What is the difference between PGDM and MBA?

129 Views|Posted 2014-04-29 21:29:20

Asked by Rajat Poddar

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2014-04-30 12:48:08

Hi, Please note that MBA is a post graduate degree and is offered by universities, whereas PGDM is post graduate diploma and is offered by AICTE approved autonomous institutes. Both these course have almost the same course curriculum and are equally accepted by corporates for job so you may pursue

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Mohan Bajaj | Contributor-Level 6

2014-04-30 12:38:33

Hello Rajat, In India only those schools which are affiliated to a university can offer an MBA degree. For this reason institutes like JBIMS, PUMBA, FMS can offer MBA degree while IIMs do not. Institutes which are not affiliated to university are autonomous and can offer PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma

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Raj Chawla | Contributor-Level 10

2014-04-30 02:45:29

Hi Rajat, 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 cu

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