Charter New Courses…

Explore New Territories..

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The Guiding Lights

Board of Directors headed by Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej

Academic Advisory Council headed by Prof. Bala himself

Management and faculty headed by Prof. S.Sriram

Business Advisory Council headed by Mr. Ratan Tata

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The Four Directions

Service to Society

Horizontal/Verticals

Empirical Study

Karma Yoga

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Alliances

• International Certificate jointly awarded by Great Lakes and Stuart School of Business

• Centre for Research in Management in alliance with Yale University

• Academic alliance with Nanyang Technological University

• MOU with IIT, Madras

• MOU with Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia

• Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

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About Great Lakes

• A state of the art institute for Management Studies

• We create “Business Ready Managers”

• While based in Chennai, we boast of faculty from Stuart, Stern, Stanford, Kellogg, IIMA, IIM B, Yale, Carnegie-Mellon and many others.

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About Great Lakes

• Founded by Dr. Bala V Balachandran

• Supported by a Business Advisory Council chaired by Mr. Ratan Tata and a team with 44 members with eminent personalities like

• Mr.Jamshyd Godrej

• Mr.N R Narayanamurthy

• Mr.S Ramadorai

• Mr.Kumaramangalam Birla

• Mr. Raymond Spencer

• Mrs. Indra Nooyi

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The Star Crew

Academic Standards are set by an Academic Advisory Council headed by Dr Bala V. Balachandran himself with notables like:

• Dr. Philip Kotler• Dr. Sunil Chopra • Dr. Marti Subramaniam• Dr. Raghuram Rajan• Dr. Aswath Damodaran• Dr. Hayagreeva Rao

among a galaxy of academic superstars

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Centers of Excellence

• Yale-Great Lakes Centre for Management Research • Kotler-Srinivasan Center for Research in Marketing• Marg Centre for Excellence in Infrastructure • Union Bank of India Centre for Excellence in Banking• S. Srinivasan Chair Professorship on Entrepreneurship

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Programs offered at Great Lakes

– Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM)

– Executive MBA (PGXPM)

– Week-end MBA ( PGPM-WP)

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PGPM Course Highlights

• 49 weeks + One week preparatory • Seven terms of Seven weeks each• First 3 Terms – Core Courses• Last 4Terms – Elective Courses• Mandatory Mandarin Course• Social Responsibility • Karma Yoga• Empirical Study• International Study Tour

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Specialization Matrix

• Horizontals– Marketing and Sales– Finance and Financial Institutions– Strategy, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources – Operations & Technology

• Verticals– Management of Technology Fusion – Manufacturing Management– Banking, Insurance and Financial Services– Healthcare and Hospital Management– Entrepreneurial Marketing Management and Family Business

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Beyond the classroom

Clubs & Committees - Consulting Club- Industry Analysis and Research- Entrepreneurship Development Forum- GLOW: Great Lakes Orators World- Nirvana: The Great lakes Quiz Club- MAC: Marketing Acumen Club- GLICK: The Photography ClubAnd many more..

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What to expect ..

– Business Ready Managers– Crème de la crème of academia– Strong Industry Interface– Unmatched peer group with diverse experience

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Experience Profile: Class of 2010

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Class of 2010 – They come from..

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Experience Profile: Class of 2010

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Placement Statistics of Batch -2009

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Batch 2009 – Their Destinations..

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Steady Strides…

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What it takes to be a Great Laker

• A formal Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized institution

• Valid GMAT, CAT(2008/2009) -- GMAT scores to be reported officially -- XAT (2010) scores, or Great Lakes’ own Test

• Minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience is highly desirable

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Filter Process - PGPM

• Academic performance• Work Experience• Recommendation Letters• Essays• Group Discussion • Personal Interview

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The Incubator: Great Lakes Campus

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The Incubator : Hostel Building

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PGXPM Course Highlights

• Two year part time (2 weeks residency once in 4 months)• Stringent selections process including entrance test and panel

interview• Rigorous 1500 hrs learning time over 6 trimesters• Top faculty from US, Asian and Indian B-schools• Rich peer environment• Course content tailored to suit global business environment• Optional overseas visit in the last trimester

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Week-end MBA - PGPM -WP

• We propose to start a Program PGPM - WP for Working Professionals who can learn while they earn.

• This program will be of 2 year duration with contact classes on alternate week end.

• This program is expected to commence shortly.

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Great Lakes Crafts Gems

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