| MBA | Masters in Business Administration (Degree) |
| MMS | Masters in Management Studies (Degree) |
| PGDM | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Diploma) |
| PGP | Post Graduate Programme |
MMS basically provides by Mumbai University
Learning in programs
- MBA/MMS –University Run (Pattern change 3 to 5 year)
- PGDM/PGP – Changes on per the Industry/Company Requirement
- Value of MBA/MMS//PGDM/PGP –All are equivalent in India
Placement – Same
| MBA | UGC approved | |
| PGDM | NMIMS Bangalore Xavier MDI Gurgaon IMT,IMI | AICTE approved |
| PGP | IIM | |
| MMS | NMIMS MumbaiIBIMS PUMBA PuneSIBM PuneIIFT Delhi (Dreamed University) | Management Department |
Programme Suitable for
MBA offered by Government University in more suitable for Candidates interested in earning a degree for higher studies, academic career.
Private Institute – Corporate Career Academics (Fee 2 Lac)
PGP – Students focussed on enhancing their employability Skills for a better corporate career, Job or starting their own enterprise (16.2 Lac- IMS)
PGDM – Focus on Improving Skills, Employability, Enterprises
Top Colleges – (15 lac to 20 lac)
| Type of management courses | MBA from Govt.University | MBA from Private University | Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) | Private PGDM Colleges |
| Programme offered | Masters of Business Administration | Masters of Business Administration | Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP/MBA) | Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) |
| Award | Degree | Degree | Diploma/MBA Degree | Diploma |
| Top Institutes /colleges | FMS-Delhi University;IIFT Delhi – Deemed University; JBIMS-Mumbai | Top Private Universities are NMIMS Mumbai Symbiosis Pune; XIMXUB Bhubaneswar | IIM Ahmadabad ,IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta IIm Lucknow ,IIm Indore ,IIM Kozhikode and other 14 new and newest IIMs | XLRI, SPJIMR MDI, IMI,IMT |
| Degree/Diploma recognized / approved by | University Grants Commission (UGC) | University Grants Commission (UGC) | Ministry of HRD equivalent to MBA degree | All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) |
| Curriculum | Rigid, because approvals required from University Curriculum at most Government Universities and Colleges is theoretical, and not frequently updated. | Curriculum at good Private Universities like NMIMS and Symbiosis is at Par with IIMs, top PGDM B schools. It is updated in accordance with industry demand. | Flexible and Frequently Updated. Focus in Industry needs and Job requirements as Placement is key student expectation. | Curriculum is frequently updated to keep pace with industry demands and changes. |
