The Important Differences Between PGDM and MBA | IIBS

In today’s higher education scenario, the students who wish to take up management as their division of study are often confused what course to pursue for post-graduation. The choices that they have are traditional MBA degree, 
PGDM or PGP Diploma Course, and PGCM Course. The students often fail to select the correct and well-fit course for themselves due to the lack of knowledge.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a post-graduate degree course which is offered by various universities across India and can only be offered by a B-School that has university status and recognition. This is because as per the Indian Law, only a university can offer degrees such as MBA, BBA, BBM, B.Tech, B.E. among several others.

Since the institutions that are not affiliated cannot offer degrees, thus they work as autonomous bodies to provide the diplomas in the name of Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) or Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Diploma. There are numerous institutions in India that offer these programmes and run independently. However, these institutions need to be AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) approved. READ MORE