After getting two International Accreditations of SAQS and AMBA, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai has now also been awarded NBA Accreditation. National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has awarded the accreditation to the 2 year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Program at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai with the period of validity for two academic years (2016 – 2017 & 2017 – 2018) effective from 10th March 2017.
The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is a part of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Act for periodic evaluations of technical and management institutions & professional programmes basis according to specified norms and standards recommended by AICTE council. The expert committee from NBA visited Great Lakes, Chennai during the month of December 17 – 18, 2016 for evaluation. Post the review, as per guidelines, eligibility and criteria, the board granted the candidature for the two academic years.
Great Lakes was earlier awarded the International SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance System) accreditation also. SAQS is an international system of strategic audit and accreditation and is a globally benchmarked system for Mentoring, Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance and Accreditation.
Great Lakes Chennai has become one of the few leading B-Schools in India to have earned NBA, SAQS and AMBA accreditations.
Announcing the news, Dr. Bala V Balachandran, Founder, Dean and Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chancellor – Great Lakes International University, said, “With AMBA and SAQs accreditation in the past, NBA approval is another feather on the cap for Great Lakes, Chennai. This not only ensures the two year program with quality assurance and global recognition, but also the additional student intake would enhance our diversity factor.”
Adding further, Dr Bala said “This also makes the course qualify for grant of equivalence by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The Expert Committee will hereon review the program every year that will enable to extend/ renew the accreditation”
The 2 year PGDM program at Great Lakes comprises one of the best in the world of managerial academia with focus on emerging economies, growth factor and demanding needs of an ever changing market place. The PGDM at Great Lakes offers specialization in – Marketing, Finance, IT & Systems and Operations Management, Strategy and Analytics & Human Resources.
Highly ranked Great Lakes Institute of Management was founded in the year 2004 in Chennai. The B school offers PGPM and PGDM programmes with variety of specializations. Prof Bala V Balachandran, founder and dean of the B school is a J. L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor (Emeritus in service) of Accounting and Information Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA; Executive Professor and Strategy Advisor to the Dean, Bauer College, University of Houston, Texas, USA
The institute accepts CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT scores for admission. In 2014, Great Lakes was accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK) for its PGPM and PGXPM programs and became the youngest B-school in India to receive this prestigious international accreditation. Great Lakes has, within a short span of 10 years emerged as a top-ranked business school.
For the year 2016, Great Lakes has been ranked No.1 for its Analytics program by Analytics India, 6th among one year MBA by Outlook India and 10th among top ten B-Schools in India by Business India. In 2015, Great Lakes was ranked 7th among India’s top one-year executive MBA/PGP programmes by Business Today and 9th under the category top one-year programs in the country by Business World.
Great Lakes has 50+ full time faculty and 130+ visiting faculty including over 20 international faculty from top global schools like Yale, Kellogg, Stanford, etc. Further collaborations with world’s leading institutions like Georgia State University, University of Houston, University of Bordeaux, Hongkong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), University of Missouri, Kansas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany have helped Great Lakes in globally benchmarking its programs.
Great Lakes has a 27.5 acres LEED Platinum rated green campus in Chennai and a 7.5 acre campus in Delhi-NCR. Great Lakes offers 1 Year full time MBA for experienced professionals, 2 year MBA with focus on Emerging Markets, Part Time Executive MBA Program, Weekend Executive MBA Program. Great Lakes alumni currently numbering 5000+ work at world renowned organizations both in India and overseas across 30 countries. Great Lakes is also setting up an International University at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, set to commence from Academic Year 2017.
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