SIES College of Management Studies Navi Mumbai Mumbai Answered Questions

PGDM is a college driven private course the curriculum of which is decided by the college and is updated every year keeping in mind the requirements of the corporate world.
so, curriculum-wise PGDM is the best option as MMS is a university driven programme the syllabus of which is decided by the university and may take 3 to 4-years to get updated again.
But, when it comes to recognition and ROI, MMS course has an upper hand. As MMS is a degree and fees are almost half compared to PGDM.
As far as placements are concerned, students of PGDM and MMS sit together for placements.
So, no bias towards any specific course by the college.
If you are after placements and degree only, MMS would be a better option as all facilities are same at almost half the cost.

You can secure admission in SIES through all scores, that is, CET, CMAT, MAT, CAT and others. But if you are from Maharashtra and applying for MMS through CET, it has certain advantages, the cut-offs are pretty low for Maharashtra candidates applying via CET score. But if he or she is applying via CMAT, the place of the candidate residing does not matter and he will be counted under All India Seats and the cut-off for the same is above 99.7%ile.

SIES has an average placement for IT specialisation. If you are unable to get into Jb, Sydenham, Somaiya or Welingkar; SIES is not a bad option to consider. But also, if you have an option of choosing any other specialisation other than IT, I will ask you to consider that. And yes, SIES is approved by AICTE as well as by Mumbai University.