Compare Great Lakes Gurgaon vs IIM Jammu

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There will be no GD/PI for admission to IIM Jammu this year. Please refer to the admission policy document of IIM Jammu. Merit list will be prepared as per the guidelines stated in the admission policy document for those candidates who have successfully met the criterion. Expression of Interest is requested from the shortlisted candidates through e-mail for PGP Programme at IIM Jammu. Kindly check your correspondence email (mentioned in the CAT application Form).

The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors like previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information, refer the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites.

• 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 2023, CAT taken in 2024/2025, XAT taken in 2025/2026.
• All applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution and minimum 60% score across 10^th/12^th/Undgraduation.
• Freshers and candidates with strictly less than 36 months of work experience as on 30th June 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.

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent
CGPA [45% in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled
Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories], awarded by any University
or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State legislature in
India or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956,
or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government
of India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification
examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting
results can also apply. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will
be allowed to join the program provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from
the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as
stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements
for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the
certificate.