What should I do between MBA and PGDM?

I have completed my PGDM from premium b-school and had experienced some really good academic as well as extra work curriculum activities. So I qualify to answer this. So these both are almost same, in terms career prospective doesn't make much differences. However below are some comparison in several parameters I tried to list down - I) Institute type - Only colleges affiliated to an university can offer MBA for their business courses. Eg - FMS-Delhi, NIMT Institute of management etc. Thus MBA is UGC granted course. Where as PGDM is offered by autonomous institutes like Iims, XLRI, NMIMS, SIBM, Fore School of Management, NIFT, MDI, IMT etc. PGDM offering institutions are a free body not affiliated to any university however they are approved by AICTE. Ii) Duration of course - MBA programmes are now a days two years long as per UGC. PGDM programmes may last from one year to two years. Usually the two years long PGDM is said as equivalent to MBA. Iii) Curriculum Type - MBA norms are dependent on the university and curriculum is not frequently revised as colleges cant introduce changes without the consent of the university. PGDM is more of flexible one as autonomous institutes can introduce elemental changes more frequently to make the education more effective. Usually PGDM courses are way more updated than an MBA. Iv) Focus of the course - MBA course is more focused towards developing the business and technical knowledge where students usually develops the theoretical concepts that are essential for business world. PGDM is more focused towards the practical approaches of things which mould students to face real life problems and come up with feasible solutions. Additionally students get industry oriented and adaptable to corporate environment. V) Fees Structure - Lastly MBA programmes are a bit affordable where as PGDM course are bit expensive usually ranges from 6 Lacs to 25 Lacs.

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Greetings from ISBR, Bangalore. MBAs are offered by Universities. MBA programs are affiliated to Universities. Their curriculum, syllabus exam schedule are defined by University. Whereas, PGDM programs are offered by autonomous colleges. PGDM programs AICTE approved. Their syllabus are updated with respect to current industry trends and they train students and give them hand on corporate exposure. At ISBR, we do offer AICTE approved PGDM programs. To know more visit, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="www.isbr.in" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>www.isbr.in</a>.

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