PGPM-Ex v/s Other Programs Great Lakes PGPM-Ex Distance MBA Part Time MBA Faculty Interaction & Active Learning Build Career Critical Competencies in Marketing, Operations, Product Management and Analytics Flexibility to complete the program in 12-24 months Career Support & Networking Sessions Industry Faculty Learning format of Weekend Classes and Online Sessions Great Lakes program for working professionals is not just another academic program but a thought process shaping course. The content delivered by experienced faculty is very practical, innovative & easily implementable. - Sangeeta Gulati Joint President, Jaypee Associates
Dean s Message Padma Shri Bala V Balachandran Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management J L Kellogg Distinguished Professor (Emeritus in Service) of Accounting and Information Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA Dear friends, Throughout the last decade Great Lakes has been a pioneer in delivering perfectly crafted courses to suit the needs of the entire bandwidth of professionals in the country. While setting up Great Lakes Institute of Management in 2004, I had a very simple objective in mind that of providing the best management education to the entire professional population in the country. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity of being associated with some of the best b-schools in the USA. At the same time I amassed a wealth of experience by actively participating in the management education landscape of not only India (with the MDI and the ISB) but also in other Asian countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Seoul and Hong Kong. While each experience provided valuable learnings, the moot points of consideration were quality, affordability and flexibility. Setting up Great Lakes was therefore a natural progression a b-school where I wished to integrate the western management thought with the Asian ethos and value systems. Thus, throughout the last decade Great Lakes has been a pioneer in delivering perfectly crafted courses to suit the needs of the entire bandwidth of professionals in the country. Once again,as we enter our next decade of services to the cause of Management education, Great Lakes is proud to present yet another custom-created program. In conjunction with our e-learning partner Great Learning we are delighted to offer the PGPM-Ex program - a completely re-imagined management program for working professionals. PGPM-Ex has been designed to enable unparalleled flexibility to participants while ensuring the requisite academic rigor to accomplish relevant and impactful learning outcomes. Though the program is unique and transformational in many ways, I would like to draw your kind attention to two salient aspects: Academic Elegance The PGPM-Ex program is drawn from the decade long experience and learnings from Great Lakes top ranked PGPM program. We have ensured that we retain the same academic quality and learning experience, thereby combining the best of PGPM program with technology to deliver a high quality program that is convenient and impactful in equal measure. Business Relevance PGPM-Ex program follows an industry relevant curriculum that enables candidates to choose and develop the competencies that will help accelerate their career progression. These competencies include areas such as Marketing, Operations, Product Management and Analytics that are most wanted in today s business environment. As I said in the beginning, Affordable excellence and innovative technology are the other two arms that come together to present an exclusive and mature learning platform that provides you the flexibility to learn what you want to learn and when. I welcome you to explore the PGPM-Ex program and experience a uniquely crafted learning experience that blends academic elegance with business relevance.
GREAT LAKES ADVANTAGE RANKED AMONG TOP 10 Great Lakes is one of the premier business schools in the country and has been ranked within the top ten in the country by Outlook, Business Today, Business India and Careers 360. ADVISORY COUNCIL Some of the eminent dignitaries associated with Great Lakes include Dr Ratan Tata (Business Advisory Council), Mr Kumaramanglam Birla (Business Advisory Council), Mr Narayana Murthy (Business Advisory Council), Ms Indra Nooyi (Business Advisory Council), Mr Deepak Parekh (Business Advisory Council), Dr Philip Kotler (Academic Advisory Council), Prof Aswath Damodaran (Academic Advisory Council), etc. COLLABORATIONS Great Lakes pedagogy is benchmarked with global gold standards in management education. Great Lakes has academic collaborations with leading institutions such as Nanyang Technical University, University of Houston, Illinois Institute of Technology. These collaborations include student exchange, faculty training, pedagogy design and academic research. CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE Great Lakes in its quest to become a hub for management research and thought leadership, has created multiple Centers of Excellence, which are guided by some of the foremost management thinkers. The Centers of Excellence conduct research and training in domains such as Analytics, E-commerce, Retail Management, Technopreneurship, Banking and Marketing Research. EMINENT FACULTY The faculty pool at Great Lakes comprises leading faculty from Indian and International institutions such as Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Kellog School of Business, Stern School of Business, University of Chicago, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kolzhikode, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, etc. KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL Great Lakes has been recognized by industry and academic fraternity as an institute of pre-eminence in management research and thought capital. Great Lakes publications include academic journals and magazines containing well researched articles and papers from faculty and students.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS CAREER ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT The Program includes career development support activities such as workshops and guidance to help candidates identify their strengths, career paths that suit them and thereby choose the right competencies to learn. Candidates are also given access to job opportunities, enabling them to apply to relevant positions. PROGRAM STRUCTURE PGPM-Ex program is built on a modular structure which unbundles the MBA curriculum into foundation and competency tracks thereby enabling candidates to select competencies relevant to their career. INDUSTRY EXPOSURE Candidates gain exposure and insight through industry sessions and also through competency courses that are delivered by industry experts and Great Lakes faculty. PGPM-Ex WORLD CLASS FACULTY The faculty pool at Great Lakes comprises leading faculty from Indian and International institutions such as Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Kellog School of Business, University of Chicago, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, etc. FLEXIBILITY PGPM-Ex program is designed specifically for working professionals enabling them to pursue the program along with their professional commitments. The program structure provides candidates with unmatched flexibility to learn at their own pace and pursue the program as per their convenience. International Recognition Stuart School of Business at IIT Chicago is one the leading business schools in US and is ranked within the top business schools globally by Financial Times and Princeton Review.
PROGRAM CURRICULLUM General Management Foundation Module Microeconomics Marketing Part 1 Financial Statement Analysis Data Analysis for Decision Making Part 1 Business Communication Business Finance Part 1 Operations Managing People & Teams Strategy Management in Technology Legal aspects of business (contracts, taxes and transfer pricing) General Management Intermediate Module Macroeconomics Managerial Accounting Data Analysis for Decision Making Part 2 Marketing Part 2 Business Finance Part 2 Supply Chain Management Leadership and Negotiation Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving Introduction to Entrepreneurship Services Management Specialization Marketing Brand Management Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing Consumer Behaviour Operations & Supply Chain Project Management Demand Forecasting Inventory Management Network Optimization Product Management Product Development Process Business Model Design UX Design Metrics Pricing and Financial Planning Analytics Advanced Statistics Data Mining Predictive Modeling
PROGRAM STRUCTURE The PGPM-Ex uses a combination of learning methods that include webinars, classroom teaching, self-learning through videos and reading material, team-based problem solving and exposure to industry experts. These learning methods are carefully and deliberately chosen for various components of the program based on their suitability to achieve the learning objectives of each component. The Program is organized in a modular architecture that enables the learner to take charge of the learning objectives, timing and outcomes. The program comprises of: General Management Modules The PGPM-Ex program begins with General Management modules organized as Foundation and Intermediate modules. These modules help the candidates develop an overall understanding and appreciation of the basic building blocks of business. Further, candidates also get familiar with the language and context of business to appreciate various business problems that are typically encountered in practice. Each of these modules is designed to be completed in about 4 months. Capstone Project An integrative project where participants will choose a real world business problem in the area of their specialization and develop and present a comprehensive solution to be evaluated by Great Lakes faculty or industry professionals. Specialization Candidates can choose a specialization based on career growth objectives. Specializations are offered in Marketing, Operations, Product Management and Analytics. These courses are practice oriented and intended to give exposure to real world problems that are encountered and to develop solutions to these problems. Candidates would take roughly 3 months to complete the courses within the Specialization they choose. Career Enhancement Module This module focuses on several non-academic aspects critical to successful career growth including self-awareness, interviewing skills and career counselling, which will help participants understand themselves better and to plan practical and realistic career paths and transitions. It is delivered through a combination of workshops, reading material and team work.
ELIGIBILITY Candidates should have a Bachelor s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in graduation or equivalent. Candidates who have completed their Post Graduation or Masters Program can also apply. The program is designed for Working Professionals and a minimum of 3 years full-time Post Qualification Work Experience is required. SELECTION PROCESS Application Review & Shortlisting 2 4 Results 1 3 Application Telephonic Interview
FEES The PGPM-Ex program, through its modular design, offers unparalleled flexibility to participants to undertake the program as per their learning objectives, schedule constraints and career aspirations. The fee structure reflects this design as follows. PGPM-Ex Program Fee Admission Fee ` 50,000 + service tax 1 st Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax 2 nd Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax 3 rd Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax Total Fee ` 3,95,000 + service tax *Service tax applicable as per govt. rules Financial Aid Selected students can contact the Admissions Office for assistance in applying for loans after receiving the offer of admission. Our lending partners include HDFC Credila and Avanse (DHFL). Payments Candidates can pay the program fee through Cheque, DD, Net Banking, Credit Cards or Debit Cards. Cash payments are not accepted. We issue receipts for all fee payments made towards the programs.
Alumni Speak For an engineering graduate like me, economics was all Greek and Latin. The topic needed a very good introduction. The faculty was able to convey the concepts in a way which I could understand and relate to RELEVANT EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES. The study materials complemented to what was discussed in the class. It was a great experience. The faculty is great. They present the concepts in a very easy manner and the sessions are HIGHLY INTERACTIVE. They use live examples and case-studies that help understand the concepts in a much easier manner. - Sushant Sharma Lead Engineer Target - Sanath Hosur Ramesh Project Manager Software AG The FLEXIBILITY AND THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM are the two things that stand out for me. The program delivery model (blended) and schedule of the program made me choose Great Lakes over others and I was assured that the quality of education is on par with other premier institutes. I chose Great Lakes because of the BRAND NAME. I have pursued a similar program in the past but it didn t really add any value to my career. The faculty at Great Lakes was extremely knowledgeable and explained the concepts really well. - Sandeep Naryan Kulkarni Project Manager Cognizant Technology - Arun Vasu Sriranga Associate Cognizant
Batch Profile 2016 The class comprises of professionals working with some of the leading organizations across different domains. Most of our candidates are from the technology sector, followed by BFSI, consulting, manufacturing, and others. Work Experience Distribution Educational Background 4 to 7 Years 7 to 10 Years 10+ Years B.E. / B.Tech. BA/B.CA/B.Com/B.Sc/BBA MBA/M.E/M.Com/M.CA M.Sc/MBBS/M Pharma Others 7% 6% 36% 10% 41% 50% 27% 23% The candidates have been associated with leading Indian and global organizations. Some of these are: Industry Diversity IT & Technology BFSI & Consulting Manufacturing, Automobile HealthCare & Education E-Commerce & Telecom Others 16% 7% 11% 8% 13% 45% Others E-Commerce & Telecom HealthCare & Education Manufacturing, Automobile BFSI & Consulting IT & Technology
Program Partners Academic Partners Great Lakes is one of India s leading business schools with campuses in Chennai and Gurgaon. Led by exceptional faculty, steered by an outstanding advisory council, Great Lakes has been ranked within top 10 business schools by Outlook, Business Today and Business India. Stuart School of Business at IIT Chicago is one the leading business schools in US and is ranked within the top business schools globally by Financial Times and Princeton Review. The executive programs at Stuart School of Business and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT Chicago) are ranked amongst the best in the country. The focus of executive education at Stuart School of Business, IIT Chicago has always been multidisciplinary and at the convergence of disruptive business trends with emerging technology. Technology and Administration Partner Great Learning is a technology-enabled learning platform that offers a variety of online and blended programs in partnership with Great Lakes Institute of Management. It undertakes all operations and technology solutions to ensure high quality learning outcomes to learners in India and abroad. PGPM-Ex Contact +91 9599963671 www.greatlearning.in pgpmex@greatlearning.in