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    Compare Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) vs SIMS Pune

    Compare Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) PGPM vs SIMS Pune MBA on the basis of their Fees, Placements, Cut Off, Reviews, Seats, Courses, and other details. Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) is rated 4.4 out of 5 by 286 verified students while SIMS Pune is rated 3.9 out of 5 by 77 verified students at Careers360. Explore Careers360 for detailed comparison on all course parameters and download free information on Admission details, Placement report, Eligibility criteria, etc.
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    PGPM

    via Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM)

    MBA

    via SIMS Pune

    Quick Facts

    Location

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu
    Pune, Maharashtra

    Ownership

    Private
    Private

    Parent Institute

    -

    College Type

    College
    College

    Establishment Year

    2004
    1993

    Campus Size

    30 Acres

    -

    Total Courses Offered

    6
    2

    Ranking & Accreditations

    Careers360 Rating
    (Management)

    6
    AAA+

    NIRF Rank
    (Management)

    37

    -

    Approvals

    Standalone Institute
    Constituent

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    Ranking & Accreditations

    Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) dipped by 3 spots.

    Source: NIRF

    Placement Statistics

    Data presented for the year 2024

    Graduating Students
    (overall)

    240

    -

    Total Students Placed
    (overall)

    181

    -

    Placement Percentage
    (overall)

    75%

    -

    Median Salary Lpa
    (overall)

    ₹ 10.85 LPA

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    Placement Statistics

    Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) recruited highest number of students with 181 placements.

    Source: NIRF

    Course & Fees Details

    Course Credential

    Degree
    Degree

    Degree

    P.G.P
    MBA

    Branch

    General Management
    Business Administration

    Duration

    1 years
    2 years

    Mode

    Offline
    Offline

    Approved Intake

    420
    300

    Fees

    ₹ 19.44 Lakh
    ₹ 14 Lakh

    Exams Accepted

    CAT , NMAT

    Admission Details

    • 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.
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    Symbiosis National Aptitude Test score, Group Exercise, Personal Interaction and
    Writing Ability Test (GEPI-WAT).

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Valid CAT*/GMATx/XAT+ scores. For PGPM admission process 2025-26, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept scores of GMAT taken after 1st 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
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    Candidate should be a graduate from any recognized University / Institution of National Importance with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade at graduation level. Defence category candidates should be son/ daughter/ spouse of Defence personnel. Candidates appearing for final year examinations can also apply, but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% marks in the qualifying examination.

    Important: It is the responsibility of the Candidates to ascertain whether they possess the requisite qualifications for admission. Having been admitted provisionally does not mean acceptance of eligibility. Final eligibility for admission will be decided by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Reservation: (As per MoU with Ministry of Defence/ As per the University norms)

    CATEGORYPERCENTAGE RESERVATION OF SEATS
    Defence Category- General80% seats for dependents (Children/Ward) of Defence personnel (as per merit).
    Open Category10% seats are in open category to civilian candidates sponsored / recommended by the Industry (as per merit).
    Defence category- Special10% seats for dependents of Defence personnel killed in action (war, Counter Insurgency or war like operation), disabled in action (war, Counter Insurgency or war like operation), with more than 50% disability, next of kin of service personnel who have died while in service, death being attributable to military service.(as per merit)
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    Fees

    Total Fees

    ₹ 19,44,000
    ₹ 14,00,000

    Class Profile

    Data presented for the year 2024

    Total Students

    581

    -

    Total Faculty

    52

    -

    Total Male Students

    399

    -

    Total Female Students

    182

    -

    Total Students Outside State

    524

    -

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    Class Profile

    Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) has a lower faculty ratio with 1 faculty over 11 students as compared with the average faculty ratio of private colleges which is 5 students per faculty.

    Facilities

    Facilities

    Facilities Count

    Alumni Associations

    Auditorium

    Boys Hostel

    Cafeteria

    Girls Hostel

    Gym

    I.T Infrastructure

    Laboratories

    Library

    Medical/Hospital

    Sports

    Transport Facility

    Wifi

    Alumni Associations

    Auditorium

    Boys Hostel

    Cafeteria

    Classrooms

    Girls Hostel

    Gym

    I.T Infrastructure

    Library

    Medical/Hospital

    Sports

    Swimming Pool

    Wifi

    College Reviews & Perception

    College Infrastructure

    Campus Life

    Academics

    Placements

    Value for Money

    Total Reviews

    281
    76

    Individual Reviews

    The True Value of Money

    posted on 2 years ago by Priya Pariyani

    Best 1 year MBA in India

    posted on 2 years ago by Rohit Jain

    Best ROI and payback period is less than 2 year

    posted on 2 years ago by Satyam Barsaiyan
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    Top Notch College with good standard

    posted on 8 months ago by Sagar Gupta

    It's was quite good

    posted on 1 year ago by Isha Dubey

    Extraordinary college for management

    posted on 1 year ago by Govind
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    College Reviews & Perception

    Great Lakes Chennai (GLIM) has received the lowest rating for value for money whereas SIMS Pune has comparatively better ratings across all aspects.

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