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Criteria	IIM Amritsar: Online Courses, Fees, Working Professionals — View → ✕ Remove	Manipal University Online Manipal University Jaipur View → ✕ Remove	MICA Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat View → ✕ Remove
📋 Basic Information
University Type	Indian Public (IIM)	Indian Private	Indian Private
Established	2015 11 yrs	1993 33 yrs	1991 35 yrs
Location	Amritsar India	Manipal India	Ahmedabad India
Study Mode	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion	🔵 Online	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion
🏅 Accreditation & Grade
NAAC Grade	Not Accredited	✅ A++ ✅ Best NAAC	✅ A++ ✅ Best NAAC
All Accreditations	Institute of National Importance (IIM Act 2017)	UGC-DEB, NAAC A++	AICTE, NAAC A++
International Recognition	IIM brand; certificates not master's degrees	WES eligible; UGC-DEB	AICTE PGDM; NAAC A++
✅ Regulatory Approvals
UGC-DEB Approved Online degree = regular mode	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No
AICTE Approved Needed for some PSU roles	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
💰 Fees & Credential
Fee Range Total programme fee	INR 150,000–700,000 ✅ Lowest Fee	INR 150,000–250,000 ✅ Lowest Fee	INR 400,000–800,000
Credential Awarded	🔵 Certificate	✅ Degree	🔵 Certificate/PGDM
📚 Courses & Eligibility
Courses Available	3 courses	8 courses	3 courses
Key Programmes	Executive Certificate Programmes, Senior Management Programme, Executive PGP variants	Online MBA, Online MCA, Online BBA, Online BCA, Online BA, Online B.Com, Online M.Com, Online MA	PGDM-C (Communications Management), Executive Programmes in Marketing
Weekly Hours Required	10–14 hrs/week	6–10 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive	10–15 hrs/week
Minimum Eligibility	Bachelor's 50%+; 2-5 yrs work experience	PG: Bachelor's 50% (45% reserved); UG: 10+2 ~50%	Bachelor's 50%+; 2-5 years work experience; creative portfolio
Work Experience	🔵 2-5 years (mandatory)	✅ Not required	🔵 2-5 years preferred
🎯 Placement & Career
Placement Support	❌ No formal placement	✅ Yes – Manipal Group employer network	✅ Yes – MICA placement cell; marketing &
Best For	Punjab & NCR managers; agri-business, textile & cross-border trade professionals	Working professionals wanting structured semester-based delivery with Manipal brand	Marketing, brand & communications professionals targeting India's #1 marketing-communications B-school
⭐ Key Differentiator	Punjab industry cohort; cross-border trade curriculum focus near Attari-Wagah	Manipal Group's 3-decade operational track record; healthcare & engineering alumni network; NAAC A++	India's only dedicated communications management institution; NAAC A++; strongest marketing employer network in India
🏆 Overall Score
AE Score NAAC · Approvals · Placement · Fees · Courses	3/23	17/23 ✅ 🏆 Top Pick	14/23 ⚠️ Runner Up
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