Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai2026 Placement Report
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai: 2026 Placement Report
Numbers
Editorial review
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai's 2026 placement cycle: Great Lakes Chennai's PGDM Class of 2026 concluded its placement season with an average CTC of Rs 15 lakh and a highest CTC of Rs 40 lakh, with BFSI the largest recruiting sector at 37% of offers; Banking & Financial Services led sector share at 37%. 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 Great Lakes Chennai's "PGDM Placement Report 2026" page, which as of October 2026 describes the PGDM class of 2026 as having concluded its placement season. This report was first drafted from the same page as an interim snapshot; the headline averages and the top three sector percentages are unchanged, and the page's full industry classification chart is now used for the sector split above.
The school states that CTC figures include fixed, variable and other benefit components, and that its list of participating companies is partial. It does not publish a total student count, the number of students placed, a placement percentage, an offer count or a median CTC, so none of those are shown. The recruiter list is the school's list of marquee recruiters and carries no ranking.
Key takeaways
Highest CTC rose 1.8%
Highest CTC rose from ₹39.30 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹40 LPA this year (+1.8%). That is a modest change for Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai aspirants reading this report as a signal of typical outcomes, especially for median, which is less skewed by a handful of outlier offers than average or highest CTC.
Banking & Financial Services led the batch at 37%
Banking & Financial Services accounted for 37% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2026 report. The next sector, Business Consulting, sat at 17%, so the gap between first and second is 20 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 54% of offers
Banking & Financial Services and Business Consulting together made up 54% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Others (Fintech, Real Estate, Travel & Tourism, Healthcare, Quick Commerce, Energy, Retail & Strategy Consulting) was a distant third at 13%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
Deloitte, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., ICICI Bank and PwC made the…
Deloitte, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., ICICI Bank and PwC made the highest number of offers.
55+ regular recruiters returned and 30+ new recruiters joined…
55+ regular recruiters returned and 30+ new recruiters joined the campus this year.
Share of the class by CTC bracket: above Rs 21 lakh 6%
Share of the class by CTC bracket: above Rs 21 lakh 6%, Rs 18-21 lakh 11%, Rs 15-18 lakh 22%, Rs 12-15 lakh 50%, below Rs 12 lakh 11%.
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 2026?
The highest CTC was ₹40 LPA, about 2.7x the average of ₹15 LPA.
Which program does this 2026 report cover?
This page covers PGDM, Class of 2026 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 Great Lakes Chennai’s “PGDM Placement Report 2026” page, which as of October 2026 describes the PGDM class of 2026 as having concluded its placement season. This report was first drafted from the same page as an interim snapshot; the headline averages and the top three sector percentages are unchanged, and the page’s full industry classification chart is now used for the sector split above.
The school states that CTC figures include fixed, variable and other benefit components, and that its list of participating companies is partial. It does not publish a total student count, the number of students placed, a placement percentage, an offer count or a median CTC, so none of those are shown. The recruiter list is the school’s list of marquee recruiters and carries no ranking.