Engineering Students are wasting their Time in Management Studies; they have Another Way to go
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Vivek said:
1 decade ago
Hi, here some reason to opt for MBA after BE/B-Tech:.
1. "BE has enhanced my logical and analytic abilities. MBA gives me the whole picture of how an organization works. MBA is a practitioners degree and BE gives me a sound base to adapt, adopt and understand domain knowledge quickly to apply the same for Corporate Growth".
2. With MBA along with BE you can reach the top level management in a shorter period of time.
3. What I wanted to do was cultivate more of the functional side of a business; I wanted to know, Why are we implementing a system?If you present the same problem to an engineer and an MBA, both of them look at two different things. An engineer only looks at the data and the MBA looks at it in a higher perspective; he catches different things. No approach is wrong, the technical or the functional approach.
4. This ability to utilize both technical and business skills to provide solutions is a valuable asset: engineering undergraduates with an MBA are quickly snatched up in the workforce, an Intel talent recruiter told BusinessBecause.
1. "BE has enhanced my logical and analytic abilities. MBA gives me the whole picture of how an organization works. MBA is a practitioners degree and BE gives me a sound base to adapt, adopt and understand domain knowledge quickly to apply the same for Corporate Growth".
2. With MBA along with BE you can reach the top level management in a shorter period of time.
3. What I wanted to do was cultivate more of the functional side of a business; I wanted to know, Why are we implementing a system?If you present the same problem to an engineer and an MBA, both of them look at two different things. An engineer only looks at the data and the MBA looks at it in a higher perspective; he catches different things. No approach is wrong, the technical or the functional approach.
4. This ability to utilize both technical and business skills to provide solutions is a valuable asset: engineering undergraduates with an MBA are quickly snatched up in the workforce, an Intel talent recruiter told BusinessBecause.
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Harsh said:
9 years ago
Hi,
According to me, if an engineer is going for an MBA, that should be when he has grabbed quite a good experience in his engineering field and is ready to take on management level positions. MBA just after completion of engineering studies is a total blunder, which I went through and still suffering. First of all, if you do an MBA after engineering studies, you will not be able to get back to engineering jobs easily and also if you get it by any chance, your management skills won't be required in initial years. Believe me, you will not be able to get back. Then comes the jobs using MBA degree, where you have to compete with graduates who chose management studies since the school times (Commerce students). Though you can overcome that if you are a very intelligent person, but still those students with management backgrounds from the beginning have an upper hand in these cases.
Conclusively I would say Engineers should get some years of work experience and then go for MBA to enter the management world.
According to me, if an engineer is going for an MBA, that should be when he has grabbed quite a good experience in his engineering field and is ready to take on management level positions. MBA just after completion of engineering studies is a total blunder, which I went through and still suffering. First of all, if you do an MBA after engineering studies, you will not be able to get back to engineering jobs easily and also if you get it by any chance, your management skills won't be required in initial years. Believe me, you will not be able to get back. Then comes the jobs using MBA degree, where you have to compete with graduates who chose management studies since the school times (Commerce students). Though you can overcome that if you are a very intelligent person, but still those students with management backgrounds from the beginning have an upper hand in these cases.
Conclusively I would say Engineers should get some years of work experience and then go for MBA to enter the management world.
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Ragss said:
9 years ago
As per the suggestion given by Mr. Namasya das why most of the people go for engineering is because of economic background where we can complete our degree very cheaply in less rated engineering colleges.
Moreover in India there are more than 120000 engineering colleges in is account there are only 10's or 50's are the best colleges.
Rest of the colleges are the worst colleges as such that the students didn't even know the subjects full name Nd syllabus even.
And the teaching staff of these college's are worst enough to teach an engineer.
So most of the engineering student won't get job in MNC's.
So they think like already we have wasted over 4 years of engineering. Better we can go to MBA so we can learn so management skill such that we can do some job or can do some business while sitting weastly.
I think if every engineer gets good technical skill to learn in college they won't get an idea to do MBA.
So doing MBA is best in my point of view.
But we should learn hard to get successful.
Moreover in India there are more than 120000 engineering colleges in is account there are only 10's or 50's are the best colleges.
Rest of the colleges are the worst colleges as such that the students didn't even know the subjects full name Nd syllabus even.
And the teaching staff of these college's are worst enough to teach an engineer.
So most of the engineering student won't get job in MNC's.
So they think like already we have wasted over 4 years of engineering. Better we can go to MBA so we can learn so management skill such that we can do some job or can do some business while sitting weastly.
I think if every engineer gets good technical skill to learn in college they won't get an idea to do MBA.
So doing MBA is best in my point of view.
But we should learn hard to get successful.
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TIRTH said:
1 decade ago
Hello,
According to me, we should live our life like a bird, which can fly anywhere same way its all up to you and your way of thinking, rather I would like to say our own way of positive thinking if you feel internally that I would go with MBA after BE/B.TECH then its totally your choice.
Doing anything after any course will be preferable either you go for further studies or for a job, there's only one thing to make sure is your dedication towards it so go for things what you like not what your parents/friends, set goals within yourself for what to do after BE/B.TECH whether MBA/ME/MCA/LLB/JOB or anything else ask yourself and choose the field of your INTEREST believe me you will feel that you the only happiest person in the world if an only you will choose what your heart says.
Note:- Please do not follow the stream blindly in which your friend is going like goats and sheep's try to use your brains even after reading all this comments also and at last do what you have to be?
According to me, we should live our life like a bird, which can fly anywhere same way its all up to you and your way of thinking, rather I would like to say our own way of positive thinking if you feel internally that I would go with MBA after BE/B.TECH then its totally your choice.
Doing anything after any course will be preferable either you go for further studies or for a job, there's only one thing to make sure is your dedication towards it so go for things what you like not what your parents/friends, set goals within yourself for what to do after BE/B.TECH whether MBA/ME/MCA/LLB/JOB or anything else ask yourself and choose the field of your INTEREST believe me you will feel that you the only happiest person in the world if an only you will choose what your heart says.
Note:- Please do not follow the stream blindly in which your friend is going like goats and sheep's try to use your brains even after reading all this comments also and at last do what you have to be?
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Garima said:
1 decade ago
Gaining any kind of knowledge is never a waste of time. A good engineering degree topped with MBA degree is great success mantra, which is also opted by many CEO's. Because anyone who has knowledge of both the stream definitely has upper hand when its comes for selection for higher post.
It is always beneficial to manage what you actually know rather than to manage just random something you have no idea about. For those who are saying that any one can get basically technical knowledge and there is no need for a engineer MBA student, well knowing just basics of any thing is different and knowing its core is different one ought to know how to manipulate it when time comes.
Nevertheless what to opt and what not is always matter of interest. MBA is when you know something thoroughly and you know you can manage it well. M.Tech is when you know something by heart and you know you can make it better. Choice is yours not of Some '3 idiots'.
Thank you.
It is always beneficial to manage what you actually know rather than to manage just random something you have no idea about. For those who are saying that any one can get basically technical knowledge and there is no need for a engineer MBA student, well knowing just basics of any thing is different and knowing its core is different one ought to know how to manipulate it when time comes.
Nevertheless what to opt and what not is always matter of interest. MBA is when you know something thoroughly and you know you can manage it well. M.Tech is when you know something by heart and you know you can make it better. Choice is yours not of Some '3 idiots'.
Thank you.
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Deepthi said:
1 decade ago
Engineers joining management give multitasking ability for engineers. For example if an engineer has done MBA for acquire management skills, get job in technical department of any company. That engineer can also handle management responsibility as well. This helps to increase their salary package, so national economy as well. In the competitive market scenario companies require multitasking employees.
This is one of the reasons for engineers joining management. After joining management, engineer's technical skills leaved behind, it is a myth. Engineers joining management are not a national waste. It is an advantage for our nation. Management is very important part of professional life of engineer. Most of the engineers joint management courses for getting jobs in bank. Joining management after doing engineering shows disliking or less interest toward engineering. So living engineering is better option than doing it with less interest.
This is one of the reasons for engineers joining management. After joining management, engineer's technical skills leaved behind, it is a myth. Engineers joining management are not a national waste. It is an advantage for our nation. Management is very important part of professional life of engineer. Most of the engineers joint management courses for getting jobs in bank. Joining management after doing engineering shows disliking or less interest toward engineering. So living engineering is better option than doing it with less interest.
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Dhanesh Rathinasamy said:
1 decade ago
Good day guys. I think its all matter of your interest. What I have learnt in my life is the education system here is not complete and degrees are worthless but at the same time you are considered worthless by the most if you don't have a degree! All I would advice from a middle class guy's view is choose wise, live wise, save some money. Invest in education/future business that is worth for spending and do it only when you're able to carry it out successfully.
MBA along with BE/B-Tech is one of the choice. No bad about it! But in my view - any UG is better than BE for pursuing MBA. It is not difficult for an MBA holder to learn basics of engineering to understand technical functions taking place. Only invest in higher studies if you are clear on your plans and you are strong that you won't step back. Spend only for things that are worth for and only if your affordable!
MBA along with BE/B-Tech is one of the choice. No bad about it! But in my view - any UG is better than BE for pursuing MBA. It is not difficult for an MBA holder to learn basics of engineering to understand technical functions taking place. Only invest in higher studies if you are clear on your plans and you are strong that you won't step back. Spend only for things that are worth for and only if your affordable!
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Apaar Bhatnagar said:
9 years ago
Hello friends,
I am an engineer and I think engineering gives an edge to your logical thinking, widens your thought process, makes you agile, generates the need for managing your time well. All these traits are a must for any manager who has to make critical decisions for an organization. Well, I am not saying that only an engineer have the most of the qualities which are being desired of a manager but management is what we are good at along with a sound technical knowledge.
In this fast changing era where many crucial business decisions are taken in weeks, a manager who can analyze a business deal with the perspective of profit making as well as keep in view of the technical work that needs to be done, can take efficient actions and ensure timely execution of the proposed deadlines.
Plus it makes you more versatile and brings you in more demand.
I am an engineer and I think engineering gives an edge to your logical thinking, widens your thought process, makes you agile, generates the need for managing your time well. All these traits are a must for any manager who has to make critical decisions for an organization. Well, I am not saying that only an engineer have the most of the qualities which are being desired of a manager but management is what we are good at along with a sound technical knowledge.
In this fast changing era where many crucial business decisions are taken in weeks, a manager who can analyze a business deal with the perspective of profit making as well as keep in view of the technical work that needs to be done, can take efficient actions and ensure timely execution of the proposed deadlines.
Plus it makes you more versatile and brings you in more demand.
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PALNIVELRAJAN said:
1 decade ago
Engineering students are wasting their time in management studies; they have another way to go.
First, we should understand that education is gaining knowledge in the profession, we like let it be an MBA or Engineering.
Secondly, management skill is most important to all engineers, engineering teaches us the way to innovate, but management teaches us the way to make money and fame out of the invention.
Not only for marketing, but a good operation manager can make a failure manufacturing process into a successful one, but this possible only when he has some knowledge in engineering with management skills (leadership, communication, collaboration, business management etc).
If you have the skill to understand and gain knowledge, other than studying it like a course, you can be a more successful in the field you have chosen to grow for future.
First, we should understand that education is gaining knowledge in the profession, we like let it be an MBA or Engineering.
Secondly, management skill is most important to all engineers, engineering teaches us the way to innovate, but management teaches us the way to make money and fame out of the invention.
Not only for marketing, but a good operation manager can make a failure manufacturing process into a successful one, but this possible only when he has some knowledge in engineering with management skills (leadership, communication, collaboration, business management etc).
If you have the skill to understand and gain knowledge, other than studying it like a course, you can be a more successful in the field you have chosen to grow for future.
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Deepti Bhatt said:
9 years ago
This is something which, in my opinion, is not true. One can always choose MBA after completing their Engineering Studies. But, with a minimum 2 year work experience after the engineering will make it even much better, reason being that one can understand about the insides of how corporate works, how different departments function, organisation management, people management, the necessary requisites for becoming a good leader, initiator along with a sound technical knowledge, which will definitely be a plus point after you pursue MBA in whichever field you're inclined to.
So, prior to everything, one should set a goal for himself/herself, and no matter what, if the goal is lucid in one's mind and one is determined to achieve it - Go for it! Stay focused, Nobody can stop you then.
All the best to all Aspirants! (I am also the one) :)
So, prior to everything, one should set a goal for himself/herself, and no matter what, if the goal is lucid in one's mind and one is determined to achieve it - Go for it! Stay focused, Nobody can stop you then.
All the best to all Aspirants! (I am also the one) :)
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