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 GulatijOint 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
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.
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
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.
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
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.
KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL
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.
COLLABORATIONS
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.
EMINENT FACULTY
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.
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.
RANKED AMONG TOP 10
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.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
GrEat LakEs advantaGE
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.
WORLD CLASS FACULTYThe 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. FLEXIBILITYPGPM-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.
Candidates gain exposure and insight
through industry sessions and also through
competency courses that are delivered by
industry experts and Great Lakes faculty.
INDUSTRY EXPOSURE
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.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
CAREER ENHANCEMENT SUPPORTThe 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.
PGPM-Ex
PrOGraM hiGhLiGhts
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 FOUNDATION 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
GENERAL MANAGEMENT INTERMEDIATE MODULE
SPECIALIzATION
Marketing Brand Management
Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Operations & supply chain Project Management
Demand Forecasting
Inventory Management
Network Optimization
analytics Advanced Statistics
Data Mining
Predictive Modeling
Product Management Product Development Process
Business Model Design
UX Design
Metrics
Pricing and Financial Planning
PrOGraM curricuLLuM
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:
CAREER ENHANCEMENT MODULEThis 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.
PrOGraM structurE
GENERAL MANAGEMENT MODULESThe 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.
SPECIALIzATIONCandidates 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.
CAPSTONE PROjECTAn 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.
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ELiGibiLity
Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in graduation or equivalent.
The program is designed for Working Professionals and a minimum of 3 years full-time Post Qualification Work Experience is required.
Candidates who have completed their Post Graduation or Masters Program can also apply.
ResultsApplicAtion
Review & ShoRtliSting
TelephonicinTerview
ApplicAtion
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
1st Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax
2nd Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax
3rd Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax
total fee ` 3,95,000 + service tax
*Service tax applicable as per govt. rules
fEEs
FINANCIAL AIDSelected 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).
PAYMENTSCandidates 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.
- sanath hOsur raMEshproject 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.
- arun vasu sriranGaassociate
cognizant
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 sharMalead engineer
target
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 kuLkarniproject manager
cognizant technology
the candidates have been associated with leading indian and global organizations. some of these are:
batch PrOfiLE2016
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.
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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 multi-
disciplinary and at the convergence of disruptive business
trends with emerging technology.
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.
Technology and Administration Partner
[email protected]+91 9599963671
PGPM-Ex Contact
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.
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