Does it make more sense to go for a general MBA or an MBA with a specialization?

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S
8 years ago
MBA with a specialization would be a better option rather than to go for general MBA. What will it do? It will give your career a specific direction and the field that you want to go in. If you are interested in marketing, finance, operations or systems, it will give you direction to your career. Fi

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Anurag Moitra
8 years ago
When MBA started there was no such specialization was there. But time passed and now corporate sector are looking for experts and specialized candidates it is make more sense to do an MBA with specialization. Specialization nowadays categorizes your skill whether you are good in marketing, managing

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Ms  Somya
7 years ago
Hi, If you are sure which domain you wish to pursue your career in, you should definitely go for MBA with a specialisation. It will give you an edge over others in that domain. However, if unsure or even a little dicey, you should take general MBA as your option. It will give you a brief of all su

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Anand Sarkar
7 years ago
Hello, MBA with a specialisation is better than the general MBA, cause now job opportunities are much more for specialisation, and it's better for you to be better in a specific department. Good luck.

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8 years ago
In MBA beginning year there is no such specialization but in second year, students have to select one subject as their specialization. Nowadays there are many specializations including Finance, HR, Marketing, Logistics, IB, etc. Specializing in any of these subjects will gives you depth knowledge of

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8 years ago
The basic difference between specialized MBA & general MBA is that specialized MBA after the 1st year of common subjects will have specialized subjects in the remaining trimesters/semesters. Most of the B-Schools have common subjects for all the programs in the first year. Also, if you are doing a g

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Divyanshu Porwal
8 years ago
It is good to go for MBA with a specialization because it will make you more knowledgeable and enhance your skills to make your career in a particular field like marketing, finance or HR.

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8 years ago
Initially, general MBA but from now MBA specialization has gained so much popularity. It totally depends on a person that what specialization she or he is opting up for. If yet a person has not decided for specialization, many colleges or campus provide students with MBA general I.e in the first yea

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K
8 years ago
Observing the current scenario and market situation, going for General MBA is better than taking up specialization because initially coming from a diversified background such as B.Tech and B.Sc, you don't have much idea of fields like finance, marketing, operations or HR so it's better that, initial

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Ahijeet Das
8 years ago
In the current market scenario it is more preferable to go for General MBA rather than specialization in MBA from the very beginning itself. General MBA gives you insights about all the important fields of MBA ranging from marketing, finance, operations and human resource. Getting to learn more abou

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