Great Lakes Institute of Management invites application for 2020-21 batch

The Great Lakes Institute of Management invites applications for one-year full-time course Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM), which starts in April/May 2020. The application is open for Gurugram and Chennai campuses and the last of submission is November 30.  

The Great Lakes PGPM is a one-year Master in Business Administration (MBA) programme that offers a fast track experience to professionals with more than two years' experience. This draws on a global talent pool, peer learning, extensive business networking and experiential learning among the diverse pools of experienced learners.

The Great Lakes PGPM has received South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) accreditation for being one of the few programmes in the country with the coveted world accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK). Magazines such as Outlook (3rd) & Business World (4th) have consistently placed the PGPM programme among the country's top five one-year MBA programmes. The Great Lakes were also third among Outlook's top private B-schools, ninth among Indian B-schools, and 18th in NIRF.

Great Lakes follows comprehensive profile based evaluation considering test scores, academic record, work experience, essays and Personal Interview performance in selecting candidates.

Eligibility criteria for PGPM 2020-21

• All applicants are required to appear for GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT before applying
• Exam Scores Accepted include CAT 2018/2019, XAT 2019/2020, CMAT 2019, GMAT (taken after Jan 1, 2017)
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised institution
• A minimum work experience of two years by March 31, 2020
• Candidates not having eligible test scores but expecting results post Nov 30, 2019, but before January 31, 2020, can also apply and submit their forms pending the availability of their scores. Selected candidates will be interviewed based on their profiles - (Learn more about Profile Based Early Interview). These candidates will have to update their scores within five days of receiving their scores and will be considered for final offers post the score submission. 

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply online on the institute’s website www.greatlakes.edu.in

 About Great Lakes Institute of Management:

Great Lakes Institute of Management, founded in 2004 by Padma Shri Awardee Dr. Bala V. Balachandran is one of the premier B-schools in India. Great Lakes has, within a short span of 15 years emerged as a top-ranked business school. Great Lakes has 50+ full time faculty and 150+ visiting faculty including over 25+ international faculty from top global schools like Yale, Kellogg, Stanford and Harvard. Further collaborations with world’s leading institutions like University of Houston, University of Bordeaux, Hongkong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), University of Missouri, Kansas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and Babson College etc., have helped Great Lakes in globally benchmarking its programs.

Great Lakes, Chennai, was accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK in 2014 and became the youngest B-school in India to receive this prestigious international accreditation. In 2015, Great Lakes, Chennai also received international SAQS accreditation and in 2017, its two year PGDM program was accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). Great Lakes and its programs have always been ranked among top B-schools; it was ranked No.1 in India by Analytics India and 3^rd in the world by Analytics insights for its Analytics program. For its one year program, Great Lakes, Chennai was ranked 3^rd by Outlook India & 4^th by Business World and was ranked 9th by Business India and 5^th by Outlook among top private MBA institutions & 18^th by NIRF among top 10 Indian B-Schools.

Led by exceptional academic faculty, steered by an outstanding advisory council and buoyed by the international collaborations, Great Lakes has been constantly innovating to stay ahead of the needs of our businesses and community. It is the first B-school in India to offer full time specialization in Analytics and also first to introduce AI and Machine Learning specialization. Great Lakes has a 30 acre LEED Platinum rated green campus in Chennai and a second campus in Delhi-NCR. In the year 2019, Great Lakes Gurgaon campus received the prestigious AMBA accreditation and was also ranked among the top 5 emerging business schools by the National HRD Network (NHRDN) for the year 2018-2019.

Great Lakes offers One Year full time MBA (PGPM) for experienced professionals, Two year MBA (PGDM), Part Time Executive MBA for senior managers, and Weekend Executive MBA Program. Great Lakes alumni currently numbering 8800+, work at world renowned organizations both in India and overseas across 30 countries.

 

Note : This article has been published on the basis of a press communication by the college