PGDM OR MBA? Which one is better?

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Post Graduate Diploma in Management is AICTE (All India Council of Technical Studies) approved program with a duration of 2 years. Approximately 500 institutions are approved to offer PGDM in India by AICTE. These approved institutions design their own curriculum, upgrade it as and when required, conduct their own examinations and evaluate their own students. Generally, curricula are designed keeping in view the industry demand, so that students can be placed well.

MBA or Master in Business Administration is a UGC approved post-graduation degree program which can be offered by Universities. The course duration is two years. Most of the universities affiliate colleges and permit them to teach the MBA course. This makes the course irrelevant and redundant when we talk on the placements. Students generally get low salaries as compared to their counterparts in PGDM.

advantages of choosing pgdm:

• Specialization in Any Field
• Preference for Higher Studies
• Real-time Business World Experience
• Experienced Faculty.

Advantages of Choosing MBA

• MBA has Global acceptability for employment
• MBA degree - requirement for higher studies abroad.
• Legacy of MBA

Hence its your choice of career, both has its own merits and demerits.

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MBA, short for Master of Business Administration, is a Post Graduate Degree in Management. ... PGDM is a course offered by colleges that are not affiliated with recognized universities or are not authorized to offer degrees. And therefore they offer Diploma courses which in a broader view come at the same level as an MBA.
To be eligible for admission to the PGDM Program(s), the participants must possess a bachelor’s equivalent degree, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in any discipline, from a recognized university in India or abroad (recognized by the UGC / Association of Indian Universities). However, the final selection may be based on a higher cut-off percentage depending on the total number of applicants for the program.

MBA is a Master’s degree and only recognized universities or colleges affiliated with such universities are allowed to offer a degree in Business Administration. Such universities follow one single curriculum designed for the course and offer other major degrees like bachelor and Doctorate.
PGDM is a course offered by colleges that are not affiliated with recognized universities or are not authorized to offer degrees. And therefore they offer Diploma courses which in a broader view come at the same level as an MBA.

PGDM, or 'Post Graduate Diploma In Management', is an elite qualification for professionals. ... The study of the PGDM course is actually a comparatively new postgraduate qualification. PGDM programs have promptly rooted themselves as the mark of serious business professionals all around the world. In the line of various management courses, many students opt for PGDM or postgraduate diploma in management programs. A PGDM course aims at honing the managerial and leadership skills of students so they can explore several career opportunities after PGDM and progress to reach top positions in management know more check below link-
https://www.careers360.com/courses/pgdm-post-graduate-diploma-in-management
https://www.careers360.com/courses/mba-master-of-business-administration

Famous MBA institutes in India:
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi
SIBM (Symbiosis Institute of Business Management), Pune
NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies ), Mumbai
IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade)

Famous PGDM institutes in India:
IIMs (Indian Institute of Management)
XLRI (Xavier School of Management), Jamshedpur
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
NMIMS (Banglore/Hyderabad)
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Post Gradute Diploma in Management (PGDM)  is always the Best choice compared to MBA. PGDM is all about the practical Knowledge and Understanding the real time Management sectors. Where as in MBA, there is no that much practical environment. All the IIM's and top reputated Business Schools offer PGDM course only.