Life @ Great Lakes Inst. of Mgmt-Chennai [GLIM]

MBA CAT 2022
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Guyz plz help me with this..

Can som1 plz enlighten me what the panel wants to hear from me under this head
I tryd my best but i juss cant do self praise..please tell me what sort of answer they r lookin for in here

"Assume that you are on the admission panel of great lakes. Which of your qualities would compel you as panel member to offer yourself admission"

They wan me to sum up my qualities or the generic qualities a budding manager must possess.

seniors plz help.
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Hi illchillu,
This is narayan...i just finished my application and essays....Whoa!!!!!!...it was a herculean task to write 5 essays.......Man!!!!.....regd the 3rd question....why don't u write down what u wud look in an interviewee......out of all those points that flash across...try to shortlist the one u can relate urself to.....i meant the ones in which u have something impressive to write about.....chop it down...close the essay....I followed this....cant put a gaurantee on whether it will sell or not with the profs.....but felt that this cud be a good way to typo that essay....coz its pretty tricky....

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Hi illchillu,
This is narayan...i just finished my application and essays....Whoa!!!!!!...it was a herculean task to write 5 essays.......Man!!!!.....regd the 3rd question....why don't u write down what u wud look in an interviewee......out of all those points that flash across...try to shortlist the one u can relate urself to.....i meant the ones in which u have something impressive to write about.....chop it down...close the essay....I followed this....cant put a gaurantee on whether it will sell or not with the profs.....but felt that this cud be a good way to typo that essay....coz its pretty tricky....



Thanx narayan...
Ill try to do dat...acc i tryd writin twice during 1st shot it came out with lods if I's so i deleted it nd during 2nd time it became very generic...indeed itz very tricky.....newayz will do dat.

please do post ur profile also r u applying during 1st round??
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hi illchillu,
hope u had a nice time with the 3rd qs......reg myself...i'm currently working at Bangalore with iGATE...i am attending the admn process on Nov 19th at chennai.....first batch....god knows how itz gonna work out.....lemme put my best.....itz gonna b a hard weekend with CAT on 20th and GLIM on 19th.....i'll put up my experience with the admn process once it gets over on the 19th.....when r u planning to take up the process?.....

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hi illchillu vbmenu_register("postmenu_298853", true); im also with Hsbc hdpi in their global service centre,kolkata...so we r internal custs in tht regard.
abt the third question-well after trying out various approaches and ending up with nothing concrete,i just decided to shed my humility and go all out to war.haha.just wrote it from the perspective of the admissions panel-what thy would look for in selecting few out of 1000's applicants-and just put 2 and 2 togethr.well if thy dont like it,up to them.my views,my way.ya a bit self laudatory-bt then no choice,have to buddy.
im planning to appear for the interview process on 10th dec.so u guys can update ur experiences bfre that.abt the scores-u guys are well well above me-its giving me nervous strings-cmmon with 98% pple applying it gets very difficult for pple like me.bt i m betting things work out and thy are smart enough to spot the talent within me.hehehe

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guess i got to modify the third answer a bit after cotemplation.dont wanna sound over confi n stuff.thyll tear me part in the pi!!!!!

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Hi dude...

dont worry..its not the written test marks thats the criteria..there are other criteria's also..and yu mite outscore all 98...in those criteria ...:)...and mite be a GLIMite next year...

Best of Luck...

I am applying for 10/12 in Bangalore..

Manik

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Hi dude...

dont worry..its not the written test marks thats the criteria..there are other criteria's also..and yu mite outscore all 98...in those criteria ...:)...and mite be a GLIMite next year...

Best of Luck...

I am applying for 10/12 in Bangalore..

Manik


Hi,

I have applied at GLIM. All u guys r stating that u will attend interview on so and so date etc. Where did u get this info from? Do they send us a date of interview? when is the interview in mumbai?
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Hi hirenb,
the dates were previously mentioned in the college website..but it seems they have removed it now..if u have previously noted the dates for mumbai, those will be the one...and as soon as u submit the form, u will get a mail from the admissions department about the date, time and venue for the admn process...If u have not sent the app form, try mentioning your date preferences in a covering letter....

seniorz....can u please let us know why those dates were removed....coz i dont find the admn process dates in the brochure or the info CD.....vijai or haripi...can u please post those dates in a msg....it cud be useful as a reference.....

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Hi ..... I am a new member............I have taken the Gmat...scored a 750/800 -99%,42 verbal,49 quant, 5/6 AWA....................I am an IT engineer from Mumbai university....3.8 gpa -2005 passout - multiple offers from reputed IT companies but no work experience to speak of.....how would you guys rate my chances at GLIM

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Balian Says
Hi ..... I am a new member............I have taken the Gmat...scored a 750/800 -99%,42 verbal,49 quant, 5/6 AWA....................I am an IT engineer from Mumbai university....3.8 gpa -2005 passout - multiple offers from reputed IT companies but no work experience to speak of.....how would you guys rate my chances at GLIM


Folks.. Back from obscurity .. .. I am also a current student of Great Lakes, and was away from the forum for a while.. Will be more than happy to attend to your queries....

Balian.. You would have seen the breakup of current batch in the info CD.. You do have a very impressive academic record.. But, application essays, recos and GD/PI are also part of the admission process... So, what I would suggest you is to give enough thoughts before you pen down the final drafts of essays.. Clarity of thought in why you are doing an MBA now is the key.. As you would have read, it is also a tool to assess you as in individual too.. If you can put up a convincing answer, then you are through.. :)

Hope this helps..

- Trail Blazer.
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kool_saggi,

Great Lakes has Strategy, Organisational Behaviour and HR as one of the four main specialisations.

Vijai


hi vijai.

thanks a lot dude , hope to meet u when i cum there for the test .
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Hi trail blazer.....thanks a lot man......i looked up the website........found it really great..........the people glim has roped in........i mean the stature..........amazing stuff......... given the fact that it is a new school , i think the placements are great too.......from the looks of it , it will atain the stature of ISB in another 5 years, that is if it doesnt outshine ISB !!

Now trail blazer dont take it otherwise...............but there has been a lot of stuff about the school on the forum.......some say its a second storey of a building.........pre recorded kotler lectures...you know things like that......

Now what i want to know is the school for real ?!! I am sitting on a great profile......and like anyone with one i have worked really hard for it..........been a college topper......student council member........college festival team .........blood donation......JRD Tata trust scholarship..........2 yrs part time work experience+750 Gmat.........you know stuff like that.............I dont mention this to blow my own trumpet (though it may sound that way..........)but simply to explain that a lot of stuff is possible for me if i work for two yrs full time and start applying to universities......Very simply i will b inviting a lot of wrath from my parents and well wishers if i decide to join a new school..............All the same i will do it if i am convinced that it is worth the effort.

I consider myself really fortunate that you(a glimer) replied to my query.......but if you could give me an insight into the school it would help me tremendously in making my decision.

1.hows the infrastructure at the moment? wen will glim move in to the new area which i believe is currently under construction?

2.Hows the faculty? I saw a lot of international faculty members....do you guys really have these profs giving so many lectures?!!

3.wats the role of the advisory council ?........................i saw a long list of names....some of which i personally hold in xxxxxxxxxxxtremely high regard. But at the same time the list is so long that you tend to doubt wat kind of actual contribution these ppl would be making to the school.

4.wats the placement process?......wat kind of special preparation goes into the process?

5.I intend to complete an mba and either come back to IT or get into investment banking.......how much does glim help me there ? Is finance or IT a field of specialisation?

6. How would you rate Glim against an MBA from
(a)top 20 from the US,
(b)or NUS (there is a lot of skepticism about the placements post mba here )
(c)or ISB (the 15 lakh indian option)

thanks once again trail blazer.....looking forward to hear from you

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Balian| Says
Now what i want to know is the school for real ?!! I am sitting on a great profile......and like anyone with one i have worked really hard for it..........been a college topper......student council member........college festival team .........blood donation......JRD Tata trust scholarship..........2 yrs part time work experience+750 Gmat.........you know stuff like that...

Great Profile dude :)
|Balian Says
1.hows the infrastructure at the moment? wen will glim move in to the new area which i believe is currently under construction?

We are not in the second storey of a building, but we operate on a two storey building. We have the Library, Resource Ctr, Reception, and Two classrooms on the ground floor. One classroom and a few study rooms which we call as huddles in the first floor and a seminar hall, two classrooms and the administrative office in the second floor.
We expect the new campus to be available for the batch joining in 2007.
2.Hows the faculty? I saw a lot of international faculty members....do you guys really have these profs giving so many lectures?!!

We had the following International Faculty handling the courses
1. Prof Surysekhar from FIU handling one complete course, 10 sessions on two and a half hrs each on Financial Accounting.
2. Prof Paul Prabhaker from Stuart School of Business handling Strategic Marketing. 25 class hours. He will also handle a course in Marketing during specialisation in December-Jan.
3. Miss Lynn Miller from Stuart School of Business handling Business Communication, again a full course.
4. Mr Ram Ramakrishnan from University of Illinois handles Financial Statement Analysis.
5. Prof Abdul Rasheed, College of Business Administration, University of Texas at Arlington, a course on Strategy.
6. Dr Narendar Rao from Northeastern Illinois Univesity taught us Corporate Finance.
Apart from these abov mentioned, we also had Dr Ramani, former Director of NITIE handling a portion of Operations Management. Please note that the above is just an indicative list.
3.wats the role of the advisory council ?........................i saw a long list of names....some of which i personally hold in xxxxxxxxxxxtremely high regard. But at the same time the list is so long that you tend to doubt wat kind of actual contribution these ppl would be making to the school.

We have Academic Advisory Council and a Business Advisory Council. The role of the AAC is to help in shaping the curriculam and getting in good faculty. The role of BAC is to help in having good industry relations, have the right people in the institute to give domain specific knowledge sharing and play a active role in the placement process.
4.wats the placement process?......wat kind of special preparation goes into the process?

As in many colleges, we have companies giving PPTs during the course of the year. We have had Deloitte, ITC Infotech, CTS, CRISIL giving us PPTs so far. We also have a few in the pipe line.
Special Preparation --> We have an active placement committee that works on the placement process.
5.I intend to complete an mba and either come back to IT or get into investment banking.......how much does glim help me there ? Is finance or IT a field of specialisation?

We had lot of IT companies visiting our campus last year. We expect the same this year. So you going back to IT should not be a problem. We do have Finance as one of the major specialisation along with Marketing, Operations and HR. We do not have IT as a major specialisation as of now. And we expect a couple of IBs to visit the campus this year.
6. How would you rate Glim against an MBA from
(a)top 20 from the US,
(b)or NUS (there is a lot of skepticism about the placements post mba here )
(c)or ISB (the 15 lakh indian option)

A top 20 school is US is great. And I do not have sufficient information on NUS. What we try is to give is a quality education that is affordable. Till now we have had good courses, great faculty, wonderful profile of students and most importantly good placements. The learning process has been good. We have been here for two years only. So I may not do any justice to the institute by comparing with already established ones. What I say is that the institute has a great potential and we believe in that.
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Hi all aspiring Glimmers,
I wrapped up my GLIM admission process yesterday..I had the whole process at the institute yesterday. Let me summarize thru what we had.

I reached GLIM at around 8.15 AM...We were about 9 in number...Most of us were working ppl....there were 6 guys n 3 gals...we were told to wait in the reception until further orders....At around 8.40, we were told to go n sit in one of the classrooms. At around 9 AM, we were taken to a room in the first floor (i assume its a board room) where our GD was supposed to be conducted. We waited in the room for abt 15 mts, when our observer Mr.Rajiv and Dr. Narasimhan, the Deputy dean came inside. Dr. Narasimhan told us about the process and wished us good luck for the process.

1) GD: We were given a topic about the News - Today...It essentially dealt around the chnages that have happened in the way news were being reported nowadays when compared to the scenario 5 yrs back...Mr. Rajiv was flexible enough to change the topic coz he wanted everyone to speak and prove themselves. But we went with the topic he suggested and the GD was supposed to be for 20 mts. The parameters of evaluation were told by Mr. Rajiv before we started off. I wouldnt wanna reveal them here and spoil the suspense. But be sure the parameters are critical. Our GD started off on fire and there was no looking back...the noise increased and everyone were given a chance to speak out their opinions...the only comic part was that i was the devil's advocate and it was an 8 on 1 attack on me......It went on for 20mts, at the end of which, Mr. Rajiv told us to stop and one of us summarized the whole thing.

2) GET: After the GD, those who wanted to take the GET were given an option to do so. This year the time limit for GET has increased to 90 mts instead of 60 mts last year.We were taken to the computer lab and were told to take the GET. It was a good test with enough emphasis on quants. its an online test and we have the option of leaving a question and coming back to it later. For ppl intending to take the GET, i would advice you to do a decent preparation. The test is not as tough as CAT, but it does test your basic quant skills to a decent level.

3) PI: I finished the GET and got hardly 5 mts before i got a call to come to the interview room. The interview panel consisted of two interviewers and one student observant, who is a current student of GLIM. The interview part, i would say is the most challenging part in the sense that it is the ultimate platform for you tp prove ur intentions and to nullify any offsets in GD and GET. My interview went on for about 40 mts and the questions were typically out of the answers i made. Be prepared for some textbook qs like - Describe yourself, Why do u wanna do an MBA?, why GLIM?, why 1 yr MBA over 2yr MBA?. etc...also qs were asked based on info written in essays and also from the work profile, if you have work-ex.

After the PI, i was told to show the original copies of the certificates for verification. And that was it guys. We were told that we would be informed about the decisions once they were made. It could be anytime between now and Dec 17th which is the last date for admission decision for cycle 1.

Thats all to pen guys. I hope my article would be of help to aspiring GLIMMERS. I wish each one of you the very best in your preparation and finally one word of advice: TRUST YOURSELF GUYS........

rgds,
Narayanan

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Hi guyz,
Now that CAT is over i guess some of you people would be looking forward to applying to non IIM institutes. I have pasted the links which highlight gret lakes work students work ex and resume and the list of faculty members who teach here..

http://www.glakes.org/jewel.pdf
http://www.glakes.org/gem.pdf


hope it helps you in making a decision to apply here or not..

cheers,
Prashanth

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Hi Glimmers and the prospective Glimmers !!!!
This is Srivats...

My Profile...
Graduated from BITS,Pilani
Work Ex. 1.5 yrs (as on date) in Honeywell.

I am apping for GLIM this year. Need to know about GLIM Entrance Test... will be applying in the first phase... since the dates are really cramped, want to know something soon about GET so that i can get mentally prepared. How about the GD and PI ? was told that it happens on the same day i come over to Chennai for the test. How were ur GD,PI experience ?

cheers

Srivathsan

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hiii glimmers,

i ahve one question.i came to know that the GET is focussed more on Quants and Di stuff.im applying through my Cat2004 score which has pathetic scores in these sections(85.44 overall---99% in Va,60% in Qa and 30% in Di).....i have around 3 yrs work ex in marketing and bpo....so does tht mean my score will make things difficult for me as they focuss more on quants.in tht case ill appear for GET and make sure i score better in Quants giving less time in Va.the problem is thy wont consider "best of the two" kinda....

plez advice

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hiii glimmers,

i ahve one question.i came to know that the GET is focussed more on Quants and Di stuff.im applying through my Cat2004 score which has pathetic scores in these sections(85.44 overall---99% in Va,60% in Qa and 30% in Di).....i have around 3 yrs work ex in marketing and bpo....so does tht mean my score will make things difficult for me as they focuss more on quants.in tht case ill appear for GET and make sure i score better in Quants giving less time in Va.the problem is thy wont consider "best of the two" kinda....

plez advice


hi!!

GET has both Quants and Verbal section this time. The exam is for 90 minutes and has 75 questions.

Again as I had mentioned earlier in this thread, there is no specific cut off but only a weightage for the examination. And it is either CAT or GMAT or GET. Not the best among the three. Infact, it is you who should tell us to consider whichever exam you feel that would give you the edge.

Vijai
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Hi

How much time does it usually take to get a call for 2nd round based on yur application and CAT score.

I had sent the application on friday,havent receieved ne communication as of now

Manik