Unable to decide between one year MBA vs Two Year

What do you want to do after business school? When you first started looking into business schools what was your reasoning behind looking in to 1-yr programs?

I have a question based on the same topic ... I am preparing to appear for the GMAT in October this year. I am a Project Manager for one of the Indian MNCs and have a total work experience of 5+ years as on date. I want to pursue a MBA in Project / Operations management but can't decide between the 1 / 2 year courses. i have been told that the education system in most of the colleges is quite different than that in India and the one year course is very vigorous even for the natives.

In this case, will it be wise to go for a one year?

1 yr is rigorous for anyone because it's basically the 2 yr program packed into 1 year. So you can imagine how tough that could be. Also, with a lot of 1 yr programs the students don't get to do a summer internship which becomes important. Also, some schools require a Masters in order to get into the 1 yr program. That just comes with a lot of researching into WHY YOU WANT AN MBA.

funkie.dude wrote:I have a question based on the same topic ... I am preparing to appear for the GMAT in October this year. I am a Project Manager for one of the Indian MNCs and have a total work experience of 5+ years as on date. I want to pursue a MBA in Project / Operations management but can't decide between the 1 / 2 year courses. i have been told that the education system in most of the colleges is quite different than that in India and the one year course is very vigorous even for the natives.

In this case, will it be wise to go for a one year?

What do you want to do after business school? When you first started looking into business schools what was your reasoning behind looking in to 1-yr programs?

Like I mentioned in my post that I am working as tech consultant in US for an Indian company,My post-mba goal would be to work as an Consultant . I not planning to go back to my current employer, hence placement is a key factor in choosing the right B-School. I have listed some of the one year programs in US such as Emory and Mendoza, but not sure if they are right for me since I have no business experience prior to my MBA.

Hi,

If you are under 30 years of age & can afford a slightly expensive MBA in the US/Canada, the 2yr MBA should be your choice. Most one year MBAs are not that difficult, contrary to the popular belief, because their content is surely not as voluminous as the two year MBAs. The business grounding that you will receive in a 2year MBA will definitely be more, which is one of the reasons why most one year MBAs tend to recruit students with a average of 7+ years of work experience while with the 2year MBAs the average is around 4 years.

Hope it helps.

Operative word in the last post being - MOST. Now while I can't verify that claim I would implore you to do ample research to see if any 1 year programs fit your needs. There are some out there that are have just as much academic content as 2yr programs. There are also some 1-yr programs with higher avg stats than their 2-yr counterparts.

I accept it. The word 'Most' is certainly ambiguous. My claim is 75% true for all 2nd tier MBA programs in Europe. All elite schools offering 11 to 16 month MBA programs such as INSEAD, IMD, LBS, IE, HEC & IESE certainly have a very strenuous curriculum at par with any ivy league 2yr MBA in North America.

As money9111 rightly said, you should do your own sweet research and should only refer to these free online forums to take pointers to guide your research. You have a very good but a typical indian MBA aspirant profile, so make sure you present enough evidence to differentiate yourself.

Hope it helps.

I accept it. The word 'Most' is certainly ambiguous. My claim is 75% true for all 2nd tier MBA programs in Europe. All elite schools offering 11 to 16 month MBA programs such as INSEAD, IMD, LBS, IE, HEC & IESE certainly have a very strenuous curriculum at par with any ivy league 2yr MBA in North America.

As money9111 rightly said, you should do your own sweet research and should only refer to these free online forums to take pointers to guide your research. You have a very good but a typical indian MBA aspirant profile, so make sure you present enough evidence to differentiate yourself.

Hope it helps.