BITS WILP Online MBA in Business Analytics

The Online MBA in Business Analytics is a two-year specialization program provided by BITS Pilani WILP that deals with core management knowledge & skills that are required to take up managerial roles in a business organization.  The students get to build a robust foundation in the functional areas of management that helps them student navigate through diverse business scenarios that demand managerial prowess that is fostered through practice. The student gets to specialise in Business Analytics which involves the use of tools to leverage business data into extracting insights that are used for making decisions that lead to making plans and strategies for the betterment of the business.

The curriculum is designed & curated in such a way that the student can understand the nuance of what it takes to take up positions that involve critical decision-making, communicating targets, framing strategies, planning out business targets, handling teams, etc. The student gets to learn tools & techniques of business analytics that are derived from data science to handle business data to frame models that assist in executing targets. Also, the student learns how to draw out the data and communicate his/her insights to manage the team by deciding with precision to assign roles.

BITS Pilani stands out among the prestigious institutes of the country for its programs that have been disseminating knowledge & skills related to science, technology, and management. The high-quality programs have created professionals of high repute being changemakers who have been prolific in transforming their work surroundings through their prowess cultivated in this institute by the student under the guidance of the treasured faculty & industry experts of high caliber.

BITS Pilani WILP is a set of programs that are meant to expand the student’s skill set and prepare them to handle more complex challenges that come with higher-level roles. The student can attend his/her work and study alongside.

The electives that are undertaken by this program are Financial Analytics, Project Management, Data Visualization and Communication, Analytics for HR, Models in Marketing, Supply Chain Analytics, Analytics for Marketing, Analytics for the Retail Industry, Operations Research Models, Analytics for Investment Banking, Financial Risk Models and Analytical Models in Finance.

The fee structure for the BITS Pilani WILP Online MBA in Business Analytics is given below-

The eligibility criteria for the BITS Pilani WILP Online MBA in Business Analytics are given in the following points below. The student has to fit one of the criteria options given below-

Option 1:

• The candidate must be a working professional employed in an organization.
• The candidate should be holding one of the BITS degrees given below or their equivalent: 
  • B.E.
  • B.Tech
  • M.Sc
  • Integrated First Degree
• The student must have scored a minimum aggregate mark of 60% in the degree program they passed.
• The candidate must have a minimum work experience of 1 year that should be relevant and should be counted after the successful completion of the degree.

Option 2:

• The candidate must be employed in an organization.
• The candidate must have a three-year undergraduate degree in one of the following programs: 
  • B.Sc
  • B.Com
  • BCA
• The candidate should have obtained a minimum aggregate mark of 60% in their degree program.
• The candidate should have studied mathematics or statistics or both during their high school or higher level.
• The candidate must have a minimum work experience of  2 years after the completion of the degree.

BITS Pilani WILP programs are specially designed to assist working professionals and offer them a platform where they can upskill themselves and enhance their abilities and skills for better career growth without hampering their work schedule or quitting their jobs. To make these programs available to every individual the institute has designed the fee structure in a way that every interested individual can enroll in the program and for students facing financial constraints, the institute also offers financial assistance and EMI options with 0% interest.  A few scholarships are also offered at the institutes such as:

• Merit-Cum-Means (MCN) Scholarship
• Fellowship scholarship
• Scholarships under National Talent Search/ National Science Talent Search Schemes
• Government of India National Scholarships
• Merit Scholarships
• National Scholarships to the children of Primary and Secondary School teachers
• Financial Assistance from BITS Alumni

The syllabus lists the courses of the BITS Pilani WILP Online MBA in Business Analytics program that consists of core-based courses and specialisation-based courses. 

The examination pattern at BITS Pilani WILP programs is divided into three parts: Assignment / Quiz (Online), Mid Semester Test, and Comprehensive exam respectively. The weightage of each component is as follows Assignment / Quiz carries 15%, Mid Semester Test carries 35%, and Comprehensive Exam carries 50%. Each semester of the program conducts these three components to evaluate the overall theoretical and practical understanding of the student. 

The students of the BITS Pilani WILP Online MBA in Business Analytics program aspire to become management professionals who are inclined towards the realm of business analytics.

With the rising demand for management professionals along with the business analytics sector on the rise, there are surplus opportunities created for these students. Some of the job roles taken up by these students are given in the following table-