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The GreaT Lakes eDGe

Globally benchmarked Curriculum Constantly updated and globally

benchmarked curriculum with focus on key emerging areas including Digital Business, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Application Oriented with case studies, live projects, Karma-Yoga experiential leadership program and extensive real world perspectives from corporate leaders

Pioneer in Analytics First B-School in India to offer

specialization in Analytics for full time MBA programs

Ranked No.1 by Analytics India Magazine 4th year in a row

Great Lakes Analytics faculty, Dr Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay and Dr PK Viswanathan consistently featured in the top 10 Analytics academicians in the country

Global Alumni Network 7800+ Great Lakes Alumni spread

over 30 countries provide a great lifelong network of leaders across industries and geographies

Extensive Industry Engagement World Class campuses in Chennai

and Gurgaon gives access to hundreds of corporates from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies

Most students pursue live projects with corporates earning credits equivalent to two full courses

Over 150 CXOs and industry experts share their perspectives with students every year

Constant Innovation Has been a pioneer in introducing

innovative initiatives like introducing the One year MBA program, Karma-Yoga Experiential Leadership Program, Live industry projects, Analytics Specialization

Great Lakes has this year become the first B-School in India to introduce AI & ML as full-time specialization to ensure that its students are ready to lead the upcoming transformation of the business landscape across industries

About GreAt LAkesGreat Lakes Institute of Management is a top ranked business school with a vision to provide the corporate world with Business-Ready leaders.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, founded in 2004 by Padmashree awardee Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, Professor Emeritus at Kellogg School of Management, is among India’s leading business school with campuses in Chennai and Gurgaon. Led by exceptional faculty, steered by an outstanding advisory council and buoyed by the International collaborations, Great Lakes has within a short span of 14 years, emerged as a top-ranked Business school.

In 2014, Great Lakes Chennai campus was accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK) and became the youngest B-School in India to receive this prestigious international accreditation. Great Lakes also received the international SAQS accreditation from AMDISA within a year of being accredited by AMBA.

2017-18 Rankings

16th among Top B-schools by niRF

4th among Private B-schools by Careers 360

9th among Top B-schools by Business india4th among One Year Programs

by Business World

3rd among One Year Programs by Outlook

14th among Top B-schools by Business Today

Online Journals900+ 30000+ Books

2Campuses

(Chennai, Gurgaon)

9Centers of Excellence

25+Global Visiting

Faculty from the likes of Stanford, Kellogg

and Yale

150+Industry Leaders on Campus in 2017-18

46Industry Titans on Business Advisory

Council

1100+Students across

campuses

4Intl. Research Conferences

7800+Alumni Network spread over 30

countries

50+Full Time Faculty

90+Prizes won by

Students at National & International Level

in 2017

42Global Thought

Leaders on Academic Advisory Council

10Collaborations

with Leading Global Institutions

aCCRediTaTiOns glOBal assOCiaTiOns

DeAN’s MessAGe

“Affordable Excellence, Achievable Relevance.”

Dear friends,

You have extraordinary capabilities and look for experiences that are new and challenging. Great Lakes celebrates this spirit of the millennial and we look forward to being able to give you the wings you need to fly into the world of opportunity!

Let me take you back a couple of decades. The PC was just starting to become popular and we in India were using GPRS at 64kbps speeds to commence our love affair with the Internet. With the turn of the century, there was the dotcom revolution, a little later it was the subprime crisis followed by the spotlight on the BRICS economies, the Arab Spring, Brexit. A couple of years ago, it was the 4th Industrial revolution spearheaded by disruptive technologies, IoT, Analytics, bots and innovative best practices. Today it is the turn of AI, Machine Learning and Block Chains. The world is facing the onslaught of technology in its myriad ways that politics, government, alliances, trade & commerce and even day to day life as we know it have all changed beyond recognition.

You may wonder why I am talking about IT and AI when all that you are interested in is getting Management education! The reason is that Technology has come a long way from being a measly, pain-in-the-back enabler and now occupies an iconic status in the strategic leagues as that single critical variable that can make or break businesses. Which is why companies worldwide are looking to hire smart and responsible managers who are in the know of how to use Technology to enhance profitability and grow sustainably. This is why, as a B-school that prides itself on customer delight, we have pioneered a complete overhaul of our syllabus in order to include the newest and cutting-edge concepts and subjects while incorporating a healthy dose of practical and relevant ‘best-practices’ from the Industry.

Our objective is to wow the students (as world-class education providers) and the corporate community (as a place where they can find peerless talent). We believe in the power of ‘you’ and provide you with the experience and grooming that you need to achieve your personal and professional goals. Our internationally accredited PGPM course has participants from all over the country. Each class of 400 odd students brings such an eclectic mix of work experience, cultural background, value systems and perspectives that the learning truly never ceases even outside the classroom. The teachers, mentors and luminaries that you will see at Great Lakes are ‘gurus’ in their chosen fields and interactions with them will inspire and motivate you to achieve great things.

The ‘Gurukulam’ ambience that we have strived to create in our LEED Platinum rated 27.5 acres campus at Chennai, with its pristine surroundings and liberal faculty-student interactions is aimed at maximizing these learnings. This apart, we are painfully aware that the capitalistic underpinnings of the global economy have substantially eroded the fabric of ethical and moral beliefs of society and to fix this, we bring to you, our award-winning ‘Karma-Yoga’ practice – this is a compulsory interlude for all students that is designed to sensitize you to the plight of the common man, the ways in which we can help our society and understand that the decisions we make have far-reaching consequences. Overall, your stay at Great Lakes will provide you with skillsets, education and progress as well as provide a moral and value-based learning experience that will hold you in good stead in the years to come – personally and professionally. How you choose to build on this and leap into the higher orbit of accomplishment is totally up to you.

As a part of the demographic called ‘millennial’ you are adventurous, focused and not satisfied with the normal. You have extraordinary capabilities and look for experiences that are new and challenging. Great Lakes celebrates this spirit of the millennial and we look forward to being able to give you the wings you need to fly into the world of opportunity! The doors of Great Lakes are open – all you need to do is enter!

Prof. Bala V Balachandran,

JL Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting & Information Management, Northwestern University, USAFounder, Dean & Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, IndiaFounder & Chancellor, Great Lakes International University, AP, India

tHe PGPMADVANtAGetHe PGPM ADVANtAGe

The flagship one year Full Time Post Graduate Program in Management is for

AChIEVErS, hIGh PErFOrmErS & GO-GETTErSwho want to change the world for the better.

In a fast changing business world where billion-dollar companies are created in a few years, the PGPM allows participants to maximize learning and start creating value by the end of one year

helps transform high potential professionals into competent business managers and decision makers ready to deliver from Day 1

Peers with rich industry experience in the class means as much learning beyond the class as inside. One of the top reasons why Alumni strongly value their year at Great Lakes

Participants in the one year full time PGPM have a collective experience of over 1300 years across diverse industries

AccelerAted Growth

Unparalleled peer learning

Global PersPectives

Dual Degree OppOrtunity

25+ International faculty from the likes of Kellogg, Stanford & Yale along with renowned full time faculty give you global perspectives and unparalleled learning

Globally benchmarked curriculum which is updated yearly with cutting edge courses to make participants Business Ready

Chinese (mandarin) Language offered as an elective

Great Lakes provides its students with a unique opportunity to pursue an additional six week term at IAE Bordeaux University School of management

On successful completion, participants are awarded an IAE University of Bordeaux mBA degree in addition to the PGPm

Guest lectures and insights from eminent thought leaders and industry stalwarts

Karma-Yoga - a unique transformational program to help participants develop leadership skills while having a lasting impact in 27+ villages and improving the lives of thousands of people

Fully mentored Empirical Study

ExpEriEntial lEarning

Globally RecoGnized

Accredited by AMBA (Association of MBAs, UK) and SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance System, AMDISA)

ranked in top 10 one year programs by Outlook & Business World

AICTE Approved Program

Today’s competitive business world demands a business education that is innovative, relevant and value based and Great Lakes truly delivers on it. It is an exciting time to be on campus, and I remain awed by the sincere aspiration students, faculty, staff, and alumni share of making a difference in the world. Welcome to Great Lakes Institute of Management.

Dear Students,

Are you a go-getter? Are you a high achiever? Do you think outside the box? If your answer is affirmative to any of these questions, welcome to Great Lakes Institute of Management. This is where people get inspired to become transformational and empathetic leaders.

Welcome to AImLA – a dedicated major in Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning & Analytics – the first B-school in India to offer a concentration that is not only current, relevant but in high demand from the Industry. Armed with an advisory board consisting of top-notch senior administrators from amazing organizations and a brilliant group of academicians, Great Lakes Institute of Management is once again traveling a path that is less traveled – this will always make a difference in how we deal with Business education. This is where “the science of management blends with the art of leadership.” In addition to AIMLA, we also offer majors in Supply Chain Operations, Marketing & Finance.

What makes the experience unique – We call it the Great Lakes Advantage – Innovation, Intellectual Ambition and Inclusion.

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, BlockChain, Deep Learning – these are not just buzzwords, this is what students at Great Lakes breathe and discuss in the hallway any given day of the week.

Our Innovation in research and learning pedagogy go hand-in-hand. With a vibrant industry-academia collaboration and superb mentoring by industry leaders, our students become Business ready, compassionate yet passionate leaders from day one upon graduation.

Intellectual Ambition - Great Lakes has a group of faculty who produce high quality research, disseminate knowledge to various stakeholders and interact with managers in discovering best market practices. It’s an institution that leverages the power of data to drive smart decisions and it is reflected in our ranking as number one in the area of Business Analytics.

Inclusion – Great Lakes Institute of Management is deeply committed to the goal of making this Institute a place where everyone can thrive and succeed. It is deeply satisfying that in the last several years we have closed the gender gap with more than 30% of students who are women. It is also encouraging to note that the satisfaction levels are uniformly high among student demographic groups.

Today’s competitive business world demands a business education that is innovative, relevant and value based and Great Lakes truly delivers on it. It is an exciting time to be on campus, and I remain awed by the sincere aspiration students, faculty, staff, and alumni share of making a difference in the world. Welcome to Great Lakes Institute of Management.

Dr. Vaidyanathan (Vaidy) JayaramanDistinguished Professor- Supply Chain Operations, Data Sciences & AnalyticsPrincipal & Associate Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

PrINCIPAL & AssoCIAte DeAN’s MessAGe

70+Academic & Industry

Visiting Faculty

50+Full Time Faculty

25+International

Visiting Faculty

“Academic Elegance Blends with Business Relevance”

Dr. C. Rangarajan

Mr. C Rangarajan is an indian economist, a distinguished former MP, former governor of andhra Pradesh and ex- governor of the

Reserve Bank of india.

Mr. A. Mahendran

Mr. a. Mahendran is the CMd of global Consumer Products Pvt. ltd. and former

Md of godrej Consumer Products ltd.

Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan

Mr. R. gopalakrishnan is the non-executive director of Tata sons and independent

director of many listed companies.

Mr. Narayana Murthy

Mr. n.R. narayana Murthy is an indian iT industrialist and the Co-founder of infosys.

Mr. D. Shivakumar

Mr. d. shivakumar is the group executive President, Corporate strategy at

aditya Birla group.

Dr. Rama Bijapurkar

dr. Rama Bijapurkar is a leading Marketing strategy & Consumer Behavior

consultant in india.

Dr. V. Sumantran

dr. V. sumantran is the Chairman of Celeris Technology and an advisor to

several organizations in auto, defence & aerospace.

Mr. N. Vittal

Mr. n. Vittal is the ex-Chief Vigilance Commissioner, govt. of india and a Padma

Bhushan awardee.

Mr. Ashok Vasudevan

Mr. ashok Vasudevan is Co-founder & CeO of Preferred Brands international and Chairman of Tasty Bite eatables ltd. the indian public company subsidiary of PBi.

Dr. V.S. Arunachalam

dr. V.s. arunachalam is Padma Vibhushan & distinguished service Professor, Carnegie

Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

Mr. B.S. Raghavan

Mr. B.s. Raghavan is the ex-Chancellor of ICFAI. Mr. Raghavan is a former IAS officer

and Un Civil servant, author and social activist.

Mr. B. Muthuraman

Mr. B. Muthuraman is the former Md of TaTa steel ltd. and a Padma Bhushan awardee.

LeArNING froM DIstINGuIsHeD tHouGHt LeADers

Great Lakes provides an opportunity for students to be groomed by transformational leaders spanning private organizations and public administration. These distinguished thought leaders give unparalleled perspectives and insights and help nurture students into future business leaders.

eXPerIeNtIALLeArNINGGreat Lakes emphasizes on experiential learning whether it involves developing leadership and managerial skills, honing strong analytical skills, understanding and analyzing business cases or dealing with capital markets. The end result is a business ready manager who is ready to deliver results from day 1.

Leadership Experiential Project: Karma-YogaKARMA-YOGA, a Leadership Experiential Program (LEP) is a unique medium for students to connect with ground realities and experientially learn transformational leadership.

27 villages surrounding the institute’s campus have been adopted by Great Lakes for the LEP. The project creates a mutual win-win situation for both the students and the villages - while the villages get budding managers to enable the villagers to lift themselves into their better selves, the students acquire a first-hand understanding of what it means to create followers and transform them. LEP is a real life practical lab to learn and experience the power of transformational leadership with the key focus on education, health, agriculture, and small business.

“Passion with Compassion”

“Art of Leadership Blends with Science of Management”

400+school-going children attend tuition classes, science clubs

and other educational activities due to Karma-Yoga each year

27villages under

the project

30+village-level events conducted annually

1100+people given individual medical attention so far

Karma-Yoga : The Impact

Student CommitteesBeing a student centric institute, all key functions of the institute are ably supported by committed student bodies - be it admissions, placements, web management or branding.

Empirical study provides a platform for students to become business-ready managers by enabling them to do a real life study under the guidance of the best people from the industry and academia. The most practical benefit of empirical study is that one learns how to actually persuade and convince others - by culling out relevant information, gathering and analyzing data, and presenting the output to support one’s stand.

In the past, some of the empirical studies have been presented in national and international conferences.

Business Is For Real–The Empirical Study

IAe borDeAuXfAst trACk MbA

Great Lakes Institute of Management offers a Dual Degree MBA in collaboration with

IAE BORDEAUX University School of Management – Universite’ Montesquieu Bordeaux IV for its Post Graduate Program in Management students

30 Students from Great Lakes attended this program last year

Dual Degree Advantages

Four weeks additional term at Bordeaux, France (May to mid-June)1150 hours of coursework including instructor led teaching, industry visits and extra-curricular activities2Additional mBA degree from IAE Bordeaux University of management on successful program completion3Opportunity to interact and network with students from both Bordeaux and Northern Illinois University4Exposure to an international cohort, culture and business environment5“Global Mindset,

Indian Roots”

Great Lakes does not aim to teach you the ruthless predation of the Masters of the Universe; but to transform each of you into a day one business ready manager who can deliver and contribute as soon as they step into their roles.

A program that in the course of one short year takes you from the pristine green campus on the shores of the Bay of Bengal to the lush rich countryside of Bordeaux for an optional add on MBA!

A flock of faculty unmatched stretching from Singapore to Stanford; a roster of Industry and Global Thought Leaders from Dr. Ram Charan to Indra Nooyi.

A curriculum that is in lockstep with the evolving skill set demands of the industry; a cutting edge core curriculum that lays the foundation to navigate the minefields of the highly specialized elective offerings. Combine this with the ethos of Learning by Doing - the path breaking idea behind Karma Yoga that brings together a sense of community; sharing and empathy.

Great Lakes does not aim to teach you the ruthless predation of the Masters of the Universe; but to transform each of you into a day one business ready manager who can deliver and contribute as soon as they step into their roles ….buoyed by a spirit of competitive cooperation and armed with an interlocking interdependent body of knowledge and a spirit of lifelong learning – self-motivated pursuits as well as peer learning in a group teeming with the diversity of region, experience, educational backgrounds that will finally create the ideal Great Laker.

E pluribus unum. Four hundred souls with a Global mindset and Indian roots - the spirit of the Unity of a Great Lakes PGPM graduate from the diversity of many.

I welcome you to the 2019 -2020 batch of PGPM.

Regards,Prof. Sanjoy SircarProgram Director, PGPM, Great Lakes Institute of Management

ProGrAM DIreCtor’s MessAGe

PGPMCourse LIstING

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of

ELEC

tiVE

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Services Marketing

Consumer Behaviour

Sales and Distribution Management

Brand Management

Marketing Metrics

Markstrat Simulation

B2B Marketing

Predictive Analytics for Marketing (PAM)*

Digital Marketing

Customer Relationship Management

Global Marketing

Marketing Analytics*

Consumer insights

Consumer focused Product Planning*

Negotiations & Bargaining*

integrated Marketing Communications

Strategic Marketing

New Product Development

Sales and Distribution Management

technology operations & Marketing*

Marketing

CoRE

Cou

RSES

Marketing Management - i Statistical Methods for

Decision Making Business Communication Macro Economics financial Accounting organizational Behavior Empirical Study Karma-Yoga

tERM 1 Market Research financial Management - i Micro Economics intelligently interacting

with others it for Managers operations Management Managerial Accounting

tERM 2 Strategic Management financial Management - ii Marketing Management - ii Quantitative Methods Management information

Systems Business Analytics Human Resource

Management

tERM 3

Prof. Vaidy JayaramanAssociate Dean - Faculty & Academic Affairs

financial Statement Analysis

Managing Personal investments

options futures and Derivatives

Applied and Behavioral Economics

fixed income Securities

financial Modeling

Management of Commercial Banks

financial Risk Management

Mergers Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring

investment Banking

trading Strategies

insolvency, Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring

Behavioral finance

financial Risk Analytics*

finance

Economics of Strategy

Strategy Execution

Design thinking and innovation

Entrepreneurship 101

Negotiation and Bargaining*

international Business Strategy

Business Strategy Simulation (Board Room)

Management Consulting

Entrepreneurship 102

oB / HR / Strategy & General Management

Deep Learning - Ai

Data Visualization and Bi*

Predictive Analytics for Marketing (PAM)*

Supply Chain operations & Analytics*

Marketing Analytics*

Multivariate Machine Learning Algorithms

Web & Social Media Analytics

Consumer focused Product Planning*

financial Risk Analytics*

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Business Applications for Ai

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Services Marketing

Consumer Behaviour

Sales and Distribution Management

Brand Management

Marketing Metrics

Markstrat Simulation

B2B Marketing

Predictive Analytics for Marketing (PAM)*

Digital Marketing

Customer Relationship Management

Global Marketing

Marketing Analytics*

Consumer insights

Consumer focused Product Planning*

Negotiations & Bargaining*

integrated Marketing Communications

Strategic Marketing

New Product Development

Sales and Distribution Management

technology operations & Marketing*

Marketing Project Management

Strategic Sourcing & Corporate Quality

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Data Visualization and Bi*

Cloud Security

Supply Chain operations & Analytics*

Strategic operations Planning

Business Enterprise for Performance Excellence / Lean Six Sigma

Demand Planning and forecasting

E-tailing and Retail Supply Chain

Supply Chain Consulting

total Quality Management

international Supply Chain Management

Data Visualization and Bi*

Cyber Security

technology operations & Marketing*

Services operations Management

operations / it

*Cross-listed

CLAss ProfILePGPM 2018-19

The batch boasts a strong mix of individuals from variety of educational backgrounds including full time post graduates & professional certificate holders.

MasTer degrees: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Clinical Research and Applied Genetics; Post Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science, MA - Public Administration, M.Com - Business Management; LLB.

CerTiFiCaTions: CFA Level 1; Level 2, Certification in Finance Module of Microsoft Dynamics Navision, Statistical Learning - Stanford Online course, NSE NCFM Financial Markets Beginners Module, NSE NCFM Derivatives market Dealers Module Certification on Derivative exchnage (BCDE).

Certified Green Belt Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Harvard Manage Mentor online certification; ISTQB Certified, VMware Certified Advanced Professional, UV India certified Internal Auditor, Project Management Professional Certification (PMP); ITIL Certified professional.

39 months

AVErAGE WOrK EXPERIENCE

Others includes: Aerospace, Bio Medical/Informatics, Biotechnology, Civil & Chemical, Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Petroleum, Power and Production

44%

41% Work

ExpEriEncE (in months)

15% 3-4 Years

2-3 Years

4-5 Years

27%

73%

GEnDErFemale

Male

Others

Electricals, Electronics, Instrumentaion & Telecom

Art, Humanities & Science

Computer Science

Mechanical, Metallurgical & MaterialsUnDErGraDUatEspEcialization

7%4%

48%

27%

14%

PGPM PLACeMeNtsNAPsHot 2018

LIST OF rECrUITErS*

• Accenture• Aditya Birla• ADP• Adqvest Capital• Amazon• Barclays• Blazeclan• Cartesian Consulting

• Capgemini• City Union Bank• CUmI• Deloitte• Dexler• Dunia Finance• EY• Flipkart

• Freshworks• Galaxy Surfactants• GAVS Technologies• hexaware• hCL• hSBC• Infoedge India• Infosys

• ITC Infotech• madura

Microfinance• Manipal Education

& Medical Group• mindtree• musigma• Muthoot Fincorp

• Novartis• Latentview

Analytics• L&T Infotech• Olacabs• Photon Infotech• rane Group• reydel Automotive

• Royal Enfield• Scope

International• SPI Global• Swiggy• TAFE• Tally Solutions• Tech Mahindra

• TCS• Virtusa• Wheels India• Wipro• ZS Associates

*Partial List

12.17 Lacs

AVErAGE CTC (FIGUrES IN `)

26.38 Lacs

HIGHEST DOMESTIC CTC (FIGUrES IN `)

Others includes: Chemical, Conglomerates, Education, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Pharma, Real Estate

INDUSTRY-WISE CLASSIFICATION

FUNCTION-WISE CLASSIFICATION

Technology Consulting

IT/ITES

Others

Analytics

Business Consulting

BFSI

33.7%

27%

18.3%

9.3%

8.7%3%

Technology Consulting

Sales & Marketing

Finance

Analytics

Operations

Business Consulting

45.5%

24.6%

10.4%

8%

6.5%5%

Teachers need to stop saying, ‘Hand it in’ and start saying ‘Publish It’. Alan November, Educator & Author of Empowering Students with Technology

Business is moving from a man to man interaction world to a man to machine interaction world. Our machines are taught to replicate and if possible improve human interpretative skills. Associations and causations are getting identified by machines in the emerging world of unsupervised learning. When Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is redefining the business landscape, can the Business Schools be far behind? It is in this context that the Alan November quote mentioned above starts making sense. Schools at the teaching learning level ought to blend technology-driven learning into the curriculum such that the students seamlessly integrate various facets of modern technology into their everyday learning. Great Lakes Institute of Management is a pioneering B-School in this regard and its achievements speak for itself.

• First Business School to offer Business Analytics as a full-fledged major since 2013• First B-School to offer AIMLA [combination of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning] as a major since 2018• Among pioneers in introducing One Year MBA in India• First B-school in South Asia to have a LEED Platinum Rated Green Campus• First B-school to offer Mandarin as course

As the school’s Admissions Director it is my duty to keep the new generation of aspirants updated on what all is new in the school’s academic menu. At the same time, you may rest assured that the traditional menu is still intact! Multi-level interactive learning, cross-pollination of ideations, wide networking possibilities, rich academic and industry mentoring, experiential learning through events like paisa vasool, intense case study driven pedagogy – all these integrate with an excellent technology, analytics and machine learning environment to make you rigorous and relevant for many years to come.

Welcome to Great Lakes Institute of Management.

Dr Easwar Krishna IyerAdmissions Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management

ADMIssIoNsCALeNDAr

Issue of application starts from:

1st July 2018

Last date of submission for First Cycle:

30th november 2018

Last date of submission for Second Cycle:

31st January 2019

Schools at the teaching learning level ought to blend technology-driven learning into the curriculum such that the students seamlessly integrate various facets of modern technology into their everyday learning. Great Lakes Institute of Management is a pioneering B-School in this regard and its achievements speak for itself.

ADMIssIoNs DIreCtor’s MessAGe

ADMIssIoN ProCess2019-20

Eligibility Criteria All applicants are required to appear for GMAT/CAT*/XAT+/CMAT before

applying to Great Lakes Institute of Management.

For PGPM 2019, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept CAT scores of the year 2017/2018, XAT scores of the year 2018/2019 or GMAT scores taken after Jan 1, 2016 or CMAT scores of the year 2018.

All applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution.

A minimum work experience of two years by March 31, 2019 is mandatory and candidates found not fulfilling this criteria will not be admitted. Candidates with less than 24 months of work experience by March 31, 2019 can apply to the Great Lakes PGDM Program.

* Great Lakes uses CAT scores only for screening applications for admissions and IIMs have no role in the conduct of Great Lakes academic programs

+ Great Lakes is not an associate institute of XLRI and uses XAT scores only for screening applicants for admission. XLRI has no role to play in the conduct of any of Great Lakes programs

Application Process Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply to Great Lakes Institute

of Management by completing an online form.

Candidates can choose to apply by any of the following methods:

• Visit the website www.greatlakes.edu.in and fill in the online application form after making a payment of INR 2,000. Candidates have the option of either applying to Great Lakes, Chennai and Great Lakes, Gurgaon campuses separately or for both the campuses through the common application form by selecting the appropriate option in the registration form.

• Make a payment of INR 2,000 at IMS centers and procure a coded number key for applying online.

• Purchase the application form from the Great Lakes Offices in Chennai.

The eventual application process is online for all candidates.

Candidates have to provide the official email-id of the recommender. The recommendation letter will be collected from the final selected students’ recommenders and it must be submitted online

All your queries regarding admission process can be sent to us at admissions@greatlakes.edu.in

fee struCture 2019-20PROGRAM & ACADEMIC FEES Indian Student

(in INr)International Student

(in US$)

Tuition & Academic Fee 996000 20000Program Fee 567000 11500

Total Fees 1563000 31500

OThEr ChArGES Indian Student International Student

Accommodation (Single AC room) 224000 5000Food 92000 2000Caution Deposit (Refundable) 10000 300Alumni Subscription 5000 100

NOTE:1. The course is approved by AICTE.2. Students are compulsorily required to have their own laptop as per institute specifications3. Students will be provided with single room accommodation based on Rank List. Twin sharing accommodation will be provided for

whom single room accommodation is not available and the difference of Rs. 30,000 would be refunded in such cases.4. Certain non-academic aspects like catering, skill development, admission processing are outsourced at the discretion of the

Institution and the related charges are paid to the respective service providers on behalf of students with the Institute facilitating and coordinating these services.

5. Non-Vegetarian food is optional and will be charged extra.6. Refund Policy: As per AICTE norms. 7. Disputes whatsoever arising, if any, with the Institution / Service provider as the case may be will be subject to jurisdiction of courts in

Chennai only

keY DAtes

seCond CyCleEligibility Criteria:

1. All GMAT Takers (Exam to be taken between 1st Jan. 2016 to 31st Jan. 2019)

2. All CAT 2017 or CAT 2018 takers3. All XAT 2018 or XAT 2019 takers4. All CMAT 2018 takers

Cycle 2 interview dates will be notified on the Great Lakes website. Kindly visit: greatlakes.edu.in/Chennai

Submission Deadline for Cycle Two: 31st January, 2019

FirsT CyCleEligibility Criteria:

1. All GMAT Takers [GMAT 2016, GMAT 2017 and GMAT 2018 (Exam to be taken on or before the 30th November 2018)]

2. All CAT 2017 takers3. All XAT 2018 takers4. All CMAT 2018 takers

City Delhi Bangalore Kolkata mumbai Chennai hyderabadDate for PI 15th Dec 2018 8th Dec 2018 8th Dec 2018 8th Dec 2018 15th Dec 2018 15th Dec 2018Day Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday SaturdayNo. of days 01 01 01 01 01 01

Submission Deadline for Cycle One: 30th November, 2018

Great Lakes will have two cycles of interviews, one in December 2018 and the second in February 2019. The city-wise dated for each cycle are given below.

reCruIters sPeAk

Well Attended, Students were paying attention. Good questions & Write ups.

Looking forward for more collaboration with Great Lakes.

Thangarathnam ManikandanDirector - Engineering, Amazon

In a short span, Great Lakes has touched heights and has become visible in the eye of recruiters across industries. Students from Great Lakes are

“Business Ready” managers and they symbolize excellence, creativity and growth – values which are in line with ZEEL’s strengths. The quality of marketing and research students who have joined us from the institute is excellent and matches our expectations in every way.

Nirmal NairVice President - Human Resource,

Network 18

The students come in with the

right mix of quality and years of experience. Also the placement process is handled seamlessly. Overall a very engaging experience.

Sivani NandaHR Business Partner, Tiger Analytics

We have had very

good experience in recruiting the graduates of GLIM for a few years now. The institute does a great job of imparting not only quality management education to its students, but more importantly, the skills that are essential for a successful career. We are very happy with the GLIM graduates working in our organization as they bring a positive environment and contribute well to the teams and client organizations they work with.

Madhavan SeshadriSenior Vice President, Virtusa

I am happy to say that the student, whom we hired from your campus this year is performing well so far. I am sure that he will go a long way in building his career in SynCore with his

valuable contributions to the consulting assignments.

Javin BhindeDirector & Co-founder,

Syncore Consulting Group

Great Location for Talent. We are happy to continue visiting and having budding professionals join us and grow their careers.

Anil Visal Partner - Deloitte India

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