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A BBA degree is frequently used as a prerequisite for an MBA. It is most frequently chosen by applicants who want to launch their own business or who want to work in management rather than just as a staff member for the organisation. You could find it difficult to advance in your job with just a BBA and will require some time before you can take on managerial responsibilities. However, you will enter the managerial level with a head start if you have an MBA after graduation. Your BBA degree would provide you with the solid foundation you need to successfully complete the MBA programme. However, a BBA is not usually required in order to pursue an MBA. In fact, having a diversified background would also benefit you in other ways. For instance, pursuing an MBA after earning a B.Tech degree will help you become a successful manager in technological sectors. If you are already pursuing a BBA I advise you to complete an MBA after graduation in order to advance your career in the corporate sector.

BBA-Bachelor of Business Administration
BMS-Bachelor of Management Studies
BBM-Bachelor of Business Management
All may differ by the names but all are full-time 3-year undergraduate degree programs aimed at providing a good quality of management education to the candidate who is pursuing the course. All these courses are designed in the way to fulfil the demand of the growing diverse field of management education like Marketing, HRM, Operations, Logistics, Finance, Sales, etc. These courses provide insight of these crucial topics. So, all are made different, but their ultimate aim is the same and uniform in nature, if anyone opts for any one of these courses, he/she may definitely get the benefits from this course, so if you are planning to get enrolled, it would be wonderful and you will end up getting good paid jobs.
All the best.

Yes it seems correct that B-Schools are getting more of business oriented than education/quality of education. This can be seen from the placement scenario and increasing MBA graduates as compared to business requirement and business knowledge required ad per current scenario. Most of the tier-3 and lower colleges are not performing well as per the business requirements. We can also see the world ranking of B-Schools, only 3 institutes are able to make in top-200. Apart from IIMs and colleges like SP Jain, NMIMS, IIFT, XIMB, XLRI, TISS, IIT-B/D. other institutes are not able to maintain consistent performance in placements. Even the pedagogy followed by most of the institutes are not at par with top B -Schools of India. Overall, the MBA education is getting stagnant and more of orthodox work.

Hi,
You cannot get into any good business schools without appearing for an entrance exam and also getting the required percentage or score needed for each institute. The entrance exam only acts as a screening process to shortlist the number of applicants. Post this, you will have other admission process which include group discussion, presentation skills, verbal test, personal interview, etc. This process might change from college to college.
There are many entrance exams with different difficulty levels. The popular ones are CAT, MAT, CMAT and XAT. CAT and MAT are the most accepted scores. If you would rather write a simpler entrance exam, I would recommend, that you attempt MAT, as it is much easier than the others. However, if you have a particular college, you would like to get admission in, I suggest that you check their website for eligibility criteria.

There are a lot of good private colleges which make it to the top brand of B-Schools. The below-mentioned colleges are at the top because of their living experience, placement performance, Selection process, future orientation, alumni networks, brand value, curriculum and quality of education.
1. MDI Gurgaon,
2. SP Jain Mumbai,
3. Narsee Monje Institute of Management Studies Mumbai,
4. Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi,
5. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade New Delhi,
6. ISB Hyderabad,
7. IMI New Delhi,
8. IMT Ghaziabad,
9. National Institute of Industrial Engineering Mumbai,
10. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,
11. Symbiosis,
12. Great Lakes,
13. BIMTECH,
14. Goa Institute of Management,
15. Indian Institute o technology Kharagpur,
16. Indian Institute o technology Mumbai,
17. IRMA,
18. TAPMI.
Students can get into these premier institutes by cracking various MBA entrance exams.

We can't say IIM-Ahmedabad is charging very much, but among the IIMs it is on a bit higher side. The facilities provided at IIM-A are really good as compared to any other college. IIM-A has world-class infrastructure in terms of classrooms, dormitories, computer centre, library and sports facilities. The world-class infrastructure created on the institute's hundred-acre campus provides an ambience conducive to stimulating learning. The architecture, classrooms, library, research centres and computing facilities all combine to provide a holistic learning environment.
A state-of-the-art computer network with more than 2000 nodes connects all the members of the institute's community with each other. This network has a fibre optics backbone with one or more fibre segments reaching every building at the campus.
A good library, all sports facilities, and good campus life is what IIM-A offers.

Hi, I think matching the schools will be a more productive exercise if we compare them with similar programs.
The programme at IIMs that is most similar to ISB's One Year MBA is IIMs own One Year Full-Time MBA programmes, that like ISB's One Year Full-Time course, exclusively accepts candidates with work experience.
Now before you tell me "but, the PGPX/ EPGP are executive MBA courses" - let me clarify upfront that they are not. These courses despite the odd branding, much like all one-year MBA (INSEAD, Oxford) and two-year MBA programmes (Harvard, Stanford) outside India simply accept candidates with substantial work experience. Read this for more: Don't mistake it for an Executive MBA and this one too: The 3 Questions One Year MBA Grads in India are Tired of Answering.
As India's first globally accredited MBAs the One Year MBA at IIMs along with ISB's MBA is the first MBAs from India to have made a mark on the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. More on this here: IIM A's PGPX Ranked No. 2 MBA in the World for Career Progression: Financial Times 2015 MBA Ranking
The two-year PGP at IIMs is in fact accredited as an MIM and not an MBA globally for this reason. (read this for more on this: IIM Calcutta bags AMBA accreditation & IIM C's PGP ranked 13th in Financial Times MiM Ranking 2014). MIM's are management programmes targeted at candidates with 0-3 years work experience as opposed to MBA programmes that recruit candidates with 3+ years of work experience.
So now that we are comparing similar programmes here is an exhaustive and excellent analysis of ISB's One Year MBA vs IIM B and IIM C's One Year MBA: IIM B vs IIM C vs ISB - Which one is right for you? which should clarify many of your doubts. As the article suggests, the choice is a personal one and depends entirely on your aims.

No, IIM-A is not overrated.
It takes a lot to get to the top, and it takes a lot more to stay there for eight consecutive years. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), did just that, monopolising the No.1 spot in the BT Best B-schools survey from 2003 to 2010.
However, in 2011, its golden jubilee year, the country's oldest business school slipped to the third spot, coming in behind its namesakes from Bangalore and Kolkata.
The fall from its perch was stunning, but it appears to have been an aberration. IIM-A has roared back to the top in the 2012 survey.
The institute scored well on brand value and in equipping students with the skills to become ethical business leaders. It also did well on the quality of global exposure: student exchange programmes, lectures by global business leaders and participation in global forums. Where it fell short was in the living experience, return on investment and, in what should be a big cause for worry, the learning experience.

It highly depends on your goals and your financial status.
If you are getting top three IIMs then don't think twice. Just go for it. Even if the fees are high the returns are also really good.
Only two three IIMs after IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta are worth the fees they charge.
IIM Indore and Kozhikode are also pretty good. The newer IIMs aren't comparable to the top ones.
You can also consider ISB (Indian School of Business). It is also comparable to top three IIMs.
If you aren't getting top three IIMs and ISB then go for good private universities.
The top ones are -
XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
You can also consider top IITs ( which offer MBA).
The priority should be top three IIMs, ISB, IITs then IIM Indore/Kozhikode or top private universities like XLRI or MDI.
The decision between IIM Indore/Kozhikode and private universities should be taken considering factors like location, fees and the cutoffs as such.
You can refer the list of top MBA colleges in India here
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/ranking/top-mba-colleges-in-india/2-2-0-0-0
All the best!

Different rating agencies rate B-Schools on different parameters like infrastructure, placements, faculty, course, structure, etc. Three Indian business schools figure in the annual Global MBA Ranking 2016 of the Financial Times. Among the three, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad tops the list and is the 24th best B-school globally, scaling up two positions from its place in the 2015 list. The Indian School of Business-Hyderabad was ranked 29th in the 2016 list, up four places from its last year's position. The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore was ranked 62, rising 20 positions from its place in the 2015 list. From past year's record, we can see that ISB-Hyderabad has consistently maintained its ranking among the top 100 B-Schools in the world. IIM-A/B/C are the next best among other Indian B-Schools.

IIMs and IITs are really focused colleges and can't be compared to the US and European universities. Those universities house various departments which all come together to enrich the student experience. And, additionally due to the smaller size of the universities in India, they have low number of foreign students and faculty. Also, the research output is lesser than universities worldwide due to the focus on placements. But, in general the kind of students that enter and the faculty that teach are the smartest and most hardworking in the world. Also, both the institutions have good penetration in the network, and the students and research benefits from it.
The ranks are for the one year MBA program of IIMs, and don't represent the quality of their flagship PGP Course. Hence, I would say these rankings are not a good metric of assessing/comparing the quality of IIMs against other institutions.

Mostly, the global rankings on most of the websites cannot be trusted as such.
The one which I will use is the Financial Times Global MBA rankings which seem to be a reliable source.
The good news is that the top three IIMs managed to secure positions in Top 100.
You will be surprised to know that the top among Indian Universities is not and IIM but is the Indian School of Business (ISB).
According to the 2017 rankings ISB ranks 27th while IIM Ahmedabad ranks 29th. But for 2016 IIM A was at 24th position while ISB was at 29th.
IIM Bangalore ranks at 49th position I.e. way below ISB and IIM A.
Then IIM Calcutta just manages to make a cut at 95th position.
Actually speaking, the ranking system takes in account many factors which work against Indian universities. For example research is given a lot of importance in the rankings but as we know our colleges don't pay much heed to research part. There is some good research going on but it is very limited.
But, if you want to work in India after MBA, IIMs are a really good choice and as a matter of fact offer better ROI as compared to foreign universities.
All the best.