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Great Lakes Institute of Management

Gurgaon, Haryana

NIRF 2025
#50
A360 score
5.7/10
Established
2010
Total fee
₹17.75 L
Average CTC
₹15.6 LPA
Highest CTC
₹25.5 LPA
Placed
100%
Programmes
1
Campus
Residential

About Great Lakes Institute of Management

Great Lakes Institute of Management in Gurgaon runs a 2 Years Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), open to freshers and experienced candidates alike, with total programme fees of around ₹17.8 lakh.

Great Lakes Gurgaon's founder, Bala V. Balachandran, helped recruit IIM Bangalore's very first faculty in the 1960s and was part of the founding team of ISB Hyderabad -- before starting Great Lakes Chennai, and then this campus too. Source (opens in a new tab)

Ownership
Autonomous
Affiliation
Autonomous (AICTE approved, awards PGDM)
Accreditation
AMBA, NBA
Established
2010
Campus
Residential
City tier
Metro

Ranked #50 in the NIRF 2025 management ranking. NIRF (opens in a new tab)

Graduation outcomes
75.29 / 100
Outreach & inclusivity
79.77 / 100
Perception
3.82 / 100

Ranking by Aptitude360

Our own score and at-a-glance estimates, researched by the Aptitude360 team. The sections below hold the college's sourced figures in full.

5.7/10

Aptitude360 score. Our rating from return on fees, salary outcomes, fee level, NIRF rank and accreditation, placement rate, city and the number of exams accepted. A missing figure lowers the score rather than being guessed.

Estimated total fee
₹19.82 L
Source (opens in a new tab)
Estimated CTC
₹12.1 LPA
Source (opens in a new tab)
Estimated call cutoff (CAT)
85 %ile
Source (opens in a new tab)

Estimates are for the headline programme and the latest year we could find. Confirm with the college before you apply or pay.

Courses & programmes

Full-time programmes
ProgrammeSpecialisationDurationSeatsDual degree / exchange
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)General2 Years120Yes

Fees

Total fee for the whole programme, for the academic year shown. Fees are revised every year; confirm with the college before you pay.

Programme fees
ProgrammeYearTuitionHostelTotalScholarshipsSource
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)2025-27₹14.5 L₹3.25 L₹17.75 LYesSource (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026

Admission & eligibility

Eligibility
Bachelor's degree with min 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA
Work experience
Freshers OK (no minimum required); work experience adds weightage to the composite selection score

Entrance exams & cutoffs

Accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT.

Entrance exams accepted for Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
ExamShortlist cutoff (General)Source
CATCommon Admission Test85 %ile(2026)EstimatedSource (opens in a new tab)
GMATGraduate Management Admission Test600(2026)EstimatedSource (opens in a new tab)
XATXavier Aptitude Test85 %ile(2026)EstimatedSource (opens in a new tab)

Minimum is a score the college publishes as its requirement. Shortlist cutoff is the score that has cleared its shortlist in the year shown, by category; where it is marked Estimated it was researched from past shortlists rather than published by the college.

Placements

Placements by programme
ProgrammeBatchAverageMedianHighestPlacedSource
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)2025₹15.6 LPA₹14.5 LPA₹25.5 LPA100%Official Placement Report (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026

Executive, online & part-time programmes

Programmes for working professionals, admitted outside the full-time entrance route.

Executive, online and part-time programmes
ProgrammeFormatDurationAdmission throughMin. experienceTotal feeAvg CTCSource
PGPMExecutive MBA1 YearCAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT/NMAT2 yrs₹20.95 L₹15.3 LPASource (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026Official
PGPM FlexExecutive MBA2 YearsCAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT/NMAT2 yrs₹11.5 LNot availableSource (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026Official

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