What is better for a working professional - Part-time MBA vs Executive MBA?

Which of the two offers better career prospects for working executives? Executive MBA is a more lucrative option but admission process for this program is quite competitive. With part-time MBA, the fee affordable but difficult to maintain a balance between work and studies. So, it’s a difficult ch... View More

219 Followers | 6.7k Views | Posted 2015-09-08 10:00:05
Started by Neha Agarwal

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    Dheerajkumar Pittala Open minded, social worker | Contributor-Level 10

    9 years ago
    Executive MBA will have more demand
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    soumik santra | Contributor-Level 7

    9 years ago
    go for executive mba!!
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    Sunil Soni Management & IT Consultant | Scholar-Level 18

    9 years ago
    Full time Executive MBA from reputed Institutes is better option in comparison to part time MBA because you will have opportunity to have extensive interaction with faculty and better learning. Also you have good job opportunity if Institute offers campus placement.
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    Harshit Jain | Guide-Level 14

    9 years ago
    Executive MBA is an better option vs part time MBA because full time E-MBA will help you to get the knowledge in each and every field of management because there course covers everything and most of the MNCs prefer full time courses rather than part yime. Also the exposure which one get in E-MBA is much more efficient and effective as compared to part time MBA. Part time MBA will be just like earning a degree with no practical experiences but in E-MBA, one will encounter more exposure as all the candidates here would be professionals and one could also learn from their experiences. Also there will be a healthy discussions in the classr
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    Narendra Roy An engineer who loves to share his experience | Contributor-Level 10

    9 years ago
    Executive MBA is better as you learn while interacting with fellow attendees. You share experiences of management, operations, etc.
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    Srushti Patel | Contributor-Level 7

    9 years ago
    Not only does it discuss the differences between part-time and EMBA, it also goes to discuss other important issues that aspirants like you need to consider in an MBA program. For instance, more deep questions, why MBA, success in an MBA program, etc.
    Good luck.
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    utkarsh poddar Hello all..

    9 years ago
    I will give the MBA answer it depends since it really depends in your case what are you hoping the MBA will help you accomplish . If you want to switch from lets say from an engineer/programmer to a business facing function, its easier with the Full-time degree since you get more recruiting opportunities with top full-time programs. Its not impossible per se with an executive program, but you need to be very pro-active with the career department to find opportunities. If you want to advance in the company you are in or even in the department you are in, an Executive MBA from a top program is a good choice since you will get the core MB
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    darshan naik

    2015-10-09 18:18:19
    E-MBA is very good option when you do it from flexible university
    or else it will effect your performance on both side.
    there are few very flexible universities available
    But you should choose according to your requirements
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    Harender Bisht | Guide-Level 12

    2015-09-09 16:10:14
    I think to make balance is not difficult because it is totally in you hand.what to choose at at time according to your preference.Executive MBA is a good career option.
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    Sakshi Goyal

    2015-09-09 12:08:04
    Full time MBA is anytime a lot better than EMBA and Part time MBA. One should pursue Full time MBA only.
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    Aanchal Pathak | Contributor-Level 7

    2015-09-09 12:01:25
    For me part-time MBA gives an additional weightage to candidates' resume. It improves their chances of getting promoted to managerial roles in their current organization. Aspirants can also register themselves with employment agencies to get lucrative and promising job opportunities.
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    Isha Thapar

    2015-09-09 11:59:16
    I think executive MBA is good to pursue for working professionals as students needs to attend class only once a month and in part time he needs to attend on every weekend.
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    Neha Agarwal | Guide-Level 14

    2015-09-09 11:55:01
    An Executive MBA, or EMBA, is a graduate level business degree. This program is a lot like a regular MBA program. The main difference is that an executive MBA program is primarily designed to educate and enhance the careers of working executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders.
    To pursue Executive MBA you need to have:
    -A bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university
    -Around 3-5 years of post-qualification managerial/professional work experience. The work experience criteria may differ from institute to institute.
    -Other than this, depending on the institute's requirements, you would ha
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