The campus placement season for the PGDM Class of 2025 at Great Lakes Gurgaon was highly successful with participation from esteemed recruiters such as Deloitte, Bank of America, Cognizant, EY, KPMG, CRISIL, Genpact, Infosys, Hyundai, and VE Commercial Vehicles, who continued to hire fresh talent. Additionally, 20+ new recruiters enriched the placement drive by offering diverse roles to the students. Among the notable new recruiters were PwC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), HDFC Bank and WNS Vuram. The average CTC offered to the PGDM class of 2025 was ₹11.8 lakhs per annum.

Top designations offered to the students include Consultant, Senior Executive – Corporate Sales, Credit Analyst, Associate Product Manager, Customer Success Manager, Sustainability Consultant, Consultant – Finance, Account Manager – Sales, Junior Product Manager, etc.

28% of the roles were offered in the Finance function, while 16% were extended across Business, Digital, and Functional Consulting. Roles in Marketing, Presales, Sales, and Distribution accounted for 13% of the offers.

In terms of industries, IT/ITES led with 26% of jobs, followed by Consulting at 25% and BFSI at 23% of the offers. Other industries such as Mining, FMCD, Real Estate, Automobile, etc., along with new age industries such as Internet Business, Analytics, Fintech, Market Research, etc. accounted for the remaining 26%.

Dr. Jones Mathew, Principal & Head of Institution, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, said, “It fills me with immense joy to witness the return of our esteemed recruiters, along with the addition of several new organizations this year to hire students from our PGDM cohort. I am incredibly proud of our students for their dedication and hard work in securing diverse opportunities across industries. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to the faculty and the Corporate & Career Services (CCS) team for their unwavering commitment to preparing our students for successful management careers.”

Dr. Smita Mazumdar, Program Director – PGDM, expressed her appreciation for the batch, her colleagues and the recruiters saying, “Our students have worked very hard to convert opportunities during this challenging year and I wish to congratulate them for their success. I would also like to acknowledge the relentless efforts of our CCS and CRP teams in going beyond their call of duty in creating opportunities, motivating and guiding students during critical moments and boosting their confidence. The faculty, staff and alumni, throughout the recruitment process, ably supported their efforts. This collective commitment has not only helped placements but also reaffirmed our shared vision of academic and professional excellence that our students have imbibed.”

Dr. Vidhya Srinivas, Director – Corporate & Career Services, expressed her gratitude to the recruiters – “My heartfelt gratitude to all our esteemed recruiting partners for their continued trust and engagement. A special note of thanks to the new recruiters who joined us this year—we are delighted to welcome you to the Great Lakes community and look forward to a long and fruitful association. I am sure your experience with our students will be positive and encouraging.”