MBA in Systems and IT: Admission Process

Aspirants who wish to avail admission to the program are required to qualify the eligibility criteria as set by the respective colleges. Candidates should have completed their Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline with an aggregate of 45% marks and above from a recognized university listed under UGC/AIU. Candidates are supposed to clear the entrance examination such as CMAT, CAT, etc to qualify for the course.

Admissions are processed on the basis of Merit list. Shortlisted candidates who have qualified entrance examination will have to go through the sessions of Personal Interview and Group Discussion conducted by respective colleges to determine the communication skills and personality traits of the aspirant. The cumulative scores obtained in the Entrance exam, Personal Interview and Group Discussion will be calculated to deem the merit list percentage, which will vary for different colleges.

Selection Process

The list of examinations held at the entry level for MBA in Systems and IT are as follows:

• CAT (Common Admission Test)
• CMAT (Common Management Admission Test)
• XAT (Xavier’s Aptitude Test)
• CET (Common Entrance Test)

Candidates are needed to download the application forms from the online portal of the college. All the important information regarding the entrance examination dates, admission dates and other important details can be availed from the official website of

MBA in Systems and IT: Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for admission to the program of MBA in System and IT are as follows:

1. Candidates who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in any relevant stream with a minimum aggregate of 45% marks and above from a recognized university listed under UGC/AIU.
2. Some reputed colleges may conduct Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
3. Candidates will have to pass entrance examination such as CMAT, CAT, etc. for availing admission to the program.

MBA in Systems and IT: Entrance Exam

There are many national-level or state-level entrance exams that are considered for admission into MBA Data Analytics courses. Mentioned below some of the top entrance exams conducted to shortlist the most eligible candidates for MBA Data Analytics course admission in India: 

• CAT stands for Common Admission Test is conducted every year by IIMs to shortlist candidates wishing to get admission into various MBA and PG Diploma courses. The exam comprises three segments which are Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability.
• MAT AKA Management Aptitude Test is a national-level entrance examination conducted by All India Management Association four times in a year. This exam is conducted to offer admission in various MBA or PGDM in more than 600 business schools across India. 
• XAT stands for  Xavier Aptitude Test is another national-level entrance exam conducted by XLRI for admission into various MBA programs offered by XLRI once in a year.  Candidates must secure a score of 30+ to land in top XAT Colleges.
• SNAP is a national-level entrance exam conducted by Symbiosis International University for MBA course admission. After clearing this exam, candidates need to appear for the Group Discussion, Written Ability Test (WAT) followed by a personal interview (PI).
• CMAT is a national level entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency to shortlist the eligible candidates for admission into various Postgraduate Management courses offered by AICTE. This test facilitates institutions to choose appropriate understudies for affirmation in all administration programs. CMAT is a numerous decision-based examination for students seeking interest in MBA courses.

MBA in Systems and IT: Career Prospects

After the successful completion of MBA in Systems & IT, students are qualified with the necessary skills needed on the business front. They earn proficiency to take up management and IT related jobs having gained a good insight of the subject through the internship program. This program also lays a good foundation for candidates to take up research related studies in the future.

Graduates after earning an MBA can focus on employment in areas of Information Systems, earning a handsome salary in each sector. They can explore opportunities in the areas of IT, Software, Business and Consulting Firms, etc. They can become System Analyst, Network Systems Management Manager, Systems Administrator, Information Systems Analyst, and much more.

Some of the jobs options which can be chosen by the graduates after the completion of the course which are as follows:

Job Profile	Job Description	Average Salary (in INR) per annum
Systems Administrator	Installation, Upgradation and Monitoring of software, and hardware related systems. Work includes maintaining the tools related to administering operating systems such as emails, security tools and other such.	6 to 7 Lacs
Information System Analyst	Working in liaison with managers and clients in devising ways to add refined functionalities to the existing systems. Designing and configuring hardware and software related work.	6 to 7 Lacs
Network Systems Management Manager	Managing and maintaining network related work in order to improve network performance. Work also includes installing and to upgrade existing software for the smooth functioning of systems.	7 to 8 Lacs
System Analyst	Working in coordination with the managers. Designing, developing and configuring existing systems into newer and refined versions.	6 to 7 Lacs
Business Development Manager	Developing newer methods to increase the business of the organization. Work also includes lead generation, branding to incur more benefits and profit.	5 to 6 Lacs
Storage Specialist	Work to diagnose, reproduce and fix problems related to hardware and software related matters.	4 to 16 Lacs
Solution Architect	Analyzes the functional aspects of IT. Describe architecture and solutions through artifacts.	18 to 25 Lacs