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I am Jibbi James, a Great Lakes Institute Of Management Alumnus (Class of 2016). I am a part of the Admissions team at Great Lakes and I also handle the Marketing at Great Lakes. All those who want to know more about Great Lakes and wish to participate in the Admission Process for PGPM Class of 2018-19 (Application Deadline (Cycle 2) Extended to 11th Feb, 2018), may use this forum to post their queries. Candidates with 2+ years of experience can apply to the PGPM. In case if you want to know more about Great Lakes 2 year PGDM program for candidates with 0-2 years of work experience, you may also post in here. Would be delighted to help you through your MBA journey!

Jibbi James
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PGPM/PGDM common highlights


  • Globally benchmarked curriculum
  • 25+ International visiting faculty from top global schools like 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, 2017)
  • Perspectives from 120+ Though Leaders
  • Karma-Yoga experiential leadership program
  • Innovative curriculum with emphasis on experiential learning, industry exposure and case studies
  • Rich peer group with diverse Industry experience.
  • 7000+ Global alumni network spread across 30 countries
  • PGPM at Chennai campus is Globally accredited by AMBA, UK and SAQS
  • 27.5 Acre LEED Platinum Green campus in Chennai & 7.2 Acre campus in Gurgaon
  • PGPM & PGDM at both Chennai and Gurgaon campuses is AICTE approved


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  • Outlook: 3rd in One Year Programs (2017)
  • Business World: 4th in One Year Programs (2017)
  • Careers 360: 4th in Private B-Schools (2017)
  • Business India: 9th in Top B-schools (2016)
  • Business Today: 14th in Top B-schools (2017)
  • Analytics India Magazine: 1st among Top 10 Analytics B-Schools (2016)



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  • 1 Year Fast track MBA program for professionals with 2+ years of work experience
  • Program details: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpm
  • Placement highlights:
    • PGPM 2017 Avg. CTC of 12.33 lakhs p.a. for Chennai campus and 10.51 lakhs p.a. for Gurgaon campus
    • PGPM 2017 Highest Domestic CTC of INR 34.5 Lakhs per annum offered by an e-commerce multinational and Highest International CTC of USD 100,000 offered by an FMCG company*
    • Offers by marquee recruiters like Accenture, Adobe, Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, Cognizant Business Consulting, Daimler, Dell, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, HCL, Infosys, ITC Infotech, L&T Hydrocarbon, McKinsey, Mu Sigma, OYO Rooms, Scope International, Shell, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, ZS Associates to name a few (Chennai Campus)
  • Program fees Chennai Campus: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpm/financials
  • Program fees Gurgaon Campus: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/gurgaon/pgpm/financials
  • Admissions Process & Eligibility criteria: https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpm/admission-process


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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2017, 05:54
pushkarkothekar wrote:
Hi Jibs,

I read your replies to some queries so thought of asking mine.

I have total experience of 4 years in TCS. I am working in engineering services unit. My technology is Industrial automation (PLC & SCADA).

Among those 4 years, I was in UK at client location (onsite) for 1 year.

Below are my scores-
GMAT score: 570
Engineering avg: 66%
12th: 82%
10th: 91%

Can you please suggest if I have chances of getting call for PI?
I understand the GMAT score is low, would you recommend waiting for PI call or reappearing for GMAT?

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Hey Pushkar,did you get a call??

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2017, 10:46
Do we get any mails if not selected for interview. ? Like any notification mail stating that i have not passed to next round of selection process


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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2017, 20:19
Hi Jibs,
I got the pi call.. Any tips on essay and pi session?

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2017, 14:51
Hi jibs,

Any area to focus on while preparing for the essay?--Tips, if any.
Also, having an experience of over 5 years, PI questions will pertain more towards the Business Side or towards the General Awareness/Current Affairs?
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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2017, 15:13
Hi Jibs,

Also, i did not find any point in the mail from GLIM asking us to bring the CV...Do we need to carry our CV along with us while attending the interview?
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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2017, 17:49
Anybody here who didn't get a call from glim ??

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   07 Dec 2017, 23:16
Anyone with any Idea about the kind of Essay Topics asked?
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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2017, 22:01
When can we expect cycle1 result for PI round?

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2017, 02:04
Hi Jibbi,

My profile details are:
SSC - 84%
HSC - 69%
BE - 62.3%
GMAT - 640 IR-3

I have 4 years of experience as a User Experience Designer and work with a reputed IT firm.
What are my chances and is IR also considered for the selection process?
Hope to hear from you soon.

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2017, 08:54
Hi Jibbi,
Could you please tell when the results will be out for PI round in cycle 1?
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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2017, 21:08
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Hi Jibbi,

My profile details are:
SSC - 84%
HSC - 69%
BE - 62.3%
GMAT - 640 IR-3

I have 4 years of experience as a User Experience Designer and work with a reputed IT firm.
What are my chances and is IR also considered for the selection process?
Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Arunlal Nair.

Hi Arun,

You have an excellent chance, I have my friend who got call for round 1 with similar profile. IR is not considered( I too have similar score, got call from round 1). Drafting your essay would be key an would take good time. All the best, hope it helps

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2017, 00:09
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Dear SMD0907,

I think its the ideal program for someone with experience who is planning for a career shift. I myself had a prior experience of 4 years working for an IT company as a test engineer, and post-MBA I'm working as a "Marketing Manager" in "education sector". Many of my colleagues who came from industries like SBI/ banking , Automobile, IT/ ITES, ed-tech, healthcare etc. to name a few, were successfully able to make transitions to Operations/ Marketing/ Finance / Analytics roles that too in industries different from their previous ones.
So the one year program is an added advantage for experienced professionals to cut short their educational journey to just 1 year and start working from the next year.

I do not want to miss out on important points regarding placements, so would request you to go to this link which contains details related to Function-Wise division of placement statistics, Major Recruiters, previous placement reports etc.
https://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpm/placement-snapshot

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Jibs,
I have already been through this placement snapshots. My question was, On this link itself, if you go to the placement snapshot for the years 2013 and 2014, there has been a bifurcation in the avg. salary by function as well as major companies recruiting per function, but this bifurcation has stopped after 2014. So would you have this data for the years after 2014? More specifically, I would like to know the major companies recruiting students to the Operations Function and the avg. salary for Operations as it was mentioned in the 2014 snapshot. And if you have the data, I would also like to know the job titles, profiles offered. This would help a lot.
Thanks Jibbi for your help in advance. You have already helped clear a lot of things.


Dear SMD0907,

Apologies for late reply, was occupied with the interview related tasks for cycle 1. The format of the placement snapshot was changed 2015 onward and therefore, i would be unable to provide the requested data. But give me some time to gather list of few recruiters for operations which have recruited in the past. Will get back to you at the earliest.

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Hey Jibs,

Have any calls rolled out yet?
Guys did anyone of you got the pi call?

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Dear Himanshu1502 , Pravish21 , Abantika , pushkarkothekar , singh21 , abhimanyu2525 ,

Apologies for late response. Was caught up with cycle 1 interview related tasks.

Hope you received your respective calls. If you want to discuss anything regarding your application, you can message me.

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2017, 00:25
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Can't we apply R1 if we have just written CAT and waiting for scores? I was not able to submit without entering CAT marks.

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Dear vineetsudev,

Apologies for late reply as I was caught up with cycle 1 interview related tasks. Kindly wait for your CAT result and submit the application after entering your CAT score. The application form is considered invalid if it is submitted with a zero /invalid score.

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Dear Manbarasan,

Apologies for late reply as I was caught up with cycle 1 interview related tasks.
A candidate does not receive any email notification if he/ she is not shortlisted for the PI round.

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Hi Jibs,
I got the pi call.. Any tips on essay and pi session?

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Dear Himanshu1502 ,
raunakme19 , SMD0907 ,

Apologies for late reply as I was caught up with cycle 1 interview related tasks.
I think I'm a bit late in making my response count for you, but in case if you are appearing for the interviews scheduled on 17th December, 2017, here are few tips:
- Essays will be generic and can be on topics related to your opinion/ viewpoint on a very generic daily life scenario or recent/ trending affairs in and around the world/country
You can write either for or against a given topic or even give a diplomatic opinion, but you will have to back them up with reasons. It is basically to evaluate you in terms of
how well you can structure your thoughts and how you approach a given scenario.
- The interview is not going to be a stress one. If you know about what you have mentioned in your CV, and score points with your soft skills like communication, confidence, attitude etc. , then the interview will be a piece of cake :)
-You need to carry a copy of your CV

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Re: Calling all Great Lakes PGPM 2018-19 intake Applicants [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2017, 01:04
Hey Jibs,

When can we expect the final results for Round 1 ?
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When can we expect cycle1 result for PI round?

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The cycle 1 PI round results will be out by last week of december, 2017.

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Hi Jibbi,

My profile details are:
SSC - 84%
HSC - 69%
BE - 62.3%
GMAT - 640 IR-3

I have 4 years of experience as a User Experience Designer and work with a reputed IT firm.
What are my chances and is IR also considered for the selection process?
Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Arunlal Nair.


Dear Arunlalnair,

You have a good profile and score. You have a decent chance of getting shortlisted. The final selection will be done after assessing your overall profile- academics, score,work profile, essay, achievements etc. I would suggest you to go ahead and apply.
IR is not considered for selection process.

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Dear SMD0907,

Apologies for late reply, was occupied with the interview related tasks for cycle 1. The format of the placement snapshot was changed 2015 onward and therefore, i would be unable to provide the requested data. But give me some time to gather list of few recruiters for operations which have recruited in the past. Will get back to you at the earliest.

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Jibs,
Thanks, Im Looking forward to it.
Also would you be able to share the Academic Calendar for the PGPM course?
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