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If you want to join an engineering college or B Pharma after your 10+2 and also want to study for an MBA degree, the dual degree choice is just for you. If you want to join an engineering
college or B Pharma after your 10+2 and also want to study for an MBA degree, the dual degree choice is just for you. Many institutes have started offering an integrated course of MBA (Tech)
and MBA (Pharma). Many students are opting for the integrated course as it benefits those who want to pursue a post graduate management course after graduating in engineering or pharmacy.
Five-year course The MBA (Tech) and MBA (Pharma) course not only guarantees a dual degree, but only takes five years instead of the usual six years (Four years engineering and two years
MBA). The course, which started a couple of years ago, has many takers. Catering to specific needs The dual degree course will prepare you for specific industry needs — both technical and
managerial. The core engineering streams need managers who have technical knowledge. Education counsellor Qurrat-ul-ain Kapasi says: “If a student opts for a normal MBA, he/she has to study
with other graduates who may not have the same engineering background. The dual degree focuses on the core knowledge of engineering sector relevant to engineering students.” The institutes
The B Tech + MBA and B Pharma + MBA courses are offered by NMIMS, Mumbai. IIT-Bombay and IIT-Kharagpur offer a five-year course with B Tech and MBA degrees. A few Institutes offer MBA (hotel
management) also. Vellore Institute of Technology, Lucknow University, Devi Ahilyabai University, Indore, and Kurukshetra University offer a five-year integrated management programme. BITS
Pilani offers an integrated four year MSc-management course. IIM Indore has launched a five-year integrated course (Integrated Diploma in Management-IDM) for 10+2 students in 2011 with 800
seats. After a good response, other IIMs are also eyeing this segment and evaluating their prospects to start such a course.
