What is Executive MBA?

Not all MBA aspirants can afford to join regular courses owing to their time- and professional-related constraints; nonetheless, they can utilize their managerial experience and professional expertise to reduce the course duration to a certain extent. An Executive MBA in their preferred specialization is an ideal solution for such folks. With so many colleges offering Executive MBA across the country, this particular course is designed in a way to ensure that working professionals could learn the ins and outs of management apart from the subjects peculiar to their preferred specialization. They can do so without consuming much of their valuable time.

Eligibility Criteria

Executive MBA aspirants do need to have completed their graduation or post-graduation, which is a norm with other MBA courses as well. Other than these qualifications, a minimum of 2-10 years of work experience is desirable.

Those who are desirous of doing Executive MBA from IIM should have minimum 50 percent aggregate marks in their respective graduation courses and a valid GMAT/CAT score as well.

Admission Process

Those seeking admission into any of their favoured Executive MBA courses do need to follow the same admission process that is applicable to others applying for full time, online or dual MBA. The first step invariably is Common Entrance Test, followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Here is a brief depiction of all steps of the admission process in question:

Examination

• Common Entrance Tests

Common Entrance Tests  have Data Analysis / Interpretation, Analytical / Logical / Critical Reasoning, Quantitative / Mathematical Skills, Language Comprehension / Verbal Skills and General Awareness as their components. Read on to know about Executive MBA entrance tests and colleges that accept the scores of these tests:

1. Common Admission Test (CAT): Aspirants who are pursuing their single motto of getting admission into the leading IIM’s do need to clear Common Admission Test with a decent score, which could eventually help them secure their seats. IIM Indore accepts CAT scores of the Executive MBA aspirants.
2. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT): GMAT scores form the basis of admission into IIM Ahmedabad, XLRI Jamshedpur, IIM Bangalore, ISB Hyderabad & Mohali, IIFT Delhi & Kolkata, Dept. of Management BITS Pilani and other top B-schools.

• Group Discussion & Personal Interview

Almost all Indian based MBA colleges and universities follow identical admission process that has GD and PI as their core components. Executive MBA aspirants do need to prove their communication skills, group behaviour, creativity, self-confidence, assertiveness, reasoning ability and initiative through the GD round, which further paves the way for Personal Interview.

While interviewing aspirants for MBA Executive courses, interviewers keep close tab on their personal goals, the level of self-awareness and academic objectives, work experience apart from asking them to display their analytical abilities.

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