Is an MBA necessary to succeed in life?

The roadside hawkers selling vegetables don't do an MBA, yet, they're successful in selling their veggies to their customers- homemakers/ other women. They've created a market for themselves, or at-least established themselves well in a market that required them. They didn't need a fancy management degree to do that! however, when we're talking about managing larger business houses & the people employed by them, such experiences won't serve us the best. MBA will be useful in treating our business in the appropriate manner & make the right strategic & tactical decisions. In 2 years of the course we learn what a decade of experience would fall short to teach. It may not be absolutely necessary for success, but it does enhance your chances of achieving it!

I have completed my MBA WITH Marketing & finance as my specialization in 2013 but I don't think that it is a good option. It would be only good when you do it from IIM or from a reputed college otherwise it very difficult to get placed in a reputed company. If you really want to make a career in MBA field do it from A grade college otherwise drop the idea of doing MBA because it is just only wasting your money.

MBA is not necessary to succeed in life. As my other friends have written the same thing but I would like to add something more on this topic.

MBA is a professional degree just like other degrees. MBA's are very disciplined, well mannered, have core knowledge about business and his or her taken specialization subject. It is just a platform where an individual can showcase his talents. If I conclude this then my answer is NO, MBA is not necessary to succeed in life. Success comes from hard-working, dedication and a little bit of luck or fate.

Thank you.

With all due respect to my friends who have stated above that MBA is not necessary to become successful, I just want to ask a question 'if MBA is not useful/necessary, then why all these big or small companies in their job specification ask for an MBA with so many years of work experience'. Why only MBA's are hired for certain positions or you have to work your ass off to get that position.

You either possess or learn skills, yes there are people who have done good without having an MBA degree but how can you forget the achievements of people who have done good after doing their MBA for eg. Ambani Brothers, Ms. Indira Nooyi, Flipkart's Director, Ms. Vinita Bali, Ms. Chanda kochhar and many more.

Hi, every one as a topic is an MBA necessary to succeed life.

My opinion is, it depends on person to person if a person who makes his/her career in banking and finance it must to do MBA because it is a tool to succeed in life and other things, if other people want to become a doctor, engineer, actor, lawyer, etc they not need to did MBA.

Mba is a master degree it is important because nowadays most of the company preferred MBA people.

Some of the people give examples in this group Modi not done MBA and he is successful.

In this case, my opinion is why Modi needs to do MBA he is politicians, not a business tycoon.

Hi everyone.

In my opinion, an MBA is a good course for career enhancement. It helps the person to enrich their personality, all-round growth but in spite that the MBA is not only things through which we get success in life. To get success in life there is my opportunity prevailing in the environment we need to grab that opportunity. So the MBA is the best career opportunity but in spite that it is not too necessary to get success in life. If we work hard for our own livelihood. We can get success in life. So the point is that " To get success in life there is not necessary to do an MBA, necessary to do hard word for achieving goal ".

Hi, I am Avi and current I'm pursuing MBA.

In my point of view,

MBA helps to remove your stage-fear and hesitation because some peoples are so introverted in nature just like me.

It enhance your skills ability also. It also helps to improve your communication skills, attitude and behaviour.

MBA is not just a degree and also it's not all about the packages or salary.

If you've some leadership skills then you can definitely go with the MBA. It also helps to learn how to manage the work in difficult condition or in under-pressure when you're working within the organization.

It shows how to give respect and can make better relationship with the customers. By using these type of qualities and features, you had never be disappointed with yourself.

MBA is one of the biggest opportunity to succeed in life.

Thank You!

Hi everyone.

I want to explain some important points related to this topic. For me, the MBA will grow carrier opportunities and gives higher earing and give platforms to expand business ideas in various business areas. But it is not a part of success in life Because many people don't have an MBA degree but they are successful in their life. MBA is not a solution to success. It is the key to grow business and expand the thought process which will boost business areas. Many people are a success without an MBA.

So everything depends on the dedication and hard work in any field. Success can be achieved in many ways with dedication. The most important things are If anyone earning well, for example, A autorickshaw driver is earing well and fulfill all the needs of their family and individual. So he is a successful person in society. Finally, I will finish this Discussion after giving a conclusion. The conclusion from my side MBA and other courses is not a key to success. Success in life is to maintain and learn skills and develop a strategy to earn good money.

My two years of experience in a Finance Company says that after having pursued the highly valuable degree like MBA, we MBA's are not treated at par with Chartered Accountants. Though MBA's give tough competition to the Chartered Accountants, they are mistreated in the Corporate. The reason is the simple fact that there are numerous known-unknown universities offering the MBA degree but there is just one standardized institute to offer CA degree. In India, if we really want to be successful MBA's then we will have to standardized the MBA education. We need serious reform here just now. And this is what's the fact according to me. Thank you.

I agree with people who are saying that to achieve success in life one must possess ability, skills, confidence and attitude but we all were born same nobody has got all these things by birth it all depends upon under what circumstances and type of people you have been lived and which is out of your concern so people develop their skill knowledge confidence exposure later on with their studies. With other students, with teachers, with people who have spent their time in industry corporate and market and things are learned their developed there so if MBA is not important or good for somebody that does not mean its ridiculous or worthless.

Because every newly born child is BILL GATES, EDISON and ZUCKERBERG but not every grown up MAN.

Studies never harm it could be a matter of choice. If it is not what were bill gates and zuckerberg doing at harvard uni in graduation classes. We need to have some deeper thoughts.

Thanks.