Major Findings of Survey

MBA Syllabus Review Meeting

Inputs from the Industry
Reasons for Employing MBA Graduates
– Multidisciplinary knowledge
– Multitasking ability
– Business Development – communication
– Smart Workers
– Ready skills
– Domain Knowledge
 Types of Job Offered
• Real Estate
– Process Oriented Job (Repetitive in nature): -
Finance, legal issues etc
– Intrapreneurial (Self Starters): Project
management, sales/ Finance/ HR
• Banking
– Marketing and Sales
• Manufacturing
– Marketing/ Finance/HR
 Contd.
• Pharma
– Planning
– Sales
• Retail
– Marketing/HR
Parameters considered during Recruitment
Process
– Communication skills (90% listening + 10 % Talking)
– Subject knowledge based on job profile
– Likelihood of the candidate staying with company
– Results of Aptitude test conducted by the firm
– Happy with salary offered
– Learn ability
– Attitude, hard work and sincerity
– Academic Secondary, communication, computers,
team work and honesty
 Contd.
• Practical Orientation
• Exposure to Latest Management Trends
• Personality
• General Awareness
• Ground Reality of Business
• Data Management Skills
• Technical Skills
Gut Feel
 Skills Lacked in MBA Graduates
• Lack of commitment, G.K, Ego
• Lacks ground reality, hard work
• Consistency, involvement, determination to
develop in one place, practical knowledge
• Lacks expertise to work with high end
technologies
• Confidence
• Creative and Analytical Skills
Subjects to be part of MBA Curriculum
– Entrepreneurship Development
– Business Development
– Project Management
– Technical training
– Personality Development
– Data Analytics
– Supply Chain Management
– Health care management
– CRM
– Banking operations
– Business Ethics and Values
– Legal and Regulatory requirements for Business
 Skills to be part of MBA
Curriculum
– Process Oriented Jobs: - Efficiency, basic
mathematics, excel, reporting, documentation etc.
– Intrapreneurial (Self Starters): Not afraid to take
decisions and make mistakes, Resourcefulness
(ability to get the work done), Communication ,
sales and marketing
– Computer, communication, humility, know of the
re goes
– Critical thinking
 Contd.
• Project Management
• Documentation
• Business Analysis
• Situational Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
Measures to Improve the Industry Interaction

– Industry Mentorship
– Internship, regular interaction with industry
– small projects, seriousness among students,
involve faculty with students,
– Guest from industry, interaction with executives’,
managers etc.
– Undertaking long term projects with industry
– Consultancy by faculty
Suggestions for Making MBA More Relevant

– Make it choice base rather than specialization

based programme
– Have generalist approach to syllabus
– Make it more dynamic, not only on semester end
exam, continuous evaluation process
– Include industry experts in designing curriculum
Topics Industry Experts prefer for Interaction

– How to market yourself

– Goal setting
– Identify your USP
– Leadership
– Project Management
– HR function
– Opportunities for MBAs in Industry
Thank You