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1. Is this course worth it for law grads, in terms of job opportunities and ROI?
2. Can you brag about the IIMA tag like Navya and will the market respect you? Or will you be treated as second-class compared to the traditional MBA? I mean, if you're not gonna get respect even after paying 20 lakhs then maybe better to do a course abroad with that money? Or even ISB?
For those who live on Mars and don't know the context, here is is:
Navy has a bachelor's degree from Fordham University, but instead of doing an MBA abroad she made it to IIMA and opted to study there. She posted a photo of her at IIMA with the caption "Dreams do come true". https://www.instagram.com/navyananda/
This post has been trending heavily. Fake news was spread by her fans that she scored 99.9 percentile in CAT, while her haters also spread fake news that she made it through a donation quota or NRI quota. But now a professor has clarified that it is the Blended Post Graduate Programme (BPGP). This is different from the flagship MBA programme. Here is a description of the programme:
"This is an online MBA programme by IIMA for entrepreneurs and professionals who want to continue working alongside academics. It focuses on teaching managerial skills to working management professionals. The duration of the course is 2 years."
The course fee is 20 lakhs and to get in one has to give CAT or GRE, but the cut-off is not the same as flagship and they give weightage to work ex. In Navya's case, she is of course a super-popular vlogger and influencer.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/did-navya-naveli-nanda-get-into-iim-ahmedabad-through-quota-iim-professor-answers-101725331082349.html
https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-blended-post-graduate-programme-bpgp-in-iim-ahmedabad-online-mba-enrolled-by-amitabh-bachchans-granddaughter-navya-naveli-nanda-13811900.html
So if you are a graduate of an NLU other than NLSIU, it’s worth investing 20 lakhs for this course. You get an MBA and an IIM brand without the difficult obstacle of obtaining 99% percentile in the entrance and clearing the GD, plus it’s an online course which accommodates your work schedule.