Great Lakes Chennai Placements 2023: Highest & Average Salary Package, Top Companies

Noti Dinesh Kumar Reddy

Great Lakes Chennai placement drive 2023 has recorded 100% placements for the PGDM program. The Great Lakes Chennai highest package offered for the PGDM program was INR 46.0 LPA. Similarly, the highest package offered for the students of the PGPM program was INR 34.0 LPA. In 2023, a total of 41 PGDM students managed to secure PPOs/ PPIs based on their summer internship performance.

Recruiters from diverse sectors have participated in Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placements 2023. Companies like JP Morgan Chase, Ernst and Young, Societe Generale, McKinsey and Company, Berger Paints, Junglee Games, Deloitte, Jean Martin, Mahindra and Mahindra, BNY Mellon, etc., are some of the Great Lakes Chennai top recruiters.

Great Lakes Chennai has managed to place all students of the 2022-24 PGDM batch. Over 64 companies have participated and offered the highest stipend of INR 4.25 Lakhs. Companies from the Financial Services industry offered the most number of internship offers in 2023.

Table of Contents

• Placement Highlights
• Top Recruiters
• PGDM Placement Statistics
• PGPM Placement Statistics
• Placement Cell
• Internship

Great Lakes Chennai Placement Highlights 2023

The placement cell of Great Lakes Chennai organises placement drives for students of PGDM and PGPM programs. The Great Lakes Chennai average package offered for the PGPM program was INR 18.10 LPA. Similarly, the average package offered for students of the PGDM program was INR 14.5 LPA.

Some of the key highlights of Great Lakes Chennai placements 2023 are shown in the graph below.

Great Lakes Chennai Top Recruiters 2023

Companies ranging from multinational to international companies have participated in the Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement 2023. The list of some of the Great Lakes Chennai top recruiters is shown in the table below.

Great Lakes Chennai PGDM Placement Statistics 2023

Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement statistics have improved considerably compared to previous years. The tables and graphs below show statistics of the PGDM program, like salary trends, average packages, function-wise placements, etc., during the Great Lakes Chennai placement 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGDM Salary Trend 2023

The Great Lakes Chennai highest package in 2023 increased from INR 25.8 LPA to INR 46.0 LPA in 2023. Similarly, the average package of the PGDM program increased by 15% and reached INR 14.5 LPA.

The table below shows the PGDM program's Great Lakes Chennai salary trend for the last three years (2021 to 2023).

The graph below shows the salary trend of the PGDM program during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placements from 2021 to 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGDM Average Packages 2023

The Great Lakes Chennai average package offered for the Top 10% of PGDM students in 2023 was INR 23.18 LPA. Similarly, the average package offered for the Top 25% and 50% of students was INR 19.88 LPA and INR 17.30 LPA, respectively.

The following table shows the average packages offered for various categories of students during GLIM Chennai placements 2023.

The following graph shows various average packages offered for different percentiles of students in 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGDM Salary Package Range 2023

According to the official website, 5% of the offers received by students of the PGDM program had a salary package of INR 21.0 LPA or more. Around 33% of the offers had a package range of INR 12.0 LPA to INR 15.0 LPA.

The percentage of offers received across different ranges during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placements 2023 are given below.

The graph below shows the salary range statistics of the PGDM program during the Great Lakes Chennai placement 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGDM Function-wise Placement 2023

During 2023 placements, the Finance function recorded the highest placement percentage, 22%. Finance function is followed by Sales and Marketing (20%) and Analytics (17%).

Tabulated below are the function-wise placement percentages during the Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGDM Recruiters 2023

The latest Great Lakes Chennai placement drive for the PGDM program observed a total of 30+ new recruiters. The list of some of the recruiters who have participated in the Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement drive 2023 is shown below.

Great Lakes Chennai PGPM Placement Statistics 2023

Most of the Great Lakes Chennai placement statistics have improved compared to previous years. The following tales and graphs below show the PGPM placement statistics like salary trends, average packages, salary ranges, etc.

Great Lakes Chennai PGPM Salary Trend 2023

Even though the highest package saw a slight drop in 2023, the Great Lakes Chennai average package has been increasing every year. The average package of the PGPM program has increased from INR 17.86 LPA to INR 18.10 LPA in 2023. The table below shows the Great Lakes Chennai salary trend of the PGPM program from 2021 to 2023.

The graph below shows the PGPM program’s salary trend during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placements for the last three years.

Great Lakes Chennai PGPM Average Packages 2023

The average package offered for the top 10% of PGPM students has improved and was recorded as INR 28.0 LPA. The average package of the top 25% and 50% of students have also improved and reached INR 23.97 LPA and INR 21.40 LPA, respectively.

The table below shows the average packages offered for various percentiles of students in 2023.

The following graph shows the average salary packages offered to different categories of students during the Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement drive of 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGPM Salary Package Range 2023

10% of the offers received by PGPM students in 2023 had a salary package of INR 25.0 LPA or more. Around 32% of offers had a salary package ranging between INR 17.0 LPA and INR 20.0 LPA.

Tabulated below are the percentages of offers made across various salary ranges during PGPM final placements of 2023.

Statistics of the percentage of offers made across various salary ranges during Great Lakes Chennai placements 2023 are explained in the graph below.

Great Lakes Chennai PGPM Function-wise Placement 2023

The Business and Strategy Consulting function recorded the highest placement percentage, 29%, in 2023. Operations and Tech Consulting occupied second and third positions with a placement percentage of 18% and 12%, respectively.

Elucidated below are the function-wise placement percentages during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placements 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai PGPM Recruiters 2023

30+ new recruiters from multiple sectors and domains have participated in the Great Lakes Chennai placement 2023. Some of the top recruiters of the PGPM program in 2023 are shown in the table below.

Great Lakes Chennai Placement Cell

Great Lakes Chennai has a placement cell that takes care of all the placement activities of the institute. The Great Lakes Chennai placement cell's main aim is to prepare and provide the best placement opportunities for students. The placement cell starts training students for final placements right from the first year.

The Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement cell organises various guest lectures and seminars with experts from the industry for student-industry interaction. Multiple workshops, industrial visits, live projects, etc., are conducted to prepare students for the final placements. The Great Lakes Chennai placement cell organises both internship and placement drives for students.

Great Lakes Chennai Placement Process

The Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai placement process for the 2-year PGDM program and 1-year PGPM program starts in November and December, respectively, and ends on January 31st. The step-by-step process for conducting the Great Lakes Chennai placement drive is shown below.

• Companies interested in recruiting Great Lakes Chennai students will inform the placement cell well before the placement week.
• Pre-placement talks are organised before the placement week, depending on the organisation’s convenience.
• Based on the student’s interest and the company’s profile, selection process dates during the placement week are allotted to companies by the placement cell.
• Students who have registered for the company’s selection process will participate in the respective company’s selection process.
• Recruiters will issue an offer letter for students who have cleared the selection process through the Great Lakes Chennai placement cell.
• Companies can also offer Pre-Placement Offers for students who have performed well during the internship duration.
• Along with the placement week, rolling placements are also organised for PGDM and PGPM programs.

Great Lakes Chennai Internship 2023

The Great Lakes Chennai placement cell organises internship drives from October to February. The duration of the internship is 3 months, from April to June. The placement percentage of the Great Lakes Chennai summer placements for the 2022-24 batch was 100%. All 268 students who participated were placed in various reputed companies. The highest stipend offered in 2023 has increased by 13.25%.

During the Great Lakes Chennai summer internship in 2023, the highest and average stipends were recorded as INR 4.25 Lakhs and INR 0.87 Lakhs, respectively. The following table shows some of the highlights of the Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai internship drive 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai Internship Statistics 2023

Summer internship statistics 2023 of Great Lakes Chennai have improved considerably compared to previous years. Statistics like stipend trends, industry-wise placements, function-wise placements, etc., are explained in the tables and graphs below.

Great Lakes Chennai Stipend Trend 2023

The highest stipend offered in 2023 has increased by INR 0.50 Lakhs and reached INR 4.25 Lakhs. The average stipend offered has also increased to INR 0.87 Lakhs.

The table below shows the stipend trend of the PGDM program for the last three years (2021 to 2023).

The following graph shows the highest and average stipends offered during Great Lakes Chennai summer internships from 2021 to 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai Industry-wise Internship Placement 2023

Companies from the Financial Services industry offered the highest percentage of offers, 28%, in 2023. The Financial Services industry is followed by Digital Media (14%) and Ed Tech (12%) industries.

Tabulated below is the industry-wise percentage of offers offered during Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai summer placements 2023.

Great Lakes Chennai Function-wise Internship Placement 2023

The highest placement percentage in 2023, 49%, was recorded by Sales and Marketing. Finance and Banking and Analytics functions occupied second and third positions with a placement percentage of 16% and 12%, respectively.

The function-wise placement percentage during the Great Lakes Chennai internship drive of 2023 is shown in the table below.

Great Lakes Chennai Internship Recruiters 2023

Around 64 companies, of which 46 companies were new recruiters, have participated in the internship drive of 2023. Some of the top companies that have participated in the latest Great Lakes Chennai summer internship are shown in the table below.

Great Lakes Chennai vs Great Lakes Gurgaon

The table below compares PGDM placement highlights in 2023 of Great Lakes Chennai and Great Lakes Gurgaon.