Is PGDM equivalent to MBA?

Hi Archana, In India only those management institutes which are affiliated to a university can offer an MBA degree. Institutes which are not affiliated to university are autonomous and can offer PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) degree. However, some of these programmes are approved by

Dear Archana, Please remember MBA degree is offered by universities, whereas PGDM is offered by AICTE approved institutes. Both these course have almost the same course curriculum, Both are good but in PGDM there is very advance syllabus that's why IIM also give PGDM degree . However while taking

Yes, it is equivalent.The main difference between PGDM and MBA is that PGDM is a postgraduate diploma which is given by stand alone / Autonomous Institutes which come under the jurisdiction of AICTE like IIMs, XLRI, SP Jain etc. And MBA is a degree program provided only by Unversities and come under

Yes Archana, PGDM approved by AICTE is equal to MBA. AIU (Association of Indian Universities) has Certified this. click on this link to see: http://www.vjim.edu.in/images/downloads/AIU.jpg