Great Lakes Management Quota PGDM Admission

What are Great Lakes Management Quota Seats for MBA?

All private colleges in India have some percentage of seats reserved under their belt, which are known as management quota seats. The percentage of seats is usually between 5% to 10% depending on the college. Admission to these seats has sole decision and selection criteria. The interesting fact is that only a few candidates and expert MBA counsellors know how to apply for direct admission in Great Lakes management quota seats. If you need expert guidance, you can call us at (+91) 9742479101.

Programs Overview

Here is the list of all MBA programs offered by Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.

PGPM / PGCM (full-time course)
PGDM (full-time course)
PGXPM (Executive program)
PGPM- Flex (Executive program)

Eligibility and Admission Process

GLIM Chennai offers various courses in the disciplines of Management. It offers MBA for candidates having work experience between 0-36 months. It also offers 3 different Executive MBA courses for candidates having certain years of work experience. Students can find GLIM Chennai Courses & Fees in the table below-

Course	Total Academic Fees (INR)	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
MBA	22.50 Lakhs	Bachelor’s with at least 60% marks, and work experience of less than 36 months.	CAT/GMAT/XAT+Video Interview and Personal Interview
PGPM	23.5 Lakhs	Bachelor’s with at least 60% marks, and work experience greater than 2 year.	GMAT/CAT/XAT/NMAT scores, past academic performance, essays, work experience, and performance in the Interview
PGXPM	12.97 Lakhs	Bachelor’s with at least 50% marks, and work experience greater than 8 years.	Personal Interview
PGPM-FBE	23.5 Lakhs	Bachelor’s degree and part of a family business or an entrepreneur having their own start-up.	CAT/GMAT/XAT/NMAT score followed by Essay Writing

Seat Intake

Here is the total number of seats available under each program at GLIM Chennai. Please note that only a handful of seats are reserved under Great Lakes management quota.

PGPM – 420
PGDM- 180

Direct Admission in Great Lakes Chennai

Great Lakes is the best institute and students studying in that are experiencing different new skills and getting innovative. Many students are unable to take admitted into college because of fewer marks or some other reason.

Such students who have a keen desire to be admitted but fail in the admission procedure can apply for direct admission at Great Lakes. There are other ways to get direct admission, and if you want to know more, you can reach us at +9742479101.

Great Lakes Campus

Chennai campus is suited to Dr. Bala V. Balachandar Campus, East Coast Roa Manamamai Village Thirukazhukundram Taluk, chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu-603102, and the nearest airport is Chennai city airport (60km) from college and form Mahabalipuram (9km).

Gurgaon Campus is suited Bilaspur-Tauru Road, Near Bilaspur, Chowk, NH-8, Gurugram, Haryana 122413, nearest metro station is HUDA city center, sector 55-56, sector 54 Chowk.

The college provides an excellent hostel for boys and girls in the campus area itself.
The caution deposit is 10,000.
Well-furnished rooms with good ambiance for students to feel at home.
The college also provides laundry, a WIFI connection, and good meals.
The fee For Hostels is Rs. 5.24 lakh per student.

Please note that students getting direct admission under Great Lakes management quota seats will be treated as same as other students and therefore no special treatments or additional benefits will be given to anyone.

Fee details of programs

Here is the fee for each program at GLIM Chennai. Note that the management quota fees for direct admission in Great Lakes Chennai will be in addition to the following mentioned college fees.

Course	Tuition fee	Program fee	Other charges	Total
PGPM	1090000	620000	–	2075000
PGDM	840000	470000	–	1875000
Executive	–	Rs. 10,45,000 + 18% GST	–	Rs. 10,45,000 + 18% GST

For Great Lakes Management quota seat fee information – our team expert counsellor will help you. You can call us at 9319063282 to know about Great Lakes Direct Admission or Great Lakes Chennai NRI quota seats.

GLIM Chennai Placement

GLIM Chennai has released its final placement report for its Management courses. As per the placement report, the highest package for its MBA course has increased from INR 37 LPA in 2024 to INR 39.3 LPA in 2025. The average package remained the same in 2024 at INR 15 LPA in 2025. The more detailed GLIM Chennai placement statistics for the academic year 2025 are given below.

Particular	Values
Highest Package (MBA)	INR 39.3 LPA
Average Package (MBA)	INR 15 LPA
Highest Package (Executive MBA)	INR 30.8 LPA
Average Package (Executive MBA)	INR 17.8 LPA
Number of Companies Visited	200+
Top Recruiters	Accenture, Aditya Birla Capital, Adobe, Adroit Aquatech Pvt Ltd

GLIM Chennai vs GLIM Gurgaon vs GIM Goa

Students often compare GLIM Chennai with its other campus in Gurgaon and GIM Goa while seeking admission to management courses. Students rated GLIM Chennai as 4.3(based on 67 verified students’ reviews), GLIM Gurgaon as 4.3 (based on 45 verified students’ reviews), and 4.3 (based on 76 verified students’ reviews). The more detailed comparisons of these institutes based on several important factors are tabulated below.

Feature	GLIM Chennai	GLIM Gurgaon	GIM Goa
Est. Year	2004	2010	1977
Flagship Course	PGDM	PGDM	PGDM
Admission Criteria	Entrance Exam+Video Interview+ Personal Interview	Entrance Exam+Video Interview+ Personal Interview	Entrance Exam Score+WAT+Personal Interview
Entrance Exams Accepted	CAT/XAT/GMAT	CAT/XAT/GMAT	CAT/XAT/GMAT
Total Academic Fees	INR 22.5 Lakhs	INR 19.82 Lakhs	INR 21.7 Lakhs
Avg. Package (2025)	INR 15 LPA (PGDM)	INR 11.80 LPA (PGDM)	INR 15.13 LPA (PGDM)
Highest Package (2025)	INR 39.3 LPA(PGDM)	INR 22.70 LPA(PGDM)	INR 32.20 LPA(PGDM)
NIRF Ranking 2025 (MBA)	37th	87th	43rd

GLIM Chennai Notable Alumni

Great Lakes Institute of Management has built a powerful alumni network of over 14,000 professionals spread across 30+ countries; many of them are in top leadership roles. Students can find the details in the table:

Name	Designation	Company
Ramya Balakrishnan	Global Director – Strategy & Ops	Meta (Facebook), USA
Hemant Grover	Director – Technology	Xceedance
Amisha Arora	Head – Customer Activation & Marketing, South Asia	H&M
Harleen Kaur	Associate Director – Marketing	Tata Digital
Ridhima Arora	Founder	Namhya Foods
Divyansh Nasa	Partner – Transaction Strategy and Execution	EY-Parthenon

Conclusion

The students who are unable to secure admission in Great Lakes on their own, do not need to worry. Students have this fear that they will have to waste another year if they could not clear the entrance examination in the first attempt. They are generally unaware about other ways to get admission.

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