Index 5000+ Alumni across 28 Countries 02 About Great Lakes 03 Message from the Dean 50+ Successful Alumni Ventures 04 Full TIme MBA Programs 06 Faculty Spotlight Touching 08 PGPM Curriculum millions 10 PGDM Curriculum 12 Marketing of lives every day 16 Operations & IT 18 Finance & Accouting 20 Business Analytics 22 Consulting, OB & Strategy 25 PGPM Class Profile 2016-17 27 PGDM Class Profile 2015-17 29 PGDM Class Profile 2016-18 30 Student Achievements 31 Alumni Speak 32 Recruiters Speak 33 Placement Calendar ABOUT 2 9 25+ MESSAGE FROM Campuses Centers of Global Visiting (, Gurgaon) Excellence Faculty from the likes of Stanford, GREAT LAKES Kellogg and Yale THE DEAN I suppose that in this day and age, it will not be totally inappropriate to add another line to his wise counsel –“Are we Great Lakes Institute of Management is a top ranked doing the RIGHT THINGS or are we doing THINGS RIGHT?” Business School with a vision to provide the Corporate 150+ 46 1100 This is the essence of many issues that we are dealing with today - amidst these turbulent times of change due to Industry Leaders Industry Titans Students across disruptive technologies, disruptive business models, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, unmanned trucks, trains, world with Business-Ready Leaders. on Campus in 2015 on Business campuses automobiles, cargo planes and what not! What seemed like a thoroughly sound and great business plan yesterday Advisory Council seems to have gone bust today. This is the doing of disruptive technologies, disruptive business models, Country and Industry risk (like the Oil and Gas industry), Design Thinking or Information deficiencies, now BREXIT and the like. Great Lakes Institute of Management, founded in 2004 by Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, Professor Companies that are at the top of their game end up at the rock bottom rather quickly. We live in a new world governed Emeritus at Kellogg School of Management, is among ’s leading Business School with by VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) variables and vastly different and unconnected events like the campuses in Chennai and Gurgaon. Led by exceptional faculty, steered by an outstanding subprime crisis in 2008 (economic), the Arab spring (political) or the commercial viability of Shale Gas Liquefaction advisory council and buoyed by the International collaborations, Great Lakes has within a short (technological) are able to generate far-reaching consequences all over the world. Companies like Uber, Facebook, 4 5000+ 50+ Google, Amazon, Apple etc. have changed the rules of the game in such a revolutionary manner that it is all that one span of 12 years, emerged as a top-ranked Business school. Intl. Research Alumni Network Full Time can do even to keep up. Conferences spread over 28 Faculty In 2014, Great Lakes was accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK) for its PGPM and PGXPM countries The ramifications of these slow but steady developments are far and wide-reaching. The consequent impact on spending programs and became the youngest B-School in India to receive this prestigious international and investments, economic aspects and political situations will pave the way for the creation of a new economic world accreditation. Great Lakes also received the international SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance order. We are well on our way to experiencing a totally different manifestation of capitalism. The ability to mutate well enough and well-ahead of the emerging scenario will decide the fate and future of corporations. System) accreditation from AMDISA within a year of being accredited by AMBA. Skillsets are changing; the new world order may not require those that are in vogue now; competition, sourcing and Great lakes offers an one year full time MBA for experienced professionals, a two year MBA, a 90+ 42 9 distribution etc. will be vastly different from what we are used to now. In such an environment, are you prepared to do Prizes won by Global Thought Collaborations what needs to be done to ensure that your organization can withstand this upheaval? Do you have talented personnel? Part Time Executive MBA program, a weekend Executive MBA program and specialized sectoral Students at National Leaders on with Leading Do your people have the skills, mind-set and attitude to evolve and up the ante? Do your people know their business? Do & International Level Academic Global Institutions management programs in Analytics and Energy. your personnel care enough to contribute to the success of the company? in 2015 Advisory Council It all boils down to this – it is the human resource that will decide the future of your organization. It is therefore a Great Lakes Rankings (2015) no-brainer that you should surround yourself with professionals who are ready to weather the storm. Those who have Books Online Journals a sound background/skillset, are resourceful, enterprising, hard-working, value-centric and flexible will emerge the 30000+ 900+ Equipped with a great attitude, Great Lakers ultimate winners. among Top 10 Analytics The good news is that your search for such an exceptional breed of managers ends here. At Great Lakes, we not only Education Institutions among Private among One Year are willing to roll up their sleeves and rise to st th th Global Associations ensure the best quality of instruction and education, but also take special care to develop the overall personality of our 1 (B-Schools) in India by 5 B- schools by 6 Programs* by the challenge; they are bred in a culture that students. Equipped with a great attitude, Great Lakers are willing to roll up their sleeves and rise to the challenge; they are bred in a culture that emphasizes values and ethics and they are trained to be responsible leaders; they are quick on the uptake and are excellent decision makers; they are go-getters but are not reckless; Overall, they are excellent hires emphasizes values and ethics and they are trained since that is the business of Great Lakes and we do it well. *2016 Ranking to be responsible leaders; they are quick on the As a staunch believer in customer astonishment, I invite you to Great Lakes to experience this. We are different and thus, we make a difference. We believe in offering our customers (whether the student seeking education or the corporate uptake and are excellent decision makers; they are entity looking to hire) the best proposition and I am certain that you will find the best talent in the country at Great Lakes. th among Executive th among One Year thamong Top I look forward to welcoming you to our campus soon. programs by Programs by go-getters but are not reckless; Overall, they are 7 9 10 B-Schools by Prof. Bala V Balachandran excellent hires since that is the business of Great J L Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting & Information Management (Emeritus in Service), Northwestern Accreditations University, USA Lakes and we do it well. Founder, Dean & Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, India PGPM - One Year Program PGDM - Two Year Program Specializations FULL TIME Offered Great Lakes’ flagship full time Post Graduate Program The two year full time Post Graduate Diploma in MBA PROGRAMS in Management (PGPM), has been widely recognized in Management (PGDM) program offered by Great Lakes the industry for its unique design to deliver customer- has a clear focus on emerging economies and their Great Lakes works closely with industry in shaping centricity, meritocracy and corporate ethics. growth. the curriculum and has identified the following key functional areas for students to be business ready This one year program facilitates students’ understanding of the interaction between the PGDM offers a unique and nonpareil coverage of the emerging economies of China, various functional areas of a business system, thereby appreciating the need for developing Far-East, Latin America and Africa in comparison to the India growth story. The PGDM has and to take up careers in the corporate world: cross-functional perspectives in business. The curriculum is reviewed periodically to keep been designed by the Great Lakes Academic Advisory Council, which comprises the best in it in sync with the needs of an ever-changing and evolving market place. The program is the world of managerial academia. This in turn has been streamlined with inputs from the designed to prepare the students to be businessready and capable of responding to complex institute’s illustrious Business Advisory Council, to keep it in sync with the needs of an ever business requirements that arise in a changing global business environment. Throughout changing marketplace. the course of study, emphasis is also placed on skill development, team-work, inclusivity principles and value-based management. The current batch has a healthy gender diversity ratio (44% female) and more than half of the Marketing class has up to two years of work experience in various sectors like Advertising/Media/Sports, The current batch has a set of highly competent students, each carrying a minimum of Automobiles, BSFI, Consulting, E-Commerce, Energy Power, IT, Education and Manufacturing. two years of Industry work experience in diverse set of Industries like Automobiles, BSFI, Consulting, Finance, IT/ITES, Power & Energy and Manufacturing. Selected through a rigorous admission process, these students represent top 5% of such talent available across Finance & Accounting the country.

Work Experience Minimum of Work Experience up to Operations & IT 2Years 2Years of Industry work experience in various sectors like Top Business Analytics in diverse set of Industries Diversity Ratio Advertising/Media/ like Automobiles, BSFI, Sports, Automobiles, BSFI, 5% Consulting, Finance, IT/ 44% Consulting, E-Commerce, ITES, Power & Energy and Energy power, IT, Education of talent available across females in the current batch the country Manufacturing and Manufacturing Consulting, OB & Strategy Dr. P. K. Viswanathan Dr S. Bharadhwaj Faculty Spotlight (Ph.D - , India) (Ph.D. – University of Maryland, USA) Professor of Analytics & Operations & Director - PGPBABI, Distinguished Professor of Marketing & Director of Our experts bring a real-world perspective, share their original thought Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai Research, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai provoking ideas and help students nurture their own. ANALYTICS MARKETING Business Analytics plays a pivotal role in decision making within organizations Being research active is a great boon in the class as well. Prof Bharath is able to with technology and software as great enablers to sift insights from data both explain relevant statistical techniques (in my Marketing Research class) due to structured and unstructured including natural language processing (NLP). In constant use. Moreover, he applies them in real-world research issues; students my course on Statistical Methods for Decision Making (SMDM) and Predictive get to learn not just the techniques but also their application, and this helps them Analytics for Marketing (PAM), I emphasize on how Analytics should be positioned during the placement process. His research typically involves an extensive review in the ambit of the four pillars-Description, Diagnosis, Prediction, and Prescription of the literature and thus, he is able to impart cutting edge knowledge to students, so that the students can straightaway understand the need of the corporate and which helps them gain an edge in the marketplace. swiftly move into action for strategic decisions.

Dr. Vaidy Jayaraman Dr. Bobby Srinivasan (Ph.D.-The Ohio State University, USA) (Ph.D. - Case Western University, USA) Bala V. Balachandran & Vasantha Balachandran Distinguished Professor of Finance & Trading & Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Analytics & Director of Great Lakes Publishing House, Operations, Associate Dean - Faculty Affairs and Graduate Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai Programs, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai OPERATIONS & IT FINANCE Prof Vaidy’s research, teaching and consulting expertise in the areas of Supply The course titled “Experiential Trading” is a true skill builder using the knowledge Chain Analytics and Operations provides him with a unique perspective on how acquired in the various economic and financial courses. The student can see how companies need to manage global supply chains. Though most supply chains theory and practice blend together. With this skill engaging in the local financial were built to manage high-volume, stable production, companies now need to market successfully, will become the long term objective. Basically the course shift to smaller, agile/nimbler entities that are better prepared to handle high levels is built upon financial knowledge, skill and finally its implementation inthe of uncertainty and complexity. Students are able to understand how with better work place. visibility into Supply Chain operations, companies can achieve higher efficiency gains and profitability and also manage in this VUCA world. culumCurri PGPM CORE COURSES TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Marketing Management-II Business Analytics Management Information System Human Resource ManagementSystems Strategic Management Quantitative Methods International Entrepreneurship Financial Management-II IT forManagers Operations Management Financial Management-I Managerial Accounting Organizational Behavior Macro Economics Market Research Financial Accounting Marketing Management-I Business Communication Statistical MethodsforDecisionMaking Micro Economics Intelligently InteractingwithOthers

TERM 4 TO TERM 7: ELECTIVES M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Internet ofThings Rural Marketing Markstrat Simulation Strategic Marketing MarketingSports New Product Development Retailing Management Planning Consumer Focused Product Social MediaAnalytics Advanced BusinessAnalytics CRM Communications Integrated Marketing Digital Marketing B2B Marketing Modeling forMarketing Advanced Multivariate Marketing Metrics Brand Management Management Sales andDistribution Consumer Behaviour MarketingServices arketing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Finance Valuation Trading Practices-II Trading Practices-I Strategic FinancialManagement Management Strategic Cost&Profitability Management Security Analysis&Portfolio Project &Infrastructure Finance Options, Future &Derivatives Mergers &Acquisitions Management ofCommercial Banks Investment Banking Global FinancialMarkets Finance Applicationsin Game Theory Fixed IncomeSecurities Financial StatementAnalysis Financial Modeling Transparency /Forensic Accounting Financial Analysis-Risk, Economic Crisis&Resolution Finance Current IssuesinInternational Behavioral Finance Applied Macro-Economics Investment Products Analysis ofNewGeneration • • • • • • • • • • • • • Business Analytics Supply ChainOperations&Analytics Pricing Analytics Marketing Metrics Financial RiskManagement Financial RiskAnalytics Econometrics Banking andFinance Modelsfor Decision Support Data VisualizationandAnalytics Data MiningandVisualisation Planning Consumer Focused Product Services Business IntelligenceinFinancial Informatics Big DataManagementandBusiness Analytics Advanced IssuesinSupplyChain • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Operations &IT Analytics Supply ChainOperations& Total QualityManagement Marketing Technology Operations and Sustainable BusinessOperations Supply ChainInnovation Strategic OperationsPlanning OperationsManagement Services Project Management Modeling ofManufacturingSystems Management ScienceConsulting Management Logistics andSupplyChain Management Lean Manufacturing&Process International SCM Information Technology Consulting Management Applications inSupplyChain Finance andRiskManagement E-tailing andRetailSupplyChain Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise BusinessApplications Innovation Emerging Technology andBusiness Demand PlanningandForecasting Data VisualizationandAnalytics Business Intelligence Informatics Big DataManagementandBusiness Analytics Advanced IssuesinSupplyChain

OB &STRATEGY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Governance Business Ethics&Corporate Social Entrepreneurship Strategic HRM Entrepreneurship inAgriBusiness (Board Room) Business StrategySimulation International BusinessStrategy Managerial Effectiveness Emotional Intelligencefor Management Consulting International Entrepreneurship Emerging Market Strategy New Venture Planning Strategy Execution Negotiation &Bargaining Leadership, Influence&Power Economics ofStrategy Design Thinking&Innovation

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TERM 6 TERM 5 TERM 4 TERM 3 TERM 2 TERM 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Summer Internship Empirical Study Business Analytics Strategic Management Emerging Market Strategies Business Law Board RoomSimulation Business, Government and Society Understanding Emerging Markets Stress Management OB-II Marketing Research Financial Management-II Cost andManagementAccounting Chinese Production andOperationsManagement Quantitative Techniques-II VAC (Verbal Communication) Marketing Management-II Financial Management-I M.I.S Macro Economics Chinese Karma Yoga HRM Quantitative Techniques-I Written AnalysisCommunication OB-I Marketing Management-I Financial AccountingforDecisionMaking Micro Economics Optimization Models for Business Decision Making C ORE C OURSE S

LIST OF ELECTIVES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • MARKETING New Product Development Rural Marketing MarketingSports Markstrat Marketing Metrics International Marketing Communications Integrated Marketing Digital Marketing Retailing Management Customer Relationship Strategic Marketing Brand Management Management Sales andDistribution MarketingServices Consumer Behaviour B2B Marketing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FINANCE Investment andFinanceinEmerging Markets Project andInfrastructure Finance Entrepreneurial Finance Corporate Valuation Retail Banking Commodities Markets Financial InstitutionsandMarkets Equity Research Financial RiskAnalytics Trading Financial Modeling Management Security AnalysisandPortfolio Investment Banking Options, Futures andDerivatives Mergers andAcquisitions Corporate FinancialStrategy International Finance Financial StatementAnalysis • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • OPERATIONS &IT E-Commerce Total QualityManagement International SCM Business Intelligence Advanced AnalyticsModel Management Strategic Sourcing andSupplyChain Enterprise Resource Planning Supply ChainOperations&Analytics Project Management Strategic Sourcing andCorporateQuality Operations Managemnet Services Database VisualizationandAnalytics IT Consulting Enterprise BusinessApplications Logistics andSupplyChainManagement • • • • • • • • • • • • • • OB &STRATEGY Learning andDevelopment Managerial Counselling Negotiations andBargaining International BusinessStrategy Rewards andRecognition Management Performance Management Consulting New Venture Planning Economics ofStrategy Strategy Execution including &EQ Motivation Theory Talent Acquisition Strategic HRM Leadership, InfluenceandPower Design, ThinkingandInnovation Kotler-Srinivasan Center for Excellence in MARKETING Marketing The Kotler-Srinivasan Center for Excellence in Marketing was created to bridge the academia-industry gap in marketing intelligence, analytics and insight-led solutions. The aims of the center include academic research and industry-led consulting innovations in Marketing has been one of the most preferred areas of interest for students at Great keeping with the needs of marketing managers across the country. Lakes where they gain enormous knowledge on courses offered in the specialized area. The institute, during the visit of the marketing legend, Dr. Philip Kotler, announced that it The course curriculum consists of various sub-disciplines of Marketing and Sales that has identified its core competence in the area of Marketing and that it aims to become a provide exposure to the contemporary markets. In addition to these courses, pedagogy school reputed for marketing excellence. of rigorous Case Studies based learning approach, Empirical Studies and Industry Live Projects equip students with tools and skills that are applicable in real-life situations. Our students have an excellent mix of prior experience in B2B Marketing, Sales, Business Development and other key Marketing areas.

Our academia is widely recognized in the corporate world, with our students bagging awards from competitions and working on Live projects offered by the Corporate world. North American Society for Marketing Education in India NASMEI is an annual marketing conference held at Great Lakes organized by the Kotler- Srinivasan Center for Research in Marketing. Considered among the finest International conferences in the marketing area in India, the conference has in the past seen paper presentations by professors and doctoral students from leading schools in U.S.A., India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, France and Hong Kong.

Marketing Club The Marketing Club at Great Lakes is a student run body that functions, under the guidance of esteemed faculty members. Its activities broadly include conducting sessions on the latest marketing practices, marketing competitions, case studies etc. The Marketing club is a breeding ground for future marketing talent. Few of our Top Recruiters from Marketing area for Placements & Internships

ACT FSS Kotak Mahindra Bank Sun Edison Aditya Birla Sunlife GAEA Technologies KPIT Technologies Sutherland Airtel Galaxy Surfactants L & T - E & C Group Tasty Bites Akshaya Group Godrej Lava International Tata Communication Amrita Group Gofrugal Magma Fincorp Transformation Services Greatplace to Work Manipal Education & Medical Tata Communications Group Apparel Group UAE Greenlam Insustries Tata Consultancy Services Matrimony.com Bajaj Finserv HCL Talentcare TCS BPO BigBasket HCL Technologies Mauj Mobile Tech Process Blue Ocean HDFC Bank Michellin Techzone Britannia HDFC Life Mindtree Tenvic Sports Capital First HealthAsyst Mogae Media Tolexo Caratlane Hindustan Coca Cola MSD Merck Castrol IBM Natural Remedies True Value Housing Changepond IDBI Capital Next Education TVS Credit Services Cipla IFMR Capital Nippon Paints TVS Logistics Cloudcherry iKen Solutions Novartis TVS Motors Cognizant IMaCS Orchid Pharma VBHC Payoda Technologies Crayon Data India Property.com Visteon Automobile System People Matters Credit Mantri IndusInd Bank Wipro Consumer Care & Cushman & Wakefield Infosys BPO Photon Infotech Lighting Damco Isuzu Motors Robert Bosch Xanadu Reality Royal Sundaram Decathlon Sports India Jabong Xpanion.com SADIG Defiance Technolgies Janalakshmi Financial Services Zee Entertainment Enterprises Saksoft Eicher Motors Kaar Technologies Zify Einfochips KEF Holdings Shopclues Zuari Group Episource Kenafric Industries Snapdeal SPIC-AM International Holdings Zycus Fresh Desk Khazana Jewellery Philip Kotler, Professor - Marketing, Kellogg School of Management addressing students during his visit to Great Lakes Few of our Top Recruiters from Operations & It area for OPERATIONS & IT Placements & Internships: Accenture ITC Infotech ADP India JP Morgan Amazon L & T Infotech Astra Zeneca Leitner Shriram Barclays Mahindra Satyam Birlasoft Mindtree Bosch Engineering & Business Mphasis Solutions NIIT Technologies Cognizant Olam Congruent Technologies Optimal Strategix CSC India Photon Infotech CSS Corp Prakash Kochar & Co DCM Shriram RocketKommerce Dell Saksoft The Operations and IT curriculum has been designed keeping in mind the necessities Emerio Corp Scope International and requirements of the future business world. The courses are planned so as to EPAM Systems (Alliance Global equip the students with the requisite skills to work their way into the future arena of Services) Shopclues operations and business administration. A mix of Technology, Project planning, and Syntel Quality management subjects provide for a mix of strong theoretical framework, Fiat India whereas electives such as Demand Forecasting, Lean Management and Optimization Ford India Tata Advanced Systems modelling provide a rich hands-on hold on these concepts. The prior work experience of FSS-Financial Software TCS our students in ERP, Project Management, SCM, Quality Audit, and TQM combined with Systems Thought Works our application-centric pedagogy, makes for a potent mix of excellent business skills. Genpact Tolexo Hackett Group TVS Logistics Happiest Minds TVS Motors HCL UST Global Operations & Decision Science Club: This club has been actively involved in competency development in the field of operations. The recent workshop for Six HP Vatech Wabag Sigma Certification has attracted a large turnout. Apart from this, the club oversees HSBC Technologies Virtusa the corporate interaction and training in the core operations areas like SCM, and IBM Wabco India Demand Planning; Infosys Wipro Infotech Enterprises Zycus Infotech Finance Committee Great Lakes Institute of Management sponsors several events as a part of our FINANCE & Institute’s brand building efforts and the students, who are part of several committees, participate with zest and enthusiasm in these events. One of the foremost and important committees, “FINCOM” makes a significant contribution during the L’Attitude event, which is held in the month of January every year. To enhance learning and to integrate ACCOUNTING concepts and applications in finance, a trading terminal – Shyam Sunder Turbo Energy Trading Terminal, has been established to facilitate real time experiential learning. Students aspiring to build their Careers in Finance opt for a specialization in the functional area leading them to gain the required knowledge and experience required for a Career in the corporate world. The courses in the field of Finance offer a congruence of business knowledge and practical application. Few of our Top Recruiters from Finance & Accounting area for Placements & Internships: Great Lakes attracts best talents from the field of Finance with the batch consisting of a rich assortment of Chartered Accountants, Chartered Financial Analysts, NCFM and Financial Markets students. Arcesium (DE Shaw) HDFC Bank Axis Bank Hitachi Payments Bajaj Finserv HSBC Technologies Union Bank Great Lakes Center for Banking Bank of America ICICI Bank Excellence Barclays ICRA Biopalm IMRB Union Bank Great Lakes Center for Banking Excellence has been established at Great Lakes Institute of Management with a corpus fund given by the Union Bank of India, to Caspian Advisors iNautix conduct research and training programs and undertake initiatives in the field of Banking Citibank Intequant Advisors and Financial Services sector. The Center consists of a panel of eminent leaders from Cognizant Irevna the banking sector and from the academia. The advisory council consists of Dr. Y. V. Reddy (Former Governor, ), Mr. M. V. Nair, CMD, Union Bank of CRISIL Kotak Mahindra Bank India, Dr. Bala. V. Balachandran, Founder, Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, DCB Bank Madura Micro Finance Dr. Shyam Sunder (Yale University), Dr. Marti Subramaniam (NYU) and Dr. Raghuram Dell Merrill Lynch Rajan (University of Chicago). Deloitte US PWC Dunia Finance RBS EY Scope International Union Bank Financial Conference EID Parry Spark Capital The Union Bank Financial Conference is an Annual day long event at Great Lakes Fidelity Investments Sutherland Global services Institute of Management conducted jointly by Union Bank and Great Lakes. The Ford Vistasoft conference aims to bring insights on various financial aspects through speeches and panel discussions by distinguished guests on a chosen theme drawing inferences from Hansacequity Wealth Advisors their research papers. HCL Technologies Yes Bank Business Analytics Conference This conference aims to bring academicians and industry practitioners across the BUSINESS globe to a common platform to discuss; debate and initiate a dialogue on application of business analytics in decision making and enhancing consumer profitability. Some of the key objectives of the conference include: ANALYTICS To develop a common platform for industry and academia interface in the area of consumer and business analytics. To facilitate research and research based knowledge sharing in the area of business and consumer analytics. To discuss new methodologies in the emerging field of analytics, especially those methodologies that have been tried and tested in the domain of business decision making. To explore and build collaborations among academicians and industry practitioners to undertake joint research work in the domain of business and consumer analytics.

Few of our Top Recruiters from Business Analytics field include:

Decision-making across almost all domains is becoming increasingly data-driven. We at Great Lakes recognize that, therefore we have launched a specialisation in Blueocean Market Intelligence Infiniti Research Business Analytics. This process is enabled by the easy accessibility and availability Cartesian Consulting Infosys of data, termed Big Data by the popular and scholarly press alike. Business Analytics has come to stay as a growth driver for many new generation organizations. Gone Crayon Data Latent View are those days when managers made decisions on the basis of their own guts or Dell Musigma by extrapolating macro-economic indicators and their likely impact on individual businesses. Decisions made in the absence of information and data have proven to Dunia Finance Optimal Solutions Consulting be disastrous for many organizations. With the advent of information technology Fractal Analytics Positive Integers and geometric rise in the information processing capability of computers, managers are using multiple criteria, algorithms and structured programs to envision future of Genpact Quadrant4 business and improve profitability of the enterprise. Hansacequity Sutherland Global Services A number of our students carry experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, and Business Analysis. Our students come with this prior experience in HP Tiger Analytics Top Corporates like Ernst & Young, Oracle Financial Services and the like. Additionally IBM Vestas we have students with specialized Certifications in niche areas like IIBA. Human Capital Management Conference (HCMC) An annual event since 2008, the Great Lakes HCMC is a platform that brings together CONSULTING, OB & STRATEGY the best HR leaders in the industry and the potentially great managers of the future. It is a platform to learn from the experiences of highly eminent HR leaders belonging to companies from various sectors. The event includes panel discussions and addresses by distinguished speakers on the central theme of the event.

Consulting has been among the most sought after functional area by B-School Few of our Top Recruiters from the Consulting Domain: grads and we offer our students the best of knowledge in the area of Consulting for them to build their careers.

Accenture Ma Foi Strategy Amazon Maveric Systems Beroe Mindtree Great Lakes Center for Management Research Blue Ocean Nesh Technologies Cartesian Consulting Photon Infotech Great Lakes Center for Management Research aims to promote, facilitate and advance CGN & Associates Prakash Kochar India centric management related research, which contributes to the development of Cognizant basic and applied knowledge in the field of management. It has been organizing the PWC Great Lakes Annual International Research Conference since 2006, in which several Deloitte US Quadrant4 research papers have been presented on various areas of Business and Management EPAM Systems (Alliance Global Quess Corp including Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations Management, Services ) Ramco Systems Organizational Behaviour and Strategy. Ernst Young Rapid Value Frost & Sullivan HCL Technologies Rapid Value Solutions ICRA Secova Consult Com Infosys Syncore Consulting Infosys BPO Tata Consultancy Services The Consulting Committee, Consultcom, is a student run body in the consulting Infotrellis Tiger Analytics arena, under the guidance of esteemed faculty members. Its activities broadly Universal Consulting include Management Consulting, Strategic Management, Risk Advisory, Process/ ITC Infotech Operations Consulting, IT Consulting, Marketing/Financial Consulting etc. The Kaar Technologies Valcon India committee is a breeding ground for future consulting talent. The committee provides KPIT Technologies Virtusa opportunity for liaising with Global Consultants, professionals, faculty and alumni KPMG Wipro members through organized activities, which helps students to prepare their career in consulting outside the classroom environment. L & T Infotech Wipro BPS Levers for Change ZS Associates PGPM Placement PGPM Snapshot 2016 Class of 2016-17

Classification By Industry List of Recruiters* Gender Work Experience Undergraduate Specialization 5% Arts, Humanities & Science 12% BSFI Aditya Birla Financial Services Happiest Minds Photon Infotech 22% Computer Science 25% Consulting Accenture HCL Techologies Quadrant4 39% 2-3 Years 39% Electricals, Electronics, 2% E-Commerce 28% Female Instrumentation & Telecom Alliance Global HSBC Technologies Ramco Systems 42% 3-4 Years 56% IT/ITES 72% Male 16% Industrial & Production, 3% Manufacturing Amazon IFMR Capital Rapid Value 19% 4-5 Years Mechanical & Automobile 2% Others Caratlane iNautix RocketKommerce 10% IT Cartesian Consulting Infosys SADIG 8% Others Others includes: Bio-Technology, Aeronautics, Civil, Chemical, Petroleum, Power Cognizant Infotrellis Scope International System and Metallurgy, Apparal Production & Information Technology Arts & Crayon Data ITC Infotech Sutherland Humanities includes: Accounting & Finance, Commerce, History, Economics, Marketing, Pharma, Finance and Investment Analysis, Cost and Works Accounting. CSS Corp Janalakshmi Financial Services Tasty Bites Classification By Function DCM Shriram Kaar Technologies TCS Industry Diversity (Pre-MBA) Domain Experience (Pre-MBA) The batch boasts a strong mix of individuals from diverse 300 educational backgrounds including full time post graduates & 5% Analytics Dell KEF Tech Process 3% Automobiles professional certificate holders. 17% Business Deloitte KPIT Technologies Tiger Analytics 5% BSFI 250 Consulting 6% Consulting 200 Master degrees: M.Tech Biotechnology, MSc IT, PG Diploma in Power Dunia Finance L & T Infotech Tolexo Plant Engineering, MS Telecommunication Engineering, Sustainable 3% Finance 64% Finance 150 Energy Technology, M.Tech Construction Technology and Mgmt, 3% General EY Lava International VA Tech Wabag 9% IT/ITES M.Com Business Administration, M. Pharm - Pharmacology, PG Management 100 EID Parry Levers for Change Vestas 11% Manufacturing Diploma in Banking, PG Diploma in Advanced Financial Planning 17% Operations 50 and Wealth Management, M.A. Ancient Indian History, Culture and 1% Others Episource Mafoi Strategy Virtusa Archaeology, PG Diploma in Patent Law 21% Sales & Marketing 0 1% Power & Energy 34% Technology Expanion.com Manipal Education & Medical Wipro BSFI Certifications: CFA Level1; Level 2, Level 3 completed, PMP, Group Testing Consultancy FSS Xanadu Realty DBA- OCA/OCP certified, Certified Foundation Level Business Consulting Others: Analytics, Real Estate , E- commerce, Operations Analyst(CFLBA), ITIL Certified professional, NISM - Mutual Fund Supply Chain

Maveric Systems Client Service Galaxy Surfactants ZS Associates Aerospace, Construction,Oil & Gas, VLSI, Market Manufacturing Distributors Certification Examination, NISM - Currency Derivatives Business Analysis Nesh Technologies Research, FMCG, Shipping, Mergers & Acquisition Quality Assurance Certification Examination, Analytics & Big Data Project Management Project

Genpact Advisory, Retail, Textile, Pharma, Consumer Durables, Pharma & Healthcare Business Development Payoda Technologies Healthcare, Logistics and Education Business & Technology LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Supply Chain Professional Hansacequity (APICS), Language Proficiency in Japanese, German and French

*Partial list PGDM Placement PGDM Snapshot 2016 Class of 2015-17

Classification By Industry List Of Recruiters* Gender Work Experience Undergraduate Degree

5% Advertising & Media ACT Infosys BPO 4% B.A. 6% Auto/Auto Components 6% B.B.A. 14% Banking Arcesium (D.E Shaw) Infosys Technologies 50% Freshers 13% B.Com 11% Consulting Astra Zeneca Janalakshmi Financial Services 44% Female 17% Up to 12 months 4% E-Commerce 26% B.E. Axis Bank JP Morgan 56% Male 12% 13 to 18 months 23% Financial Services 1% B.M.S. Bajaj Finserv Lava International 21% Above 18 months 21% IT/ITES 3% B.Sc. 5% Pharma/Healthcare Capital First Matrimony.com 47% B.Tech. 6% Telecom Cognizant Technologies Michelin 5% Others Crayon Data Mindtree DCB Bank Nesh Technologies Industry Diversity (Pre-MBA) Domain Experience (Pre-MBA) Specialization Dell NIIT Technologies 3% Auditing Classification By Function 4% Advertising/Media/Sports Deloitte Olam 17% BSFI 3% Automobiles Emerio Corp Photon Infotech 12% Branding & Marketing 5% BSFI 46% Sales & Marketing 3% Education 21% Dual Majors Ford Scope International 5% Consulting 26% Finance 7% Energy & Power HCL Technologies TVS Credit Services 3% E-Commerce 25% Finance 20% Operations 7% Healthcare, Life Science & Pharma 3% Education 13% Operations & IT HDFC Bank TVS Logistics 25% IT/ITES 8% General Management 3% Energy power 3% Logistics & Operations 41% Sales & Marketing HDFC Standard Life TVS Motors 54% IT 5% Manufacturing 5% Manufacturing HSBC Technologies Xanadu Reality 15% Others 15% Others ICRA Zee Entertainment Enterprises 3% Telecom

IDBI Capital ZS Associates Others: Audit, Construction, FMCG, Healthcare, HR Others: Analytics, Construction, Consulting, Facilities Management, Services Logistics, Real Estate, NGO FMCG, Garments, HR Consulting, NGO *Partial list PGDM Summer PGDM Internship 2016 Class of 2016-18

Industry Classifcation List of Recruiters* Gender Work Experience Undergraduate Degree

2% Analytics ADP India Mindtree 38% B.Tech 21% Auto/Auto Components Amazon MSD (Merck) 1% B.Arch 13% BFSI 44% Freshers Apollo Hospitals 7% B.Com 4% Consulting ORIX Auto Infrastructure Services 38% Female 19% Up to 12 months 10% E-Commerce 41% B.E. PP Merchandising Services 62% Male 9% 13 to 18 months 6% Entertainment Axis Bank 4% B.Sc Prakash Kochar 28% 19 to 24 months 30% IT/ITES BeWo Technologies Reserve Bank of India 1% B.A. 6% Manufacturing Blazeclan 8% B.B.A. 3% Pharma/Healthcare CAMS Online Royal Sundaram 2% Real Estate Caratlane Shutter Down Undergraduate Specialization Industry Diversity (Pre-MBA) 3% Retail Cartesian Consulting Smart Advisors Cushman & Wakefield Spaneos 2% Chemical Engineering Function Classification Dell SPI Cinemas 3% Civil Engineering 3% Automobile Fiat India 4% Commerce Sutherland Global Services 3% Consulting Ford 13% Computer Science & IT Tata Advanced Systems 3% Engineering Service Hit Wicket 11% Electrical & Electronics 5% Healthcare Tiger Analytics 18% Electronics & Communication 7% Analytics & Consulting Hitachi Payments 2% E-Commerce Trigyn Technologies 3% Finance IFMR Capital 60% IT/ITES 24% Finance 3% Industrial Engineering Infotrellis Turbo Energy 12% Manufacturing 3% HR 3% Marketing Kaar Technologies TVS Electronics 12% Others 25% Operations 17% Mechanical Mafoi Group TVS Motors 23% Others 41% Sales & Marketing Matrimony.com Virtusa Others: Aeronautics, Aerospace, Automobile, Applied Electronics & Instrumentation, Architecture, Bio-Medical, Bio Other Include: Construction & Real estate, Hospitality, Facility Metis Family Office Services Technology, Chemical Science & Technology, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electronics, Industrial Production, Information Management, Marketing & Communication Wabco India Science, Arts & Humanities, Advertising & Public relations, Bank management, Chemistry (Hons), Computer Applications, Economics, General Management, Human Resources, Marketing & International Business *Partial list STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS I loved my time at Great Lakes. Apart from the quality of education and exposure, the sense of belonging to the Great Lakes family continues to guide us in our careers. I have been getting great opportunities across ALUMNI SPEAK industries as I continue to grow professionally. First Prize Winners – First Prize First Prize Rohant Shyam (Batch 2005-06) “Actapult” “The Senate” at IFMR “Provokta” at IIM – Business Head - Zomato Himanshu Khandelwal, Purti Arora, Being an alumnus myself I am delighted to see the progress at Great Lakes. I have been hiring from organized by ACT. Raipur Great Lakes campus for last couple of years and the experience has been awesome. It is good to see Rahul Aggarwal (PGPM 2016) and Esha the enthusiasm and right attitude displayed by the students. Great Lakes Management Graduates bring Shefali Bhatia and Somya Goyal Aggarwal (PGDM 2016) Himanshu Khandelwal and Rahul onboard good business acumen and leadership skills. Thanks to untiring efforts by Uncle Bala, Great Lakes (PGDM 2016) Aggarwal (PGPM 2016) Management and Campus Placement team, doing business here is always a pleasure. I look forward to sourcing talent from Great Lakes in future as well. Sundara Reddy (Batch 2004-05) Global Lead, Supply Chain Management, Accenture BPO

Second Prize Second Prize and overall Second Prize “Riding Great Lakes was found 12 years back and it is ranked the best among B-schools of our country. The main reason for the success in a short span can be attributed to the campus placements team’s hard “Mark-E-Diction runners-up trophy the Tide-Business work, outstanding faculty and the values that are taught to us by Uncle Bala, who is the founder of this prestigious institution. - Case Study “XLerate” at Annual Fest Solutions” at IIM Bharath Repaka (Batch 2014-15) Challenge” at of XLRI, Jamshedpur Shillong Consultant – Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. I attribute most of my success to the excellent faculty I interacted with as well as my fellow students DMS, IIT – Delhi Football – Gold; Tennis – Gold; Aman Arora and Varun Maheshwari (PGPM 2016) at Great Lakes. MBA is less about flipping through pages and crunching numbers but a lot more about Badminton – Gold; Table tennis – Gold; building a sense of understanding on how to transact in this dynamic enterprise-led ecosystem, which Gargi Chatterjee and Ritika Kharola Volley Ball – Gold; Basketball – Gold; dawns upon you the moment you step into Great Lakes. (PGDM 2017) Dance – Gold; Cricket- Silver; Carrom – Silver Sachin Bhagwata (Batch 2006-07) Vice President – Strategic Accounts, Photon Interactive

In just 12 years, Great Lakes has carved a name for itself as one of the top B-schools in the country. This has been possible only due to the quality of faculty, diversity of the students and exceptional placements. The fact that it’s a student-run institute helps a great deal in the outside world, as they become complete managers possessing the right blend of business and people skills. All of my hires so far have received First Prize Second Prize positive recognition within the team and across the organization. Soumya Subramanian (Batch 2008-09) “MapmyMatchify” “Sutra” at NMIMS, Capillary Technologies

conducted by Mumbai An excellent education coupled with strong Values and good culture lead to a positive self-esteem, attitude and confidence to take on any challenge which comes your way during the journey of life. Great lakes have Matrimony.com Shanthipriya N and Vishnu V Unni given me more than I could hope for when I joined this esteemed institution all those years back. One can (PGDM 2017) never predict the future, but you can look back to connect the dots that have led to where you stand today, Hemanth Gopi, Uma Priya and Yaksh and a large part of this success I attribute to Great Lakes Institute of Management. Ahluwalia (PGPM 2016) Nischal Ram (Batch 2005-06) Assistant Vice President – Global Strategic Alliances, GENPACT RECRUITERS SPEAK PLACEMENT CALENDAR Campus placement 2016-17: Important Dates

Pre - Placements Talk: Summer Internship Selection Process: Days: Thursdays PGDM 2016-18 (1st Year Students): Dates: October 6, 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17, 24; December 1, 2016 Pre-MBA Experience: 0-24 months; 50 % of the batch is fresher Slots: 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. (2 hour duration) Internship Selection Window: Day 0-2: October 20, 2016 to October 22, 2016 (Thursday (Depending on Recruiting Organization’s convenience, the slots for the PPTs can be to Saturday) provided on other days as well.) Rolling process: From October 24, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Placement Week (Final Placements): Internship period – 1st April to 30th June 2017 (3 Months) (a) One year flagship Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM 2016-17) Students with pre-MBA industry experience. Minimum 24 months & Maximum Please contact Mr. Balaji, ([email protected], M: +91 99620 28046) to confirm 60 months; Average Experience: 40 months. your participation or for requesting any further information. Day 0-4: December 5, 2016 to December 9, 2016 (Monday to Friday). It would help us to schedule your session in a better manner if you can confirm the same by Rolling placements: December 12, 2016 – January 31, 2017. first week of October 2016, for Final Placements.

(b) Two year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM 2015-17) Please note that the preliminary screening exercises, if any, may be completed before the “Well Attended, Students were paying “The students come in with the right Final year students with 0-24 months pre-MBA work experience. commencement of the placement week. attention. Good questions & Write ups. mix of quality and years of experience. Placement Window: Day 0-2: November 21, 2016 to November 23, 2016 Looking forward for more collaboration Also the placement process is handled (Monday to Wednesday). with Great Lakes.” seamlessly. Overall a very engaging “We have had very good experience in experience.” recruiting the graduates of GLIM for Rolling placements: November 24, 2016– January 31, 2017. Thangarathnam Manikandan “In a short span, Great Lakes has a few years now. The institute does a Director – Engineering, Amazon touched heights and has become Sivani Nanda great job of imparting not only quality visible in the eye of recruiters across HR Business Partner, Tiger Analytics management education to its students, industries. Students from Great Lakes but more importantly, the skills that “We have been hiring students from are “Business Ready” managers and are essential for a successful career. Great Lakes for many years now. they symbolize excellence, creativity “I am happy to say that the student, We have found GLIM students to have The consistency of academic and and growth – values which are whom we hired from your campus this very good attitude, networking skills professional excellence which the in line with ZEEL’s strengths. The year is performing well so far. I am sure and team work. We are very happy with students maintain is commendable. quality of marketing and research that he will go a long way in building the GLIM graduates working in our The institute does a good job in students who have joined us from the his career in SynCore with his valuable organization as they bring a positive providing industry exposure through institute is excellent and matches our contributions to the consulting environment and contribute well to the unique initiatives.” expectations in every way. assignments.” teams and client organizations they work with. Ashish Tanwar Nirmal Nair Javin Bhinde University Relations Country Manager, Vice President Talent Acquisition, Director & Co-founder, Madhavan Seshadri Dell Zee Network Syncore Consulting Group Senior Vice President, Virtusa LEED Platinum Rated Green Campus

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