“Specialized MBA” is the new ‘tailor made’ entrant in the Management arena today. MBA being the most sought-after education has just become even more coveted with course-designers at B-schools now customizing curricula to suit specific industry requirements. The time has come to choose your area of interest and specialize in it too. The carrot dangling at the end of the stick is especially inviting with a plethora of job opportunities, served a la carte with a generous topping, by way of a meteoric rise to the top.

We will be providing you with an in-depth guide to these exciting courses, the skills they impart, and the individual eligibility requirements.

 AGRIBUSINESS MBA:

By sowing the seeds of growth an Agribusiness Manager proves to be a great support to the farmers. From Retail, Finance, Banks to the Insurance Sector, Agribusiness has a number of applications and is the new rage among those who wish to reach out to millions. In short Agribusiness is a cocktail of managerial aspects of agriculture.

 ENTREPRENEURSHIP MBA:

Be your own BOSS!! This course in Entrepreneurship is for those who envisage themselves a few years down the lane, rubbing shoulders with the Narayanmurthys and the Majumdar shaws of the world. If the prospect of earning a six figure salary pales in comparison to that of starting your own, you could be an ideal candidate for an Entrepreneurship MBA.

 FINANCE MBA:

With general MBAs not laying enough stress on financial issues, an MBA in Finance is the sure shot road to success. A requirement of financial logistics which is managed in a way that is extremely challenging and yet maintains an organizational upper hand are the skills and the strategies this course demands.

 FAMILY BUSINESS MBA:

How to manage your inheritance and keep it speaking the language of lineage is what this course imparts. Gaining utmost prominence in India, educational organizations have been set up to specifically address the challenges involved in running maintaining and expanding family run business. Running a family business is very different from other organizations, you need to be especially skilled.

 FASHION MBA:

Staying in vogue with the reigning fashion trends in India and being able to also predict what will be the fashion trends a year in advance while sitting in an up street glass office in Milan, is what an MBA in Fashion gives you. Managers managing the business of Fashion are fast becoming the toast of this Industry.

 HEALTHCARE MBA:

‘Health Care Managers’ are links between practicing doctors and the hospital administration. In fact qualified Health Administrators are the new must-haves for all corporate hospitals. Besides the regular management subjects, a course in hospital administration will teach you subjects like hospital planning, quality assurance in hospitals, hospital management information systems, health insurance and managed care, legal framework in hospitals and health education and communication.

 HUMAN RESOURCE MBA:

“HR people take the organization from where it is to where it ought to be”. With human resource emerging as a big challenge today HR specialists remain the most in-demand. Human Resource Management is undoubtedly the most effective, challenging and the best strategic management tool a company can have. .MANY HR Managers have risen to the highest ranks in an organization because of their ability to be “people’s persons”.

 INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT MBA:

Whether you are a doctor, an engineer or a chartered accountant, Insurance and Risk Management and Underwriting is a challenging new area to branch out into. Job opportunities in the insurance sector has prompted many doctors and engineers in addition to bankers and business students to enroll for Insurance and Risk Management programmes.

 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MBA:

International business is a term frequently used when referring to actions and interactions of companies who either have interests in multiple locations across the world or who operate with other companies based globally. Being in the global league frequent travel with an opportunity to work on in different socio – cultural milieus, international business comes with its own unique set of challenges.

 RETAIL MBA:

To cater to the growing industry demands, courses in retail stress on application based understanding of things. Even though a general MBA can fulfill the managerial aspects and cater to this sector there is a significant shift towards domain- centric talent and professionals who have been trained specifically for the retail sector. Enter Retail Management!

(Some of the inputs have been researched from India Today and The Times of India Education  section)