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Asked by Anonymous - Aug 02, 2024Hindi
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I did BBA in finance. Is it advisable to do a PGDM in healthcare management??

Ans: If you are interested in that field then can do so. But it would be preferable to do general MBA so that it will keep your options open. Else doing healthcare Management - you would get stuck in that field where others from medical field would have advantage over you.
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