What is the difference between MBA and PGDM?

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8 years ago

Hi, MBA and PGDM both are management courses. MBA stands for Masters in Business Administration whereas PGDM stands for Post Graduate Diploma in Management. These both courses are of equal importance in every term of training, education and placement. If one is doing PGDM course from top management

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Aditi Modi | Beginner-Level 5

8 years ago

PGDM expands to Post Graduate Diploma in Management, the confusion starts when you see the term Diploma. Many students are of the view that it is a Diploma course and not a Degree, you are right to an extent that it is a Diploma. The main reason why postgraduate courses are named as PGDM is because

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Kritesh Gupta | Guide-Level 13

8 years ago

MBA stands for Masters in Business Administration. PGDM stands for Post Graduate Diploma. Both are courses offered for management domains. Universities like BITS, etc., are allowed to offer MBA course while institutes like IIM, XLRI and NITIE offers PGDM courses. Specializations like finance, marke

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Swayamprava Nayak | Contributor-Level 8

8 years ago

Hi, MBA refers to Master of Business Administration, a degree that is conferred on completion of two years management programme. It is granted by a university or an institution that is affiliated to the university. On the other hand, PGDM stands for a Post Graduate Diploma in Management. It is a Di

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Tasbiya Khan | Contributor-Level 10

2 years ago

The table below summarizes the main features of the MBA and PGDM programs for students interested in management studies. The following table includes key information about course level, entrance tests, course costs, career profiles, and average annual salary:

Parameters	MBA	PGDM
Full Form	Master of Business Administration	Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Course Level	Degree	Diploma
Entrance Exams	Through national and state-level entrance examinations like CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT, etc.	Through CAT, MAT, XAT, ATMA and some state-level examinations like TSICET, MAH-CET, etc.
Accreditation	University Grants Commission (UGC)	All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Validity	Valid Post Graduate Degree.	Valid and equivalent to Post Graduate Degree.
Syllabus	The syllabus is prepared by universities and gets updated less frequently	Syllabus is dynamic, AICTE approved and gets updated frequently as per industry needs.
Course Fee (in INR)	INR 2 lakh to 27 lakh and above	INR 3 lakh to INR 15 lakh
Average Salary (in INR)	INR 5 lakh to 25 lakh per annum	INR 5 to INR 15 lakh
Specialisations	Sales and Marketing, Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Digital Marketing, etc.	IT, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Marketing, HR, etc.
Top Job Profiles	Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Project Manager, etc.	HR Recruiters, Sales Manager, Public Relations Manager, Research Analyst etc.
Top Recruiters	Boston Consulting Group, Mckinsey, Bain & Co, Morgan Stanley, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Adobe, etc.	HDFC Bank, Dell, Myntra, Amazon, Lifestyle etc.
Top Colleges	IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, etc.	IIM Indore, IIM Calcutta, XLRI Jamshedpur, etc.

Also Read: How to prepare for MBA?

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Abhishek Desai | Scholar-Level 17

6 years ago

Hello A PGDM is given by a college affiliated to the AICTE whereas an MBA is given only by an independent University. Both are considered equal in India; what matters more is from where is one pursuing it. For example, a PGDM from a top-ranked B-school is any day more valuable than an MBA from an

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Ragesh C.R | Contributor-Level 7

7 years ago

The main difference between MBA and PGDM IS that MBA course is mostly linked to the university that changes the syllabus once in 3-4 years. But PGDM is something that is linked to the college. College usually prepares question papers and does the correction. PGDM syllabus will be updated according t

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Sanjana Sodhi | Contributor-Level 9

7 years ago

MBA (Master of Business Administration) is a Master's degree while PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) or PGDBM (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management) is a Diploma certificate. So, if you get into a b-school that offers an MBA, you get a Master's degree. But, if you get into a B-Schoo

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