Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai has been accredited for all its full-time and executive programmes by the Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK).
The programmes that have this international accreditation include the flagship one year programme, Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), two year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Executive Programme in Management (PGXPM) and PGPM — Flex programme.
The accreditation has been received for a period of four years, valid until 2021.
This accreditation has placed the institute among some of the most renowned business schools, such as INSEAD France, London Business School, HEC Paris, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan and IIM Calcutta.
Earlier in 2014, Great Lakes Chennai had received the AMBA accreditation for its flagship one year programme and for its executive programme. After careful evaluation process, the AMBA board accredited all the programmes offered by the institute starting from academic year 2017.
Announcing the news, Dr Bala V Balachandran, founder, dean and chairman of Great Lakes Institute of Management, and chancellor of Great Lakes International University, said, “I am extremely proud and delighted that Great Lakes Chennai has received the prestigious AMBA accreditation, thereby joining an elite group of only 2 per cent of top B-schools in the world. All this has happened in a short span of 12 years since Great Lakes’ inception and this shows the quality of our school.”
What is AMBA
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is a global organisation founded in 1967 which focuses primarily on international business school accreditation and membership. AMBA has accredited MBA, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Master of Business and Management (MBM) programmes at 245 graduate business schools in 54 countries and territories. Some of the accredited institutions offer programmes in a further 33 countries, which expand AMBA’s presence to 85 countries.
Accredited business schools, their students and alumni are provided with access to a range of exclusive services and benefits, including superior world-class events and training.