punctual:
It is very much necessary to be on time at the test venue to avoid any sort of panic.
Be cool and keep confidence while appearing.