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The XAT cutoff for Great Lakes is around an 80%(percentile).

So, yes you may get a call. However, you are on the border so keep your fingers crossed.

A few other colleges you can expect calls from if you have applied are:

MBA college

XAT cut off percentile score

GIM

85

TAPMI

80

Great Lakes

80

IRMA

80

MICA

80

K J Somaiya

85

FORE

80

IMNU-Nirma University

80

LIBA

80

IFMR

80

Regards and all the best!

Hello Niharika! I am sorry to say but Great Lakes only accepts the score of CAT, XAT and GMAT. They do not accept CMAT score. Hence, you can't get into Great Lakes, Gurgaon. You have scored really well. Try for some other topnotch institute of management. All the best!

According your score you can expect the colleges like Pune University Department of Management Studies PUMBA, K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (KJSIMSR), Mumbai, XISS Ranchi, Acharya Bangalore Business School, Bangalore etc. You can check your other best chances with CMAT Pathfinder tool given below.

CMAT Pathfinder tool

 

Good Luck!

 

You can check the dates below

 

For PGPM

Last date to submit application form (for the second cycle) - 24th January 2018

 

For PGDM

Last date to submit application form - 25th February 2018.

 

Good Luck!!

According, to careers 360 it has AAAA+ rating which means outstanding and its AIR is 4.

Ratings are based on Placements, Input (Student Quality , Teaching ), Process(Living, Learning ) and Output ( Alumni Score ,Research ,Salary Scores and ROI)

You can also check their placement report from the given below link

Great lakes chennai Placement Report for PGPM

Great lakes chennai Placement Report for PGDM

Good luck!!

No,  Great Lakes does not accept MAT score. They accept only CAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT score. The cutoff you can expect around 85 to 90 percentile.

Great Lakes takes through various management exams namely GMAT/CAT*/XAT +/CMAT. Yes the past academics are considered for admission but there are other factors too like essays , work experience and performance in the interview. 

Based on your past academics there does not seem to be much problem but make sure you score a good percentile and clear the interviews impressively to stand a chance.

Their evaluation process includes factors like:

  • Academic Abilities,
  • Test Scores,
  • Leadership and Interpersonal Skills,
  • Integrity and Ethical Values,
  • Diversity of Background

All the best!

Great Lakes Chennai is a premier B School of the country and it is always tough to get into such schools as the number of applicants are very high. However with good preparation you can be successful in the selection process.

EVALUATION PROCESS
Applicants are evaluated based on GMAT/CAT/XAT/CMAT scores, past academic performance, essays, work experience and performance in the personal interview. The selection process builds in a criterion that facilitates evaluating each applicant on:

a) Academic Abilities: The program at Great Lakes is highly demanding and intense; candidates with consistent academic background and an ability to sustain pressure make the shortlist

b) Standardized Test Scores: To eliminate inconsistencies between colleges and universities at the Undergraduate level, Great Lakes considers GMAT or CAT or XAT or CMAT scores in the overall assessment

c) Rank Holders: The program gives a clear advantage / brownie points to College / University rank holders.

d) Integrity and Ethical Values: Great Lakes emphasize on integrity and values including originality. Plagiarism will be probed thoroughly during the process.

e) Diversity of Background: At Great Lakes, diversity in background facilitates peer learning which transforms uncut stones into diamonds. We will actively try to bring an academic diversity into the PGDM classroom.

Great lakes is very good college in term of placemnet, faculty & study environment as per the analyzing report of Careers 360, It has AAAA rating which means very good. The companies vist to the campus like Bajaj Finserv, Cognizant, DSB bank, Imfosys, Cryon Data. For further you can go through with given below link.

Great lakes placement

For the genuine reviews of the college you can go through with given below link.

Great Lake Reviews

Good Luck!

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