If I am not good in maths, can I still pursue MBA?

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Vidura Arya
7 years ago
Hello, Let me not misguide you like everyone is doing. I will show you a clearer picture. *Firstly, Maths is not required for you to 'apply' for CAT/MBA. Anyone from any stream or field can apply for MBA. *Secondly, Every exam of MBA has a section dedicated to 'Quantitative Ability' or Maths. Mat

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OMKAR PHALE
7 years ago
Hello, All MBA programs require some maths, particularly on quantitative subjects such as Accounting, Economics and Finance. In this mathematics course, you will learn the fundamental business math skills needed to succeed in your MBA study. Good luck.

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Manish Gadekar
8 years ago
see what happens is when you go for general MBA it's more like a open door for all specializations. you can learn basic knowledge from everything. you can either learn HR , Marketing or Finance. Instead of just taking up a certain stream right from the first semester itself. and basically job opport

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shubham chaudhari
7 years ago
I think, Maths is not going to leave us till the end of our life, so try to be comfortable with Maths and get the most out of it.

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Malti Gupta
8 years ago
You do require knowledge of basic mathematics to get into MBA as it is a part of entrance exam for a lot of colleges. The course of MBA has some subjects which require quantitative skills like Finance, Economics, Operations, Decision sciences. However, there are tools in excel which can be used for

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Ankur Kumar
8 years ago
Hi, Elementary maths is required for scoring good marks in MBA entrance exam. Apart from that there is hardly any use of maths in entire MBA. So it's not really required to be good at maths to pursue MBA.

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Harsh Ranjan
8 years ago
First of all, know that you are not the only person worried about this. Many people struggle with maths and are uncomfortable with it. This is true in the business world and is largely true in MBA programs as well. The maths needed for most MBA programs does not go beyond Calculus. It's not a terrib

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NITHIN E
8 years ago
MBA is not about mathematics. It includes a lot of theory and industry relationships. People who are bad in mathematics can also do this course. Good communication and ability to identify the opportunities in the market are more important factors. Having basic knowledge of accounting and statistics

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Prerit Kohli
8 years ago
Hello, By the way of introduction, I am an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Indore. And by far my observation is concern knowledge of mathematics is not important for the course but yes definitely an analytical mind set is must to study courses like economics. If you wish to study core fin

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Siddharth Bhardwaj
8 years ago
You don't need to be good in maths but you must to be excelling in analytics. During the course of MBA it is required you to take decisions based on some statistical data for micro and macro sectors. Although there are some branches in MBA which requires you mathematical knowledge like Finance (calc

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