Great Lakes Institute of Management and IIT, Chicago tie up for MBA in Technopreneurship

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1 min readUpdated on Feb 1, 2017 16:04 IST
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Great Lakes Institute of Management is now offering a new highly specialized management programme, MBA in Technopreneurship, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, US.

Bala V Balachandran, Founder, Dean & Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management said in a release: “Great Lakes is the first B-School in India to have come up with an exclusive programme for Technopreneurship. With IoT and digital advancements in the entrepreneurship space today, programmes such as these will provide its students a global competitive edge.”

Dr. Bala also announced the commencement of 5 year integrated program in Great Lakes International University (GLIU), located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.

The programme’s unique feature will enable the students to not only obtain Certification in Technopreneurship from Great Lakes Institute of Management, but also enroll in IIT, Chicago, USA to obtain a full-fledged, AACSB accredited MBA degree in Technopreneurship for Senior Level Executive.

Key points:

  • The programme is all set to commence from mid- August 2017
  • Participants spend 4 weekends (spread over Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec) on campus in Chennai & spend between 6-8 weeks (May-June) at IIT, Chicago and take classes
  • They will also get opportunities to participate in several industrial visits and meet up with Venture Capitalists, Serial Entrepreneurs and Start-up gurus to foster and exchange ideas
  •  The total fees of MBA in Technopreneurship is Rs 19,70,000 (plus applicable service taxes

Curriculum:

Fall Semester (Great Lakes-Chennai) Mid-Aug to December 2017

Spring Semester (Stuart-Online)
December to Mid-May 2018

Summer Semester ( In Chicago at Stuart School of Business)

May and June 2018

Business Fundamentals

Contemporary Economic Analysis and Game Theory

Operations and Technology Management

Accounting and Financial Statements

Leading and Managing Knowledge-Intensive Organizations

Special Topics –Advanced Technopreneurship

Business Analytics for Competitive Advantage

Creating, Communicating and Delivering Customer Value

Capstone Course –Building Technological Enterprises

Spreadsheet modeling: Analytics for Decision Making

Creativity and Entrepreneurial Opportunities

 

Financial Management in Globalized world

 

 

Great Lakes, ranked among top 10 best B-Schools in India was established in 2004. It offers one-year full time MBA for experienced professionals, two year MBA with focus on Emerging Markets, Part time Executive MBA programme, Weekend Executive MBA programme, specialized sectoral management programmes in Analytics, Energy, etc.

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Particulars

PGDM Placement Statistics (2023)

PGDM Placement Statistics (2024)

PGDM Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest Package

INR 20.50 LPA

INR 22.50 LPA

INR 22.7 LPA

Average Package

INR 11.60 LPA

INR 11.70 LPA

INR 11.80 LPA

 The key placement highlights of PGPM placements recorded in the past three years is tabulated below:

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PGPM Placement Statistics (2023)

PGPM Placement Statistics (2024)

PGPM Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest Package

INR 33.30  LPA

INR 25.50 LPA

INR 22.1 LPA

Average Package

INR 15.80 LPA

INR 15.30 LPA

INR 15.1 LPA

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diksha soni

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Answered 8 months ago

Yes, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon.  has released its placement report for the year 2025 . Refer to the data tabulated below to know more:

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PGDM Placement Statistics  (2025)

PGPM Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest Package

INR 22.7 LPA

INR 22.1 LPA

Average Package

INR 11.8 LPA

INR 15.1 LPA

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diksha soni

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Answered 8 months ago

The key highlights recorded during the 2025  Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon.  placement season is provided in the table below:

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PGDM Placement Statistics  (2025)

PGPM Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest Package

INR 22.7 LPA

INR 22.1 LPA

Average Package

INR 11.8 LPA

INR 15.1 LPA

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diksha soni

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Answered 8 months ago

The table below provides the highest package provided to students during Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon placements in the past three years:

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Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest package

- INR 33.30 LPA (PGPM)

- INR 20.50 LPA (PGDM)

- INR 25.50 LPA (PGPM)

- INR 22.50 LPA (PGDM)

INR 22.10 LPA (PGPM)

INR 22.7 LPA (PGDM)

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diksha soni

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Answered 8 months ago

Various companies visit Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon.  for placements some of them are given below:

Great Lakes Gurgaon Placements: Top Recruiters

Accenture

Cognizant

DreamFolks

Havells

Virtusa

Thoughtworks

Hyundai

Maveric Systems

Tiger Analytics

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