Great Lakes Institute of Management is located at Chennai. The institute was founded in 2004 by US-based management guru Dr Bala V. Balachandran. The major facilities are Wi-Fi enabled campus, cafeteria, hostel facilities for both girls and boys, amphitheatre styled air-conditioned classrooms, resource centre and state-of-the art library, gym and sports facilities, medical facilities etc. The major recruiters at Great Lakes are Educomp, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited, Tecpro, TVS Motors, Wipro, IBM etc. The students of the institute undertake various social and cultural activities.

• All applicants are required to appear for GMAT/CAT*/XAT +/CMAT before applying to Great Lakes Institute of Management.
• All applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution.

• Admissions are made through CAT/MAT rank followed by counselling.

• Students placed in renowned companies.
• Received ABP News National Education Award 2015 for 'Best B-school with industry related curriculum in Operations Management'.
• Autonomous institute.
• AICTE approved and SAQS accredited.
• AMBA accreditation for PGXPM and PGPM.
• Collaborations with foreign universities.
• 25+ international faculty from universities such as Kellogg, Stanford, Yale, etc.
• Visits by eminent personalities.
• Promotes entrepreneurship and research among students.
• Conducts industrial visits, conclaves, conferences etc.

• Training & Placement cell is to provide students with a platform for using their potential to gain valuable experience by working in industry.
• Achieved 100% placements in recent years.
• Conducts Pre-Placement talks.
• Engage students in live projects.
• Organizes guest lecture.