After March, when the 12th class exams get over, students become busy finalizing their career options and looking at various courses and their admission procedures. Gone are the times when regular engineering, medical, BA, B.Com or B.Sc. were the only options in front of students. These days, there are many professional courses at undergraduate level that one can opt for. BBA or Bachelor of Business Administration is one such course that opens up many avenues for students after 12th class. A BBA course is to MBA what B.Com is to M.Com or what B.Sc is to M.Sc.

BBA is a fairly popular course among young students today. Many colleges in India offer a BBA course. There is a huge number of private and government colleges that offer BBA course to students. The bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree imparts basic management and business skills to students. These skills form the foundation of their management careers. In today’s competitive economy, a BBA course trains effective leaders of tomorrow and entrepreneurs. Students generally follow up a BBA degree with an MBA. For those who don’t want to go for an MBA straight away, there are enough career opportunities straight after BBA.

Ideally, those students should go for a BBA course who have natural leadership capability, a knack for management and good communication skills. A course helps the students best when they can demonstrate innate qualities that the course curriculum can best enhance. However, it is also suitable for students who are exploring if they are fit for a career in management. During the course, students come to know about various career opportunities that are possible for them and as per one’s interest and acumen, one can choose the right career option. After BBA, it is advisable to gain some work experience before going for the MBA. The work experience helps to get the hands on practical experience of the work culture and helps in deciding which stream to pursue and MBA in.

Colleges in India, both private and public, offer regular and correspondence course in BBA. Some institutes conduct an entrance test for admission to BBA. Students who have passed or appeared in 12th class are eligible for this test. Students from all three streams (Science, Commerce and Humanities) can appear for this entrance exam. Some colleges offer admission on the basis of cut-off percentage. The percentage is declared after the submission of forms by all applicants.

The course curriculum of a three year B.B.A Course is so designed that it provides the students a basic understanding about Management skills and trains them in effective communication skills. The programme also inculcates entrepreneurship skills in students. With this kind of curriculum, students are better poised to explore various opportunities that they have in management profession. The course covers basic business economics, mathematics, accounting, computer fundamentals, management theory and practice, marketing management, knowledge about the country’s economy, human resource management, financial management, business law, communication skills, personality development etc. Some institutes also offer a specialization to students in the last year. Otherwise, the course is generalist in nature.

Some universities in India also offer BBA from correspondence. It is preferable to those students who cannot join a regular course for various reasons. Though the correspondence course is also recognized by the university, it is advisable to go for a regular course in BBA to get the maximum benefit from classroom exposure and peer knowledge sharing. The admission to the BBA course also begins in May-July period, after the 12th class results are declared. Being a professional course, it has gained a lot of popularity in recent years among students.

The kind of jobs that a student can pursue after BBA includes sales and marketing jobs. Companies hire BBA graduates in their sales force or as management trainees. This gives direct exposure to the professional world. BBA graduates learn the ropes of the work as they get first-hand experience in a job. Some companies go for campus placements too to hire BBA students. After a few years of work experience, these students can pursue an MBA. With the background of BBA and some work experience, these students are better positioned to benefit from an MBA programme than others.

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