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Postgraduate Diploma in Management courses to learn industry-specific skills

Soham Naha

Posted on 18 Feb 2022

16:23 PM

PGDM courses focus on technical and industry-oriented knowledge. Shutterstock

Summary

PGDM courses are in great demand as they are more affordable than MBA programmes

IISWBM Kolkata and XLRI Jamshedpur offer different PGDM courses that focus on industry requirements

An increasing number of students are now opting for a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) degree to stand out to employers. To give your career a boost, you, too, can go for such courses as they are both affordable and more compact than other study programmes in a highly competitive job market.

What is PGDM

PGDM is generally a two-year course that teaches students all the core concepts of management. The demand for such courses are skyrocketing as they provide students with functional awareness and practical experience, sharpening their decision-making skills in the business world. PGDM courses are preferred by recent graduates looking for a career in management as well as by professionals with a few years of experience.

Difference between PGDM and MBA

MBA degrees can only be obtained from universities and their affiliated colleges approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). But you can do PGDM courses from autonomous institutes that have been accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education. Apart from that, MBA courses are more theoretical and cover a lot of areas even with specialisation, while PGDM focuses more on technical and industry-oriented knowledge.

Career

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Roadmap for PGDM courses:

You need to clear your Class XII board exams in any stream.

After completion of your board exams, you need to obtain a BSc/ BA/BCom degree with at least 50% aggregate.

You can also obtain a Bachelor of Technology (BTech)/ Bachelor of Engineering (BE)/Associate Member of Institution of Engineers (AMIE) degree with at least 60% aggregate.
You can also come from a BBA/BMS background with 60% aggregate marks.

After obtaining your bachelor’s degree, you have to clear a national-level test (CAT/ GMAT/ MAT/ ATMA/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT) for admission to top B-schools across the country.

Various B-schools also schedule their own entrance exams for PGDM courses.

Types of PGDM courses:

PGDM in Marketing