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Tell me about PGDM v MBA courses


microphone1947 7th Jan, 2021
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suchayitaanusaha 7th Jan, 2021

Hello,

PGDM is Post graduate diploma in management. MBA is masters in business administration. MBA and PGDM both are buisness oriented course. In PGDM degree candidate offered a diploma and MBA degree student get MBA degree. PGDM courses offered by autonomous bodies , students need to be careful while taking admission. MBA degree conferred by varsities and lower chance to fraudulent claim. These is basic difference between PGDM and MBA course.

All the best.

ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 7th Jan, 2021

Hi

By MBA V PGDM, I guess you want to know the difference between them.

Actually,

Both MBA and PGDM are almost the same thing .

  • MBA i.e Master of business administration is a degree course , and being a degree it is  little  more theoretical
  • PGDM is graduate diploma in management i.e it is a diploma course, PGDM is accredited by Association of Indian Universities which makes it equivalent to MBA, it is more practical,  even the most prestigious IIMS offers PGDM.

So, there's  not much difference  between  MBA and PGDM , the only thing is that MBA is a degree course while  PGDM is a diploma course , also when it comes to job then there's no difference in the way companies  treat a PGDM and an MBA , even your Career growth is similar for both the courses and it  largely depends upon your performance.

So both MBA and PGDM have more or less equal scope and opportunities , you can go for either  of them , what  matters is the college or the B-school  from which you pursue them , brand value of the college,  its past placement  records, industry exposure provided by the college  etc because your starting package and placement  after completion of the course is mainly dependent on college’s name and brand, not whether it offers MBA or PGDM.

But yes,

in comparison,  MBA has little bit edge over PGDM as it has global acceptability for employment,  the Top B-schools in the world offer MBA degree and not PGDM which is diploma. Also , if you want to go further  studies in abroad then foreign universities require MBA degree instead of PGDM diploma to offer you admission in Ph.D or Doctoral programme.


Thank you


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