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Criteria	MICA Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat View →✕ Remove	Liverpool John Moores — View →✕ Remove	IIM Visakhapatnam: Online Courses, Fees, Working Professionals — View →✕ Remove
📋 Basic Information
University Type	Indian Private	International	Indian Public (IIM)
Established	1991 35 yrs	1823 203 yrs	2015 11 yrs
Location	Ahmedabad India	Liverpool UK	Visakhapatnam India
Study Mode	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion	🔵 Online	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion
🏅 Accreditation & Grade
NAAC Grade	✅ A++ ✅ Best NAAC	Not Accredited	Not Accredited
All Accreditations	AICTE, NAAC A++	UK Office for Students, QAA, Royal Charter	Institute of National Importance (IIM Act 2017)
International Recognition	AICTE PGDM; NAAC A++	AIU equivalence required for Indian careers; NARIC for UK; WES for North America	IIM brand; certificates not master's degrees
✅ 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	INR 150,000–800,000
Credential Awarded	🔵 Certificate/PGDM	✅ Degree	🔵 Certificate
📚 Courses & Eligibility
Courses Available	3 courses	6 courses	4 courses
Key Programmes	PGDM-C (Communications Management), Executive Programmes in Marketing	Online MBA, Online MSc (Data Science, Project Management, Finance, HR)	Executive PGP, Executive Certificate Business Analytics, Executive Programme Digital Marketing
Weekly Hours Required	10–15 hrs/week	10–14 hrs/week	10–13 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive
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%+; 2-5 yrs work experience
Work Experience	🔵 2-5 years preferred	🔵 2-5 years preferred	🔵 2-5 years (mandatory)
🎯 Placement & Career
Placement Support	✅ Yes – MICA placement cell; marketing &	⚠️ Alumni network only; no campus drives	❌ No formal placement
Best For	Marketing, brand & communications professionals targeting India's #1 marketing-communications B-school	Professionals targeting UK credential with 200-year university heritage	South India coastal professionals (petroleum, ports, pharma); ESG/responsible business track
⭐ 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	Coastal-India industry anchor; Vizag PSU & port-economy employer network; pioneering ESG curriculum
🏆 Overall Score
AE Score NAAC · Approvals · Placement · Fees · Courses	14/23 ✅ 🏆 Top Pick	4/23 ⚠️ Runner Up	1/23
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