Latest Update: Great Lakes Chennai MBA admissions 2024 has started on August 01, 2023 and the last date to apply is December 01, 2023. Interest candidates can register themselves through the official website. CAT 2023 Admit Card will be released on November 7, 2023, and the exam is scheduled for November 26, 2023. XAT 2024 registration has begun, and the last date to apply is November 30, 2023, and the exam is scheduled for January 7, 2024.

Candidates can apply online on the official website of the institute. A Bachelor’s degree with a valid CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT score is the minimum requirement for the program. Admission to MBA is based on cumulative score prepared by considering factors such as entrance test scores, past academic record, essays, work experience and performance in a personal interview.

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Key Highlights

  • MBA is a 2-year fully-residential program, specifically designed for students with less than 2 years of work experience
  • Great Lakes Chennai MBA program is approved by AICTE
  • The institute has tie-ups with Schools in Emerging Economics in Europe & USA for MBA program and has signed MoU wfor Consulting and knowledge exchange with leading B-Schools.
  • The program offers an option of Semester Abroad Program (SAP).
  • The MBA curriculum also includes learning Chinese (Mandarin) language
  • There is a compulsory 12-month Summer Internship in MBA program, spread over 8-12 weeks.
  • Great Lakes Institute of Management MBA fees is INR 19.95 Lacs for Indian candidates. Check Great Lakes Chennai Fees 

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Admission Stories

Name Entrance Exam Scores/Percentage in Exam Work Experience Graduation score Link
Vikram Rathore CAT 85.91 Fresher 61.09 Read More
Shivam Agrawal CAT 93 Fresher 90 Read More
Ashish Raika GMAT 670 Axis Bank - 7yrs 6.7 Read More

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Admission Dates 2024

CAT Dates
CAT Registration Starts August 2, 2023
CAT Registration Ends September 20, 2023
CAT Admit Card November 07, 2023 2023
CAT Exam Date November 26, 2023
XAT Dates
XAT Registration Opens July 15, 2023
XAT Registration Closes November 30, 2023
Last Date for XAT Application through GMAT / GRE December 31, 2023
XAT Exam Date January 07, 2024
CMAT Dates
CMAT Registration Begins February 13, 2024 (Tentative)
CMAT Registration Last Date March 13, 2024 (Tentative)
CMAT Correction Window March 14 to 16, 2024 (Tentative)
CMAT Admit Card Download Second week of April 2024 (Tentative)
CMAT Exam Date April 23, 2024 (Tentative)
CMAT Answer Key Third week of April 2024 (Tentative)
CMAT Result Last week of April 2024 (Tentative)
Admission Dates
Registration for PGDM  Starts August 01, 2023
Registration for PGDM Ends December 21, 2023

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Fee Structure

Great Lakes Chennai MBA fee structure 2023 is tabulated below:

Particulars Indian Students International Students
Tuition & Academic Fee INR 9 Lakhs $ 20,000
Programme Fee INR 5.10 Lakhs $ 6,500
Housing & Food Charges INR 5.70 Lakhs $ 9,500
Caution Deposit (Refundable) INR 10 K $ 300
Alumni Subscription INR 5K $ 200

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Rankings

The following ranks has been achieved by the MBA program of Great Lakes Chennai:

  • Ranked 31st by NIRF in 2023
  • Ranked 11th by IIRF in 2023

Read more: Great Lakes Chennai Ranking

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Eligibility Criteria

Candidates seeking MBA admission at Great Lakes Management Institute, Chennai must meet the following criteria:

  • XI, XII & Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks
  • Fresher or students with less than 2-years of work experience are eligible to apply
  • A valid score of CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT
  • Fresher’s & Candidates with less than 36 months of work experience as on June 30, 2024

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Admission Guidelines

Selection to the MBA program offered by the Great Lakes Institute of Management will be based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT score, past academic performance, essays, work experience and performance in Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI).

The institute gives an extra weightage in the selection process to College or University rank holders.

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Cutoff

Candidates must meet the following cutoff to be eligible for Great Lakes Institute of Management MBA program:

  • CAT: 90+ percentile
  • XAT: 90+ percentile
  • CMAT: 95+ percentile
  • GMAT: 600+ score

Read more: Great Lakes Chennai Cutoff

Profile-Based Early Interview

Great Lakes Management Institute, Chennai also conducts Early Interviews for candidates who have regsitered for CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT but are yet to get the results. However, the final admission of such students is subject to submission of entrance test score post result declaration. The institute takes into account following parameters to shortlist students for Early Insterview:

  • Academics
  • Extracurricular Participation
  • Awards & Achievements

How to Apply?

Candidates need to follow below-listed steps in order to apply online:

  • Visit the official website of Great Lakes Chennai www.greatlakes.edu.in
  • Fill in the application form with all the required details
  • Upload the necessary documents
  • Pay application fee of INR 2000/-
  • Lastly, submit the application form.

Documents Required

  • Detailed resume
  • Verified copy of degree
  • Two referee reports
  • Passport and photo
  • Submit the form
  • Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.
  • After the interview round, successful students will be notified by email

Read more: Great Lakes Chennai Admission

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Batch Profile 2021-23

The table below represents the educational background of the batch: 

Educational Background No. of Students (%)
Mechanical 10%
Computer Science 9%
Accountancy & Finance 8%
Electronics & Communications 8%
Commerce 6%
Others 59%
  • The MBA batch of 2021-23 consists of 43% female candidates.
  • Among the total students, 60% are freshers while 40% have work experience ranging from 1 to 23 months.
  • The average age of the batch is 23 years and the average experience is 1.3 years. 
  • The students have worked in companies such as EY, Accenture, Reliance Jio, Amazon, Tata Consultancy, Zoho and so on

The work experience of students is as follows:

Work Experience No. of Students (%)
Freshers 60%
3-12 Months 16%
13-18 Months 10%
19-24 Months 14%

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Placements

During Great Lakes Chennai Placements 2023, 100% of the PGDM students got paced. The placement drive engaged reputed recruiters like JP Morgan Chase, EY India, Crisil, Cognizant, Swiggy, Adobe, Bain and many more. The major highlights of the placement drive are mentioned below:

Particulars Placements Statistics (2021-23)
Number of New Recruiters 30+
Number of PPO / PPIs 41
Highest Package INR 46 LPA
Average Package INR 14.5 LPA
Top 10% Average Package INR 23.18 LPA
Top 25% Average Package INR 19.88 LPA
Top 50% Average Package INR 17.3 LPA
Top 75% Average Package INR 15.65 LPA
Top Sector Finance
Top Recruiters Aditya Birla Capital, Deloitte, Barclays, IBM, Microsoft, Tata Motors, HSBC

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Summer Internship Placements

The institute has completed its 2024 summer internship placement drive for the PGDM students. The placement season engaged recruiters like JP Morgan Chase, BNY Mellon, Wall Street Advisory, Crisil, Dell and many more. 268 students participated in the summer internship placement drive. The major highlights are mentioned below:

Particulars Internship Statistics (2022-24)
Number of Recruiters 64
Number of New Recruiters 46
Number of Students 268
Highest Stipend INR 4.25 Lakhs
Average Stipend INR 87 K
Major Sector Financial Services
Top Recruiters Aditya Birla Capital, HSBC, McKinsey, Arcesium, PayPal, Forge

Read more: Great Lakes Chennai Placement

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Course Details

Great Lakes Chennai MBA is 2-year full-time residential program. The program is approved by AICTE and includes short-term International Immersions, Karma-Yoga: A Leadership Experiential Program and Empirical Study udner Great Lakes Research Center.

Great Lakes Chennai MBA Syllabus

Trimester Courses
Trimester I

Macro Economics, Financial Accounting for Decision Making, Marketing Management-1, Individuals in Organizations (OB-1), Business Statistics, Verbal & Written Communication, FADM Tutorials, Karma Yoga
Trimester II

Micro Economics, Financial Management-1, Marketing Management 2, Groups in Organizations (OB-2), Business Maths, Productions & Ops Management, Marketing Research, Management Information System
Trimester III

Cost & Management Accounting, Financial Management-2, Emprical study, Business Law, Optimization Business Model for Decision Making, Strategic Management, Business Analytics, Virtual Business - Small Business, Corporate Tax
Summer Internship (8-12 weeks)
Trimester IV

Understanding Emerging markets,Human Resource Management, Elective-1, Elective-2, Elective-3, Elective-4, Elective-5, Elective-6
Trimester V

Mandarin / Language Lab, Business Ethics, Boardroom simulation, Elective-7, Elective-8, Elective-9, Elective-10, Elective-11, Elective-12
Trimester VI

Elective-13, Elective-14, Elective-15, Elective-16

List of Electives

The MBA program has the following electives

Electives Courses
Marketing

Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Services Marketing, Strategic Marketing, International Marketing, Sales & Distribution Management, Customer Relationship Management, Retailing Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, Rural Marketing, B2B Marketing, Web & Social Media analytics, Marketing Metrics.Markstrat Simulation, Sports Marketing, Current Trends in Marketing, New Product Development, Brand Management
Finance

Financial Statement Analysis, International Finance, Corporate Financial Strategy, Financial Modelling; Options, Futures and Derivatives, Fixed Income Securities , Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Investment Banking, Commodities Markets, Financial Risk Analytics, Experimental Economics , Management of Commercial Banks, Trading , Financial Institutions and Markets, Equity Research, Corporate Valuation, Project and Infrastructure Finance
Operations

Logistics & Supply Chain Management, IT Consulting, Data Visualization & Analytics, Management Services Operations, Strategic Sourcing & Corporate Quality, Project Management, Operations & Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning, Virtualization Strategies for Organizations, Cloud Security, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, Business Intelligence, International SCM, Total Quality Management, Advanced Analytics Model
OB/HR/Strategy

Strategy Execution including Economics of Strategy; Design, Thinking & Innovation, Leading People At Work - Contemporary Challenges, New Venture Planning, Management Consulting, International Business Strategy, Negotiations and bargaining
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Analytics (AIMLA)

Data Visualisation & BI: Tableau, Power BI, Deep Learning, Marketing Analytics, Web & Social Media Analytics, Supply Chain Analytics, Financial Risk Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Business Applications of AI

Read more: Great Lakes Chennai Reviews

Great Lakes Chennai MBA FAQs

Ques. Is it possible to get into Great Lakes Chennai MBA without GMAT/XAT/CAT/CMAT score?

Ans. No, candidates who have not appeared for GMAT/XAT/CAT/CMAT, will not be able to fill the application form as they must possess any of these entrance score for admission to MBA course.

Ques. Do I need to take Summer Internship while pursuing Great Lakes Chennai MBA?

Ans. Yes, the summer internship is mandatory for all students pursuing MBA course from Great Lakes Chennai. It is of 8-12 weeks duration and runs from April-May-June at the end of the first year. Each candidates have to put in not less than 120 hours of input.

Ques. What is the cutoff for the MBA course at Great Lakes Chennai?

Ans. Considering Great Lakes Institute of Management is such a premier institute, the cut-offs are generally very high. Candidates must have 90+ percentile in CAT or XAT, 95+ percentile in GMAT or 650+score in GMAT.

Ques. Does Great Lakes Chennai provide any scholarship to MBA students?

Ans. No, the college does not provide any kind of scholarships to the students. However, they have tie-ups for loans with banks and financial institutions like Axis Bank, HDFC, etc.

Ques. Is MBA a residential course at Great Lakes Chennai?

Ans. Yes, the course is a residential course. It is compulsory for the students to stay at the campus during the course.