Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai

Great Lakes Institute of Management was founded in 2004 by the academic Bala V. Balachandran, long associated with the Kellogg School of Management, and operates from a residential campus on the coastal corridor south of Chennai. It is a standalone business school offering the PGDM and related programmes, with business analytics a specialisation it invested in earlier than most Indian schools. It holds an NIRF rank of 26 in the management category and carries an A++ grade from NAAC. The out-of-town campus makes for an immersive, fast-paced residential experience, with Chennai's corporate base within reach for projects and placements. Great Lakes suits graduates — particularly those with work experience considering its accelerated programme — who want an industry-connected, analytics-leaning management education outside the IIM system, and can manage private business-school fees.