In the recent past, MBA (Master of Business Administration), a post graduate degree is drawing attention and propelling many Techies and fresh graduates to pursue after completion of graduation, primarily being the most sought-after degree, as majority of the Top Companies in India and abroad are recruiting them.
If we look at the top firms like Google, Amazon, Apple, JP Morgan and Coca-Cola, all of them have their CEOs with MBA background. Further, an MBA degree paves the way for candidates to change their profession and double their salary.
Andhra Pradesh already established as the top-most State in India with important connection points to major world markets. Andhra Pradesh turned as a “Logistic Marvel” on the eastern coast with 974 Kms of coastline, being the second longest in India, consisting of 6 Sea Ports and 6 Airports (including 2 International Airports at Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam), with longest rail network to an extent of about 2,600 KMs and road network (national highway) constitutes to the extent of 14,722 KMs. Many major industries in Andhra Pradesh stretching across Automobiles, Electronics, Biotechnology, Food Processing, Mining, Leather, Textiles, and IT, provide ample opportunities for MBA graduates.
To cater to the needs in the field of business, Andhra Pradesh is equipped with various Colleges, including few Top-rated MBA Colleges in India. There are 23 Universities affiliated colleges and 295 Private Colleges, and many MBA students are entering the job market in Andhra Pradesh, every year.
The following table depicts top MBA Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, based on the rankings by Popular Agencies.
Sl.No.
Name of the College
Based on the latest Ranks awarded by
NIRF
Team B
Jagran Josh
01
IFMR graduate School of Business
53
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02
KL University
70
03
Gitam, Visakhapatnam
49
04
Vignan’s Institute of Information and Technology
57
10
Majority of the students prefer to choose the following top most specialization/subjects in MBA in Andhra Pradesh.
Following are the top 10 MBA Colleges/Universities in Andhra Pradesh and fees payable for the entire duration of 2 years (approximate).
Sl. No.
Fees (Rs)
Public (University)/Private
KL Deemed To be University
5,70,000
Deemed University
Vignan’s Institute of Information&Technology, Visakhapatnam
84,000/-
Private
IIM, Vishakapatnam
14,33,000
RVR & JC College of Engg, Guntur
55,680/-
05
GITAM Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
7,02,000/-
06
SRM Institute
1,82,000/-
07
JNTU, Kakinada
3,00,000
University
08
Vishnu Institute of Information and Technology, Bhimavaram
89,000
09
Andhra University
60,000
C.B.I.T, Kadapa
86,000/-
Eligibility Criteria for admission in Colleges/Universities in Andhra Pradesh:
Brief details of top MBA specialization/subjects:
Finance
Investments, portfolio management, derivative securities, capital markets, corporate finance, international finance, and financial institutions
IT Management
Skills that needed to manage both IT systems and employees, in-depth business knowledge, information security, telecommunications, and IT project management,
Human Resource Management
Recruitment, management, offers training and empowers knowledge in managing the workforce of an organisation with appropriate direction and guidance.
Marketing Management
Advanced concepts of Marketing viz., Digital Marketing, Consumer behaviour, Advertising etc.,
Operations and Production Management:
Business practices, auditing, tax laws, exposures the candidates on organizational efficiency, business valuations and management of innovations.
Supply Chain Management
Exposure to Company Resource Planning, Global Trade, Inventory Management, Retail, Risk Management, Sales and Operations Planning, Sourcing and Procurement and supply chain optimization.
Health Care Management
Principles of Healh Service Management, Organization Behavior, Materials and Equipment Management, Health Economics, and Strategic Human Resource Management.
International Business Management
Foreign Trade Finance and Forex Risk Management, Foreign Trade Policy, Export Management and trains the candidates on various procedure and documentation involved in export and import, methods of approaching customers in foreign countries, currency conversation & fluctuation, raising capital from the international market, and distribution market.
Agriculture Business Management
Business areas of agricultural production and global trade. This specialization also deals with Agriculture food policy, Agriculture Finance, Marketing, Strategic Food marketing, Management for Agribusiness Projects, Market Research and Information systems, International Agri food trade.
Business Analytics
Core business Fundamentals and gets training to consider business from a data-driven perspective. It has multi-faceted exposure to various fields in business analytics like Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning, Multivariate Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence, business Forecasting, Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing Analytics.
Placements:
The above top MBA Colleges in Andhra Pradesh provide placement opportunities to the students with attractive salary package ranging from 15 Lakhs to 2.5 lakhs per annum, depending on the specialization and experience, by many top IT Companies and other Organisations in India.
Students from the above top rated MBA colleges are being recruited through campus interviews/direct recruitment by the top Companies listed below:
Some of major companies that visit Top MBA Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Amazon
Apple
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Google
Deloitte
Accenture
Morgan Stanley
AT Kearney
Microsoft
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), WIPRO, Infosys, ICICI Bank etc. are few other Companies that recruit from various colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
Salary Package after passing MBA successfully:
It is mentioned here that salary package offered by many top companies in India and A.P is directly proportional to the qualification and experience of a candidate having passed from the top MBA colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
Following are the average salary packages offered to the candidates with MBA degree from popular MBA Colleges/Universities in Telangana state visa-a-vis Top rated specializations