Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, announced admissions for its flagship one-year full time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), which will commence in April 2016. Great Lakes’ PGPM has been consistently ranked in the top 10 one-year MBA programme in the country, and in 2014, it was ranked seven by Outlook India and Business Today.
Admissions
There will be two cycles of admission and the deadlines for applying are November 30 and January 31 respectively. Students need to have at least two years experience by March 31, 2016 and should have valid GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT scores. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply online on the institute’s website, here .
All applicants are required to appear for GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT before applying.
CAT scores of the year 2014 and 2015, XAT scores of 2015 and 2016 or GMAT scores taken in and after Jan-2013, will be considered for PGPM 2017 admissions.
Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or institute.
Candidates should have minimum two-years of full time work experience by March 31.
Dates to remember
PGPM 2016-17 admissions open from August 20
Cycle 1 submission date : November 30
GDPI dates for Cycle 1 : December 13 and 20
Cycle 2 submission date : January 31
GDPI dates for Cycle 2 : February13 and 14, and 20 and 21
For any admission related query, mail to admissions@greatlakes.edu.in.
Speaking about the commencement of admission process, Professor Easwar Krishna Iyer, Director of admissions,said, “Great Lakes selects students based on overall assessment of the profile, aptitude test, scores and interview performance. This year, we will also look at increasing class diversity. We will be looking at multiple diversity parameters like sector, age, region and gender to ensure a rich peer group in every class.”