Great Lakes Chennai Management Quota Admission

Great Lakes Chennai has an NIRF rank of 31 in the management category for 2022. Great Lakes courses included PGDM, PGPM, PGPM Flex and PGXPM. Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) at Great Lakes is a two-year full time course, accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). Great Lakes Chennai was established in 2004 and received accreditation from Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK) in 2014. Great Lakes also received the international SAQS accreditation from AMDISA. Great Lakes Chennai courses is accredited by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Get Great Lakes Chennai Management Quota Admission

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About Great Lakes Chennai

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply for the admission at Great Lakes Chennai. Applicants need to have a bachelors’ degree in any discipline from a recognised university. Great Lakes Institute of Management accepts valid scores of GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT for admission in PGDM and PGPM programmes. Once shortlisted, candidates are required to appear for analytical writing test, essay writing and interview round. The highest package offered during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai PGPM placements 2022 was INR 35 LPA. Further, the average package offered during Great Lakes Chennai PGPM placements for 2022 was INR 17.86 LPA. The institute has also released the PGDM placement report for batch 2020-22. According to the report, 27 students received PPOs and the highest package for PGDM stood at INR 25.8 LPA.

Great Lakes Chennai Management Quota Admission

Application Guidelines for PGDM/ MBA at Great Lakes Chennai

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
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

PGDM Fee Structure at Great Lakes Chennai

Program & Academic Fees	Indian Students(INR)
Tuition & Academic Fee	840000
Program Fee	470000
Sub-Total	1310000

Other Charges
Housing and Food Charges	550000
Caution Deposit (Refundable)	10000
Alumni Subscription	5000
Total Fees	1875000

Note:

Fees are subject to revision before admissions open
Tuition fee is inclusive of reading material, including case studies, text books and online resources.
The course is approved by AICTE
Students are compulsorily required to have their own laptop as per institute specifications
Certain non-academic aspects like housing services, & catering services, etc., may be 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.
Non-Vegetarian food is optional and will be charged extra.
Refund Policy: As per AICTE norms.
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.

Placement at Great Lakes Chennai

What’s new at Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placements 2023? The institute concluded its PGPM and PGDM placement drive of 2023. As per the placement report, the highest and average package offered during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai PGPM placements 2023 stood at INR 34 LPA and INR 18.10 LPA, respectively. Many regular recruiters participated during placements 2023 along with 30 new recruiters which include Aditya Birla, McKinsey & Company, Gale Partners, Berger Paints, etc.

Great Lakes Chennai Management Quota Admission

Further, the institute has also released the PGDM placement report for batch 2023. According to which, the highest and average package offered during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai PGDM placemets 2023 was INR 46 LPA and INR 14.5 LPA, respectively. The institute has recorded its 100% placement rate. More than 40 students were offered PPOS/PPIs post their summer internships. Many regular recruiters participated during placements 2023 along with 30 new recruiters which include JP Morgan Chase, EY, HSBC, Deloitte, etc.

Great Lakes Chennai Admission Cutoff 2023

Great Lakes Chennai MBA/PGDM CAT Cut Off 2021: Year-Wise percentile

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) – Great Lakes Chennai : CAT percentile Cutoff (General-All India)
Section	2019	2020	2021
Overall	85	85	85
Quants	50	50	50
VA-RC	50	50	50
DI-LR	50	50	50

MBA vs PGDM

MBA and PGDM are not the same but they do have similar core subjects. Accreditation from AIU makes an institute’s PGDM program equal to an MBA. Most private universities provide PGDM courses. During recruitment MBA and PGDM Course is viewed to be equivalent.

Some of the differences between MBA and PGDM is mentioned below:

Parameters	MBA	PGDM
Full-Form	Master of Business Administration	Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Qualification	Degree Course	Diploma Course
Duration	2 years	1-2 years
Eligibility	Graduation in any UG course of any stream with a minimum of 50% of marks in UG from a recognized university	Graduation in any UG course from a recognized institution
Admission Process	Entrance Exam	Entrance Exams as well as Direct Admission in some institutions
Fees	INR 2-20 LPA	INR 4-24 LPA
Subjects covered	Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Research, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Executive leadership skills, etc.	Financial Accounting, Business Economics, Basics of Mathematics and Statistics, Marketing Management, Business Communication, Human Resource Management, etc.
Average Salary	INR 7 – 10 LPA (starting salary)	INR 12 – 15 LPA (starting salary)
Entrance Exams	XAT, NMAT, SNAP, ATMA, CAT	MAT, CAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT
Job Opportunities	HR Manager, Business Analyst, Marketing Manager, Finance Advisor, Investment Banker, etc.	Project Manager, Data Scientist, Auditor, Tax Specialist, Consultant, etc.