Great Lakes Institute of Management

The PGPM Class of 2025 had an excellent placement season with participation from recruiters across industries. Esteemed marquee recruiters such as Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, FedEx, Infosys Consulting, Incedo, ADP, HCL, Tiger Analytics, etc. made a large number of offers. The placement season also saw participation from over 25 new recruiters including KPMG, IBM, Swiggy, Target, WNS Vuram, etc. recruiting from the program across various profiles despite the challenging placement scenario this year. The average CTC for PGPM increased to 17.8 lakhs per annum. The average outgoing CTC for the batch is 2.7x of the average incoming CTC, testifying the exceptional outcomes and career growth that our PGPM students have achieved in 1 year.

The profiles offered to students include diverse roles like Consultant, Assistant Manager - Marketing, Decision Science Practitioner, Business Strategist, Innovation Consultant, Management Accountant, Associate Product Owner, Presales & Marketing Specialist, Business Architecture Team Lead, Data Consultant, Assistant Manager – Customer Success, Advisory Services Analyst, Senior Business Consultant, etc.

Technology Consulting industry made the largest number of offers at 36%, followed by Business Consulting at 25% and IT/ITeS at 22%. Remaining offers were made by several new age as well as traditional industries including Fintech, Financial Services, Manufacturing & Logistics, Analytics, FMCG & Retail, E-Commerce, Media, Market Research, etc.

Consulting was the largest recruiting function with 61% of the offers, followed by Product Management at 12%, and Sales, Marketing & Business Development at 10%. Other recruiting domains included Operations, Supply Chain Management, Analytics, Data Science, Project Management, Logistics, etc.

Mr. Kiran Neti, Director - Corporate & Career Services (CCS), Great Lakes Institute of Management said, “We extend our most sincere gratitude to all our recruiters who have been consistently hiring from Great Lakes PGPM, as well as to our new recruiters who have identified some great talent for their business and made lucrative offers this year. Congratulations to all students who are about to embark on their management careers. We wish them all the best for a rewarding journey towards corporate leadership and entrepreneurship. I would like to acknowledge the extensive efforts made by our faculty and the CCS team, for all the grooming, orientation and mentorship rendered to the students during their time on campus and especially during the placement season.”

Dr. Debashis Sanyal, Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management, said, “I wish to congratulate all our students who have maximized every learning opportunity on campus and showcased their capabilities to recruiters. My sincere appreciation goes to the faculty and CCS team for their invaluable mentorship and support in helping students secure diverse roles across industries. Most importantly, I am grateful to our esteemed recruiters for their unwavering confidence in Great Lakes and their trust in the quality of management education we deliver.”

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