Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2024-25 & PGDM 2024-26 intake Applicants

Hi,

I am Bruno Nellissery, a Great Lakes Institute Of Management Alumnus (Class of 2019). Before joining PGPM at Great Lakes, I was working in the IT industry in a support function for nearly 6 years. I have transitioned to a career in Marketing and I now am a part of the Admissions and Marketing team. All those who want to know more about Great Lakes and wish to participate in the Admission Process for Great Lakes PGPM & PGDM Intake 2024 may use this forum to post their queries.

Candidates with 2 or more than 2 years of experience can apply to the PGPM.
Candidates with no experience or less than 3 years of experience can apply to the PGDM.
Would be delighted to help you through your MBA journey!

Also, I’m a GMAT 730 scorer. So if anyone has any GMAT related queries, especially related to preparing for the test and reference material, you can get in touch with me on a personal message or over the phone.

Bruno Nellissery
PGPM Co2019
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Phone: +91 98230 25184 (Calling Hours: 11 AM to 6 PM)


Great Lakes Highlights:

• Globally-Benchmarked curriculum
• 25+ International visiting faculty from top global schools such as Kellogg, Stanford, Yale, etc. (Chennai Campus)
• 50+ Full-time faculty including two of the top 10 most Prominent Analytics Academicians in India (Analytics India Magazine)
• Perspectives from 150+ Thought Leaders
• Karma-Yoga Leadership Experiential Action Program (LEAP)
• First and only B-School in India to execute an extensive yet complimentary Online Term Zero during COVID-19 lockdowns, facilitating interactions from global thought leaders from the likes of Harvard, Stanford, Kellogg, etc., and industry leaders from the likes of Nestlé, Apollo, PepsiCo, etc., along with masterclasses in various functional areas, team building exercises and corporate preparedness programs, in order to prepare the incoming class for an enriched learning experience during the crisis.
• Innovative curriculum with emphasis on experiential learning, industry exposure and case studies
• Rich peer group with diverse collective industry experience of over 1200 years.
• 13,000+ Global alumni network spread across 30+ countries
• PGPM & PGDM at both campuses are AMBA (UK) accredited and AICTE Approved
• PGPM at Chennai campus is Globally accredited by SAQS
• PGDM at both campuses is accredited by NBA
• 32 Acre LEED Platinum Green campus in Chennai & 7.2 Acre campus in Gurgaon

Great Lakes Chennai Campus Achievements:

• Outlook: 3rd among Standalone B-Schools (2020)
• Outlook: 5th among Private B-Schools (2020)
• Business Standard: Among Super League 2 of top Indian B-Schools (2019)
• Analytics India Magazine: 1st among Top 10 Analytics B-Schools (2019)
• Outlook: 3rd in One Year Programs (2019)


Great Lakes Gurgaon Campus Achievements:

• Dr. Radhakrishnan Institutional Excellence Award: Leading B-School with New Age Education (2021)
• National HRD Network: Among Top 5 Emerging Indian B-Schools (2020)
• Industry Academia Conference: 2nd for Cutting Edge Curriculum (2020)
• Business World: 12th among Top One-Year Programs (2020)
• Analytics India Magazine: 1st among Top 10 Analytics B-Schools (2019)
• Indian Management Conclave: Awarded for Attracting & Retaining Quality Faculty (2019)
• Analytics Insight Magazine: Globally among Top 10 Analytics B-Schools (2018)


About PGPM program:

• 1 Year Intensive MBA program for professionals with 2+ years of work experience
• Program details: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpm
• Placement highlights:
• PGPM 2022 Avg. CTC of 18.1 lakhs p.a. for Chennai campus and 15.8 lakhs p.a. for Gurgaon campus
• PGPM 2022 Highest Domestic CTC of INR 34 Lakhs per annum offered at Chennai campus and INR 33 Lakhs per annum offered at Gurgaon campus
• Offers by marquee recruiters like Microsoft, Accenture, BNY Mellon, Cognizant, Decathlon Sports, Deloitte, EY, FedEx, HCL, Infosys, L&T Infotech, Michael Page, Mindtree, TCS, Tiger Analytics, Vedanta, ZS Associates, KPMG, Infosys, Chola MS, Vinculum, and Helioskart to name a few
• Program fees Chennai Campus: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/chennai/pgpm/fees
• Program fees Gurgaon Campus: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/gurgaon/pgpm/fees
• Admissions Process & Eligibility criteria: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpm/admissions


About PGDM program:

• 2 Year MBA program for freshers and candidates with 0-3 years of work experience
• Program details- https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgdm
• Placement highlights:
• PGDM 2022 Avg. CTC of 14.5 lakhs p.a. for Chennai campus and 11.6 lakhs p.a. for Gurgaon campus
• Offers by marquee recruiters McKinsey, Deloitte, Barclays, BNY Mellon, HSBC, HDFC Bank, ICICI, JP Morgan, Société Générale, Aditya Birla, Bank of America, Barclays, Gartner, KPMG, Salesforce, Hyundai, Schneider Electric, Cognizant, and Wipro to name a few
• Program fees Chennai Campus- https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/chennai/pgdm/fees
Program fees Gurgaon Campus- https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/gurgaon/pgdm/fees
• Admissions Process & Eligibility criteria- https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgdm/admissions

Application Form fee: INR 2000.

Admissions Process:
Applications for each cycle will be evaluated after each deadline and PI call letters will be sent out to shortlisted candidates based on overall profile strength, which includes academic track record, professional track record (for PGPM), achievements & initiatives, application essays (for PGPM) and Entrance Scores. Shortlisted candidates will then go through an AWT (Analytical Writing Test) and PI (Personal Interview). Final offer will be based on overall performance in AWT, PI, and Profile Strength demonstrated in the Application Form. Candidates are requested to start their application early and patiently fill out every detail that would help their candidature and also take their time to organize their thoughts and draft the Application Essay(s). The application need not be filled in one sitting. You can save partial information and keep filling-up until the application deadline.

Early Interviews: Candidates registered for upcoming entrance tests, yet to appear or awaiting results until February 2024 can submit their form without a test score. Suitably strong profiles will be shortlisted and interviewed early based on overall merit. However, final offer will be decided on only after a valid entrance score is submitted. Candidates who do not get shortlisted for Early Interviews can still update their entrance score later and be considered for the upcoming cycle at that time.

All the best for your B-School Admissions!