Great Lakes Institute of Management

About Great Lakes Institute of Management

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, founded in 2004 by Padma Shri Awardee Dr. Bala V Balachandran, is one of the premier B-schools in India. Within a short span of 19 years, Great Lakes emerged as a top-ranked business school. Great Lakes has 50+ full-time faculty and 150+ visiting faculty, including over 25+ international faculty from top global schools like Yale, Kellogg, Stanford, and Harvard. Further collaborations with world-leading institutions such as Cornell University, University of Bordeaux, and Chicago's Booth School of Business have helped Great Lakes globally benchmark its programs. Great Lakes, Chennai, was accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK in 2014, becoming the youngest B-school in India to receive this prestigious accreditation. In 2015, it received international SAQS accreditation, and in 2017, its two-year PGDM program was accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). For the years 2019-20, it was ranked No. 1 in India by Analytics India for its Analytics program. Great Lakes, Chennai was ranked 3rd by Outlook India among top private MBA institutions and featured in Business Standard's Super League 2. In 2023, Great Lakes, Chennai gained the prestigious AACSB accreditation, considered among the world's leading accreditations for Business Schools. Led by exceptional academic faculty, steered by an outstanding advisory council, and buoyed by international collaborations, Great Lakes has been constantly innovating to stay ahead of the needs of our businesses and community. It is the first B-school in India to offer a full-time specialization in Analytics and the first to introduce AI and ML specializations. Great Lakes offers a One-Year Full-Time MBA (PGPM) for experienced professionals, a Two-Year MBA (PGDM), a Part-Time Executive MBA for senior managers, and a Weekend Executive MBA Program. Great Lakes alumni, currently numbering over 11,000, work at world-renowned organizations both in India and overseas across 33 nations.