Learn more about life at the Great Lakes Institute of Management - Chennai. This is from the students at GLIM, Chennai. Feel free to ask questions and comment.
Well,
guyz i guess i am going to post after a huge hiatus in PG that too a very long one.so kindly adjust.well , college for us started on April 21st and we did not have much events except for giving the college our orginal certificates and other formalities.so not much of intro or general exchanges happened on the first day.
April 22nd
we had our formal induction at tidel park auditorium which was graced by Uncle bala(well, we are supposed to call him like that and we love to call it that way..
),DR. s krishnamoorthy(former chairman of SAIL,maruthi blah blah..),MALLIKA SRINIVASAN( DIRECTOR,TAFE) and miss mangalam srinivasan. it saw the launch of a new initiative by GLIM called as SWIM(smart women in mangement) where MRS mallika is expected to head it from front. we had a series of advices and lectures on the same day and uncle bala i must say immediately got into the act and i must confess that he is brilliant in conveying his point and keeping up the crowd in rapt attention. he has got an amazing sense of humour and conveying management fundas using the simplest of terms.
April 23rd and 24th
we had a series of lectures by some eminent personalities in the business arena,the most prominent of them being the CEO of ma foi consulting Mr. Pandiarajan. There were other lectures on Systems thinking,Personal mastery,Marketing basics and HR basics. these lectures were there to make us aquainted as to what is B-school education. Some were really good:) 😃 and others were really heavy:wow: . anyways it helped us in knowing what was in store for us once the courses started.
April 25th and 26th
The best part of the learning so far. We had an Fun oriented Outdoor learning (FOOL ) programme conducted at MGM beach resorts for all the batch.
The main objectives of the program were the following:
The program was extremely well designed and perfectly executed. Everybody had a tremendous amount of fun and learning. Everybody was richer through this experience because they made new friends and realized some very key insights about important concepts like, friendship, teamwork, leadership and most importantly we realized we are limited by our perceived limitations but in reality we can achieve more than
We think if we try.
Listed below are some of the best activities undertaken by us.
but as they say there is no such thing as free lunch our two day utopia came to an end and we returned backon 26th night.
April 27th
This was the convocation day and we had it in Taj coromandel. The function was presided by Uncle bala as usual who looked majestic in his robe and wearing the distinguished Kelloggs professor medal.The chief guests for the function were Jamshed Godrej(CEO,godrej companies) and Dennis connors(CEO,3com). All the seniors wearing the customary coat and graduating hat looked Splendid. there was an air of royalty in their attire as well as the way in which uncle bala and the guests occupied the dias. the background score was simply brilliant and was defly an symbol of class . after the awarding of degrees and other awards the way the students threw upo their hats in mid air was a treat to watch . i just couldn't believe that in a year's time i too would be doing the same. after that as usual we had a sumptuous lunch. Yeah, the food was brilliant.
guyz i guess i am going to post after a huge hiatus in PG that too a very long one.so kindly adjust.well , college for us started on April 21st and we did not have much events except for giving the college our orginal certificates and other formalities.so not much of intro or general exchanges happened on the first day.
April 22nd
we had our formal induction at tidel park auditorium which was graced by Uncle bala(well, we are supposed to call him like that and we love to call it that way..
),DR. s krishnamoorthy(former chairman of SAIL,maruthi blah blah..),MALLIKA SRINIVASAN( DIRECTOR,TAFE) and miss mangalam srinivasan. it saw the launch of a new initiative by GLIM called as SWIM(smart women in mangement) where MRS mallika is expected to head it from front. we had a series of advices and lectures on the same day and uncle bala i must say immediately got into the act and i must confess that he is brilliant in conveying his point and keeping up the crowd in rapt attention. he has got an amazing sense of humour and conveying management fundas using the simplest of terms. April 23rd and 24th
we had a series of lectures by some eminent personalities in the business arena,the most prominent of them being the CEO of ma foi consulting Mr. Pandiarajan. There were other lectures on Systems thinking,Personal mastery,Marketing basics and HR basics. these lectures were there to make us aquainted as to what is B-school education. Some were really good:) 😃 and others were really heavy:wow:
. anyways it helped us in knowing what was in store for us once the courses started.April 25th and 26th
The best part of the learning so far. We had an Fun oriented Outdoor learning (FOOL ) programme conducted at MGM beach resorts for all the batch.
The main objectives of the program were the following:
- To ensure that all the students are well acquainted with each other, they lose their inhibitions and the concept of classmates as family members is internalized by all participants.
- To unleash the latent talents in people, by giving them a platform to perform.
- To introduce key management concepts like, teamwork, leadership and time-management in an innovative & practical way. Also to make sure people have fun during the program.
The program was extremely well designed and perfectly executed. Everybody had a tremendous amount of fun and learning. Everybody was richer through this experience because they made new friends and realized some very key insights about important concepts like, friendship, teamwork, leadership and most importantly we realized we are limited by our perceived limitations but in reality we can achieve more than
We think if we try.
Listed below are some of the best activities undertaken by us.
- Trekking: This trek unlike normal treks was based on teamwork. All of us were divided into five teams of 7-8 members each. There were certain constraints applied to each team these were: two people were to pretend that they were blind, other two people were to pretend they were dumb, finally two other people were to pretend they were deaf. This was a unique experience which brought out the trust aspect of a team because it is very difficult to navigate the mountains unless you trust your teammates completely. Moreover many of us thought they could not undertake the trek before they started the trek but they surprised themselves with the ease with which they completed it. This reinforces the concept of stretch; that is we can stretch further than we think we can.
- Jam Bottle: the objective of this game was to fish out a Jam bottle from a set of concentric squares. This was to be done maximum number of times in twenty minutes. There were certain constraints imposed such that this had to be done by the means of given tools; these were two ropes, a bunch of rubber bands and two reels of tapes. Further more neither of the tools or a person should touch the periphery or the interior of the outer rope. In the event that this occurred there was a penalty of 100 points. The points for the successful attempt were calculated by the following formula (20- time from the beginning when attempt was made)*100 this game fostered lateral thinking and team work and was a great learning experience
- Skit: We were divided into five different teams and each member was asked to pick up a chit from a box, each chit consisted of a character, and the chit-bearer had to assume that character and the team had to enact a play based on the given characters. This was very challenging and required on spot creativity and teamwork. It was fantastic fun and it gave us insight into fundamental concepts in management such as dealing with sudden change as sometimes characters were introduced at the last minute when storyline was set.
- Besides the above games there were some other fantastic games, time on the beach, a short capsule on Salsa Dance, Yoga lessons, Karaoke, and dance to English, Tamil and Hindi songs. It was an amazing experience and amazing is an understatement.
- Perhaps the most crucial part was getting to know our batch mates well and getting a sneak preview of the amazing diversity and talent in class. This was best demonstrated by the last exercise of the day in which we were asked to complement our batch mates on their qualities; it was a complete riot with people rushing to complement each other.
but as they say there is no such thing as free lunch our two day utopia came to an end and we returned backon 26th night.
April 27th
This was the convocation day and we had it in Taj coromandel. The function was presided by Uncle bala as usual who looked majestic in his robe and wearing the distinguished Kelloggs professor medal.The chief guests for the function were Jamshed Godrej(CEO,godrej companies) and Dennis connors(CEO,3com). All the seniors wearing the customary coat and graduating hat looked Splendid. there was an air of royalty in their attire as well as the way in which uncle bala and the guests occupied the dias. the background score was simply brilliant and was defly an symbol of class . after the awarding of degrees and other awards the way the students threw upo their hats in mid air was a treat to watch . i just couldn't believe that in a year's time i too would be doing the same. after that as usual we had a sumptuous lunch. Yeah, the food was brilliant.
NOw since i have given details about various activities lemme give data abt college. well the college is just one year old and comprises of a single building in saidapet. the entire building is wi fi enabled and has a decent library with an extensive e-library and journo collection. the computer lab is pretty fast and thats why i am typing all the above points from here. the canteen is pretty decent.
now regarding ppl.
The class has 130 ppl with 113 experienced ppl and 17 freshers. can u believe it,well i coudn't when i initially joined but its the truth.
102 guyz and 28 gurlz a pretty low female populace ..i do agree but with lesser fresher intake that is bound to happen.
the average work ex (inclusive of freshers) is 3.8 years next only to that of ISB in india. so the class composition ias brilliant for a 1 year old school and i expect it to get even better in the coming years. we have at least 50-60 % of ppl from other parts of India(leaving out tamil nadu) whioch makes for a multi varied diverse background.
50 % engineers and 50 % non engineers.
star profiles of the class
well, a few of them whom i can recall now..
hope i haven't bored u... will be back with more details and any clarifications abt Great lakes please feel free to PM me..
cheerios,
Prashanth
now regarding ppl.
The class has 130 ppl with 113 experienced ppl and 17 freshers. can u believe it,well i coudn't when i initially joined but its the truth.
102 guyz and 28 gurlz a pretty low female populace ..i do agree but with lesser fresher intake that is bound to happen.
the average work ex (inclusive of freshers) is 3.8 years next only to that of ISB in india. so the class composition ias brilliant for a 1 year old school and i expect it to get even better in the coming years. we have at least 50-60 % of ppl from other parts of India(leaving out tamil nadu) whioch makes for a multi varied diverse background.
50 % engineers and 50 % non engineers.
star profiles of the class
well, a few of them whom i can recall now..
- one guy with 5 years of work ex in NASA
- 3 CA chaps
- 4 sailors with 4-5 years of work ex
- one guy with 20 years of work ex holding posn of CEO in an danish company
- three 7 year work ex guyz from US
- one project manager from a major indian IT company
- one IIT chap with 17 years of work ex who had been asia pac head of some operations in a major company.
hope i haven't bored u... will be back with more details and any clarifications abt Great lakes please feel free to PM me..
cheerios,
Prashanth
here are some pictures guyz..sorry no pictures of the campus yet,well its just a building lemme be frank so still we have not taken any snaps but will post in due course.. some snaps of the outbound trip and parties we had..
getto at Amethyst
the Disco party at Buena Vista
Following are trekking snaps
102 guyz and 28 gurlz a pretty low female populace ..i do agree but with lesser fresher intake that is bound to happen.
the average work ex (inclusive of freshers) is 3.8 years next only to that of ISB in india.
Girls... !!!!!!!!!!!! something where things upside down... :huh: :huh: Why there are deficiency of good looking working females in the world... Still things are not that bad..
Vijai.. Winner.. Rambo.. what say guys.. 
. Regs,
- T'Blazer..
Hey Guys, have split the original thread and moved the discussion to the B-school student section....Hope to cya guys regularly here. All da best everyone :)
Cheers
ps: lemme know in case ya guys feel any changes in the thread title are required...
That was a wonderful post by haripi aka Prasanth. Now, this dude is fast becoming the popular guy at Great Lakes. He is a bundle of energy and was the darling of the crowd in the party ( of course only among guys ) at Bueno Vista.
As haripi has mentioned, Great Lakes is a great place to be at and no doubt, this school will be "the much sought after" in a couple of years. We have great faculty and the placement for the first batch has been really good.
Life will be hectic since this is a one year course, but that is the challenge this place offers.
As far as girls are concerned, our senior batch was gifted. And I stop here.
Vijai
Girls... !!!!!!!!!!!! something where things upside down... :huh: :huh: Why there are deficiency of good looking working females in the world... Still things are not that bad..
Regs,
- T'Blazer..
Oye...ppl....dont be so rude...!!! u forgot there's a PG gal in yr class? TB, "Deficiency of good looking working females"
???????? what the.....????vijaikrishnak SaysAs far as girls are concerned, our senior batch was gifted. And I stop here.
tut tut..........vijai...am gonna getcha fr this
But yeah...the course is hectic....but am having loads of fun too....no complaints frm my side!
Cheers
Mru
Nice work Haripi. Neat summary of your first week at GLIM. Update us regularly
Cheers
Guhan
The last thing we wanted to do 3 days into the course was to analyse Indian economy and submit a report. Anyway, the energy levels of people here are amazing. And we are enjoying the assignment.
Simply great to know about GLIM.
This is my destination for next year if I dont get into IIMs.
I am a commerce graduate and I have a 2 year work ex. Currently I am working with ICICI PRU.
Keep posting about GLIM harpi.
Can u tell me when would the new infra of GLIM be ready. Can th enext batch expect it?
Also some real fact about the placements??
Regards
Ashish
Source :
http://businessstandard.com/search/storypage_new.php?leftnm=lmnu7&leftindx;=7&lselect;=1&autono;=187300
Almost 95 per cent of the MBA students from the first batch of Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) have been placed with an average domestic salary of Rs 5.5 lakh. Of the first batch of 124 students, 95 per cent have been placed, while the rest will be placed in the next two weeks. The salaries (annual) range from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 14 lakh, said Bala V Balachandran, founder and honorary dean, GLIM. The Godrej group of companies has made the highest number of offers with 13, the others being Infosys with 10, Satyam with nine, TCS with six and HCL with five. Some of the other companies that have already made offers or who are expected to come up with them in the coming week include JP Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BCG, Microsoft, Deliotte, Accenture, Tata Motors, Murugappa Group, AMP Sanmar and Jet Airways. Internationally three students apiece have been placed in companies in Dubai and China and four in the US. Except one Indian company based in the US, the rest are all US-based companies. The offers are still being negotiated. One of the companies is expected to make an offer of $180,000, added Balachandran. Before joining GLIM, the average salary of the students with experience was between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.3 lakh. GLIM produces highly motivated students who have good prior experience. Whats unique about them is that they get a high level of international exposure at a reasonable price, said Jamshyd N Godrej, chairman and managing director, Godrej and Boyce and chairman of the board, GLIM, highlighting the unique selling proposition of the management institute. GLIM, for the coming year has tied up with four management institutions to offer exchange programmes for about one to two weeks for their executive MBA programmes. The one to two week exchange programme will also contain meetings with Indian business executives. the average experience of students with work experience has also been increased from three years to between four and four-and-a-half years.
and yeah the figures are not inflated.i have verified it with the seniors. it is expected to rise further with the rise of more % of experienced ppl in the batch. well,with regards to the new campus it shud get obver in all probabilities by next december. so mebbe next batch will have their classes over there but i am still not sure whether u will be having hostel facilities,but believe me guyz the current facility is enuf as we dont have that much time for leisure activities. it is really hectic.
Prashanth
Hi Harpi,
By next december u mean dec'05 or dec'06.
Also Please talk about the placments for the freshers.
Harpi as u already have some experience of GLIM, please tell me what are the things that u feel on should come prepared with before joining a B-School esp GLIM since it is a one year proggramme. some of the things like
Reading habits
Good Communication skills etc.
I am asking this becoz i have a year of time before joining GLIM(hopefully), And I am looking forward to devlop those skills which may help me in excelling in a B-school.
Regards
Oye...ppl....dont be so rude...!!! u forgot there's a PG gal in yr class? TB, "Deficiency of good looking working females"
Mru
Mrudula.. i was just kidding.. ( Forgive me PGites.. need to survive for the next one year..
).. I donno how the word 'excess' became a 'deficiency' when I typed.. And.. deficient never meant 'None'.. ( As far as senior batch is concerned .. as mentioned by Vijai... ... hee hee ... * No Comments * ...- T'Blazer..
Prashanth thats wonderful really great work.The place rocks ..........
Campus maynot be there but the enthu is un parallel.........
So those of you who are in doubt about this instistute should have to reconsider their opininions since we have achieved what others take years to acheive in a short span of one year.
Guys and Gals we are going to be the best not only in india but .............yes we will be there among the top institutions in the world just give us time...............
We have Macroeconomics, Statistical Methods, Financial Accounting, Marketing Management,
Business Communication, Strategic Management, Financial Management and Chinese.
Learning Macroeco has been a mixed bag so far. The prof is GOD. Statistical Methods is good. Other courses haven't started.
Latest at Great Lakes
The CA guys in our batch failed in their 2 hour effort to teach us engineers what Credit is and what Debit is.
Glimmers....dunno if u guys have been reading....but there is a chennai meer shcdeuled this weeknd 8th may ...venue still bng debated on...pls chk this out
http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?p=212664#post212664
Cheers
Mru
Hi Harpi,
By next december u mean dec'05 or dec'06.
Also Please talk about the placments for the freshers.
Harpi as u already have some experience of GLIM, please tell me what are the things that u feel on should come prepared with before joining a B-School esp GLIM since it is a one year proggramme. some of the things like
Reading habits
Good Communication skills etc.
I am asking this becoz i have a year of time before joining GLIM(hopefully), And I am looking forward to devlop those skills which may help me in excelling in a B-school.
Regards
Plz Glimmers
Reply
Regards
Hi Harpi,
By next december u mean dec'05 or dec'06.
Also Please talk about the placments for the freshers.
Harpi as u already have some experience of GLIM, please tell me what are the things that u feel on should come prepared with before joining a B-School esp GLIM since it is a one year proggramme. some of the things like
Reading habits
Good Communication skills etc.
I am asking this becoz i have a year of time before joining GLIM(hopefully), And I am looking forward to devlop those skills which may help me in excelling in a B-school.
Regards
The new campus will be ready by December 06. Nevertheless, Great Lakes is bound to go places.
Many freshers have been placed in IT Majors and other companies. The exact details will be available once the placement report is out officially.
As far as preparation for a b school, come in with an attitude to learn and grow, and of course good communication is important. And I would suggest that you get some work exp. ( i do not know ur profile buddy)
Vijai