Great Lakes, Chennai: Declares PGDM admission deadline Feb 10; apply now with CAT, XAT, CMAT scores

Admission application process 2015 for the first cycle in Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai is proposed to close on Feb 10, 2015. The admission process is online and offline for session 2015-16 for 2 year full time PGDM and 1 year PGPM Programmes and will be covered  in 2 cycles. With the USPs of good learning and ROI Great lakes is sure a better bet to apply for admission.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai is the youngest and the 7th B school in India receiving AMBA accreditation. AMBA accreditation builds the international credibility of the Institute and Great Lakes has accomplished to build this reputation in just a decade.

PGDM 2015-17: Submission of Application forms

Issue of Application forms for admission to 2 years full time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) 2015-17 at Great Lakes Institute of Management will be covered in two cycles 

Closing date for First cycle: February 10, 2015
Closing date for second cycle: March 15, 2015

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply to Great Lakes Institute of Management by completing the online application process. The Application fee is Rs. 1500/-. Alternatively candidates can also Purchase the application form from Great Lakes Offices in Chennai and New Delhi or from select vendor centres. However, the eventual application process is online for all candidates.

Acceptable exam scores

All applicants who appeared for GMAT/CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT can apply to Great Lakes Institute of Management. For PGDM 2015-17, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept CAT Scores of the year 2013 and 2014, XAT scores of the year 2014 and 2015, MAT scores of the year 2014 and 2015, CMAT scores of 2014 or GMAT scores taken after Jan 1, 2013.
 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA - ADMISSIONS PGDM 2015-17 batch

Applicant should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution with Minimum 50% marks.

Freshers and candidates with less than 24 months of work-experience by 31st march 2015 are only eligible to apply. Candidates with greater than 24 months of work-experience can apply to Great Lakes PGPM program.

Applicants are evaluated based on GMAT/CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT scores, past academic performance, work experience, essays and performance in the interview and group discussions.

Standardized Test Scores

With a view to eliminate inconsistencies between colleges and universities at the Undergraduate level, Great Lakes considers GMAT or CAT or XAT or MAT or CMAT scores in the overall assessment.
 
Special Preference

There will be a special preference for College/University rank holders in terms of an extra weightage gained as part of the selection process.

EVALUATION PROCESS prior to admission

Candidates with consistent academic background and an ability to sustain pressure will make it to the shortlist.

Rank Holders: The program gives a clear advantage/brownie points to College/University rank holders.

Integrity and Ethical Values: Great Lakes lays emphasis on integrity and values including originality. Plagiarism will be probed thoroughly during the process.

Diversity of Background: At Great Lakes, diversity in academic background facilitates peer learning.

GDPI round at Great Lakes

Great lakes Institute of Management has also announced its GDPI dates for PGDM admission session 2015-16 for both the cycles. The GDPI will be conducted in 6 important cities of India-

Cycle First: Last date to submit the application Feb 10, 2015

Cycle second: Last date to submit the application March 15, 2015

 
PGDM 2015-17: Fee structure

Total fee for 2 years PGDM 2015-17, including accommodation, according to Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai is Rs. 14.75 lakhs

The fees includes expenses towards foreign immersion which is compulsory for all students.

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.

Programme dates

PGDM at Great lakes is an AICTE approved programme. Students are compulsorily required to have their own laptop as per institute specifications.

Tentative date for Registration and beginning of orientation as announced by the B school: First week of July 2015. Term 1 is expected to begin after orientation in the second week of July 2015

PGPM 2015-16 at Great lakes: Flagship 1 year programme

The prestigious AMBA (Association of MBAs), UK accreditation has been awarded to Great Lakes for its flagship one year fast track MBM program - PGPM and its MBA program – PGXPM
 
PGPM is the Great Lakes' full-time one-year fast-track residential Post Graduate Program in Management for candidates with at least 24 months of work experience. Following Specializations are offered in PGPM Finance, Marketing, IT and Economics, operations, OB and Strategy, Business Analytics.

The one year programme format is designed in consonance with the current trends in Europe and other parts of the world. According to Great lakes Institute “One-year programs are more rigorous than two year programs. In terms of the number of classroom hours, there won't be a significant difference between a two year course and a one year course.” Generally, there are no holidays between terms. Working executives would rather be away from work just for a year instead of 2 years. Also the one-year program enables students to start working a year earlier.

Eligibility for PGPM

Apart from all the above eligibility criteria, candidates are required to have a minimum work experience of two years by March 31, 2015. Candidates found not fulfilling this criteria will not be admitted.  Rest of the process of admission to PGPM 2015-16 is similar to PGDM

Fee structure for PGPM

Total fee for 1 year PGPM 2015-16, including accommodation, according to Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai is Rs. 16.70 lakhs

Registration and beginning of orientation: Third week of April 2015.
Term 1 begins after orientation: Fourth week of April 2015

USPs of Great Lakes

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.  According to Prof Bala “We are not in the space of churning our Business Administrators. We are in the rarified space of creating Business Ready Leaders who will build tomorrow’s India.”  

Average Placement in 2014 at Great lakes stood at Rs.11.43 lakhs per annum for PGPM and Rs.8.06 lakhs per annum for PGDM

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