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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Ranking 2027: Outlook, Business Today, NIRF, QS

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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Ranking Highlights 2027

Great Lakes Chennai ranked 201+ under Masters in Management category by QS World University Rankings 2027. GLIM Chennai ranks 10 as per Outlook – ICARE Rankings 2026 in India’s Top 20 B Schools category. Further, according to Business Today Rankings 2025, the Institute ranks 20. NIRF ranked Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai 37 under Management category in 2025.

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MBA/PGDM

NIRF, 2025

#37

2nd Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Chennai in 2025->

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According to QS World University Rankings 2027, Great Lakes Chennai ranks 201 under Masters in Management category. Business Today Rankings 2026 ranks the Institute 19.

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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Ranking Highlights 2027
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai NIRF Rankings 2025
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Outlook Rankings 2026
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Business Today Rankings 2026
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Course Ranking
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Student Reviews

Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai NIRF Rankings 2025

Based on the rankings from NIRF, Great Lakes Chennai outperformed numerous other institutes, securing a higher position, indicating that the institute is considered to be doing better in various factors evaluated by the NIRF ranking system. In the 'Management' category, the institute's ranks have dropped in comparison with last year's ranking. In 2025, Great Lakes Chennai fell 3 ranks to #37 rank in the 'Management' category by the NIRF ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the insti

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Category	2025
MBA/PGDM	37

Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai NIRF Ranking Comparison

As per the NIRF 2025, Great Lakes Chennai achieved #37 rank under the 'Management' category. It stands on par with well-known institutions such as IIM Shillong and TAPMI under the NIRF 'Management' category. Check the year-wise comparison of Great Lakes Chennai with other leading institutes below.

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MBA/PGDM

College	Ranking
MICA Compare	33
IIM Sambalpur Compare	34
IIM Jammu Compare	35
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai	37
IIM Shillong Compare	38
TAPMI Manipal Compare	39
IMI Delhi Compare	40

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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Outlook Rankings 2026

As per Outlook – ICARE Rankings 2026, Great Lakes Chennai ranks 10 under the category of India’s Top 20 B Schools. It has better rankings than Institutes such as IMT Ghaziabad and TAPMI Manipal.

Category	2026	2027
MBA/PGDM	10	9

Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Outlook Ranking Comparison

According to Outlook – ICARE Rankings 2026, GLIM Chennai ranks 10 under India’s Top 20 B Schools category. It has better rankings than institutes such as IMT Ghaziabad and TAPMI Manipal whose rankings are 11 and 12, respectively. However, Geat Lakes Chennai falls below Institutes such as MDI Gurgaon and DoMS IIT Madras, whose rankings are 8 and 9, respectively.

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MBA/PGDM

College	Ranking
IIM Indore Compare	6
MDI Gurgaon Compare	7
IIT Madras MBA Compare	8
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai	9
IMT Ghaziabad Compare	10
TAPMI Manipal Compare	12
LIBA Chennai Compare	13

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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Business Today Rankings 2026

Great Lakes Chennai has constantly been among the top institutes under all the major categories by the Business Today. According to Business Today Rankings 2026, GLIM Chennai ranks 19. It performed better than colleges such as XIMB, TAPMI Manipal and IBS Hyderabad.

Category	2025	2026
MBA/PGDM	20	19

Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Business Today Ranking Comparison

According to Business Today Rankings 2026, Great Lakes Chennai ranks 19. JBIMS and IIM Trichy are ahead of GLIM Chennai with ranking of 17 and 18, respectively. However, Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai is ahead of institutes like TAPMI Manipal and IBS Hyderabad whose rankings are 20 and 21, respectively.

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MBA/PGDM

College	Ranking
IMI Delhi Compare	15
VGSOM IIT Kharagpur Compare	16
IIM Trichy Compare	18
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai	19
TAPMI Manipal Compare	20
XIMB Bhubaneswar Compare	20
IBS Hyderabad Compare	21

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Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai
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Ranked by	2025	2026	2027
Business Today	20	19	-
Outlook	-	10	9
NIRF	37	-	-

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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.

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

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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.

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

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4.0Placements5.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life5.0Value 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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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4.0Placements5.0Infrastructure4.0Faculty4.0Crowd & Campus Life4.0Value 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.

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What is the total fee for MBA programme in Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai?

Answered 2 weeks ago

Total fee for PGPM (2027-28 batch) course at GLIM Chennai is INR 23.5 lakh. Total fee for PGDM (2026-28 batch) was INR 22.5 lakh.

Chandra Thakur

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What is the fee for PGXPM course at GLIM Chennai?

Answered 2 weeks ago

The total fee for PGXPM course at GLIM Chennai is INR 13.4 lakh.

Nishtha Sharma

Contributor-Level 10

Is it worth taking admission at Great Lakes Chennai?

Answered a week ago

It is worth taking admission at GLIM Chennai. As per NIRF 2025, the Institute ranks 37 under Management category. It ranks 19 as per Business Today Rankings 2026. Further, the average placement package received over the past two years was above INR 15 LPA.

Pooja Divya

Contributor-Level 10

Does GLIM Chennai offer scholarships to PGDM students?

Answered a week ago

According to the official website data, GLIM Chennai offers scholarships to PGPM students. The two categories of scholarship include Diversity & Merit Scholarship and Dr Bala V Balachandran Merit Scholarships.

Aayush Singh

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What is the placement truth at Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai?

Answered a week ago

The highest and average package offered during GLIM Chennai PGDM placements 2026 was INR 40 LPA and 15 LPA. In PGPM course, the highest and average package recorded in 2026 was 43 LPA and 18.1 LPA. Business Consulting and Finance were among the top hiring sectors.

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