In just 5 years of its inception, PGDBA course has become one of the hot favorites for companies seeking data science and analytics talent. Over the last 5 years, the career opportunities for PGDBA graduates have increased each year. The number of companies that visit the campus for hiring, and the internship stipend and placement salaries have been moving north with every passing year.
In this post, we will talk about the career opportunities that PGDBA graduates have after completing their course.
Banking and Financial Services Institutions
In line with the industry trend, banking and financial services sector is one of biggest consumer of analytics and data science talent. This is reflected in the hiring trend of the course as well. Organizations such as D.E. Shaw, NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India), American Express, MasterCard Advisors, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank and many other been associated with the program since the beginning. The companies in this sector offer two kinds of roles – Business Analyst and Data Scientist.
Healthcare and Pharma Companies
The other prominent sector which consumes analytics in a big way is healthcare. Some of the world’s leading healthcare and pharma companies have hired from the program. Johnson & Johnson, United Health Group, Abbott and others have been active in the hiring process of students, for internship as well as final placements.
Corporate Houses
Large Indian corporate houses have also started setting up their internal analytics and data science teams. There could be separate teams for each subsidiary/function or a centralized “Center for Analytics” kind of a setup which caters to the entire group’s analytics needs. Mahindra and Mahindra, L&T and ITC are some of the key corporate houses which have visited the campus to hire talent from the program.
Consulting, Research and Analytics Service Providers
Gartner, PwC, Deloitte, McKinsey Knowledge Center, Alvarez & Marsal, EXL are some of the companies which have visited the campus in the past. These companies usually offer consulting roles wherein you have to deal with external clients and solve their analytics (and technology) related problems. Gartner could be an exception where work is done primarily to improve internal process. These roles are mostly business analyst kind of roles where you may have to work on different tools and technologies depending on the need of the project.
E-Commerce Companies
The likes of Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon, Walmart Labs and other e-commerce companies have visited the campus and recruited from the program for the roles of data scientists and business analysts. The roles offered by these companies are more of technical in nature, more inclined towards the data science side of the world.
Other Companies
There are many more companies operating in different sectors such as telecom, media and other sectors which have hired from the program. Some of the big names are Viacom, Jio, ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.), NTPC, Ittiam Systems, among others. These companies again offered both kind of roles – business analyst and data scientist.
Disclaimer: This information is based on the research through primary and secondary sources that AI Monks has done. The information in this article should be used only for indicative purposes. AI Monks is not responsible for any information that may be different from the actual scenario.
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