Compare Great Lakes Chennai GLIM vs IMT Nagpur

IMT will short-list the candidates for the Critical Thinking-Group Exercise-Personal Interview(CT-GE-PI) process based on their best available test scores in CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT score for Nagpur campus. Post-short-listing on the basis of available scores, applicants will be called for CT-GE-PI process and the final offering will be based on scores, performance in CT-GE-PI process and the overall profile of the candidate.

• The Critical Thinking (CT) Test
• Group Exercise (GE)
• Personal Interview (PI)

• All GMAT Takers [GMAT 2024 | GMAT 2025 | GMAT 2026 | GMAT 2026 (taken on or after 1^st January, 2024)]
• All CAT 2025 & CAT 2026 takers
• All XAT 2026 & XAT 2027 takers

• Minimum three years Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate*

 Applicants who are appearing for the final-year degree examination can also apply, subject to submission of all mark sheets and pass certificate to IMT’s Academic Program office at a later date. Failing to do so will result in admission being canceled.

** In the case of the candidates applying on the basis of GMAT and score is not provided, processing of application will be provisional, subject to IMT receiving the official GMAT score on or before February 28, 2022

• All applicants are required to appear for GMAT, CAT* or XAT+ before applying to Great Lakes Institute of Management.
• For PGDM 2027 Intake, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept scores of GMAT taken on or after 1st January 2024, CAT taken in 2025/2026, XAT taken in 2026/2027 onwards.
• All applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution, with minimum 60% across 10^th, 12^th & UG.
• Freshers and candidates with strictly less than 36 months of work experience as on 30th May 2026 ONLY are eligible to apply.
• Candidates with 2-3 years of work experience by 30th April 2026 are encouraged to apply for the One Year Flagship PGPM. They are also eligible to apply for the Two year PGDM.
• In case an eligible candidate would like to apply for both the programs, they may do so by filling the application forms for both PGPM and PGDM separately. Candidates will be evaluated based on the respective program’s admission criteria. The admissions panel may also recommend the candidates for a specific program based on the assessment and program fit
• Candidates with family business experience, or belonging to business families and planning to join the business after their MBA, can enroll for the PGPM - Family Business & Entrepreneurship program
• There will be a special preference for College / University rank holders in terms of an extra weightage gained as part of the selection process. The onus of proof of rank is vested in the applicant.