MBA in

Business Analytics
for Working
Professionals
INDEX
Programme introduction 01

Who should apply 02

Programme highlights 03

Programme objectives 04

WILP presence and impact 05

Student learning outcomes 06

Learning methodology 07

Experiential learning 08

Programme curriculum 10

Eligibility criteria 11

Fee structure 12

Remote lab 13

Mode of examination 15

How to apply 18

Students speak 20
 Program Introduction

● As per a report by Allied Market Research, the Global Big Data

and Business Analytics Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of
10.9% to reach $420 Billion by 2027.

● MBA in Business Analytics is designed for working professionals,

who are aspiring for rapid career progression in the high-growth
areas of Business Analytics and Big Data

● Prestigious Master’s-level qualification from a premier institution.

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 Who Should Apply?

The programme is designed for

employed professionals working in
diverse business functions.

Professionals who aspire for roles

that require a strong
understanding of data science
concepts.

The programme also addresses the

learning needs of IT professionals
who wish to gain a solid foundation
in management science and
business practices and the
application of analytics to deliver
enhanced value to business teams
and the organization.

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 Programme Highlights

UGC
4 Semester MBA in Business
approved programme
Analytics programme
for Working professionals

Pursue the programme Online classes conducted

without any career break mostly on weekends

The programme uses a

Continuous Evaluation Blend of classroom and
System to assess the experiential learning
learners

The students have

access to the
state-of-the-art remote
Become a part of Elite and
labs that can help the
Global BITS Pilani Alumni
students perform data
community
analysis and visualization
using latest contemporary
software tools.

Fee submission option using

easy - EMI with 0% interest
and 0 down payment

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 Programme Objectives

Business Analytics enables This programme imparts the

organizations to effectively knowledge and skill sets essential
leverage data from multiple for data-driven decision-making
sources in a seamless manner
to make smart managerial
decisions

Helps the participants to The programme also gives the

determine which analytics students exposure to the
approach is most appropriate applications of business analytics in
for a particular situation and different sectors such as investment
enables them to leverage big banking, retail, optimization
data to deliver better business consulting, risk advisory and
outcomes assessment, fintech, etc

Participants can learn and

understand the underlying
technologies and their
applications to make data-driven
business decisions and deliver
value to their organizations

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 WILP Presence and Impact

43+ 1,14,000+
Years of Working
Educating Working Professionals
Professionals Graduated

43,700+ 1100+
Working Professionals
Currently Enrolled Faculty Members

46+
Programmes

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 Student
Learning Outcomes
After attending this program, the students
will be able to:

Demonstrate empathetic
Apply critical thinking skills Operate in an ethically
leadership skills in a
to solve Business Problems and socially responsible
dynamically changing
and make sound decisions manner
business world

Effectively apply modern Design solutions leveraging

Apply cutting edge
management techniques artificial intelligence, machine
frameworks, technologies
for the benefit of their learning, and digitization
and analytical methods to
firms and society in techniques
solve business problems
general

Apply deep analytical skills,

business knowledge, and
Explain and communicate
critical problem-solving
with a diverse set of
expertise to transform data
stakeholders, and effectively
efficiently and effectively into
manage teams/projects
sound business decisions that
give a competitive edge

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 Learning Methodology

Attend online
lectures over weekends

Lectures are conducted live via online classes online classrooms offer
similar levels of interactivity as regular classrooms at the BITS Pilani
campus.

Classes for students admitted during the period Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 will
begin in Jan 2024.

The online lectures are conducted usually over weekends for a total of 7-8
hours per week.

Digital learning

Learners can access engaging learning material at their own pace. It includes
recorded lectures from BITS Pilani faculty members, course handouts and
recorded lab content wherever applicable.

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 Experiential Learning

The programme emphasises on

Experiential Learning

This is achieved through the exposure to

contemporary software packages in the Analytics
Lab that can be accessed remotely by the students

Case studies & Assignments

Carefully chosen real-world cases & assignments are both
discussed and used as problem-solving exercises during the
programme

Project Work
The fourth semester offers an opportunity for learners to apply
their knowledge gained during the programme to a real-world
like complex project. The learner is expected to demonstrate
understanding of vital principles learnt across semesters and
their ability to successfully apply these concepts

Continuous Assessment
The assessment includes graded assignments/quizzes,
mid-semester and comprehensive exam

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 Programme Curriculum

First Semester Second Semester

● Financial and Management ● Marketing
Accounting ● Advanced Statistical Methods
● Managerial Economics
Foundations of Data Science
● Quantitative Methods ● Strategic Management &
● Managing People & Organizations Business Policy

Third Semester Fourth Semester

● Financial Management ● Elective 1
● Predictive Analytics ● Elective 2
● Analytics for Competitive Advantage ● Project
● Operations Management

Pool of Electives
● Financial Analytics ● Analytics for Marketing
● Project Management ● Analytics for Retail Industry
● Data Visualization and Communication ● Operations Research Models
● Analytics for HR ● Analytics for Investment Banking
● Models in Marketing ● Financial Risk Models
● Supply Chain Analytics ● Analytical Models in Finance

Choice of Electives is made available to enrolled students at the beginning of each semester.
A limited selection of Electives will be offered at the discretion of the Institute.

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 Eligibility Criteria
To apply, candidates must possess one of the following qualifications:
Employed professionals holding B.E./ B.Tech./ M.Sc./ Integrated First Degree
ofBITS or its equivalent with at least 60% aggregate marks, and minimum one
year relevant work experience after the completion of the degree
OR
Employed professionals holding a three year undergraduate degree such as
B.Sc./ B.Com./ BCA with at least 60% aggregate marks, and having studied at
least one course in mathematics or statistics at the high school or higher level,
and with minimum two years of relevant work experience after the completion of
the degree

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 Fee Structure
The following fees schedule is applicable for candidates seeking new
admission during the academic year 2023-24:

Application Fees Admission Fees Semester Fees

(one time) (one time) (per semester)

`1500 `16,500 `63,500

EMI with 0% interest and 0 down payment

Instant EMI option with 0% interest and 0 down payment is now available
that allows you to pay programme fee in an easy and convenient way.

● Instant online approval in seconds

● Easy & Secure online process using Aadhaar and PAN number
● Anyone with a Salary Account with Netbanking can apply
● Option to submit fee using easy- EMI with 0% interest and 0 down payment

Click here to learn more

All the above fees are non-refundable.

Important: For every course in the program institute will recommend textbooks,
students would need to procure these textbooks on their own.

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 Remote Lab
● Students enrolled in the WILP management programs have remote access to
the labs in the areas of finance, analytics, and general management.

● These labs play a vital role in enhancing student engagement and enriching the
“learning by doing”- cornerstone of BITS Pilani WILP programs.

Analytics Lab
The Analytics Lab hosts These packages help the
software packages such as students perform basic,
Tableau, SPSS, Stata, @risk, advanced workplace related
StatTools, Eviews, Anaconda analytics exercises
Navigator, R, Python, and
Power BI among others

Students can perform Adequate suite of packages to

descriptive, predictive, and equip the students to work on
prescriptive analytics related to different types of data- numeric
all the functional areas of or text, structured or unstructured
finance, marketing, supply
chain management, HR
management

Finance Lab
The Finance Lab hosts The Financial markets as well
state-of-the-art Bloomberg as the financial statements
Terminals that capture and valuable business
real-time information information of the industry

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 The databases such as The Lab also hosts a simulation on
"Prowess” are also made working capital management that
available to the students so gives the students rich experience in
that they can download the managing the working capital and
information increases their absorption through
experiential learning

Management Lab
The Management Lab is The simulations help improve
equipped with software, the decision-making skills,
simulations, and digital business competence and
resources that students can integrating the application of
leverage in core areas of learnings from various courses
management

With the Microsoft Project Students get access to the digital

software, the students can collection of professionally
plan, schedule, track, produced multimedia
collaborate to successfully
execute projects

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 Mode of Examination

Semester 1, 2 & 3 have

Examination Mode
Mid-Semester Examinations
Options applicable for
and Comprehensive
students admitted in
Batch starting in These examinations are
mostly scheduled on
Jan 2024.
Friday, Saturday
or Sunday.

There will also be In the Semester 4

Quizzes/Assignments (Final Semester), the
conducted online on the student will be doing a
Learning Management Dissertation/Project
System (LMS) as per the Work as per the
course plan for students. Institution’s guidelines.

Two Options on Mode of Examinations:

● It is institute’s endeavour to offer two options on mode of exams at the time of the registration
for each semester of the programme. However, please note that Option 2 as explained below
is offered purely on the discretion of the institute. Availability of Option 2 is not assured and is
subject to institute’s own assessment of the feasibility of providing it.
● Students will need to choose one from the available option/s provided by the institute at the
time of registering for every semester. The two mode of exam options are explained below:

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 Option 1- Examinations at Designated
Examination Centers:

Students choosing this option will

These designated
need to appear in person for taking
examination centers are at In addition to these
the examinations at the institution’s
the following locations: locations, Institution also
designated examination centers.
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi has a designated
as per the examination schedule,
NCR, Hyderabad, Pune, examination center in
instructions, rules and guidelines
Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa, Dubai.
announced before every
and Pilani.
examination

Option 2 - Online Examinations:

To take an Online
Examination, the student
must possess a Laptop or
Desktop system with Two
WebCams (One Web
Students choosizng this Cam for the student’s Laptop or Desktop
option can take the frontal face view and a system’s full side view
examinations online Second Web Cam for the during the exam), a
from any location e.g. student’s and smartphone and good
office or home. internet connectivity.

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 ● However the Institute at its discretion may choose not to offer this option and in
such a case students will need to take the examinations as per Option 1 that
entails appearing for the examination at any one of the designated examination
centres.
● Please click here to refer to the complete details about mandatory IT and Non-IT
Infrastructure requirements for taking the online examinations.
● A student should choose this option only if the student is confident to arrange
the required mandatory IT Infrastructure and Non-IT Infrastructure to take the
examinations under this mode. Students opting for online examinations would
require to log in to the institution’s online examination platform as per the
announce examination schedule and take the online examinations in
compliance with the institution’s defined instructions, guidelines, and rules which
are announced before all examinations.
Important:
While the institute aims to provide both options during semester registration, online
mode availability may not always be guaranteed, and the institute may choose to
offer only one option at its discretion.
While it will be institute’s endeavour to offer both the above options for students to
choose from at the time of registering for any semester, however availability of the
online mode option may not always be feasible or is assured and Institute at its
own discretion could choose to offer only Option 1 as mentioned above.

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 How to Apply

Click here to Create a login

Once logged in,
visit the BITS Pilani using your unique
follow four
Online Application email ID and
essential steps:
Center. password.

Step 1 2 3 4
Fill and submit
Step
Download a PDF
Step
Pay the application
Step
Print the downloaded
your application copy of the fee of INR 1,500 using Application Form and
form for your application form. Net banking/Debit note your Application
chosen program. Card/Credit Card. Form Number.

In the printout of the downloaded Application Form, you will notice on page no. 3 a section called the
Employer Consent Form. Complete the Employer Consent Form. This form needs to be signed and
stamped by your organisation’s HR or any other authorised signatory of the company.
Important: In view of work-from-home policies mandated by many organisations, a few candidates may
not be able to get the physical forms signed by their HR/other authorised organisational representative.
Such candidates may instead request an email approval to be sent to their official email ID by the HR
using the format available through this link.

On page 4, complete the Mentor Consent Form, Due to remote work policies, some candidates
which needs to be signed by your Mentor. may struggle to get physical mentor signatures.
They can request email approval using a
provided format.

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 Who is a mentor:
● Candidates applying to Work Integrated Learning Programmes must choose a Mentor,
who will monitor the academic progress of the candidate, and act as an advisor &
coach for successful completion of the programme.
● Candidates should ideally choose the immediate supervisor or another senior person
from the same organisation. In case a suitable mentor is not available in the same
organisation, a candidate could approach a senior person in another organisation who
has the required qualifications. Wherever the proposed Mentor is not from the same
employing organization as that of the candidate, a supporting document giving
justification for the same should be provided by the candidate’s employer.
● Candidates applying to B.Tech. programmes should choose a Mentor who is an
employed professional with B.E./ B.S./ B.Tech./ M.Sc./ A.M.I.E./ Integrated First
Degree of BITS or equivalent. Candidates applying to M.Tech., M.Sc., MBA, M.Phil
programme should choose a Mentor who is an employed professional with:
● B.E./ M.Sc./ M.B.A./ M.C.A./ M.B.B.S. etc. and with a minimum of five years of relevant
work experience.
OR
● M.E./ M.S./ M.Tech./ M.Phil./ M.D./ Higher Degree of BITS or equivalent.

In the final step (Step 4),

Photocopies of these
Page 5 of the downloaded upload your printed Application
documents should be made,
Application Form includes Form, Mentor Consent Form,
and applicants need to
a Checklist of Employer Consent Form, and
self-attest academic mark
Enclosures/Attachments. mandatory documents
sheets and certificates.
one by one.

Selected candidates will

Accepted file formats for The Admissions Cell will
receive email notifications
uploads include .DOC, review your application for
within two weeks of submitting
.DOCX, .PDF, .ZIP, and completeness, accuracy,
their application with all
.JPEG. and eligibility.
required documents.

You can also check your

selection status by logging
in to the Online Application
Centre.

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 Students Speak
The programme from BITS Pilani WILP has been nothing short
of remarkable for me. From the moment I entered the
programme, I was impressed by the depth of knowledge and
expertise that the faculty brought to the table. I found this
programme quite aligned with my current job role and equipped
me with the right administrative and management skills.

Avinash Balivada
Lead Administrator, WIPRO Technologies
Participant of MBA in Business Analytics

This programme was recommended by one of my friends as

I was looking forward to gaining some expertise in digital
business domain. I embarked on this journey of pursuing a
programme from BITS WILP with high hopes. Little did I know
that this programme would not only meet but far exceed my
expectations. The programme is well-structured and has
remarkable faculty.

Sneha Ramachander
Digital Marketer, Adobe
Participant of MBA in Business Analytics

As I work for numbers, I was looking for a programme that

would help me expand my career. When I came across this
programme from BITS Pilani WILP, I knew this is what I really
needed to achieve my career goals. This programme has
steered me towards acquiring expertise in the field which has
greatly contributed to my current role within my organization
and enabled me to master critical skills without taking any
career break.

Sylvester Jayan P R
Digital Marketing Analyst, Zoho Corporations
Participant of MBA in Business Analytics

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 UGC Approval
BITS Pilani is an Institution of Eminence under UGC (Institution of Eminence
Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017. The Work Integrated Learning
Programmes (WILP) of BITS Pilani constitutes a unique set of educational
offerings for working professionals. WILP are an extension of programmes
offered at the BITSPilani Campuses and are comparable to our regular
programmes both in terms of unit/credit requirements as well as academic
rigour. In addition, it capitalises and further builds on practical experience of
students through high degree of integration, which results not only in
upgradation of knowledge, but also in up skilling, and productivity increase.
The programme may lead to award of degree, diploma, and certificate in
science, technology/engineering, management, and humanities and social
sciences.
On the recommendation of the Empowered Expert Committee, UGC in its
548th Meeting held on 09.09.20 has approved the continued offering of BITS
Pilani’s Work Integrated Learning programmes.

The material in this brochure is provided for educational and informational purposes. All
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