What to choose between MBA in finance and CFA? Which would be best for me? I have done B.Com with almost 3 years of experience.

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Shail Oberoi
7 years ago
This would depend on your interest areas and career aspirations. MBA finance is a full time 2 year course, whereas CFA has 3 levels and has to be taken as an external student based on self-study model. CFA is more focused on capital market, whereas MBA finance is more holistic with exposure to finan

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KAUSTABH DE
7 years ago
Dear friend, This is totally depends on your interest. Only just now I am giving some facts - 1. If you do MBA from a good college then most of the jobs will be managerial & analyst. *For the Tier-3 colleges it will be mostly managerial & furthermore the company those are coming to give campus pla

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Students looking for global investment management courses, CFA is the best choice. CFA offers higher salaries, and CA is best for students looking to build a career in taxation and auditing in India. Top tier MBA excel in corporate leadership and networking. 

Candidates who are interested in investment analysis and portfolio management, want a global career or are ready to invest in further exams can opt for CFA. But if they wnat accounting and auditing, want a strong domestic career base and also value wide options of career options they can go for CA.

Check the exam structure for Level 2 exam below:

Structure Details
Time Duration

Session 1: 2 hours 15 mins

Session 2: 2 hours 15 mins

Total: 4 hours 30 mins

Type of questions

MCQs and Item Sets with Vignettes

Number of questions

88 MCQs

22 Item Sets

 
There is a limit of 6 attempts per CFA Level. Students have to pay registration fee for each attempt. 

Unlike the Level 1 exam, CFA Level 2 exam does not only have MCQs. It also consists of item set questions which will be comprised of vignettes. 

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