SIES College of Management Studies Navi Mumbai Mumbai Answered Questions

As you are from Pharma background it would be logical and would be a good option to choose PGDM in pharmaceutical management. In SIES, Pharma PGDM students are very well managed and trained to meet the requirements of the corporate world. Talking about placement of PGDM pharmaceutical management, last year was a very good with average package almost Rs 6 lakhs and most of the students got placed in very good companies. For being selected for that program, you must give GD-PI and then you must qualify that to get into PGDM Pharma. If you see future aspects also Pharma PGDM is very diverse fields and you can explore different horizons through out your career. As this program is accredited by AICTE, their is no issue with this course and is available to students at a good cost. So to conclude it would be better to go for Pharma.

If you are talking about career opportunities after You post-graduation then be assure you will get enough opportunities to apply for India limited companies as well as MNCs. Opportunity you will get to sit in interviews of big companies after that it's your skill, potential which will be key for your success . Companies that visit campus are Asian paints, Morgan Stanley, L & T Finance, Darashaw, Zee, Sony, etc.
Placement record is goof with an average salary of Rs. 6 LPA and highest being Rs. 17 LPA.
The alumni are well connected with the college administration as well as the current students of the college.
For PGDM pharma and AIMA number of companies come to college for hiring. So no issues regarding opportunities.
It's up to you what you do in these 2 years.

MCA and MBA cannot be compared as they are very two different courses providing two different lines of careers. But an MBA degree will always be useful if you are already strong in your technical abilities and MBA degree would help you to earn a higher position in companies.

I am not sure about DSM as I am not a student of it and cannot comment on the same. But SIESCOMS has been doing really well from the last couple of years be it in placements or giving the much needed exposure for students in terms of industries. The average package for SIES was around 6.5 lakhs and the highest was around 14 lakhs, with 4.5 lakhs being the lowest.