What is the difference between PGDM and MBA?

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    Aarushi Bhatt Experienced Campus Representative. | Guide-Level 14

    7 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 when an Institute is an autonomous body (meaning it is not affiliated to any University) and conducts management courses then such Institutes cannot offer MBA degree. Even IIMs and XLRIs doesn't offer MBA degrees they only give PGP Diploma or PGDM since they are autonomous and independent bodies
    A two year management degree expands to Master
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