So MBA specialisations as such in IT are not required. But domain related specialisation is needed; for instance, in retail and banking (since the IT sector divides itself based on industry verticals). The IT industry historically has always struggled to find domain specialists.” The one major problem is related to the fact that the concept (of having an IT-MBA with a specialisation in a particular niche domain) in India is relatively new and standards haven’t really been set. Ravi Shankar B, Senior Vice President and HR-Head, India Operations, HCL, elaborates, “In terms of one feedback, quality of faculty is lacking. Faculty should have also worked in the industry. That makes sense. It’s a learning curve for MBA institutes.” So if institutes are using the same faculty and course structure in their general MBA courses to teach specialised courses, the education they impart may not be of the desired quality that a specialised MBA course deserves.
This is not that quite different from American MBA courses, which believe in offering more and more elective subjects as well as offering specialised MBA courses, all at the same time. For example, the Wharton MBA programme has the maximum electives – over 200 – for any MBA programme in the US. Students can take specialisations in electives ranging from Urban Fiscal Policy, Health Care Field, Urban Real Estate Economics, Probability Modelling in Marketing et al. At the same time, as of date, Wharton offers four different joint MBA programmes with specialist colleges within the Pennsylvania University – Lauder MBA (specialisation: foreign language), JD MBA (in law), MBA in Healthcare Management and MBA in Environmental Studies. But then, Wharton has the wherewithal, infrastructure and a global brand image. Can Indian B-schools match that?
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
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