Admission

MBA in IT

MBA IN IT/Systems Management

Every manager or team leader is expected to know the nitty-gritty’s of the job, including all technical, marketing and other aspects to efficiently manage his or her team. The need for managers to know the details of the jobs they assign their team has given rise to Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programmes in Information Technology (IT) and Systems Management. If we look at the global MBA scenario, IT-related opportunities make up almost as much as 13 per cent of business administrative jobs.

An MBA in IT or Systems Management can make one eligible in handling administrative problems and tasks related to information technology. The scope of this arena is huge given the demand in this field created by the growing IT industry.

A field like Systems Management is both technical and managerial in nature. ‘Business analysts’ in the IT industry are considered to be experts in a number of technical support areas. These include database techniques, programming languages, communication systems, image processing, security systems etc.

Advantages of this qualification:

A management degree in this stream can make one eligible in handling administrative problems and tasks related to information technology. “An MBA in IT/system management can help a candidate to develop managerial and administrative qualities as well as gain sound understanding of business concepts which is a crucial requirement for project management positions in software development activities.

An MBA degree helps candidates become well-trained in management aspects helping them grow into successful IT managers.

Pay scale after MBA in IT/Systems Management:

The pay scale for this job depends upon the experience of a candidate. “For fresher’s, the basic salary starts from 7-8 lakh per annum and for experienced candidates, it can go up to 20-25 lakh per annum salaries for information systems managers are competitive and are among the best across industries, given that this field brings together two sought-after skill sets.

Salary packages largely depend upon the size of the organisation that you work for and the experience. Packages for freshers from top business schools are also much higher as compared to normal MBA’s.

The scope of employment after this course:

Apart from the prospect of a better emolument, such a qualification can help you learn the nuances of website management, e-commerce development, decision support systems, software product development, information security, knowledge management systems and business analysis, inventory control systems and overall IT management systems.

The scope is vast for candidates who have opted for this stream, an MBA-IT graduate can seek management roles in business/IT alignment, IT governance, IT financial management, IT service management as well as Sourcing.