Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon
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| Motto | Global Mindset - Indian Roots |
|---|---|
| Type | Private (Education and Research) |
| Established | 2010 |
| Chairman | Dr Bala V. Balachandran |
| President | Mr Mohan Lakhamraju |
| Director | Dr Himadri Das |
Academic staff | 50 |
| Location | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Campus | Gurgaon (Bilaspur-Tauru Road) |
| Website | http://www.greatlakes.edu.in/gurgaon/ |
The Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon (GLIM), (formerly Great Lakes Institute of Energy Management and Research) is a private business school in India. It began its operations in 2010 and is an extended arm of the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, founded by Dr. Bala V. Balachandran. The Institute offers various full time and executive management programs with the one-year Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) being its flagship course. Great Lakes also offers a two-year full-time AICTE approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) (formerly, Post Graduate Program in Management - Energy).
The institute considers the scores of GMAT,CAT, XAT, and CMAT for its admission process and attracts professionals with 2 plus years of experience for its flagship PGPM course. Great Lakes Institute of Managment, Gurgaon, sits on a 7.2-acre residential campus situated on the Bilaspur-Tauru Road.
History
Great Lakes was founded in 2010 by Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, JL Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Information Management at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA. Unlike its Chennai campus, Great Lakes, Gurgaon, started its operations with the two-year Post Graduate Program in Energy Management.
Following the graduation of the first batch of its two-year program, the institute started offering its flagship one-year PGPM program for experienced professionals in 2012. Both the Chennai & Gurgaon campuses of the Institute follow a model similar to Indian School of Business (ISB), involving a flagship one-year MBA program, international academic collaborations and global visiting faculty.
After initially conducting classes and operations out of a rented property in the suburbs of the city, Great Lakes developed a 7.2-acre residential campus in the outskirts of Gurgaon which became operational in 2016. AICTE approval for both its full-time MBA programs followed shortly after. Following which, the two-year post graduate programme in energy management got converted into Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM).
Campus
The entire campus is wi-fi enabled and houses two academic blocks with lecture theatres, gymnasium, resource centre, and cafeterias among other amenities; and hostels for men and women with a capacity of housing approximately 300 students. There is a 300 seater amphitheatre for hosting cultural events on campus. The Great Lakes Gurgaon campus is located just off NH8, close to Manesar at the Bilaspur-Tauru road and is easily accessible from the corporate hubs of New Delhi and Gurgaon as well as from IGI Airport.
Programs
Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM)
This is the flagship program of Great Lakes offered at both the Chennai and Gurgaon campuses. This one-year program follows a rigorous course curriculum, consists of five terms and offers a unique learning experience with extensive industry engagement and live projects. Students applying to this program must have a minimum of two years of work experience.
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
The traditional two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a general management MBA program offering in-depth understanding of the management concepts, experiential learning and deep industry engagement. It offers specializations in Finance, Marketing, Operations and Analytics with options of choosing Major and Minor specializations.
Student Committees and Clubs
Being an institute that focuses on the all-round development of its students, they are provided with an opportunity to manage all key functions of the institute. Being a part of these student committees is no less than a year-long live project.
Great Lakes currently has following student committees:
- Admissions Committee - ADCOM
- Placements Committee - PLACECOM
- Alumni Committee - ALCOM
- Branding & Public Relations - BPR
- Web Committee - WEBCOM
- Events Committee - EVECOM
- Student Council
Events
Crest
Crest is the annual inter b-school management fest of Great Lakes, Gurgaon, that features a plethora of competitions that encompasses various spheres of management like marketing, operations, finance, strategy, HR etc. B-schools from across the country take part in Crest.
Sapience
Sapience is the annual management conclave hosted by Great Lakes, Gurgaon. Sapience holds various panel discussions on the themes of Internet Business, Financial Services, Analytics, Renewable Energy etc. and is attended by numerous industry experts and CXOs.
Foundation Day
Great Lakes celebrates its Foundation Day on March 4th every year. The students, faculty, and the staff of the institute take part in various cultural activities like dance, theatre, music, fashion show etc.