Compare IIT ISM Dhanbad vs Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM)

The Institute uses CAT score and past academic performance for shortlisting the candidates for its two-year full-time Post Graduate Programs in Management

• Candidates need to appear for CAT/GMAT/XAT+/NMAT and pass with a valid score.
• Then, the candidates need to fill the online application.
• Shortlisted candidates will appear for the personal interview and Ability Written Test.
• Candidates will be finalised for admission based on Academics, Work Experience, Awards & Achievements, Interview evaluation, Essays, Diversity and relative merit within the interviewed candidates.

• The minimum marks is 60% marks or CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale) for
  general / OBC (NCL) category candidates and 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for SC /
  ST and PwD category candidates.
• All candidates admitted through CAT should have a 3 Years Bachelors’ degree
  with Mathematics / Statistics as one of the subjects or a 4 Years Bachelors’
  degree in Engineering or Master’s degree with Mathematics / Statistics as one
  of the subjects at Bachelor’s level.

• Valid CAT^*/GMAT^x/XAT⁺ scores. For PGPM admission process 2025-26, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept scores of GMAT taken after 1^st January 2022, CAT taken in 2023/2024, or XAT taken in 2024/2025.
• NMAT^# 2023 onwards scores will additionally be accepted for PGPM 2025-26. You can enter scores from multiple attempts. Only the best score will be considered for your admissions.
• A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution
• Candidates with 2 to 10 years of work experience are considered.
• Candidates with 2-3 years of work experience by 30th April 2025 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.
• Freshers and candidates with experience lesser than 24 months strictly may apply to the Great Lakes PGDM Program