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Harcourt Butler Technical University vs Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM)

A side-by-side look at Harcourt Butler Technical University in Kanpur, 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
DetailHarcourt Butler Technical UniversityPrin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM)
TypeGovernmentPrivate
LocationKanpur, Uttar PradeshMumbai, Maharashtra
Course fee range₹1.8L – ₹5.4L₹14L – ₹15L
Highest package₹44 LPA₹24 LPA
NIRF 2025Not ranked#75, Management
Programmes listed51
StreamsScienceAny
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0864S-19472
In the official registersUGC, AICTE, NIRF, AISHEUGC-2F, AICTE, NIRF, AISHE
Official websitehbtu.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 Harcourt Butler Technical University: from ₹1.8 lakh, against ₹14 lakh at Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM).
  • Harcourt Butler Technical 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; Harcourt Butler Technical University is not in the NIRF 2025 lists.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University is in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, about 1,130 km apart.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University is a government institution and Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM) is a private institution.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University lists 5 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. Harcourt Butler Technical University lists 5 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 Harcourt Butler Technical University (4)

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

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