Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

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Kanchipuram, Chennai

4.3 /5

(86 Reviews)

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Private Institute
Estd. 2004

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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
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4.3/5

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Placements3.9

Infrastructure4.7

Faculty & Course4.6

Campus Life4.4

Value for Money4

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Deloitte, McKinsey, CRISIL, JP Morgan & Chase, world bank, RBS, Barclays, Amazon, Anheuser-Busch InbevITC, Britannia, Lotte are some of our top recruiters for internships and placements.

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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2026

4.8

4Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

A great learning and a transformative journey with Great Lakes Institute of Management.

Placements: 95% of the last batch was placed. The highest package is 30 LPA offered by PayPal, and the average package is 15 LPA. Top recruiting companies are JP Morgan, BNY Mellon, Deloitte, Gartner, Mastercard, Accenture, HSBC Bank, Wells Fargo, GEP, etc. 90% of students from the current batch get placed in on-campus internships, and the mass recruiters are JP Morgan, BNY, ICICI Bank, etc.

Infrastructure: The college consists of a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified, platinum-rated green campus. There are 24/7 Wi-Fi facilities throughout the campus. There are 4 hostel blocks for males and females, and 3 academic blocks. There is also an open-air amphitheater. The food quality is decent. There are 24/7 medical facilities available for minor accidents. All types of sports are played here.

Faculty: The faculty members at Great Lakes are highly experienced and have graduated from some of the top universities and have great industry experience. They are highly supportive and always ready to help whenever required. The PGDM course is a trimester course, having 6 terms in 2 years. Each term comprises a mid-term exam, an end-term exam, in-class quizzes, etc.

Reviewed on 21 Jul 2025Read More

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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2025

4.8

4Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai - A great place for learning.

Placements: The college attracts placements in roles from various fields like finance, marketing, operation, and analytics and specializing in analytics. The top recruiting companies for our course are PayPal, JP Morgan Chase and Co, BNY Melon, Airtel, Make My Trip, Accenture, Deloitte, Infosys, Gartner, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, etc.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure is amazing. The campus is beautiful with so many facilities including two gyms, sports fields and courts, and clean and large hostel rooms. There is a dedicated staff member who takes care of all the cleaning and makes the campus student-friendly at all times.

Faculty: The course curriculum is very comprehensive. The first year gives us a broad idea of all subjects. In the second year, we get deeply driven into specific subjects and topics of our specialisation. Faculty members are all industry experts and teach in other reputed B-schools like IIMs, ISB, and SP Jain. We follow relative grading as evaluation criteria.

Reviewed on 16 Apr 2025Read More

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Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2023

4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

Best institute for the placements.

Placements: Our college is one of the best colleges for placements in PGDM. Almost 80% of students get placements at our college. The highest package offered for our course was 29 LPA, and the lowest package offered was 5 LPA. The average package offered at our college was 9 lpa. The top recruiters were EY, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Intel, etc.

Infrastructure: At our college, students were given all types of facilities, and the quality of all the facilities provided was amazing. The college labs and classrooms were supplied with all the equipment. There is Wi-Fi connectivity in both the hostel and the college. Various sports facilities were offered at our college. The hostel facilities were also of good quality.

Faculty: Yes, all the teachers and faculty members of our college were really helpful and highly qualified in their respective subjects. The quality of teaching offered by these teachers was amazing. The college provides the best faculty to the students. The course curriculum is absolutely relevant. The exam pattern was difficult.

Other: One of the best college. Various activities organized in our college.

Reviewed on 8 Jan 2024Read More

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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2025

4.2

4Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

Review of Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.

Placements: Our college provides good placements. Many top companies visit our college to recruit students. They provide summer internship opportunities. The average salary package offered is 1.4 LPA. Top recruiting companies are KPMG, Deloitte, etc.

Infrastructure: The hostel facilities are good.

Faculty: Our teachers are good. They are Ph.D. holders. They are well-qualified. They have been educated at prestigious colleges and universities. They conduct mid-term and final exams. Our course is well structured. It provides practical knowledge rather than theoretical knowledge.

Other: I would recommend joining this college. Our college provides good placements.

Reviewed on 5 Sep 2023Read More

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Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2021

4.4

5Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

If worked hard in study period, the ROI is good.

Placements: Our batch witnessed an excellent season of placements this year. Business and Strategy Consulting came up with the most job offering industry, followed by Technology Consulting. The highest domestic package offered was 33.26 Lacs per annum. The season saw participation from major recruiters like Accenture, ADP, Brain, Bristlecone, Deloitte, Cognizant, E&Y GDS, FedEx, HCL, Infosys, Incedo, Optum, Tiger Analytics, Zoom, and ZS Associates.

Infrastructure: Life at Great Lakes is awesome. Great Lakes is situated 40 km away from Chennai city. The event is conducted throughout the year by various clubs in the college. Library cards are provided to us through which we can access all the books in the library. We do have sports events in our college, like cricket tournament, volleyball etc. I got a four-sharing room with attached bathroom and food facilities included, with fees 6500 per head. Wi-Fi facility is provided. A gym, indoor games, table tennis, carrom, etc., are available. Daily maintenance of rooms is arranged.

Faculty: The course structure of 1 year (6 terms) is carefully crafted to develop business competencies, effective teamwork and leadership skills. Since I had prior work experience, that helped me a lot in implementing all the management concepts practically. Class size was kept normal to ensure sufficient attention to each student of the class. All the professors had completed their PhDs, and some of them were even writing research papers till now.

Reviewed on 27 Feb 2022Read More

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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Batch of 2021

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4Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

The return of investment from this college is not as good as it could be.

Placements: The institute helps us to get exposed to an appropriate mix of knowledge and experience of the real-world. During our placement term, the institute observed an excellent placement record of over 97% with the highest salary pacakhge of 13 LPA being offered. Maximum offers are made by TCS, Deloitte US & India, Accenture, HCL, Aditya Birla Capital, ADP, Amazon, Barclays, Cognizant, Capgemini, etc.

Infrastructure: Classrooms are technology embedded and Wi-Fi enabled. There are many recreational facilities along with health care facilities for students' access. The library consists of recourses for all domains. Students also have access to live databases, journals, and case studies from Harvard University. With fully-airconditioned hostel rooms, the hostels were well furnished and we were given a cupboard, bed, a table and chair. The hostels are well maintained and the food is well-prepared.

Faculty: The faculty pool includes national, international faculty and faculty with corporate experience of more than 10 years. The overall score is just not based on exams but also projects, presentations, and assignments. The programs helped me develop business competencies, effective teamwork and leadership skills to set us up for accelerated career growth. In a fast-changing business world where billion-dollar companies are created in a few years, the PGPM allowed us to maximize learning and start creating value by the end of 1 year.

Reviewed on 27 Feb 2022Read More

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Can I get admission in Great Lakes Institute of Management for Executive MBA with 60% in Class 12th?

Answered 3 weeks ago

The eligibility for Executive MBA admission at Great Lakes Institute of Management is Bachelor degree with minimum 50% marks. 8 years of full time work experience is mandatory.

Chandra Thakur

Contributor-Level 9

What are the cutoff marks required for Executive MBA at Great Lakes Institute of Management?

Answered a month ago

Considering the 2024 cutoff of Great Lakes Institute of Management, applicants must aim for a CAT cutoff percentile of up to 85 percentile, for students belonging to the General AI quota.

Rashmi Sinha

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What is the stipend offered to Great Lakes, Chennai students during summer placements?

Answered 4 months ago

Great Lakes, Chennai offers students with vibrant placement opportunities, and every year prominent recruiters visit the campus to recruit fresh talent. During the latest Great Lakes Chennai placements 2025, the highest package stood at INR 5.25 LPA. On the other hand, the average package stood at I

Ashwin Yadav

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Can I get into Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai without CAT?

Answered 5 months ago

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai provides various programmes and specialisations to students. For obtaining FORE School of Management admission, candidates are required to appear for the prescribed entrance tests. Students can visit the official website of the Great Lakes Institute of Ma

Ashwin Yadav

Contributor-Level 10

How many students were placed during Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai placements?

Answered 5 months ago

The number of students placed during Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai placements has not been released. Once released, it will be updated on this page. Meanwhile students can refer to the highest and the average package which was provided to students: