Hello everyone. I would be obliged if you take a look at my profile and help me with my decision.
I am a 32-year Male working as a Class B Government Officer in the Central Secretariat Service, Government of India. I briefly worked as an Auditor in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. I have worked in different Sections in my entire career of 8 years. The brief of my role is as follows:
vi) Audit of the Public Works Department Projects
vii) Coordination with Different Departments of Government of India
viii) Finance Division of the Government
ix) Looking after a Centrally sponsored scheme which gives grants to Universities in India for Research Projects
x) Recruitment of Scientists in Government of India
My Educational Qualifications are:
v) Class X-92%
vi) Class XII-91.2% (Science Background)
vii) B. Sc. (Hons.)-Mathematics-50.5%
viii) MA (Public Administration)-68%
One of the main reasons I want to go after MBA is upskilling myself because there is a Glass Ceiling which you hit after a certain age in the Government Sector. The job that I have is comfortable but there is little opportunity to grow. I would want to grow in my career and have a feeling of achievement by getting in a top B School to be a better version of myself. The other reason is that in Private Sector the remuneration is considerably higher than the Government and this is a big motivation for me as I am an honest Government Officer. My Wife is a Government Officer too so I don’t have to worry about the financial instability while I am doing an MBA.
Please let me know whether:
vii) Whether an MBA at this age makes sense?
viii) Is my profile suitable for doing an MBA?
ix) What are the challenges that I may face considering that I have zero exposure of working in the Private Sector?
x) What can an average person make after the MBA from a good B School? I earn around 12 lacs per year right now.
xi) How much time is realistically required for preparation?
xii) My Job provides me a Good Work Life balance. How difficult is it to attain in a Private Job after MBA?