< Back to the Message pageMessage from the Director, PGDM

Dear Applicant,

Welcome to Great Lakes Institute of Management!

I am delighted to note your interest in joining our two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program. This program, approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and offers you a unique and nonpareil learning experience. What is the key differentiator and how will it give you an edge over others in your career? These questions are the rather obvious ones in the minds of any aspiring student and to make a decision, you need answers! Read on.

You will agree with me that meaning of education in general and ‘higher education’ in particular has undergone a change over the years in India and elsewhere. The ideals prevalent in the elite corridors of education planning combine intellectual gains with job opportunities aimed at offering life skills to tackle the emerging world order. So also, at Great Lakes, these aspects have received top priority while designing this two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management, program. The new-age MBA, as we popularly call it, addresses not only individual learning issues but also creates capabilities and skillsets in people to compete in the emerging global business arena. To briefly explain the concept of the emerging economic world order, management experts the world over, are of the opinion that leading economic power houses like the US and Europe are soon to be replaced at the top by new and fast growing economies called and that these ‘emerging’ economies represent the future of international trade and business. Countries like China, India, Brazil, South Africa and others with similar population, income distribution and purchasing power parity are going to dominate the world order in near future.

Several Indian companies have already changed both their direction and speed in leading business opportunities in these directions through last decade. The big challenge for these companies is the availability of desired managerial manpower to handle business across emerging economies. A cursory glance at the Indian management scene where the focus of a management program is entirely on this new world order draws a blank. As the trade among these countries is likely to grow multifold and Indian majors dominate this space as key players, the big gap in sourcing talented manpower for these companies will widen. And this is the exact gap that our program is deigns to fill!

No learning is complete unless it helps the learner to internalize the inputs and changes them into life skills by creating successful business leaders. Be it empirical study, Care-Share projects or international immersion programs that are planned as a part of curricular requirements, our PGDM program propels students to go beyond mundane management but to excel as leaders. Our experiential learning initiatives bring to the table life-changing experiences and instills in professionals, the confidence to take the path less trodden. To this end, we have introduced a revolutionary concept of groups of students being mentored by a CXO! The two year program has also offers layers of content focused on understanding emerging markets and strategies to do business in markets like China, South America, Africa and Far East. Such an orientation helps build business managers who can adapt faster to business situations and compete in the emerging business world.

While you are here in our environment-friendly, pristine campus, you will experience a unique learning environment where we build business leaders with Global mindset but Indian roots. The faculty members are second to none and play the role of ‘Viswakarma’ transforming students to business leaders of the future.

Cheers!

Dr Tapan K Panda
Director, PGDM & Kotler Srinivasan Center for Research in Marketing