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Choosing an MBA Specialization can be as difficult and confusing as the decision to choose a career for yourself.
MBA in Operations equips you to deal with Production Management or Shop Floor Management. You learn how to come up with and maintain process flows, develop vendor and inter-departmental relationships, do ancillary management etc. to ensure smooth and efficient business operations.
Operations Management requires an eye for minutest details, zero-error efficiency levels, excellent negotiation skills, ability to sale the ship through storms with the calm of an able sea captain, technical know-how of all the processes you are handling, and general ideal about manufacturing, sales, and distribution channels of the company you work in.
Business Operations offers a varied and fast-paced work environment. Operations Management specialization can be further sub-divided into:
• Production or Manufacturing Operations
• Service Operation
Most candidates with engineering backgrounds go for MBA Operations, as it gives them an edge over their peers in product development and designing, intranet development and process optimization. Companies, too, give preference to MBA Operations students with technical or engineering backgrounds during campus placements. Those who choose to work as consultants can be seen involved with outsourcing, resource management, customer service, pricing and manufacturing optimization as well as marketing optimisation.
Human Resources or HR is one of the trickiest jobs in the corporate world. From Recruitment and Selection of personnel to deciding Compensation to Employee Training and Development to Job Analysis and Performance Appraisals, an HR manager is the ringmaster in the business jungle. Besides, those who choose MBA in HR can also develop themselves as Industrial Relations Manager or developing cross-cultural working environment in multinational and global companies, which are highly specialized jobs.
If you have good communication skills, have a charismatic personality, and are dependable and confident, MBA with HR specialisation can help you launch a career in human resource development, industrial relations, and personnel management. HR is not only about common-sense. You have to have specific skills and aptitude for the job. HR personnel are the first points of interaction between a company and its employees and an efficient Human Resources department plays a critical role in keeping business operations smooth.

Hi Shelma,
Basic eligibility for pursuing Genetic Engineering is:
Aspirant must have passed 12 with main subject as Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics in addition to Genetics as a division of Biology.
Aspirant must have passed B.Tech or B.Sc in Relevant Field in order to apply for post graduation.
Many institutes offering this course conduct their own entrance examination. So admission procedure and eligibility requirements may vary in different institutes.
Refer to the below link to know institutes offering this course:
https://www.shiksha.com/search/index?keyword=genetic+engineering&utm_campaign=site_search&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=shiksha&autosuggestor_suggestion_shown=-1&course_level=post-graduate-diploma&city_id=192&locality_id=&country_id=&zone_id=&
Refine the search as per your state preference.
Here is the list of some other courses which one can pursue:
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery): You can give pmt exams & respective state level exam to get into good colleges for pursuing this course.
BDS (Bachelors of Dental Science)
BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)
BHMS (Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery)
BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine & Surgery)
B. Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy)
B. Tech. ( Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology): For this one needs to clear AIEEE exams with biology subject.
BE in Environmental Engineering
BSc course ( Bachelor of Science): One can clear entrance & get into IITs, JNU for the same.
BSc courses are offered in varied fields like Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biosciences, Botany, Zoology, Forensic Science, Agriculture, Bioinformatics, Genetic Engineering, Environmental Science.
Though eligibility criteria may differ in various institutes as each institutes have their own policy and procedure for admission to various programs. As various institutes conduct their own entrance examination as a gateway for admission in their colleges.
Refer to the below link to know about institutes offering related courses:
https://engineering.shiksha.com/be-btech-courses-in-india-ctpg
Refine the search as per your state preference.
Hope this helps,
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All the best!

Dear Ratan,
XAT has formed an entire section of 25 questions since 2012 on Decision making. Earlier this section had less number of questions say 7-8 clubbed with other sections but realising its importance throughout the managerial career of a candidate a separate section on Decision making has been formed since then.
Decision making section accounts for-
-Calculation of percentile;
-Calculation of sectional cut offs;
-Shortlisting of candidates for GDPI
Ignoring the importance of this section in XAT 2015 will not only lead to a substantial dip in XAT percentile but also due to low scores in this section the candidate may not be shortlisted for final admission round.
For more details on XAT exam go through the follwoing link:
https://mba.shiksha.com/xat-preparation-tips-exampage
Hope this helps. All the best.

MBA in finance or ICWA both have scope in the market Mr. Jimmy,both are similar in some respect but are different in many aspects.MBA in finance is mainly into business finance where as ICWA focuses on the accounting aspects like collection of financial data and information, book keeping etc. The candidates can choose any of these courses based on the area of their interest.MBA in finance is mostly compared to ICWA course and the professional taking up a course in these areas give a stiff competition to each other.
ICWA and Opportunities
The students who have passed their twelfth class can join the foundation course of ICWA. Those successfully completing the course are considered to be eligible to join intermediate course. The candidates need to pass the intermediate course in order to get admitted for final course. The job opportunities available for ICWA candidates include
Internal AuditorFinancial ControllerFinance ManagerCost ControllerAccountant etc
Many candidates after their ICWA course opt for self – employment. They enter into the post like Consultancy assignments, Excise Audit, Mandatory Cost Audit etc.
MBA in finance and Opportunities
Master of Business Administration in finance is a postgraduate programme and its duration is for two years. The candidates with finance back ground or those who are really interested in starting their career in the financial sector can choose finance as their specialisation. The job opportunities available for the candidates include
Portfolio ManagerPersonal Financial AdviserFinancial/Securities/Investments AnalystFinancial Research AnalystCredit Risk Management Analyst
There are plenty of opportunities available for MBA finance graduates both in India and in abroad. The candidates who wish to pursue a career abroad can even choose the institutes outside India for their studies.