Great Lakes Institute of Management : Pour in your queries

[Great_Laker]

Hi All,

My name is Ranjit and I am doing my MBA from Great Lakes. If you have any queries related to the college, the admission process and life in general out here, shoot your queries and I will be happy to answer them

[kartik]

how about you give us the inside scoop about faculty, infrastructure, course curriculum, initiatives and innovations, placements scenario and breakup, admission process and selection preference etc et al

[Great_Laker]

Originally Posted by kartik

how about you give us the inside scoop about faculty, infrastructure, course curriculum, initiatives and innovations, placements scenario and breakup, admission process and selection preference etc et al

ADMISSION PROCESS

Great Lakes takes CAT Scores (current year as well as the previous year) as well as GMAT Scores for short listing candidates for the next stage. The selection process requires candidates to write essays, provide recommendation letters from their employers to qualify their work experience in the respective organizations. Candidates, who satisfy the cutoff score/percentile for GMAT/CAT, and have written good essays, as well as provided credible recommendation letters, are short-listed for GD/PI. All candidates are required to go through the GD and PI.
The group discussion involves a case study analysis and the candidates are required to come up with solutions, ideas, and arrive at a consensus at the end of the discussion. This exercise tests the candidate's ability to articulate, think out-of-the-box, show leadership skills as well as listening skills.
This is followed by an interview. The interview is conducted by a panel of 3 people from the industry, and the candidate is quizzed on anything from academics to work experience to general knowledge, corporate ethics, likes and dislikes, etc.
The admission committee of the college comes out with the final list of candidates based on the performance of the candidates in the GD/PI as well as relevant work experience and the overall profile of the candidates including extra curriculars and awards. Work experience is given particular importance when it comes to selecting candidates.

[Great_Laker]

Originally Posted by kartik

how about you give us the inside scoop about faculty, infrastructure, course curriculum, initiatives and innovations, placements scenario and breakup, admission process and selection preference etc et al

PLACEMENT SCENARIO LAST YEAR

2 or less years exp - avg 8 lakhs
2 to 4 years exp avg - 9.5 lakhs
above 4 years avg - 12 lakhs

We expect these figures to improve in this year's placements which will be due in Jan- Feb.

Some of the companies that visited the campus last time are as follows:

Banking & Finance: HSBC, CITIBANK, KOTAK, Tata Capital, IL&FS, ABN-AMRO, India Bulls, IREVNA, Pioneer Investments Corporation
Manufacturing, Energy & Operations: Caterpillar, BAYER, Larsen & Toubro, Cummins, Genpact, TVS, Tata Communications, DSCL, BGR Energy, BIG FM, Reliance Retail, Infosys BPO, ITC Foods
Sales & Marketing: Reliance Retail, Godrej, Henkel, Tata Communications, Big FM 92.7, MARG Constructions, Coca Cola India, Reach Technologies, LG India, ConnectM Technologies, Shaadi.com
Consulting: KPMG, Technopak Consulting, Monitor Group (Grail Research), Frost & Sullivan, Accenture, Cap Gemini, Infosys, Mindtree Consulting, Wipro Consulting
IT/ITeS: Accenture, Cap Gemini, ADP, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant Technologies, Infosys, Mphasis EDS, CSC, HCL, Satyam, VistaSoft, ITC Infotech, 3i-Infotech, Inautix, L&T Infotech



PROFILES

Great Lakers were offered choicest of profiles by companies which were as diverse as Consulting, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Corporate Planning and Strategy, Product Management, Brand Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Equity Research, Banking, Risk Management, Financial Modeling and Treasury. Senior positions like Associate Vice President and other fast-track leadership roles were the most-coveted profiles that were grabbed by Great Lakers.





Our Growth Trajectory is comparable to that of ISB when it was 4 to 5 years old. Things will get even better once the new campus comes up in Chennai and it is due for completion by the end of this year. It will be a world class campus, eco friendly, platinum grade building. To get an idea of what i am saying, visit our website and check out the virtual tour of the new campus.

[Great_Laker]

Originally Posted by kartik

how about you give us the inside scoop about faculty, infrastructure, course curriculum, initiatives and innovations, placements scenario and breakup, admission process and selection preference etc et al

FACULTY

Total number of Permanent Faculty: 6
Total number of Visiting Faculty: 82
Adjunct faculty: 6

Great Lakes has an excellent mix of Indian and International faculty. Our visiting professors are acclaimed academicians, researchers and experts from the Industry. Our Faculty is one of the best in the country. Its a pleasure and a privilege to be interacting with such distinguished people.

We have such prominent names as our Honorary Dean Mr. Bala Balachandran, Rakesh P Singh, Nirmal Gupta, TN SESHAN to name a few.

[Great_Laker]

Originally Posted by kartik

how about you give us the inside scoop about faculty, infrastructure, course curriculum, initiatives and innovations, placements scenario and breakup, admission process and selection preference etc et al

COURSE CURRICULUM

Program description:

The Post Graduate Program in Management has been designed by the Academic Advisory Council, which comprises the best in the world of managerial academia. This in turn has been streamlined with inputs from the Institute’s illustrious Business Advisory Council, to keep it in sync with the needs of an ever changing market place.

This program is designed to equip a student to respond to the complex business requirements that arise in a changing global business environment. The Post Graduate Program offered at Great Lakes Institute of Management is a fast-track program of one year divided into 8 terms. At a high level the curriculum is divided into the following components:


Induction
Core Courses
Specialization
Other Activities

The program would commence in the third week of April 2008 and end in the fourth week of April 2009.

Pedagogy

The curriculum and pedagogy emphasize on the development of student's skills and ability to apply management theories and concepts to real time problems in business. The teaching methods include lectures, case studies, group discussions, business games, role-plays, seminars and group work. The program integrates the use of latest technology available in imparting the various principles of management.

People skills are the foundation upon which management education rests and ironically can never be taught in classrooms. The program gives students the opportunity to develop their interpersonal and leadership skills by working in groups and taking challenges head on.

[Great_Laker]

Program Induction:

The course starts with a one-week orientation program called Course Immersion Module.

Introductory Lectures:
Fundamentals of core subjects like Business Statistics, Marketing, Leadership etc.
Language Course (Chinese)Soft Skills Development Program:
Team building, Ethics, Business CommunicationOutdoor Outbound Training Camp (2 days)

This module gives the participants an overview of the core subjects and helps to bring all participants to a common platform. The soft skills development program and the outdoor camp play an instrumental role in increasing interaction and bonding amongst batch mates.

[Great_Laker]

OTHER ACTIVITIES

In addition to these courses, students are required to complete the following activities as part of the curriculum.

Foreign language – Students are required to do a Chinese language (Mandarin) course during the first four terms. Along with the language, students are made aware of Chinese culture, personal and business etiquettes. Students are required to take the examination and earn credits for this course.

Empirical Study - By way of better achieving Great Lakes' objective of creating business ready managers, a mandatory empirical study has been introduced as part of the PGPM course. Every student is required to do a real-life study under a faculty member's guidance. This empirical study is an individual project spanning the entire year, and is worth 6 credits. The coordination with respect to this empirical study will be handled by the Yale-Great Lakes Center for Management Research.

Karma Yoga project – “All this beautiful world is very good, because it gives us time and opportunity to help others” – Swami Vivekananda.

Great Lakes’ novel initiative of Karma Yoga project is just about this. Students are motivated to learn the inner truth of Corporate Social Responsibility by experiencing the pleasure of giving back to society. Student groups identify various social organizations in and around the city and spend a minimum of 3 hours every week during the first four terms, working along with these organizations to bring about enduring changes in their lives. This moral exercise, the path of Karma Yoga, is designed to make the students aware of their duty towards themselves and towards others.

Audit Courses – A student may choose to audit an additional course. These courses do not carry credits for the student and will not count towards calculating GPA, but they will be incorporated in the program transcript.


Institution building activities – Great Lakes takes pride in being a student run organization. Students take part in the day-to-day functioning of the institution. Students get 3 credit points for institutional building activities. Based on preference, students are split into committees (Student Council, Admissions, Placement, Branding and Public Relations, Alumni, Events, Food and Facilities, Guest Lectures etc). It is mandatory for every student to be assigned to at least one committee.

Guest Lectures – There are a host of eminent speakers from the industry and academia visiting Great Lakes and sharing their experiences and knowledge on relevant topics. This makes the students aware of the contemporary issues in the industry and inspires them to come up with solutions, adding tremendous value and insight.

[Great_Laker]

For detailed info about the curriculum, please visit our website GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI

INFRASTRUCTURE

Currently, we are operating from a couple of buildings at Saidapet, Chennai. The new campus which is a world class eco -friendly facility with a platinum rating is coming on ECR Road, Chennai. This will have the capacity to accomodate and teach 260 students. We plan to take in international students as well as have exchange programs with foreign universities. We will be moving to the new campus in March 2009.

[Great_Laker]

For more information on our initiatives and innovations, please visit our website

GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI