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Criteria	MICA Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat View →✕ Remove	IIM Indore: Online Courses, Fees, Working Professionals — View →✕ Remove	IIIT Bangalore — View →✕ Remove
📋 Basic Information
University Type	Indian Private	Indian Public (IIM)	Indian Private (Deemed)
Established	1991 35 yrs	1996 30 yrs	1999 27 yrs
Location	Ahmedabad India	Indore India	Bengaluru India
Study Mode	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion	🔵 Online
🏅 Accreditation & Grade
NAAC Grade	✅ A++ ✅ Best NAAC	Not Accredited	🔵 A
All Accreditations	AICTE, NAAC A++	Institute of National Importance (IIM Act 2017), AACSB, AMBA	UGC-DEB, NAAC A, Deemed University
International Recognition	AICTE PGDM; NAAC A++	IIM brand + AACSB + AMBA; certificates not master's degrees	WES eligible; UGC-DEB
✅ Regulatory Approvals
UGC-DEB Approved Online degree = regular mode	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
AICTE Approved Needed for some PSU roles	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No
💰 Fees & Credential
Fee Range Total programme fee	INR 400,000–800,000	INR 250,000–1,500,000	INR 150,000–500,000 ✅ Lowest Fee
Credential Awarded	🔵 Certificate/PGDM	🔵 Certificate	✅ Degree
📚 Courses & Eligibility
Courses Available	3 courses	4 courses	4 courses
Key Programmes	PGDM-C (Communications Management), Executive Programmes in Marketing	Executive PGP, Senior Management Programme, Certificate Programmes Strategy/Marketing/Finance	Online MTech (Data Science, Software Engineering, AI/ML), Online PG Diploma (Data Science)
Weekly Hours Required	10–15 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive	12–15 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive	10–15 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive
Minimum Eligibility	Bachelor's 50%+; 2-5 years work experience; creative portfolio	Bachelor's 50%+; 2-5 yrs work experience	Bachelor's in CS/IT/Engineering 50%+; programming aptitude test
Work Experience	🔵 2-5 years preferred	🔵 2-10 years depending on programme	🔵 0-3 years for PG programmes
🎯 Placement & Career
Placement Support	✅ Yes – MICA placement cell; marketing &	❌ No formal placement	✅ Yes – Bengaluru tech sector employer n
Best For	Marketing, brand & communications professionals targeting India's #1 marketing-communications B-school	Senior managers (5-12 yrs) targeting Director/VP; FMCG, consulting, BFSI in western India	Software engineers & data professionals wanting tech master's with IIIT-B brand
⭐ Key Differentiator	India's only dedicated communications management institution; NAAC A++; strongest marketing employer network in India	AACSB + AMBA dual accreditation; among India's top-5 IIMs; IPM pioneer	IIIT-B tech sector brand; only online MTech from IIIT; strong Bengaluru product company alumni network
🏆 Overall Score
AE Score NAAC · Approvals · Placement · Fees · Courses	14/23 ⚠️ Runner Up	1/23	15/23 ✅ 🏆 Top Pick
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