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VENUE FOR GD/PI FOR 2009-2010 BATCH
Date	City	Venue	Map Link
14th -18th Feb 09 (Saturday - Wednesday)	Chennai	Great Lakes Institute of Managament, #24 South Mada Street, Srinagar Colony, Saipapet, Chennai 600015.
14th & 15th Feb 09 (Saturday & Sunday)	Kolkata	Hotel Executive Tower, P.C. CHANDRA GROUP, 52, Ananda Palit Road(C.I.T), Kolkata 700014.
14th & 15th Feb 09 (Saturday & Sunday)	Hyderabad	The Grand Solitaire 1-240, 41 & 43, Parklane, Secunderabad - 03.
20th,21st & 22nd Feb09 (Friday,Saturday& Sunday)	New Delhi	ConferenceSpa, Paharpur Business Centre & Software Technology Incubator Park, 21 Nehru Place Greens, New Delhi 110019.
20th,21st & 22nd Feb 09 (Friday,Saturday& Sunday)	Mumbai	Hotel Tunga paradise, P 16, MIDC Central Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400093.
20th,21st & 22nd Feb 09 (Friday,Saturday & Sunday)	Bangalore	Hotel Infantry Court, # 66 Infantry Road, Bangalore - 560001.

Eligibility Criteria Admissions PGPM 2009

• All applicants are required to appear for GMAT/CAT before applying to Great Lakes Institute of Management.
• For PGPM 2009, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept CAT score for the year 2007 and 2008 only. Similarly candidate can submit GMAT score not older than 2006.
• All applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution.
• Full time work experience of minimum two years is highly desirable.
• Outstanding graduates with less than two years of experience would be considered on a case to case basis.

Evaluation Process

Applicants for admission are evaluated based on GMAT/CAT (2007 & 2008) score, past academic performance, essays and letters of recommendation, and performance in the interview and group discussion.

Letters of recommendation are required to be submitted online along with the application. Professional recommendation for candidates with substantial work experience is preferred.

About the program:

Great Lakes’ PGPM is a one year full time fully residential programme targeted at people with work experience. The class of 2009-2010 will have 260 members housed in a sprawling, eco friendly campus on the scenic East Coast Road near Chennai. The full cost of the program is Rs.10,22,000 for Indian nationals and U$D 32,000 for International Students (Non Indian Passport Holders). Details of the fee structure are available at http://www.greatlakes.edu.in/pgpmFees.php

Details sought in the application:

• Details of the marks obtained in Class 10, 12, UG and PG (if applicable)
• A digital photograph not exceeding 1MB in size.
• Details of special achievements/awards in academics or sports
• Details of CAT/GMAT
• Employment related information
• Essays

Application instructions:

Choose one of the following options to submit you application to Great Lakes Institute of Management.

Option 1: Through the IMS Centre: » Download IMS Centers 2009 (PDF Document, 906 KB)

• Visit the nearest IMS centre
• Make the payment (Rs 1100) and obtain the admission packet. The brochure placed inside the packet will contain a unique 6 digit registration key.
• Use this unique key to register on the admission page
• Fill out the application form and submit it online.

Option 2: Online application:

Alternately, you can make a credit card payment (Rs 1100) online and fill out the application form and submit it online

NOTE: In both the cases, even the recommendation letters will be submitted online. There will be no hard copy in any admission related processing.

Recommendation letters:

• Enter the details of your recommender on the online application form.
• An email will be sent to the recommender soliciting his/her assessment of the candidate
• The email id of the recommender must be the official email id.

Important Dates:

• Issue of application starts from: Oct 15th, 2008
• Last date of issue of application form from IMS and Great Lakes office: Jan 24th, 2009
• Last date of issue of online application form: Jan 30th, 2009
• Last date for submission: Jan 30th, 2009