Which program has more value PGDM or MBA?

Major differences between MBA and PGDM are as follows : MBA/MMS is offered by 'Universities' or 'Colleges that are affiliated to Universities' or Central Body directly under the Indian Govt while PGDM/PGP is offered by individual colleges and IIM's. Fees is high in case of PGDM/PGP as compared to MMS/MBA. PGDM is much more flexible in terms of syllabus as syllabus is not bounded by a particular university. Ideally PGDM program is residential while MBA is not. Examples of PGDM/PGP Institutes in India are-IIMs ,XLRI, SP Jain, NMIMS (Banglore/Hyderabad) etc. Examples of MBA colleges in India are-IIFT , JBIMS , FMS ,NMIMS(Mumbai)SIBM (Pune), IITs etc. Why few offer MBA and rest offer PGDM? As per the law in India, only a University can offer degrees such as the MBA, BBA, B.Tech or B.E. Any educational institution which is not affiliated to a University cannot offer a degree. So institutes like IIMs, XLRI, NITIE, MDI etc. which are the autonomous bodies and run independently, cannot offer MBA degree and hence offer the PGDM / PGP.

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PGDM is autonomous and approved by AICTE. Institutes have flexibility of revising their curriculum and introduce new subjects as per industry demands. Corporate prefer PGDM as it grooms overall personality of students and make them industry worthy.

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Both are same. PGDM which is a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a diploma course offered by the institutes that are recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and which are autonomous and not affiliated with any university. I hope this would suffice.

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