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Criteria	MICA Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat View →✕ Remove	Liverpool John Moores — View →✕ Remove	Deakin Business School — View →✕ Remove
📋 Basic Information
University Type	Indian Private	International	International
Established	1991 35 yrs	1823 203 yrs	1974 52 yrs
Location	Ahmedabad India	Liverpool UK	Melbourne Australia
Study Mode	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion	🔵 Online	🔵 Online
🏅 Accreditation & Grade
NAAC Grade	✅ A++ ✅ Best NAAC	Not Accredited	Not Accredited
All Accreditations	AICTE, NAAC A++	UK Office for Students, QAA, Royal Charter	AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA (Triple Crown)
International Recognition	AICTE PGDM; NAAC A++	AIU equivalence required for Indian careers; NARIC for UK; WES for North America	AIU equivalence required for Indian careers; WES for North America
✅ Regulatory Approvals
UGC-DEB Approved Online degree = regular mode	No	No	No
AICTE Approved Needed for some PSU roles	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No
💰 Fees & Credential
Fee Range Total programme fee	INR 400,000–800,000	USD 10,000–22,000 ✅ Lowest Fee	USD 15,000–30,000
Credential Awarded	🔵 Certificate/PGDM	✅ Degree	✅ Degree
📚 Courses & Eligibility
Courses Available	3 courses	6 courses	5 courses
Key Programmes	PGDM-C (Communications Management), Executive Programmes in Marketing	Online MBA, Online MSc (Data Science, Project Management, Finance, HR)	Online MBA, Online Master's (Business Analytics, HR, Marketing, Finance)
Weekly Hours Required	10–15 hrs/week	10–14 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive	10–15 hrs/week
Minimum Eligibility	Bachelor's 50%+; 2-5 years work experience; creative portfolio	Bachelor's 50-60%+; IELTS 6.5+; 2-5 yrs experience	Bachelor's 50-60%+; IELTS 6.5+; 2-5 yrs experience
Work Experience	🔵 2-5 years preferred	🔵 2-5 years preferred	🔵 2-5 years preferred
🎯 Placement & Career
Placement Support	✅ Yes – MICA placement cell; marketing &	⚠️ Alumni network only; no campus drives	⚠️ Alumni network only; no campus drives
Best For	Marketing, brand & communications professionals targeting India's #1 marketing-communications B-school	Professionals targeting UK credential with 200-year university heritage	Globally-mobile professionals wanting Triple Crown accredited Australian MBA
⭐ Key Differentiator	India's only dedicated communications management institution; NAAC A++; strongest marketing employer network in India	200-year-old UK Royal Charter university; strong engineering & technology programme heritage; Liverpool tech sector employer connections	Triple Crown (AACSB+EQUIS+AMBA); one of few Australian universities with all 3 accreditations; strong Asia-Pacific employer network
🏆 Overall Score
AE Score NAAC · Approvals · Placement · Fees · Courses	14/23 ✅ 🏆 Top Pick	4/23 ⚠️ Runner Up	3/23
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