Great Lakes Admission Queries

[lemma]

hi....im from chennai n taking CAT 2006...so im looking at GLIM...im basically an electrical engr...im plannin to switch to fin./...wat are the firms that recruit at GLIM and also the avg pay packet(for finance w/o experience)...

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Originally Posted by lemma

hi....im from chennai n taking CAT 2006...so im looking at GLIM...im basically an electrical engr...im plannin to switch to fin./...wat are the firms that recruit at GLIM and also the avg pay packet(for finance w/o experience)...

Hi Lemma,
would ask u to go thru' our website www.greatlakes.edu.in for details... in a snapshot: the companies were-
 Citibank
 ICICI Bank
 HDFC Bank
 ABN AMRO
 IDBI Bank
 NCDEX
 CRISIL
n Sundaram Finance
n Irevna
n Mind Tree Consulting
n Emirates Financial Services
n E-serve
n Deutsche Bank
n HSBC Bank
and IT companies in BFS domain...
avg sal 6.5 lakhs for fresher...

~FnS

[Rohit Sh]

Hi everyone...it would be great if you guys could help out...my gmat score is 650...I was wondering if there is any point in applying to GLIM...is that too a low a score to even think about applying...my work ex is close to 1 year now...if there is even a little chance then I would like to apply....so any suggestions are welcome....

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Originally Posted by Rohit Sh

Hi everyone...it would be great if you guys could help out...my gmat score is 650...I was wondering if there is any point in applying to GLIM...is that too a low a score to even think about applying...my work ex is close to 1 year now...if there is even a little chance then I would like to apply....so any suggestions are welcome....

Hi Rohit,
I cannot really comment if u will apply or not bcoz it will be ur personal decission, but would like to make u aware about the admission requirements.
1. We are looking for a batch composition of more than 98% ppl having work x of more than 2 yrs...
2. The calls wud be given out on the basis of naomalizing ur score against the highest and thereafter deciding the cut-off score... last year people with 650 or below GMAT score got thru'... (again, as i said, this yr calls wud depend on this yrs' applications and is independent of last yrs....)
Hope this wl help to guide u, if not puzzle u more

~FnS

[abhishek1711]

can u give an idea of what kinda Cat scores was okieee for gr8 lakes.....on the lower side

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Originally Posted by abhishek1711

can u give an idea of what kinda Cat scores was okieee for gr8 lakes.....on the lower side

last yr it cut-off ws roughly around 86-88 pile... this yr its supposed to rise considerably

[Rohit Sh]

Hi..thanks a lot for posting that information...Of what i could make out...I think I can afford to try my luck and apply...though you have mentioned that the cut off score should be going up a few notches but no harm in trying...if it does not work out I will come back with a better score next time....i think the applications are out...so its time to go ahead....Also I wanted to know whether recommendations are mandatory while filling the form...because the GLIM site says that people with substantial work ex need to submit reccos....so are guys with 1 year of work ex also required to to do so???...thanks for the help....

[viguu]

Even i have the same question!!! regarding reco, in case if I'm not through then it might affect my work place. My Managers will not give any new reponsiblity to me, as they may think that i can leave organization any time.

[supercommandodhruv]

Originally Posted by soulofchange

Krithi,

My advice as an alum of Great Lakes will be to take CAT again and try to score as high as possible. Also, if you can take the risk of leaving the job for CAT prep, it's well and good. Just make sure that if you do not get through will you able to secure another job. If you are in IT industry there is every chance that you will be able to secure job again, given, companies are recruiting in thousands and market scene is that it will be the scene for at least a couple of years. My gut feeling is that 90 percentile may not be enough this year, that also, a year old. This is based on seeing the interview boards of Great Lakes closely last year. A decent score is always a plus. Hope it helps.

Abhiraj

Hi abhiraj,

I am interested in applyin for glakes this year...but wit my CAT 05 score ...it's 96.23%ile...

since u r an alumnus of the same...m interested in havin one to one discussion for the realistic feedback....may i have ur email....else mine is rtandons@gmail.com.
Regards
rahul

[vagabond77]

Glakes and again postponed it's application opening date. Whats happening?

I think it's the second time it's done that.