Great Lakes, Chennai PGDM admission process for 2015-16 begins

Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai has started its online and offline admission process for session 2015-16 for 2 year full time PGDM and 1 year PGPM Programmes in 2 cycles.
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..

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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 tomorrows 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
Admission Process for PGDM

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 has started and will be covered in two cycles

Closing date for First cycle: January 31, 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 are required to appear for GMAT/CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT before applying 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 Bachelors 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 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-

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 wont 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.

Application for PGPM

PGPM admission process is also divided in 2 cycles. While the last date to submit the application for Cycle one is November 30, 2014, it is January 24, 2015 for second cycle.

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

Programme dates

Registration and beginning of orientation: Third week of April 2015

Term 1 begins after orientation: Fourth week of April 2015

CAT 2014 on Nov 16 & 22, 2014

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2014, gateway to PGDM programmes to premier B schools is scheduled to be held on November 16 and November 22, 2014 across 99 test cities in India. CAT 2014 aspirants apart from registering and appearing in CAT 2014 have to apply to these B schools to seek admission in session 2015-16.

The last date for CAT 2014 registration is September 30, 2014. Around 2 lakhs aspirants are expected to register for CAT 2014. High percentile in CAT 2014 will not only provide an opportunity to get admission in 19 IIMs but also in highly ranked private B schools like MDI Gurgaon; SPJIMR, Mumbai; Great Lakes, Chennai; IMT Ghaziabad; TAPMI Manipal; BIMTECH Greater Noida and many more.

CAT 2014 Exam: significant changes

CAT 2014 will be a computer based test. There will be 2 sections with 50 questions each. The time limit to solve the 100 questions on Quant, DI, Verbal and LR shall be 170 minutes. CAT 2014 aspirants will have the freedom to move from section to other within overall time frame. The result for CAT 2014 test are expected to be announced in the 3rd week of December 2014.

XAT 2015; Registration to close on Nov 22, 2014; test on Jan 4, 2015

XAT 2015 to be conducted by XLRI on behalf of XAMI is proposed to be conducted on January 4, 2015, the first Sunday of New year of 2015. XLRI has been conducting Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) for the last 60 years at All India level in paper pencil mode. XAT scores will be used by 120 B schools apart from XLRI as the criteria for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes for 2015-17 batch.

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