Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai2025 Placement Report
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai: 2025 Placement Report
Numbers
Editorial review
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai's 2025 placement cycle: Great Lakes Chennai's PGDM Class of 2025 recorded an average CTC of Rs 15 lakh and a highest CTC of Rs 39.3 lakh, with BFSI/NBFC the largest recruiting sector at 27% of offers; BFSI/NBFC led sector share at 27%. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
This report is taken from the Great Lakes Chennai "PGDM Placement Report 2025" page, the school's archived report for the PGDM class of 2025. The school publishes the average and highest CTC, the industry and function mix and the recruiter names, but no total student count, number of students placed, placement percentage, offer count or median CTC, so none of those are shown.
The recruiter names are the "marquee recruiters" the school lists, in the order given, and are not a ranking.
Key takeaways
BFSI/NBFC led the batch at 27%
BFSI/NBFC accounted for 27% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2025 report. The next sector, IT/ITeS, sat at 22%, so the gap between first and second is 5 percentage points. If your target function sits outside this lead sector, treat the headline placement rate as a campus-wide figure rather than a guarantee for your preferred cohort.
Top two sectors took 49% of offers
BFSI/NBFC and IT/ITeS together made up 49% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Consulting was a distant third at 16%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
Offers from more than 25 new recruiters across diverse…
Offers from more than 25 new recruiters across diverse industries.
Offers by function: Finance 33%
Offers by function: Finance 33%, Sales & Marketing 32%, Tech Consulting 12% and Operations 11%; the rest were in Analytics, Business & Strategy Consulting, Market Research and Product roles.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
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Frequently asked questions
How does the highest CTC compare with the average in 2025?
The highest CTC was ₹39.30 LPA, about 2.6x the average of ₹15 LPA.
Which program does this 2025 report cover?
This page covers PGDM, Class of 2025 at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.
Where do these placement figures come from?
Every number on this page is transcribed from Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai's own published materials. Open the source link under the title for the original document.
Notes
This report is taken from the Great Lakes Chennai “PGDM Placement Report 2025” page, the school’s archived report for the PGDM class of 2025. The school publishes the average and highest CTC, the industry and function mix and the recruiter names, but no total student count, number of students placed, placement percentage, offer count or median CTC, so none of those are shown.
The recruiter names are the “marquee recruiters” the school lists, in the order given, and are not a ranking.