Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
ApplyGlobally Recognized by AACSB (US) & AMBA (UK) | 18 LPA Avg. CTC for PGPM 2026
Total Fees 15.25 L | Exam CAT | Seats 60 |
₹ 15.25 L
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24 MonthsPost Graduate Diploma in Management in Financial Services- PGDM (FS) is a specialized program designed to groom professionals for BFSI sectors. The program accredited by NBA. The program will equip you with technical and conceptual advances in finance, statistics, and economics to put you on the path to fast-growing careers in finance, banking, insurance and consulting. Unlike our PGDM program, the other uniqueness of this program is that students may opt for dual specialization in Marketing, HRM, IT and others from amongst a large number of electives and innovative courses available. Specialized finance graduates are in huge demand in banking, microfinance and other NBFI.To name a few some of the companies where our students are placed in profiles like Management Trainee, Retail Banker, Investment Analyst, Financial Advisor, etc are includes Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HDFC Bank, Mahindra Finance, Ujjivawan Finance, and Spandan Spoorthy.
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CAT Application Date (Mode - Online) | 2 Aug'26 - 15 Sep'26 |
CAT Admit Card Date (Mode - Online) | 3 Nov'26 - 28 Nov'26 |
CAT Exam Date (Mode - Online) | 28 Nov'26 - 28 Nov'26 |
XAT Application Date (Mode - Online) | 14 Jul'26 - 5 Dec'26 |
XAT Admit Card Date (Mode - Online) | 19 Dec'26 - 2 Jan'27 |
XAT Exam Date (Mode - Online) | 2 Jan'27 - 3 Jan'27 |
MAT Admit Card Date - PBT: September session (Mode - Online) | 9 Sep'26 - 12 Sep'26 |
MAT Exam Date - PBT: September session (Mode - Online) | 12 Sep'26 - 12 Sep'26 |
MAT Application Date - CBT: September session - Last date to apply (Mode - Online) | 13 Sep'26 - 13 Sep'26 |
MAT Admit Card Date - CBT: September session (Mode - Online) | 16 Sep'26 - 19 Sep'26 |
MAT Exam Date - CBT: September session (Mode - Online) | 19 Sep'26 - 19 Sep'26 |
● Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved categories, wherever applicable).
● Final-year undergraduate students may also apply, subject to fulfilling the eligibility requirements within the prescribed timeline.
● Valid score in CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, or GMAT.
Selection Process:
● CAT /XAT /CMAT/MAT/GMAT Score: 45%
● Case Analysis: 10%
● Personal Interview (PI): 25%
● Academic Performance ( X, XII, Graduation, PG): 15%
● Work Experience, Sports & Extracurricular Activities: 3%
● Diversity: 2%
● The admissions decision/offer letter will be issued within two weeks, including decisions on any financial assistance/scholarship. You have to submit the required documents along with the first-trimester fee to confirm your admission.
The college has fairly good infrastructure. Although the campus is not that big as you might think of other Mba colleges but it has all the amenities like library and gym. It also has separate boys and girls hostel.
The facilities and the infrastructure are available for our course are Wi-Fi smart TV AC classrooms. Also a library in our department. The quality of food served in mess is good and healthy for students. The campus area and classrooms are Wi-Fi enabled.
Globally Recognized by AACSB (US) & AMBA (UK) | 18 LPA Avg. CTC for PGPM 2026
Complete your XAT Application by 11th Nov & get more preparation support | 75+ years of legacy | #1 Entrance Test | 100+ Test Cities | 250+ B-Schools accept XAT Score
Gateway to IBS Hyderabad & 8 other IBS campuses | Scholarships worth 10 CR
Highest Package 29.30 LPA | 230+ Recruiters | AACSB Accredited | Ranked 51 in Asia by QS International
Among top 6% B-Schools globally to be accredited by AACSB | Highest Package-35 LPA
Last Date to Apply: 15th December 2026 | Average CTC: 16.4 LPA | Up to 100% Tuition Fee Waiver
CAT 2026 admit card download link is active on iimcat.ac.in, from November 06, 2026.
CAT 2026 admit card was released at around 12 PM on November 06, 2026.
CAT admit card for the 2026 exam released on iimcat.ac.in.