Management After Engineering: Courses, Advantages, Scope & Jobs

Last Updated on July 28, 2023 by Vishnu Nambiar

Have you completed Engineering education? Do you want to pursue a good management course after graduation? If yes, this article will be of help to you. Here, I’ve covered vital details about management courses available in front of engineering graduates (course details, duration, eligibility, admission process, career prospects etc). Main advantages of pursuing management education after completing engineering have also been mentioned in this article.

These days, it is not uncommon to see engineering graduates go for MBA and other management programs after graduation. In fact MBA is a very popular PG course among engineering students and graduates. After completing technical course of engineering, many graduates prefer to acquire management skills, rather than going for advanced technical courses like M.Tech. or M.Sc.

There are many advantages of pursuing a management course after engineering. Let us check some of the main advantages out –

Advantages of pursuing management education after engineering

First of all, doing an MBA or any other management course after engineering will definitely boost career prospects. Engineering degree will help you gain technical knowledge. Engineering education doesn’t focus much on soft skills and management skills though. A good management program will help you acquire key soft skills and management skills. Such skills are highly valued by employers. In short, career prospects will get a boost after one completes MBA or similar high value course.

Employers these days expect more from engineers. Earlier, engineers used to focus only on technical matters of a company. But these days, engineers have also been tasked with taking care of management related tasks. Engineers who possess key management skills are sought after by employers. Employers want engineers who are good managers too. Such candidates often get higher salary packages. They are also able to climb up the career ladder relatively quickly, thanks to their management degree and skills!

An MBA or other management course gives one knowledge about general business management topics. Unlike engineering, this knowledge has wide areas of application! Management education will open new doors in front of you. Using the management degree, you may apply for wide variety of jobs across multiple sectors!

After years of working for the same company, many engineers get bored. Soon they look forward to changing their job! A degree like an MBA will come handy at such a time! It will give one access to a wide variety of jobs, jobs which are challenging, satisfying and high paying at the same time.

Management education helps acquire management skills, knowledge and techniques. These skills, along with technical engineering skills will help you formulate strategies and plans for your company. It would be like possessing best of both the worlds! This way, you will become an important part of the decision making process (at work). Such roles are challenging and satisfying at the same time.

Should you pursue management course after engineering?

Ultimately, it’s your choice. If you are passionate about engineering and want a job that is purely technical in nature, engineering degree will be enough. For higher studies, you may go for M.Tech., M.Sc. or technical PG Diploma courses.

If you want to improve and enhance your chances, want to have access to wide variety of jobs, want to climb up the career ladder quickly, want better salary package or want to become a sought after employee, a top management program (like MBA) will be useful.

Role of Colleges/Institutes

Getting an MBA or other management degree won’t guarantee you a bright future! The institute from which you pursue the course plays an important role in deciding your future! Premier institutes like the IIMs and XLRI are the best places to study management. In short, try to secure admission in a reputed institute.

Entrances & Preparation

Engineering students may start preparing for CAT or institute-wise entrance tests from 3rd or 4th year onward. Another good option is to start preparing for such entrance tests after completing graduation and getting a job. Many graduates work for 2-3 years, preparing for CAT or relevant entrance test at the same time. After gaining 2 to 3 years of work experience, they pursue management education.

Courses

Though there are many management courses available in front of engineering graduates, the most popular ones are –

MBA
PGDM Courses

MBA stands for Master of Business Administration. PGDM stands for Post Graduate Diploma in Management. We will focus on these two courses only.

For an exhaustive list of courses, check this article out- management courses after 12th.

1 MBA

It is a very popular postgraduate management course. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration.

Duration: 2 years.

Eligibility: Graduate Degree (3 or 4 years long) or equivalent from a recognized University/Institute.

Admission process: Reputed institutes follow merit based admission process. CAT is a very popular all India level management entrance test. Similarly, institute-wise management entrance tests exist too! To secure admission in reputed institutes, candidates have to appear for relevant entrance test and clear it (entrance test is followed by an interview). Seats are allotted to deserving candidates on the basis of their performance in the entrance test and interview.

Specializations: When it comes to MBA, apart from general management studies, many specializations are also present. Some of the well known specializations include –

Marketing
Finance
Human Resources
Operations
Retail Management
International Business

Apart from the above mentioned traditional specializations, there also exist specializations related to technical topics. Examples are –

Information Technology
Telecommunications
Real Estate and Construction Management
Engineering Operations
Telecom Management
Technology Management

2 PG Diploma Management courses

It is a very popular postgraduate diploma management program. PGDM stands for Post Graduate Diploma in Management.

Duration: 1-2 years (depends on the institute offering the program).