What are the prospects for Urban Management and Governance at XIMB? How are the placements?

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Ankit Dhir Posted On - Mar 13, 2023
CEO at Catking Educare. (2009–present)

The answer is based on the interviews of first and second-year students of MBA - Urban Management & Governance.

Course: MBA in Urban Management and Governance helps students develop the talent in the development and management of smart and sustainable city infrastructure which includes the following:

  • Financing
  • Contracting and partnership arrangements for transportation systems
  • Housing and real estate
  • Housing finance
  • Water and waste management
  • Sustainable urban development
  • e-governance arrangements
  • Urban environmental management
  • Leisure and tourism

Recruiting Sectors

Many domains of both public and private sector offer roles to students from Urban Management and Governance (UMG) such as

  • Consulting firms
  • Infrastructure development companies
  • Urban Development Authorities and various Government Departments
  • Special Purpose Agencies created through Public-Private-Partnerships managing Smart Cities
  • NGOs
  • UN Organizations
  • International Development Agencies
  • Multilateral Agencies

Recruiters 

The various companies and NGOs that have hired students of UMG are - Ernst and Young, Jones Lang LaSalle, GIZ, Spectrum Technologies, CRISIL, Janagraha and many more.

Future prospects: 

Graduates of the MBA-UMG Program can pursue further study in Ph.D. programs in a number of disciplines like 

  • Urban Development
  • Housing
  • Transportation
  • Public Policy
  • Planning
  • Governance
  • Urban Finance
  • Real Estate

My personal advice would be to go for this course. Experience in this field will upscale your resume and make you appear unique among many others.

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