Planning for a career in India

[ukidlydosai]

Gentlemen,

I request only those who have R2I'd and working in India to respond, please.

My profile:

Bsc (C.S)
MCA (discontinued in 1 year due to family responsibilities and could not afford to continue)
Various developer certifications
Prince2 (UK recognised methodology)
worked in India - (< 1 year before transfer)
worked briefly in Canada, Germany ( < 1 year each all internal transfers)
in London - UK for past 8 + years (4 years in a senior role)

I did a job search on an Indian job portal recently and can see even junior positions require a Masters degree and other certifications. I intend to work for a couple of years after R2I. If I want to get into a PM role in India, do I need to have a Masters/Management Degree? Would my profile stand a chance or employers would not even consider due to lack of Masters?

If it is vital to get a good job then I would have to revise my R2I plans and look at completing my Masters, so your advise is much appreciated.

[tejasvee]

I did a job search on an Indian job portal recently and can see even junior positions require a Masters degree and other certifications. I intend to work for a couple of years after R2I. If I want to get into a PM role in India, do I need to have a Masters/Management Degree? Would my profile stand a chance or employers would not even consider due to lack of Masters?
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If you are looking at a PM/Senior lead kind of positions, in an IT company, you don't need masters. You don't even need a BE/MCA in most cases. Project your experience ahead of education and most people will call you anyway. There are thousands of jobs at 10-20 years exp level so you will land one even if 40% of the industry rejects you based upon education.

The best way will be to market yourself through networking. Don't go only by monster/naukri.

[moreqa]

I think that in India, somehow the education background comes into play in mysterious ways.
If you are in a position to get a Masters, I would say go for it. Think through what have you got to lose by Doing the Masters/Management. You Might have some to gain by doing it.