Great Lakes Institute of Management's PGDM Class of 2024 celebrated a stellar placement season, achieving a remarkable 100% placement rate. The season showcased robust participation from esteemed regular recruiters like HP, EY, Deloitte, HSBC, Wells Fargo, PWC, Axtria, TATA Advance Systems, Adobe and many others. Notably, amidst nationwide recruitment challenges, students secured offers from over 50 new recruiters spanning diverse industries, including GE Aerospace, CISCO, PayPal, TATA Communications, LAM Research, Genpact and HDFC Life.

The average CTC offered to the Class of 2024 increased to INR 15.1 Lakhs p.a. while the highest domestic CTC was INR 37 Lakhs p.a. offered by a multinational FinTech corporation. Students were offered varied roles across various industries like BFSI, Consulting, FMCG, Investment Banking, Technology, Manufacturing, Pharma, Retail, Aerospace, Analytics and Healthcare. Some of the top roles that were offered are Technical Product Manager, Credit Portfolio Manager, Business Change Analyst, Associate General Manager, Senior Data Science Analyst, Credit Analyst, Business Strategist, Risk Manager, Consultant, Digital Product Owner and Finance Associate.

Dr. M. Balaji, Group Director - Corporate & Career Services of Great Lakes Institute of Management, said, “The 2024 placement season saw an impressive participation from over 50 new recruiters. Our students secured offers across a diverse range of industries and functions. Our students have successfully leveraged their learnings on campus and their internships to convert some highly sought after roles offered by our recruiters. My heartfelt thanks to all our recruiters for identifying the skills and hard work of our students, and to our faculty and CCS team for grooming them.”

Dr. Suresh Ramanathan, Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, said, “Once again our PGDM students have obtained stellar outcomes and fortified the Great Lakes PGDM brand. I would like to extend our sincere gratitude, on behalf of the faculty, students and career services team, to our recruiters for offering exceptional opportunities for our students to jumpstart their management careers. I wish the class of 2024 a successful career journey ahead.”