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Consistently ranked among the top 10 business schools, Great Lakes has grown from strength to strength, while being the youngest institution to do so in the country. Established in 2004 by Padmashree awardee, Dr. Bala V Balachandran, Professor Emeritus at Kellogg School of Management, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai is now among India’s leading Business Schools. Led by an exceptional faculty, steered by an outstanding advisory council, and buoyed by international collaborations, Great Lakes, has emerged as a top-ranked Business School within a short span of time. "Great Lakes has always been proactive in recognizing the global trends & shifts in the business landscape and has been pioneering several innovations to keep in tune with these shifts." Great Lakes gains from the advice and guidance of world-renowned management gurus and thought leaders who are a part of our Academic Advisory Council.Some of the luminaries from institutes such as Harvard, Kellogg, NYU, Wharton, Yale, etc. including Prof. Aswath Damodaran, Dr. Seenu V. Srinivasan, Dr. V.Kasturi Rangan, Dr. Srikant M. Datar, Dr. Jitendra V. Singh, and many more.

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Admissions

PGDM /PGPM PROGRAM

Eligibility: Aggregate 50% marks in graduation from any recognized University.
Exam Accepted: XAT/CAT/GMAT/CMAT

Evaluation Process

Applicants are evaluated based on GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT scores, past academic performance, essays, work experience, and performance in the personal interview. The selection process builds in a criterion that facilitates evaluating each applicant on:

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• All applicants are required to appear for GMAT/CAT*/XAT⁺/CMAT before applying to the Great Lakes Institute of Management.
• For PGDM 2021 Intake, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept scores of GMAT taken after 1st January 2019, CAT taken in 2019/2020, XAT taken in 2020/2021, or CMAT taken in 2020/2021.
• Candidate appearing for CMAT 2021 and planning to apply for Cycle 4. While submitting your application, please mention your CMAT registration number and choose “Planning to Take” next to CMAT 2021 on the Entrance Test tab of your application. You can update your score once the CMAT result is declared.
• All applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution.
• Freshers and candidates with less than 24 months of work experience as of 30th June 2021 ONLY are eligible to apply. (Candidates with greater than 24 months of work experience are requested to apply for the Great lakes PGPM program).
• There will be a special preference for College / University rank holders in terms of an extra weightage gained as part of the selection process. The onus of proof of rank is vested in the applicant.

NOTE * The above conditions/clauses/terms can be reviewed by the Institute from time to time.

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