Great Lakes Institute of Management opens admissions; to accept NMAT scores for PGPM

NEW DELHI: Great Lakes Institute of Management has announced that it will be accepting Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) scores for admission to full-time one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM). The institute has commenced admissions for PGPM and two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) for the academic session 2024-25. The last date to apply for both the programmes is December 1, 2023.

Earlier, the institute offered admission to PGPM programmes through the Common Admission Test (CAT), Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) and Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT).

The eligibility criteria for PGPM programmes are:

• Applicants with a valid GMAT/CAT/XAT/NMAT score can apply. Previous years' scores are also accepted.
• Candidates with 2-10 years of work experience (by April 30, 2024) can apply.

The eligibility criteria for PGDM are:

• Candidates with a valid GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT score. Previous years' scores are also accepted.
• Candidates with 0-3 years of work experience (by April 30, 2024) can apply for PGDM.

Talking about the PGPM programme, GLIM said, “The program has witnessed 100% placements every year and last year’s average CTC for the graduating class in 2023 was 18.1 lakhs. Recruiters included McKinsey & Company, Mahindra & Mahindra, HSBC, Berger Paints, Infosys Consulting, Junglee Games, Olam, Bain, ZS Associates, Accenture, ADP, Aditya Birla, Bridgestone, Bristlecone, Deloitte, Cognizant, FedEx, HCL, Dell, Incedo, Optum, Tiger Analytics, Lowe’s, etc.”

Speaking on the admission process, Gautam Lakhamraju, admissions director and COO, Great Lakes Institute of Management said, “Great Lakes has done exceptionally well over the last year with record placement and admission outcomes. We also saw a great response from aspirants last year with an 18% increase in overall full-time program applications, which are at an all-time high. This allows us to increase the diversity of our student base across backgrounds and select deserving students who will add value to the peer group experience.”

“As a long-standing member institution of GMAC and having witnessed the growth, quality and accessibility of the exam, this year we have decided to additionally consider the NMAT exam as one of the qualifying exams for applying to our one-year PGPM. Another milestone we are excited about is to get back to physical interview process for the PGPM which has been online since the start of the pandemic,” he added.