By- Akanksha Yadav

What is BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)?

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is 3 years undergraduate (UG) course for students aspiring to pursue their careers in the management sector. Through this program, students get to know more about business administration and management. This course imparts managerial and entrepreneurial skills to students.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is one of the most sought-after bachelor’s degree programs pursued by students after their class 12th. All the students from Science, Arts, and Commerce streams are eligible to take this course. After completing this course, students get many job opportunities in sectors like sales, marketing, education, finance etc.

Currently around 4900 BBA colleges are available in India. These colleges offer full-time, part-time and distance BBA to students. This course can also be done in specializations like finance, sales, marketing, healthcare management etc.

What are the eligibility criteria for BBA?

Candidates who want to pursue their career with a BBA degree should look at the eligibility criteria before taking admission to a BBA college. The eligibility criteria for the BBA course are given below.

• Candidate should have qualified for his/her class 12th examination in any stream from a recognized educational board.
• The minimum percentage criteria is 50% aggregate or above in class 12th.
• If the student has appeared in the class 12th exam and is waiting for his/her results, he/she can apply to this course.

Subjects in BBA:

BBA is divided into 6 semesters. Each semester different subjects are taught to students. The subjects in each semester are given below.

In Semester 1:

• Financial Accounting
• Microeconomics
• Principles of management
• India's socio-political economics
• Quantitative techniques- I
• Essentials of IT

In Semester 2:

• Macroeconomics
• Quantitative techniques- II
• Effective communications
• Cost accounting
• Environmental management
• Principles of marketing

In semester 3:

• Banking and insurance
• Indian economics in a global scenario
• Operations research
• Direct tax and indirect tax
• Human resource management
• Consumer behaviour and services marketing

In semester 4:

• Human behaviour and ethics at the workplace
• Management Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Business law
• Financial management
• Customer relationship management

In semester 5:

• Strategic management
• Research methodology
• Finance electives
• Financial statement analysis
• Advanced financial management

In semester 6:

• International business and EXIM
• Finance electives
• Operations and supply chain management
• Marketing electives
• Entrepreneurship and business plan

What is the duration of the BBA program?

The Bachelor of Business Administration is a UG course. The duration of the BBA program is 3 years. It is divided into 6 semesters. Each semester student gets to learn a wide variety of subjects. At the end of the course, students also get an opportunity to choose specializations. Students’ final grades and percentages depend on the average of all the 3 years of the course.

Top BBA specializations:

Students their specialization in their preferred choice of subject in the last semester of the course. The top BBA specializations are given below for the students.

• BBA Finance
• BBA in banking and insurance
• BBA in information technology
• BBA in human resource
• BBA marketing
• BBA communication and media management
• BBA foreign trade
• BBA hospitality and hotel management
• BBA hospital and healthcare management

Career opportunities after BBA:

After completing graduation with BBA, students get a variety of career opportunities. In BBA, students are taught about fundamentals and advanced principles of management. This course does not only give theoretical management knowledge but also provides practical knowledge via internships and industry exposure. After BBA, individuals can work in the private and public sectors.

After BBA, individuals can work as-

• Branch manager
• Retail manager
• Hotel general manager
• Human resource manager
• Event manager
• Operations manager
• Airport manager

Other than these, they can also work in the below-mentioned sectors.

• Banks, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector
• Sales and marketing
• Finance and accounting
• Human resource management
• Business consultancy
• Supply chain management
• Investment banking
• Government jobs

Top colleges/universities offering BBA programmes:

As BBA is the most sought-after undergraduate course in India after the 12th, Various colleges/institutes offer this course in their institute. There are around 4900 BBA colleges in India as mentioned above. Some of the top and most famous BBA colleges are listed below.

• Indian Institute of management, Indore
• Indian Institute of management, Rohtak
• Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi
• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi
• ICFAI Foundation for higher education, Hyderabad
• Amity University, Noida
• Symbiosis International College, Pune
• Loyola College, Chennai
• SRM Kanchipuram
• NU Ahmedabad
• Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan