Are you able to say quickly what you choose after your graduation, MBA or PGDM?
I share some knowledge about these courses that I know from various research or Webinars.
So, let’s talk about the exams in more detail.

What is MBA?
We know that full form MBA is, “Master of Business Administration”. It is a post-graduate degree in management, offered by various institutes across India or abroad, also.
I am doing pharmacy so, let’s talk about what is the opportunities given by MBA if I choose this field.
After doing MBA there will be various openings in different sectors like,” Marketing, HR, International business, finance, Pharma marketing, healthcare management, supply chain management etc.”
From there, you can achieve various career options that help you a lot.
MBA is a 2 years course in which 1 year is plane MBA and in the next year, the training will be given to the learners.
What is PGDM?
PGDM means” Post Graduate Diploma in Management” , is a diploma course and not a degree. PGDM program is offered by the autonomous institute also i.e.they is not affiliated with any university and by another institute also.
After doing the PGDM program the fence of various sectors are open for us it may be in, ” Marketing, HR, International Business, Supply Chain Management etc.”
Now, let’s look at the top college in India which offer MBA and PGDM programs.
Top colleges of MBA:-
College | location | Course offered |
Symbiosis Institute of business management | Pune | MBA |
NMIMS School of Business Management | Mumbai | MBA |
IIHMR University | Jaipur | MBA |
Jamia Hamdard university | Delhi | MBA |
PUMBA | Pune | MBA |
Ramchandra institute of management | Pune | MBA |


Top Colleges For PGDM:-
College | Location | Course offered |
Xavier School of Management | Jamshedpur | PGDM |
Management development institute | Gurgaon | PGDM |
S.P.Jain Institute of Management & Research | Mumbai | PGDM |
T.A.Pai management institute (TAPMI) | Manipal | PGDM |
IES Management College & Research Centre | Mumbai | PGDM |
MITCOIN Institute of Management | Pune | PGDM |
SIES College of Management Studies | Mumbai | PGDM |
D.Y. Patil College | Pune | PGDM |


Admission Process:-
1)Graduation Score
2)Entrance test
3)Group discussion or personal interview.
Now, let’s look at the various entrance exam for admission.
Entrance Test For Admission:-
CAT – Common Admission Test
MAT – Management Aptitude Test
SNAP – Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
MAH CET – Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
and various other tests are also present which taken by them individually, by various other institutes like XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test etc.
From above we know that what is MBA or PGDM is, various institutes, but the main thing is to understand is,” How to prepare for an entrance test?”,” what is the syllabus for those entrance tests?”
Now we simply look at how to prepare for an entrance test .
Preparation For Entrance Test:-

Common subjects In these exams
Quantitative Ability
Data Interpretation
Logical Resoning
Verbal Ability
These 4 subjects are common in these entrance examinations.
Data interpretation – It includes data is given in the form of tables, charts or graphs. In this section, it is tested that how candidates can interpret the given data and answer the question based on it.
Logical Reasoning –Logical or deductive reasoning involves using a given set of facts or data to deduce other facts by resoning logically. It involves drawing specific conclusions based on-premises.
Verbal Ability – verbal ability can be defined as making use of the essential components of the English language in order to effectively communicate in both spoken and written forms.
Quantitative Ability – Quantitative Ability tests the ability of a candidate to handle numerical data and solve numerical problems. It is one of those sections in CAT Exam which can be scoring, if the aspirant possesses good mathematical skills and has a way with numbers.
We have talked about much more circumstances about the MBA and PGDM courses. Now let’s move towards the next topic.
I know some of the best books, for preparing for the entrance exam, let’s have a look at those books:-
For Quantitative Aptitude:– Arun Sharma’s How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT, Sarvesh Verma’s Quantum CAT etc.
For Verbal Ability& Reading Comprehension:– Arihant publication book, R.S.Aggarwal’s Modern approach to verbal & Non – Verbal Reasoning etc.
For Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning:- Arun Sharma’s How to prepare for Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning for CAT, NCERT Books etc.
Now, we will talk about the most interesting topic for everyone. i.e. the top colleges for management abroad. We all have a dream to do our higher studies abroad.
So, if you have to go abroad for your higher studies, first have looked at the top International colleges for management.
Top International Colleges For Management
Sr.No. | Colleges | Location |
1 | IMD Business School | Lausanne, Switzerland |
2 | College Of William & Mary – Mason School of Business | Williamsburg, Virginia |
3 | Vlerick Business School | Gent, Belgium |
4 | CEIBS China Europe International Business School | Shanghai, China |


From above all the information, you all understand the basic knowledge about these courses.
There are various other Institute also which provides these course but I shared some popular institutes name that I know.
I am also fresher, so I tried my best to explain basic knowledge about this course, which will be very useful for beginners.👍
Now, we can say quickly what we choose after our graduation.
If you have to gain more details about these courses, so you can do the research or read other content also.

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