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Annamalai University vs Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies

A side-by-side look at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu and Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai, Maharashtra, both offering MBA / PGDM. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Annamalai UniversityChidambaram, Tamil NaduGovernmentNIRF 2025, University #101-150Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies logoDurgadevi Saraf Institute of Management StudiesMumbai, MaharashtraPrivate

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailAnnamalai UniversityDurgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies
TypeGovernmentPrivate
LocationChidambaram, Tamil NaduMumbai, Maharashtra
Course fee range₹30k – ₹2.2L₹3.5L – ₹5.5L
Highest package₹12 LPA₹12 LPA
NIRF 2025#101-150, UniversityNot ranked
Programmes listed93
StreamsScienceAny
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0443C-47232
In the official registersUGC, AICTE, NIRF, AISHEUGC-2F, AICTE, AISHE
Official websiteannamalaiuniversity.ac.in dsims.org.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Annamalai University: from ₹30,000, against ₹3.5 lakh at Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies.
  • Both list a highest package of ₹12 LPA.
  • Annamalai University is ranked 101-150 in the NIRF 2025 University category; Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies is not in the NIRF 2025 lists.
  • Annamalai University is in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu and Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, about 1,140 km apart.
  • Annamalai University is a government institution and Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies is a private institution.
  • Annamalai University lists 9 programmes and Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies lists 3; 1 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Annamalai University lists 9 programmes in all and Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies lists 3; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (1)

  • MBA / PGDM

Only at Annamalai University (7)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MCA
  • B.Sc
  • B.Pharm
  • M.Tech
  • M.Sc
  • Ph.D

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