What is the difference between MBA and PGDM? Are these same? If no, which one is better?

889 Views|Posted 9 years ago
Asked by Alok Mishra
5 Answers
Sunil Soni
9 years ago
There is no difference between MBA and PGDM. Syllabus of bothe the degrees is similar. In India only universities can award degrees. Therefore, B Schools which are not affiliated to any university award PGDM. AIU publishes list of PGDM which are treated equivalent to MBA for higher studies. Both deg

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Nikhlesh Mathur
9 years ago
MBA and PGDM are both management courses yet the only difference is the approach to its curriculum. MBA give more focus to the syllabus framed by the university and no change is bought in for years. As for PGDM the focus is more on the current industrial demands and requirements. The curriculum of P

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5 years ago
Dear Alok, I did MBA from Lovely Professional University. LPU is one of the best choices indeed. It provides for multiple industrial exposures, live projects, an updated curriculum rigor and technology along with very good placements and personality development. LPU is helping me grow professionally

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Shiva Reddy
7 years ago
Both are same, both are Masters degrees. MBA is a 2-year UGC recognised Masters degree, which is useful for doing PhD further, while PGDM is not a UGC recognised degree. It may cause some problems for doing PhD while PGDM has better demand in the market for good placements.

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Uttam Sharma
8 years ago
Both are management courses. MBA degree is offered by universities or their affiliations. PGDM is given by private colleges. In today's trend, PGDM is more suitable as it is up to date with the recent trends of the market and has more practical knowledge when compared to MBA which has the old and u

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