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Babu Banarasi Das University vs Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM)

A side-by-side look at Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, both offering MBA / PGDM. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailBabu Banarasi Das UniversityPrin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM)
TypePrivatePrivate
LocationLucknow, Uttar PradeshMumbai, Maharashtra
Course fee range₹1.6L – ₹7L₹14L – ₹15L
Highest package₹44 LPA₹24 LPA
NIRF 2025Not ranked#75, Management
Programmes listed121
StreamsArts, ScienceAny
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0499S-19472
In the official registersUGC, AISHEUGC-2F, AICTE, NIRF, AISHE
Official websitebbdu.ac.in welingkar.org

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 Babu Banarasi Das University: from ₹1.7 lakh, against ₹14 lakh at Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM).
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists the higher top package: ₹44 LPA, against ₹24 LPA at Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM).
  • Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) is ranked 75 in the NIRF 2025 Management category; Babu Banarasi Das University is not in the NIRF 2025 lists.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University is in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, about 1,210 km apart.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes and Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) lists 1; 1 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes in all and Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) lists 1; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (1)

  • MBA / PGDM

Only at Babu Banarasi Das University (11)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • BBA
  • BCA
  • MCA
  • BA
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • B.Pharm
  • B.Arch
  • Hotel Management
  • M.Tech
  • M.Pharm

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