Is it worth doing distance MBA from UK or regular MBA from India will be good?
UK distance MBA vs Regular India MBA
More Online MBA discussions at FIND MBA OnlinePosted Aug 18, 2014 15:57
Posted Aug 19, 2014 12:58
Depends on your goals and what specific schools you are looking at. If you were looking at accredited in-class programs from schools like IIMA, ISB, IIMB, etc., then those would probably be better than doing an online MBA program.
But if you were looking at unaccredited MBA programs in India, then an accredited online program from a school like Warwick or Durham would be a better choice.
But if you were looking at unaccredited MBA programs in India, then an accredited online program from a school like Warwick or Durham would be a better choice.
Posted Aug 19, 2014 19:25
A degree from a "recognized" UK university would be a plus, in my opinion. ("Recognition" here has a similar meaning to "accreditation" for the US universities). If the global acceptance of the degree is important, I would go for a UK (or US) degree, with all other evaluation factors coming only second to this. This is due to the global perception, recognition, ranking, etc. of the UK universities, also in the developing world. This is, my point of view, of course.
Regards,
Regards,
Posted Aug 19, 2014 20:26
If both UK and India schools are unaccredited then?
Posted Aug 19, 2014 22:28
If by "unaccredited" you mean "without AACSB/EQUIS/AMBA accreditation", I personally would prefer any UK university -of course a recognized, legit one- regardless of this. UK national accreditation i.e. HEFCE recognition and/or QAA quality stamp are fairly satisfactory signs of quality, in my opinion. Having AACSB/EQUIS/AMBA accreditation is of course a plus, however I would still prefer a recognized UK university without these over any non-US&UK alternative, including those with AACSB and the likes. This is again, my personal view.
Regards,
Regards,
Posted Aug 20, 2014 12:35
("Recognition" here has a similar meaning to "accreditation" for the US universities).
I'd argue that for business schools, this is simply not true. International business accreditation - from AACSB/AMBA/EQUIS - makes an MBA program inherently more valuable, especially for international students. That's regardless of whether the school is in the UK, India, or the US.
I'd argue that for business schools, this is simply not true. International business accreditation - from AACSB/AMBA/EQUIS - makes an MBA program inherently more valuable, especially for international students. That's regardless of whether the school is in the UK, India, or the US.
Posted Aug 20, 2014 14:47
The statement is true. ?Accreditation? there stands for RA/NA for the US. As for the business accreditation, though I acknowledge the added value it brings to some degree, during my investigation on this I found that there are many employers of various scales, including some really big global ones, who have hardly even heard about those acronyms, let alone care about it. Even in the US, it seems to be relatively more important only if you want to teach at an AACSB accredited school. As far as I see from my readings and experience, in the developing countries for example, hardly anyone would prefer a domestic or non-US/UK degree over a US/UK degree, whatever business accreditation it holds.
Anyway, there are already detailed discussions about this on this forum, so this is my view, personally.
Regards,
Anyway, there are already detailed discussions about this on this forum, so this is my view, personally.
Regards,
Posted Aug 21, 2014 08:51
You are being misleading through generalizations and otherwise unsubstantiated claims.
"Recognition" is vague, what do you even mean by that? Anybody can "recognize" a university. Accreditation through an international agency is concrete and has real, verifiable value:
http://www.find-mba.com/board/41224
"Recognition" is vague, what do you even mean by that? Anybody can "recognize" a university. Accreditation through an international agency is concrete and has real, verifiable value:
http://www.find-mba.com/board/41224
Posted Aug 21, 2014 21:04
No, "recognition" in the concept of my replies on this post is not vague. "Recognized bodies" is an official UK definition, which I give below: (Please note that I use it with quotation marks, beginning from my first reply).
"The UK authorities recognise those institutions which have been granted degree-awarding powers by either a Royal Charter, Act of Parliament or the Privy Council. These are known as ?recognised bodies?. All UK universities and some higher education colleges are recognised bodies." (https://www.gov.uk/recognised-uk-degrees).
That's why I said "recognition" for the UK universities is similar to what RA/NA is for the US universities. Of course the two countries have different higher education systems and that's why I say "similar" and not "the same".
Given this, my statements are neither vague nor unsubstantiated, in my opinion.
Regards,
"The UK authorities recognise those institutions which have been granted degree-awarding powers by either a Royal Charter, Act of Parliament or the Privy Council. These are known as ?recognised bodies?. All UK universities and some higher education colleges are recognised bodies." (https://www.gov.uk/recognised-uk-degrees).
That's why I said "recognition" for the UK universities is similar to what RA/NA is for the US universities. Of course the two countries have different higher education systems and that's why I say "similar" and not "the same".
Given this, my statements are neither vague nor unsubstantiated, in my opinion.
Regards,
Posted Aug 22, 2014 14:32
Personally, I would't consider an MBA program without AACSB, AMBA, or EQUIS accreditation. It's a waste of money, in my opinion.
Posted Feb 01, 2019 13:40
The statement is true. ?Accreditation? there stands for RA/NA for the US. As for the business accreditation, though I acknowledge the added value it brings to some degree, during my investigation on this I found that there are many employers of various scales, including some really big global ones, who have hardly even heard about those acronyms, let alone care about it. Even in the US, it seems to be relatively more important only if you want to teach at an AACSB accredited school. As far as I see from my readings and experience, in the developing countries for example, hardly anyone would prefer a domestic or non-US/UK degree over a US/UK degree, whatever business accreditation it holds.
Anyway, there are already detailed discussions about this on this forum, so this is my view, personally.
Regards,
This is absolutely true for a developing country like us. Employers are not aware of programmatic accreditation and generally, a government recognized UK degree is much regarded.
Anyway, there are already detailed discussions about this on this forum, so this is my view, personally.
Regards,[/quote]
This is absolutely true for a developing country like us. Employers are not aware of programmatic accreditation and generally, a government recognized UK degree is much regarded.
Posted Feb 04, 2019 19:53
Well that's going to be true of anywhere: employers aren't going to care about programmatic accreditation. For the most part they'll just be aware of brand name and whether or not they've recruited from a school in the past.
But awareness of MBA accreditation is not really the point. The point is that schools with international accreditation are more likely to have strong relationships with the employers who recruit MBA students.
But awareness of MBA accreditation is not really the point. The point is that schools with international accreditation are more likely to have strong relationships with the employers who recruit MBA students.
Posted Feb 04, 2019 20:22
Exactly. Schools are not successful because of accreditation as much as they win accreditation because they are successful.
Posted Dec 21, 2021 11:23
In India there are many well known Distance education universities/institutes. Many of the top well known colleges in India have started distance education and offer great placements after completion.
You can check all the distance universities/institutions on shiksha or collegedunia website.
But recently i found out a portal specially dedicated to Distance learning education known as SimpliDistance
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