A little over 10 years and we have arrived.
In the span of a decade, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai has made it mark in the B school arena and is in the process of converting into a blue blood institution. Starting off with a leased acre plot in Saidapet in Chennai, Great Lakes now boasts of a 27 acre LEED Platinum rated campus located in a picturesque hamlet near Mammalapuram, 50 kilometers from Chennai.
From the 121 students and 3 full time faculty, the institute has grown to over 50 full time and part time faculty and over 700 students in 5 programs namely PGPM, PGDM, PGXPM, PGWPM and GEMBA with dedicated specializations in Business Analytics, Retail Management and Health Care.
Becoming the youngest in the country to receive the prestigious AMBA certification, Great Lakes has taken a stride forward which indeed is a giant leap for the institute that continues in further quest to develop and advance in the field of management education.
The vision of the dean, Dr Bala V Balachandran is to create utmost value out of the management aspirants in India and show to the world what talent India has in stock. He also aims in crafting Great Lakes as one of the top 10 institutions in the country.
Started from scratch, within a span of 10 years, Great Lakes has tapped in laurels in the arena of business education. This institution has been consistently in the top 30 B schools of the country. Having tie ups and student exchanges with many prestigious universities and B schools across the globe, Great Lakes has advanced day in day out and strived tirelessly to path of GLory.
What was that special mantra that made Great Lakes tread the path to GLory?
Was it just a speck of luck that flew in?
Definitely not!
With a man of iron will at the helm and lots of experienced hands to support him, this institute in itself has a lot of thoughts to garner from.
Dr. Bala is a person who is a staunch believer and a man of virtue.
Every grass in the landscaped garden has a Bala imprinted virtue in it.
The dedication of the faculty and the willpower of the students has added to the fire blazing within him and taken Great Lakes from Good to Great!
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