My son finished engg in ece with cgpa 6.2 He is an average student. Right now working with meagre salary His career choice in mba

Ans: Hello Chandra,

First and foremost, thank you for getting in touch with us. I am happy to hear that your son plans on pursuing either M.Tech or MBA after completing his Bachelor’s of Technology degree. To answer your question first, I would like to let you know that your son’s professional objectives as well as his interests play a significant role in deciding between pursuing either an M.Tech (Master of Technology) degree or a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree once he finishes his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech in ECE) i.e. Electronics and Communication Engineering.

I would suggest that he pursue a Master of Technology (M.Tech) degree if a career in electronics and communication is what interests him. Pursuing his degree will further enable your son to specialize in a field of his liking. Not just that, it will also allow him to acquire technological knowledge, and possibly take up a profession in advanced engineering, research, or development.

Next, considering if your son should pursue an MBA, I would like to say that this degree with a strong emphasis on management, business, and leadership abilities, offers a wider set of skills that can prove beneficial when looking for jobs in project management, technology management, or even if one intends establishing a business. If your son intends taking up a profession in leadership, management, or entrepreneurship, then this degree would be a logical choice.

Lastly, in order to make an educated choice that best resonates with your son’s future ambitions and passions, I would recommend that he ponder upon professional objectives in the long-term as well as get in touch with career guidance experts, industry experts, and educational counselors.

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Ans: It will depend on his interest. In most colleges they allow you to choose the specialization after the 1st year by the time the student can get to know the different options a little in detail.
If he want to continue in IT field then there are options like Data Science, Business Analyst, Systems MBA which he can opt for.

Ans: All the options look good. It will mainly depend on his interest. Let him prepare for CAT and simultaneously upskill himself in AI / ML . He can then choose the option wherever he gets better opportunity.

Ans: He can do MBA in any field of interest. As his Math his weak, either Marketing, Consulting or HR would be preferred over Finance or Systems. He can actually decide his field of specialization in 2nd year as 1st year is common. Whether he wants to do MBA in India or Abroad will depend on which college he gets admission and where he wants to settle. If he wants to settle in India in the future then doing MBA from India would be better.

Ans: Doing MTech would be a value add if he does it from one of the top Engg colleges in India. Else there is not much advantage of doing MTech. Whether to do MTech (Technical) or MBA mainly would depend on his interest. One option would be to take a job in IT and start preparing for Mgmt Entrance. If he likes what he is doing in his job then can continue in IT. Else can do Mgmt.