Great Lakes opens admission for PGDM programme; apply on application.greatlakes.edu.in

NEW DELHI : The Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM), has opened admissions for its full-time two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programme for the academic year 2025-27. The full-time two-year diploma programme is for fresh applicants, graduates and other professionals with at least three years of work experience. Applicants can register for the PGDM programme through GLIMS’s official website, application.greatlakes.edu.in.

Great Lakes’ PGDM programme is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and accredited by AMBA (UK) and NBA, and is recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

The admissions for the full-time one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) for the academic year 2025-26 commenced on July 31 this year.

PGDM admissions 2025-27: Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for Great Lakes PGDM admissions are as follows.

• Applicants with three years of work experience by June 30, 2025, can apply.

• Applicants with 2-10 years of work experience by April 30, 2025, can apply.

• Applicants having valid GMAT, CAT, or XAT scores, or previous year's scores are also acceptable.

• Applicants having a one-year PGPM certificate with a valid GMAT, CAT, XAT, or NMAT score or scores from previous years are acceptable.

Speaking on the commencement of the admission process, Gautam Lakhamraju, chief operating officer and admissions director of Great Lakes, said: “Great Lakes had an exceptional year with record placement and admission outcomes last year. The PGDM Class of 2024 witnessed impressive placements, with the highest annual CTC reaching INR 37 lakhs, with 48 students being offered PPO and PPIs post their summer internships,” reads the official notice.

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Great Lakes rankings, placement

Great Lakes ranks third among the top standalone institutions by Outlook; eighth by India Today; and 34th among the top business schools in management category by NIRF under the Ministry of HRD.

As per the Great Lakes official notice, the university has witnessed 100% placements in the past 20 years. The PGDM batch of 2024 has the highest CTC of Rs 37 lakh per annum. A few top recruiters of Great Lakes include HP, EY, Deloitte, HSBC, Wells Fargo, PwC, Axtria, Adobe, JP Morgan Chase, Deloitte, TVS Credit, Infosys, Barclays, BNY Mellon, GE Aerospace, CISCO, PayPal, Airtel, Bosch, Godrej Capital, Maersk, FedEx.