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Postgraduation in management
I would like to do postgraduation in management. What is the difference between PGDM and MBA and which is a better option?
Priyanka Lakshmanan
Kanur
There is a wide variety of nomenclature of degrees in management education. There are mainly two categories - postgraduate diploma and master's degree.
Postgraduate diplomas include Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA), Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM). Most of these diploma courses are having two-year duration and graduation is the entry qualification.
Master's programmes include Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Management (MBM), Master of Business Studies (MBS), Master of Finance and Control (MFC) and Master of Management Studies (MMS).
According to the University Grants Commission Act, universities and university-level institutions, including deemed universities, alone can award MBA and related degrees. The institutions outside the university system can award postgraduate diplomas. All institutions offering PG programmes in management should obtain the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). PG Diplomas in Business Administration / Management awarded by very few institutions are approved by the AICTE or recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to the corresponding masters degree/MBA.
Deemed universities can also offer MBA or Master's Degree in Management. The AIU is the appropriate authority for granting recognition.
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow are ranked in the list of top institutions that offer Postgraduate programmes in Management (PGP).
IIM Calcutta also offers PGDM and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM). Meritorious graduates in any discipline can apply for the postgraduate programme offered by the IIMs.
The selection is based on the Common Admission Test (CAT) score. The PGP of IIMs is considered as equivalent to an MBA and has much greater demand in industry/management field.
Most of the universities in India offer MBA programmes with specialisations such as marketing, finance, personnel, systems management, human resource management, etc. Some institutes offer sectoral electives such as telecom, health, retail, textile, insurance, pharmaceuticals, supply chain, shipping and port Management, etc. besides the main specialisations.
Innovative specialised subjects of MBA include biotechnology, tourism, power management, information technology, public services and e-governance, IT-enabled services, banking technology, pharmaceutical management, etc. The duration of full-time MBA programmes is two years.
The reputation of the institution within the industry, the quality of the faculty, infrastructure, placement record, location of the institute, etc. are the factors that need to be taken into account before choosing a masters programme or a PG diploma.
It is not important whether a student pursues PGDM or MBA. The institution where he/she is studying is of paramount importance and enhances their employability.
Those who pass out from reputed institutes get better job opportunities in multinational companies in the executive/managerial posts.
IIMs, Xavier Labour Relation Institutes (XLRI), Jamshedpur, Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubaneswar, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Narseemonjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (Andheri West) Mumbai, Barathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) Tiruchirapalli, etc. are some of the top institutes offering PG programmes in management.
Admissions to MBA/PGDBM/equivalent programmes are made either through an all-India Common Entrance Tests or through State-level tests.
The All India entrance tests consist of IIM-CAT, JMET conducted by IITs, MAT conducted by AIMA, ATMA conducted by AIMS, XAT conducted by XLRI. Admission guidelines are available on the AICTE website: www.aicte.ernet.in
The Joint Management Entrance Test are conducted annually for admission to Postgraduate Programmes in Management at IITs Madras, Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Graduates in engineering are eligible to apply for this test.
In Kerala, the Institute of Management in Kerala, under the University of Kerala, Senate Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram; the College of Engineering (Department of Business Administration), Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram; the T.K.M. Institute of Management, Kollam; Rajagiri College of Social Science, Kalamassery; DC College of Management and Technology, Vagamon; the Cusat School of Management Studies, Kochi; the Department of Commerce and Management Studies, under the University of Calicut, Thenhipalam; the Department of Management Studies, Kannur University, Palayad and the Farook Institute of Management Studies, Farook College, Kozhikode are some of the colleges offering MBA programmes.
Nutrition and dietetics
I am a Plus Two student in the science stream and would like to pursue a degree course in nutrition and dietetics. Which are the institutes the offer this course and what are the job prospects?
Rajani J.
Thiruvananthapuram
Food, nutrition and dietetics are inter-related. Food science applies to almost any scientific discipline of study of food. Nutrition is the science of food and its effects on human life, health and disease. Dieticians are well versed in diets. Nutritionists and dieticians plan nutrition programmes. They are responsible for promoting sound eating habits through education and research; they are mainly concerned with food and health.
They must know about food production and processing, psychological factors influencing food choice, digestion and its effects on nutritional aspects.
Those who wish to become dieticians or nutritionists should study home science or dietetics and nutrition, food science/technology course at the graduate and postgraduate levels. Ph.D. is also possible in this field.
After Plus Two in science subjects covering physics, chemistry, home science and biology, students should go for degree courses in home sciences/nutrition and dietetics/food Science, etc.
Nutrition and dietetics course at degree level is very rare. The SRM Arts and Science College, affiliated to Madras University, conducts a B.Sc. course in nutrition and dietetics. (Website: www.srmuniv.ac.in, Phone: 044 24747231, 24742836, 24893688.
Bharath College of Science and Management, affiliated to Bharatidasan University, Thanjavur (Phone: 04362 227937, 228081) conducts a B.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics course.
Postgraduate Degree/Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics are being conducted in a few institutes/varsities. Graduates in home science/microbiology/biochemistry/food science/nutrition and dietetics are eligible for admission.
The following institutes and universities offer nutrition and dietetics and other related courses:
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (deemed university): PG Diploma in Dietetics offered at Welcome Group Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal. Those who have passed with B.Sc. Home Science or Nutrition or BSc with Chemistry, Life Science, Microbiology or Biochemistry as the main subject 50 per cent marks are eligible for admission. Selection is based on marks in the qualifying examination.
- Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (deemed university) Chennai: PG Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. It is a one-year course. Entry qualification is B.Sc. Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics or B.Sc. Home Science. Admission is based on entrance test.
- University of Madras: PG Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Madurai Kamraj University: PG Diploma in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics
- Christian Medical College, Vellore: PG Diploma in Dietetics
- University of Mumbai: PG Diploma in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition
- Gandhigram Rural Institute (deemed university): M.Sc. Home Science and Nutrition
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidhyalayam: MSc in Food Science and Nutrition, PG Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
Dieticians and nutritionists are employed by hospitals, catering departments of star hotels, baby food manufacturing companies, food research institutes, etc.
GOPAKUMAR KARAKONAM
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