Mumbai university online MBA Program - Good or Bad

The University of Mumbai (known earlier as University of Bombay) is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It was established in 1857 consequent upon “Wood’s Education Dispatch”, and it is one amongst the first three Universities in India. As a sequel to the change in the name of the city from Bombay to Mumbai, the name of the University has been changed from “University of Bombay” to “University of Mumbai”, vide notification issued by the Government of Maharashtra and published in the Government Gazette dated 4th September, 1996.The University was accorded 5-star status in 2001 & ‘A++’ grade status in April 2017 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Vision

The vision of the University of Mumbai reflects its deep conviction for high quality inclusive education: To remain always inclusive and quality conscious, and with deep conviction that knowledge not only improves the quality of life, but leads to good character, to capitalize on our inherent advantages to generate skilled manpower for nation building through excellent teaching, attracting talent, fostering creativity, research, and innovation.

Mission

• To provide free and conducive atmosphere for creative thinking and impart deep disciplinary knowledge with an interdisciplinary bandwidth to the learners in order to make them problem solvers, leaders and entrepreneurs.
• To assimilate and transmit the values of honesty, equality, human dignity, and inclusivity
• To make optimum use of available resources and investments through unconventional means.
• To undertake research in frontier and emerging areas to advance knowledge and through innovation turn it into intellectual property and entrepreneurship to accelerate growth.
• To contribute effectively to the welfare of society, address the local and global challenges; respecting culture, environment, and sustainability.
• To attract, retain and engage talent in diverse disciplines and promote academic rigour and scholarship. 
• To achieve good governance through comprehensive digitization, decentralization, and state of the art infrastructure.

Distance & Open Learning is a distinct approach to impart education to learners who are removed in space and / or time from the teachers or the teaching institution on account of economic, social and consideration. A need for such an approach was felt by the University of Mumbai and hence it established the Directorate of Correspondence Courses in the year 1971-72. In the year 1993, the Directorate of Distance Education was upgraded as ‘Institute of Distance Education’ It thus acquired a status as a ‘University Institution’.

PGDM: Specializations in Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations & IT

Professional Management Education program (known as PGDM) to provide professionals to meet the needs of Indian Industry were initiated in the 1960s at Indian Institutes of Management and later by other Universities. PGDM at MET draws its strength and character from this iconic lineage of MBA program interwoven with new age technological inputs to empower professionals with know-how in today’s digital business framework, justifying the program name.

Two years full-time AICTE approved PGDM Programme at MET, ranked as a top PGDM course in Mumbai was launched in the year 2007. Since then, desire to get into one of the best B-school in India has been driving Engineering, BBA, BMS, BCom, BMM & Pharma graduates alike from all over the country to MET. PGDM at MET is more than an MBA since its content and pedagogy empower budding managers with technological tools and understanding besides honing their managerial prowess. It is evident by the fact that a few thousand MET PGDM alumni are gainfully employed in senior positions in leading corporate houses, making their presence felt, and many being successful entrepreneurs too.

Since the world and Indian environment are continuously changing; business and society is changing along. The pandemic has changed the way of life and business practices. A new world order has emerged post pandemic. Hence PGDM at MET is being continuously updated to meet its original purpose of providing trained managers well versed with latest management techniques to the Corporate World. Therefore, in addition to CORE areas of specializations - Finance, Marketing, Human Relations, Operations and IT, course curriculum covers -

• Design Thinking: MET PGDM is perhaps the only management college to have a comprehensive and practical course on this creative problem solving methodology.
• Strategic Management: Many important aspects of organization management are covered e.g.: How the world’s best companies got ahead - illustrated through case studies.
• Business Analytics: How to use data and quantitative analysis for decision making and efficient and effective working of organization.
• Digital Business and Digital Marketing: To empower student in the IT driven corporate framework.
• eCommerce: How to run and succeed in running businesses beyond brick and mortar structures.

PGDM at MET has also introduced following additional NEW AGE add on specialization

• FinTech
• MarTech
• Business Analytics
• Media & Entertainment
• Start-ups and New Enterprise Management

This enables MET PGDM students to choose specific industry, have an edge over other MBAs and receive corporates preference.

PGDM has two components: -

1. A regular PGDM with all five specialisations - Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Operations and IT.
2. And additional subjects useful to carry on business in this new digital world. A double advantage.