Great Lakes Institute of Management is amongst top 20 B Schools in India (Business India, November 1, 2009) built on a 20 acre facility near historic Mamallapuram on the scenic East Coast Road. Learning here is ensconced under every book in the library under every pillow of each Great Laker.

Vision

With the motto, Global Mindset, Indian Roots, Great Lakes seeks to produce business-ready managers who blend western techniques with eastern ethos. Great Lakes recognizes that India tomorrow will be shaped by entrepreneurs who can creatively leverage knowledge, skill sets, business processes, technology and intellectual capital.

Thus an MBA from Great Lakes is not a transaction but an experience that is considered unique and distinguished. It is said that one enters Great Lakes with a desire to benefit society, but graduates benefiting and transforming oneself.

The Great Lakes Institute of Management campus

Success and Corporate Acceptance

The diversity of Students at Great Lakes, the rich industry experience that each student brings to the table, is the prime force that spearheads our success. Recognizing that students are its primary stakeholders, the school is entirely student driven; students are involved in every activity of the school, be it Admissions or placement. Companies recognize our one year program in their quest for business-ready managers and acknowledge the beauty of this methodology where students test all the acquired skills from their repertoire of industry experience and streamline their armory by the time they graduate.

Placement

Since inception in 2004, Great Lakes reputation has preceded its placements. In a brief span of five years, the institute has achieved corporate acceptance! During the last (2008-09) placement season, notwithstanding a sluggish economy and its effects on corporate hiring, Great Lakes still achieved a 100% placement with an average salary of 8.7 lakhs per annum. Forty companies visiting the school for the first time last year in an uncertain and economic downturn, is a testimony to our success and the confidence corporate sector has in Great lakes.

With our armory stronger, our weapons sharper than ever, we believe we are improving with every passing day; we also believe we have evolved to respond promptly to the changes in industry. The current batch is confident of their placements into industries of their choice. This confidence is supported by the promise that the school fulfilled in the last five years.

Initiatives Karma yoga & Empirical Study

The current batch of students with median CAT scores of 96.7 and average work experience of 47 months, has a rare opportunity to get acquainted with the nuances of management, leadership, and the fine line that connects the two philosophies. Great Lakes under the inspiring leadership of Dr. Bala V Balachandran, has sworn to tread the dark alley (that divides leadership and management), lead the students to illuminate the shadowy pathway with the halo of Karma yoga about their heads and torches of management in their hands.

The institute believes in the doctrine of social responsibility and the Karma yoga project is designed to instill leadership qualities with overtones of social consciousness.

Empirical Study that is compulsory for all students, encourages them to choose a topic of their choice and study it in depth. That enables them to apply and translate their classroom learning to real life.

Pedagogy

Luminaries from all over the world visit Great Lakes to teach; the vivifying case study analysis by professors from around the world present the students with rare insights into subjects; reinforcement by pioneers of Civil Services like T.N Seshan, spread infectious enthusiasm and inspiration.

Infrastructure

Aspiring to be South Asias first Platinum rated Green campus with world class infrastructure, well stocked Resource Center, multifarious student profiles, admirable philosophy and a campus that fits into the surrounding eco-system beautifully, we stand head and shoulders over some of the best known B-schools.

Why Great Lakes?

Time freezes here; so much activity is squeezed into every breath that in the blink of an eye, the sun bids farewell and the moon tiptoes into the clean and frozen sky. Grandeur, love and humility coexist here. Like a school of fish swishing past a giant whale under its very nose, Great Lakes, with its unique philosophy leaves the giants behind. Come Join us!!!!

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