Alumni who changed careers

Ananya Iyer VERIFIED

Senior Product Manager · Flipkart

Software Developer → Senior Product Manager (2023)

2:14

Ananya spent four years writing backend services before she realised she cared far more about the product decisions than the code. She picked an online MBA with an IT management specialisation specifically because it let her keep working full time while studying. The strategy and finance modules gave her the vocabulary to argue for a product roadmap, and a live case project with a Flipkart product head turned into a referral. She moved across in eleven months.

Rohit Deshmukh VERIFIED

FP&A Lead · Amazon

Mechanical Engineer → FP&A Lead (2022)

1:48

Rohit had a strong technical background and no idea how to talk about money. He chose LPU Online because the zero-interest EMI made the fee survivable on an engineer's salary and the finance track mapped directly onto his goal of a commercial role. A capstone on cost-to-serve analysis in a manufacturing business is now a slide in his internal portfolio review.

Priya Nair VERIFIED

Brand Manager · Unilever

Field Sales Executive → Brand Manager (2023)

Priya had closed targets for four years running and was stuck in a district role that offered no brand exposure. The marketing and sales specialisation at Amity let her keep her job and study at night, and the live campaign module gave her a real brand brief she could present at work. She moved into brand management eighteen months after graduating.

Vikram Shetty VERIFIED

Regional Operations Director · Zomato

Secondary School Teacher → Regional Operations Director (2022)

1:35

Vikram's career change was the least conventional on this list. He picked Chandigarh University for the weekend live-class format, which was the only one he could fit around a school timetable. The operations specialisation covered supply chain and lean process work, and the placement cell ran mock interviews for him for four months before he started applying.

Sneha Kulkarni VERIFIED

Healthcare Consultant · Apollo Hospitals

Staff Nurse → Healthcare Consultant (2023)

Sneha ran a ward for seven years and had opinions on every inefficiency the hospital ignored. NMIMS' case-method curriculum gave her the financial and operations language to make those opinions land. Her capstone on patient flow reduction in an emergency department became her interview piece.

Karan Malhotra VERIFIED

Business Analyst · Deloitte

Graduate Trainee → Business Analyst (2024)

1:41

Karan had no work experience when he enrolled, which rules out most executive programmes. Jain's merit-based admission and analytics specialisation took him in, and the business analytics module with live SQL projects is what his interview loop actually tested. He joined Deloitte four months after graduating.

Meera Raghavan VERIFIED

Machine Learning Engineer · Fractal Analytics

Software Developer → Machine Learning Engineer (2024)

2:26

Meera's jump came from combining an engineering base with a management credential. IIM Kozhikode's profile evaluation process and the campus residency were the turning point — the residency is where she met her current hiring manager. She calls the two-year investment the easiest financial decision she has made.

Sunil Patil VERIFIED

HR Business Partner · Infosys

Customer Support Associate → HR Business Partner (2023)

Sunil picked Symbiosis because the total fee was the only one he could manage on a BPO salary. The HR specialisation moved him from handling escalations to handling workforce planning, and the alumni network on the closed forum referred him directly to an Infosys recruitment drive.

Arjun Reddy VERIFIED

Program Manager · Larsen & Toubro

Site Engineer → Program Manager (2022)

1:58

Arjun had managed a ₹40 crore site but had no exposure to portfolio-level planning. IMT Ghaziabad's project management module and its reputation with infrastructure employers did the rest — he received two internal referral requests from alumni within a week of finishing.

Ayesha Khan VERIFIED

Regional Export Manager · Tata Motors

Export Documentation Executive → Regional Export Manager (2023)

Ayesha had been processing export documents for years without owning a market. UPES' international business specialisation, with its cross-border trade modules, gave her the commercial picture. She now owns two markets in the Middle East.