Post Graduate Program in Management - Executive

12 months Executive Management Program

for Working Professionals
 PGPM-Ex v/s
Other Programs

Great Lakes Distance Part Time

PGPM-Ex MBA MBA

Faculty Interaction & Active Learning

Build Career Critical Competencies in Marketing, Finance,

Operations, Product Management and Analytics

Flexibility to complete the program in 12-24 months

Career Support & Networking Sessions

Industry Faculty

Learning format of Weekend Classes and Online Sessions

 reat Lakes’ program for working

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professionals is not just another academic
program but a

‘thought process’
shaping course. The content delivered
by experienced faculty is very practical,
innovative & easily implementable.
- Sangeeta Gulati
Joint President, Jaypee Associates
 Dean’s
Message

Padma Shri Bala V Balachandran

Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management
J L Kellogg Distinguished Professor (Emeritus in Service) of Accounting and
Information Management,
Northwestern University, Illinois, USA

Dear friends,
While setting up Great Lakes Institute of Management
in 2004, I had a very simple objective in mind –
that of providing the best management education
to the entire professional population in the country.
I was fortunate to have had the opportunity of
being associated with some of the best b-schools
in the USA. At the same time I amassed a wealth
of experience by actively participating in the
Throughout management education landscape of not only India
(with the MDI and the ISB) but also in other Asian
impactful learning outcomes. Though the program
is unique and transformational in many ways,
I would like to draw your kind attention to two
salient aspects:
Academic Elegance
The PGPM-Ex program is drawn from the decade
long experience and learnings from Great Lakes’
top ranked PGPM program. We have ensured that

the last decade countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Seoul and Hong
Great Lakes has Kong. While each experience provided valuable
learnings, the moot points of consideration were
been a pioneer quality, affordability and flexibility. Setting up Great
in delivering Lakes was therefore a natural progression – a
b-school where I wished to integrate the western
perfectly management thought with the Asian ethos and
crafted value systems.
courses to Thus, throughout the last decade Great Lakes
suit the needs has been a pioneer in delivering perfectly crafted
courses to suit the needs of the entire bandwidth
of the entire of professionals in the country. Once again,as we
bandwidth of enter our next decade of services to the cause of
Management education, Great Lakes is proud to
professionals in present yet another custom-created program. In
the country.
conjunction with our e-Learning partner ‘Great
Learning’ we are delighted to offer the PGPM-Ex
program - a completely re-imagined management
program for working professionals. PGPM-Ex has
been designed to enable unparalleled flexibility
to participants while ensuring the requisite
academic rigor to accomplish relevant and
we retain the same academic quality and learning
experience, thereby combining the best of PGPM
program with technology to deliver a high quality
program that is convenient and impactful in
equal measure.
Business Relevance
PGPM-Ex program follows an industry relevant
curriculum that enables candidates to choose and
develop the competencies that will help accelerate
their career progression. These competencies include
areas such as Marketing, Finance, Operations,
Product Management and Analytics that are most
wanted in today’s business environment.
As I said in the beginning, Affordable excellence and
innovative technology are the other two arms that
come together to present an exclusive and mature
learning platform that provides you the flexibility to
learn what you want to learn and when. I welcome
you to explore the PGPM-Ex program and experience
a uniquely crafted learning experience that blends
academic elegance with business relevance.
 GREAT LAKES
ADVANTAGE
RANKED
AMONG TOP 10
Great Lakes is one of the premier
business schools in the country and
has been ranked within the top ten in
the country by Outlook, Business Today,
Business India and Careers 360.
CENTRES OF
EXCELLENCE
Great Lakes in its quest to become a
hub for management research and
thought leadership, has created multiple
Centers of Excellence, which are guided
by some of the foremost management
thinkers. The Centers of Excellence
conduct research and training in domains
such as Analytics, E-commerce, Retail
Management, Technopreneurship, Banking
and Marketing Research.
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Some of the eminent dignitaries
associated with Great Lakes include
Dr Ratan Tata (Business Advisory
Council), Mr Kumaramanglam Birla
(Business Advisory Council), Mr
Narayana Murthy (Business Advisory
Council), Ms Indra Nooyi (Business
Advisory Council), Mr Deepak Parekh
(Business Advisory Council), Dr Philip
Kotler (Academic Advisory Council), Prof
Aswath Damodaran (Academic Advisory
Council), etc.
EMINENT FACULTY
The faculty pool at Great Lakes
comprises leading faculty from Indian
and International institutions such as
Harvard Business School, Stanford
Graduate School of Business, Kellog
School of Business, Stern School
of Business, University of Chicago,
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM
Kolzhikode, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, etc.
COLLABORATIONS
Great Lakes pedagogy is benchmarked
with global gold standards in
management education. Great Lakes
has academic collaborations with
leading institutions such as Nanyang
Technical University, University of
Houston, Illinois Institute of Technology.
These collaborations include student
exchange, faculty training, pedagogy
design and academic research.
KNOWLEDGE
CAPITAL
Great Lakes has been recognized
by industry and academic fraternity
as an institute of pre-eminence in
management research and thought
capital. Great Lakes publications include
academic journals and magazines
containing well researched articles and
papers from faculty and students.
 PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER
ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT
The Program includes career development
support activities such as workshops and
guidance to help candidates identify their
strengths, career paths that suit them and
thereby choose the right competencies to
learn. Candidates are also given access to
job opportunities, enabling them to apply
to relevant positions.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
PGPM-Ex program is built on a modular
structure which unbundles the MBA
curriculum into foundation and competency
tracks thereby enabling candidates to
select competencies relevant to their
career.
INDUSTRY EXPOSURE
Candidates gain exposure and insight
through industry sessions and also through
competency courses that are delivered by
industry experts and Great Lakes faculty.

PGPM-Ex
WORLD CLASS FACULTY International
Recognition
The faculty pool at Great Lakes comprises
leading faculty from Indian and International
institutions such as Harvard Business School,
Stanford Graduate School of Business, The course is designed and developed by
Kellog School of Business, University of Great Lakes Institute of Management,
Chicago, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, one of India’s leading Business Schools
IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, etc. FLEXIBILITY and recognized by Illinois Institute of
PGPM-Ex program is designed specifically Technology, Chicago.
for working professionals enabling them
to pursue the program along with their
professional commitments. The program
structure provides candidates with
unmatched flexibility to learn at their own
pace and pursue the program as per their
convenience.
 PROGRAM
CURRICULLUM

General Management General Management

Foundation Module Intermediate Module
Microeconomics Macroeconomics
Marketing Part 1 Managerial Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis Data Analysis for Decision Making Part 2
Data Analysis for Decision Making Part 1 Marketing Part 2
Business Communication Business Finance Part 2
Business Finance Part 1 Supply Chain Management
Operations Leadership and Negotiation
Managing People & Teams Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving
Strategy Management in Technology Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Legal aspects of business (contracts, taxes and Services Management
transfer pricing)

Specialization
Marketing Operations & Supply Product Management
Brand Management Chain Product Development Process
Digital Marketing Project Management Business Model Design
Social Media Marketing Demand Forecasting UX Design
Consumer Behaviour Inventory Management Metrics
Network Optimization Pricing and Financial Planning

Finance Analytics
Corporate Finance Advanced Statistics
Investment Management Data Mining
Financial Modeling Predictive Modeling
Financial Analytics
 PROGRAM
STRUCTURE
The PGPM-Ex uses a combination of learning methods that include webinars, classroom teaching, self-learning through
videos and reading material, team-based problem solving and exposure to industry experts. These learning methods are
carefully and deliberately chosen for various components of the program based on their suitability to achieve the learning
objectives of each component.

The Program is organized in a modular architecture that enables the learner to take charge of the learning objectives,
timing and outcomes. The program comprises of:

General Management Capstone Project

Modules An integrative project where participants will choose a real
world business problem in the area of their specialization and
The PGPM-Ex program begins with General Management
develop and present a comprehensive solution to be evaluated
modules organized as Foundation and Intermediate modules.
by Great Lakes faculty or industry professionals.
These modules help the candidates develop an overall
understanding and appreciation of the basic building blocks
of business. Further, candidates also get familiar with the
language and context of business to appreciate various
business problems that are typically encountered in practice.
Each of these modules is designed to be completed in about
4 months.

Specialization Career Enhancement

Candidates can choose a specialization based on career growth
objectives. Specializations are offered in Marketing, Finance,
Operations, Product Management and Analytics. These courses
are practice oriented and intended to give exposure to real
world problems that are encountered and to develop solutions
to these problems. Candidates would take roughly 3 months
to complete the courses within the Specialization they choose.
Module
This module focuses on several non-academic aspects
critical to successful career growth including self-awareness,
interviewing skills and career counselling, which will help
participants understand themselves better and to plan practical
and realistic career paths and transitions. It is delivered through
a combination of workshops, reading material and team work.
 ELIGIBILITY

Candidates should have Candidates who have The program is

a Bachelor’s Degree
in any discipline with
a minimum of 50%
aggregate marks
in graduation or
equivalent.
completed their designed for
Post Graduation or Working
Masters Program can Professionals and
also apply. a minimum of 3
years full-time Post
Qualification Work
Experience is required.

SELECTION PROCESS

2
Application
Review &
Shortlisting
4Results

1
Application

3
Telephonic
Interview
 FEES

The PGPM-Ex program, through its modular design, offers unparalleled flexibility to participants to undertake the program
as per their learning objectives, schedule constraints and career aspirations.

The fee structure reflects this design as follows.

PGPM-Ex Program Fee

Admission Fee ` 50,000 + service tax
1st Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax
2nd Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax
3rd Installment ` 1,15,000 + service tax
Total Fee ` 3,95,000 + service tax

*Service tax applicable as per govt. rules

Financial Aid Payments

Selected students can contact the Admissions
Office for assistance in applying for loans after
receiving the offer of admission. Our lending
partners include HDFC Credila and Avanse
(DHFL).
Candidates can pay the program fee through
Cheque, DD, Net Banking, Credit Cards or Debit
Cards. Cash payments are not accepted. We
issue receipts for all fee payments made
towards the programs.
 Alumni
Speak

Foran engineering graduate like me,
economics was all Greek and Latin. The
topic needed a very good introduction.
The faculty was able to convey the
concepts in a way which I could
understand and relate to
RELEVANT EXAMPLES
Thefaculty is great. They present the
concepts in a very easy manner and the
sessions are
HIGHLY INTERACTIVE.
They use live examples and case-studies
that help understand the concepts in a
much easier manner.

AND CASE STUDIES. The - Sushant Sharma

study materials complemented to what Lead Engineer
Target
was discussed in the class. It was a
great experience.

- Sanath Hosur Ramesh

Project Manager
Software AG

The I chose Great Lakes because of the

FLEXIBILITY AND BRAND NAME.

THE QUALITY OF THE
PROGRAM
are the two things that stand out
for me. The program delivery model
(blended) and schedule of the program
made me choose Great Lakes over
others and I was assured that the
quality of education is on par with
other premier institutes.
- Arun Vasu Sriranga
Associate
Cognizant
I have pursued a similar program in the
past but it didn’t really add any value
to my career. The faculty at Great
Lakes was extremely knowledgeable
and explained the concepts really
well.
- Sandeep Naryan Kulkarni
Project Manager
Cognizant Technology
 Batch Profile
2016
The class comprises of professionals working with some of the leading organizations across different domains. Most of our
candidates are from the technology sector, followed by BFSI, consulting, manufacturing, and others.

Work Experience Distribution Educational Background

  4 to 7 Years    7 to 10 Years    10+ Years  B.E. / B.Tech.  M.Sc/MBBS/M Pharma
 BA/B.CA/B.Com/B.Sc/BBA  Others
 MBA/M.E/M.Com/M.CA

6%
7%

36% 10%

41% 50%

27%

23%

The candidates have been associated with leading

Indian and global organizations. Some of these are: Industry Diversity

 IT & Technology 45%

 BFSI & Consulting
 Manufacturing, Automobile
 HealthCare & Education
 E-Commerce & Telecom
 Others 16%
11% 13%
7% 8%
Others

E-Commerce & Telecom

HealthCare & Education

Manufacturing, Automobile

BFSI & Consulting

IT & Technology
 Program
Partners
Academic Partners

Great Lakes is one of India’s leading business schools with

campuses in Chennai and Gurgaon. Led by exceptional
faculty, steered by an outstanding advisory council, Great
Lakes has been ranked within top 10 business schools by
Outlook, Business Today and Business India.

As Chicago’s only business school within a technological

university, the Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School
of Business offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and
non-degree programs, as well as graduate certificate
programs, dual-degree programs, and several
interdisciplinary specializations.

Technology and
Administration Partner

Great Learning is a technology-enabled learning platform

that offers a variety of online and blended programs in
partnership with Great Lakes Institute of Management.
It undertakes all operations and technology solutions to
ensure high quality learning outcomes to learners in India
and abroad.

PGPM-Ex Contact

+91 9599963671 www.greatlearning.in pgpmex@greatlearning.in