Currently studying 3rd year Civil engineering,,after this,I am thinking to do MBA ,will be good for me?...or Mtech....not able to decide...

An MTech degree offers opportunities in the academia, research & development and technical fields. If you are technically sound, MTech can open up various opportunities for you. MTech leads to extremely lucrative and well-settled careers. On the other hand, an MBA opens up avenues in banking,finance, consultancy and other roles, which may not be technically driven.

If you are interested in Higher Studies or research in same stream then you may go for M.Tech. you should have 55 % in B. Tech/BE and a valid score of GATE. I am enlisting a few good colleges for Mtech : IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, DTU, IIT Varanasi, IIT Dhanbad, NIT Surathkal,NIT Tiruchirappalli, NIT Warangal, NIT Calicut, , Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar ,Punjab, College of Engineering, Anna University,DTU,VIT, BITS, IIIT Hyderabad, IIEST Howrah, College of Engineering Pune, Jadavpur University, IIIT Allahabad,Anna University

If you are not interested in learning technology any more , only then you should pursue MBA . You should have cleared any one entrance test ( such as CAT/MAT/XAT/NMAT/CMAT/GMAT/NEST ) and should also have min of 45% to 55% in your bachelors .you can do MBA in any specializations of your interest.Some Good Colleges are: IIMs , XLRI

Goa Institute of Management

Lovely Professional University-Punjab

K.J. Somaiya Institute Mumbai

D.Y. Patil University

Raz in which field you are doing graduation hardly matters whether you wanted to do MBA or not. Entering into M.tech or MBA field totally depends on your interest.

None of us can guide you until and unless you recognize your interest. If you will be going to M.Tech then you will be studying subjects way more in-depth related to civil engineering like structure, Geotechnical etc. but if you will be coming into MBA then there will be no relation with your technical engineering subjects, only things users will be simple maths, statistics and prior knowledge of Microsoft office.

Not only in terms of studying but jobs perspective will be completely different after M.Tech completion you will be doing big construction projects (you must be having a better idea about it) but through MBA you will enter into corporate world, even if you get a job related to your engineering stream which rarely happens then also you will be working as a technical consultant.

So, you need to figure out asap whether you like more technical work or managerial work. In which field you actually want to make up your career and then take a final call of M.Tech or MBA. Earlier you decide it, better it will be for you.

All the best!!

Greetings to you student!



The best answer to Why MBA for a civil engineer is the same as for any other engineer. In fact it's the same for any other profession.



The best answer to Why MBA should reflect the reasons you need an MBA, given your background, to achieve a specific professional goal that you define in terms of function (what you want to do) and industry (where you want to do it.)



Since it is very hard to change function and industry, it may be easier to define your goal in multiple steps, if indeed you want to change both function and industry. So if you work for the government now and want to go into management consulting in the transportation industry. You may first want to go into management consulting for infrastructure development, which shoudl take advantage of your civil engineering background, and later transition into the transportation industry.



I am giving this as an example. It is not the "best" for all civil engineers. However the process I'm laying out is an effective one.



Depending on the specific question, you may want to tie your answer to the program so your answer also answers Why This MBA? What courses, majors, or programs does the school have that make you think it will prepare you to be a management consultant for infrastructure development? Are there relevant clubs and extra-curricular activities (consulting club, case competitions, perhaps a club related to infrastructure)? Does it have a core recruiting relationship with management consulting firms? How many graduates went into management consulting? Show that you've done the homework and know exactly how your target programs can help you achieve your goals, given your background.



Basically know what you need to learn -- the holes in your education and experience -- and how the target program will help you fill them so you can achieve your goals!



Wish you all the best!

Hii Raz;



For several BTech graduates planning to pursue higher Education, it is primarily a choice between Master of business administration (MBA) and Master of technology (MTech) programmes. While both qualifications offer good placements and a stable career, the decision should be a well-calculated one.



While an MBA prepares you for generalist roles and opens your avenues in non-technical industries, an MTech qualification offers you plush jobs and a freedom to take your love for technology to the next level

SaysHarpreet Singh, president, JRE group of institutions, End-goals play an important role when students decide on their postgraduate qualification . An MTech degree offers opportunities in the academia, research & development and technical fields. On the other hand, an MBA opens up avenues in banking,finance, consultancy and other roles, which may not be technically driven.



While both these career options are stable and rewarding, current trends indicate that students prefer MBA over MTech. Besides opening various employment avenues across industries, an MBA degree gives students a chance to build a promising foundation for their career. The difficulty level and rigour associated with an MTech degree also adds to the popularity of MBA in the student community.





This is a worrying trend, says Shekhar Sanyal, director and country head, Institution of Engineering and Technology. He goes on to add, MBA is more popular, but we need more MTechs in the country. Contrary to popular belief, MTech graduates are in high demand and much sought-after by technical industries, not just in India but worldwide . There is a dearth of talent in research and development industry in the government and private sector. It is a fallacy that the government sector doesnt pay a lot. If you are good and technically sound, MTech can open up various opportunities for you. MTech leads to extremely lucrative and well-settled careers.