Compare IMI Delhi vs Great Lakes Gurgaon

Students are shortlisted on the basis of:

(i) Performance in the Common Admission Test (CAT), XAT, and GMAT

(ii) Academic Record

The shortlisting is done to guarantee that IMI students possess the necessary mathematical, analytical, and linguistic abilities for the management course.

All GMAT Takers [GMAT 2023 | GMAT 2024 | GMAT 2025 | GMAT 2026 (taken on or before 10^th March, 2026)]
All CAT 2025 & CAT 2026 takers
All XAT 2026 & XAT 2027 takers

A bachelor’s or equivalent degree, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in any discipline, including Engineering, Humanities, Commerce, Economics, Medicine or any other branch of education, from a recognized university in India or abroad (recognized by the UGC / Association of Indian Universities).

The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification of the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education, post higher secondary schooling under the 10+2 system or equivalent.

Candidates appearing in the final year of their bachelor’s degree or equivalent are also eligible, provided they furnish proof of meeting the minimum eligibility criteria by September 30, 2025. Candidates who are unable to comply with this requirement are liable to be rejected from the program.

An applicant may be a graduate without any work experience or with relevant work experience from any discipline of education

Categories of Applicants

Self Sponsored Candidates

The bulk of the applicants to IMI New Delhi are self-sponsored candidates. They are either fresh graduates or have worked for a few years and joined IMI New Delhi after quitting their jobs. The Institute's placement cell provides them placement assistance on the best effort basis.

Company Sponsored Candidates

IMI New Delhi accepts applications from company-sponsored candidates. These candidates will also be assessed as per the selection process followed at IMI New Delhi.

Candidates being sponsored by their respective companies must submit a letter from the sponsoring organization to this effect and undertake to pay all fees and dues from time to time, during the complete duration of the program. This letter/undertaking will be required to be submitted at the Personal Interview stage.

Candidates who are sponsored by their organization will not be eligible for receiving any placement assistance from the Institute’s placement cell.

Foreign Nationals

IMI New Delhi accepts applications from candidates with Foreign Nationality. These candidates will also be assessed as per the selection process followed at IMI New Delhi.

• All applicants are required to appear for GMAT^x/CAT^*/XAT⁺ before applying to Great Lakes Institute of Management.
• For PGDM 2026 Intake, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept scores of GMAT taken after 1st January 2024, CAT taken in 2025/2026, XAT taken in 2026/2027.
• All applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution with minimum 50% 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.
• 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.