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What are the specific career outcomes from each Great Lakes campus?
Claude's answer·4 min read·842 words·✓ verified Mar 2026
Great Lakes Chennai career outcomes: Rs 13-14 LPA PGPM average, Rs 11-12 LPA PGDM average, strong analytics and BFSI placements, pan-India recruiter mix, year 10 Rs 50-70 LPA typical trajectory. Gurgaon outcomes: Rs 12-13 LPA PGPM average, Rs 11-12 LPA PGDM, NCR consulting and BFSI focus, year 10 Rs 45-65 LPA typical.
Chennai campus career outcomes
PGPM (1-year)
- Placement average: Rs 13-14 LPA
- Median: Rs 11-12 LPA
- Ceiling: Rs 22-25 LPA
- Bottom quartile: Rs 9-11 LPA
PGDM (2-year)
- Placement average: Rs 11-12 LPA
- Median: Rs 10-11 LPA
- Ceiling: Rs 20-22 LPA
- Bottom quartile: Rs 8-10 LPA
Specific function outcomes
Analytics track
- ZS Associates: 15-20 students per batch
- Fractal Analytics: 10-15 students
- Tiger Analytics: 5-10 students
- Mu Sigma: 5-8 students
- Compensation: Rs 12-16 LPA
BFSI track
- HDFC Bank: 15-20 students
- ICICI Bank: 8-12 students
- Axis Bank: 5-8 students
- Kotak Mahindra: 3-5 students
- American Express: 3-5 students
- Compensation: Rs 10-14 LPA
Consulting track
- Accenture Strategy: 10-15 students
- Deloitte Consulting: 8-12 students
- EY Advisory: 5-10 students
- Compensation: Rs 11-14 LPA
IT Services Management
- TCS Consulting: 10-15 students
- Infosys Consulting: 5-8 students
- Wipro Digital: 5-8 students
- Compensation: Rs 10-12 LPA
FMCG
- Nestle: 2-4 students
- Marico: 3-5 students
- Godrej: 2-4 students
- Compensation: Rs 11-14 LPA
Tech PM
- Amazon India: 3-5 students
- Flipkart: 3-5 students
- Swiggy, Zomato: 5-8 students
- Compensation: Rs 14-18 LPA
Corporate Strategy
- Reliance: 3-5 students
- Tata Group: 3-5 students
- Mahindra: 2-4 students
- Compensation: Rs 11-14 LPA
Year 10 trajectory
- Top 10%: Rs 70-100 LPA
- Top 25%: Rs 55-75 LPA
- Median: Rs 45-60 LPA
- Bottom 25%: Rs 30-45 LPA
Gurgaon campus career outcomes
PGPM (1-year)
- Average: Rs 12-13 LPA
- Median: Rs 10-11 LPA
- Ceiling: Rs 20-22 LPA
- Bottom quartile: Rs 8-10 LPA
PGDM (2-year)
- Average: Rs 11-12 LPA
- Median: Rs 10-11 LPA
- Ceiling: Rs 18-20 LPA
Specific function outcomes
Consulting track
- Accenture Strategy: 15-20 students
- Deloitte Consulting: 10-15 students
- EY Advisory: 8-12 students
- KPMG: 5-8 students
- PwC: 5-8 students
- Compensation: Rs 11-14 LPA
BFSI track
- HDFC Bank: 15-20 students
- ICICI Bank: 10-15 students
- Axis Bank: 8-10 students
- Kotak Mahindra: 3-5 students
- American Express: 3-5 students
- Bajaj Finance: 5-8 students
- Compensation: Rs 10-14 LPA
Analytics
- ZS Associates: 5-8 students
- Fractal Analytics: 3-5 students
- Tiger Analytics: 2-4 students
- Compensation: Rs 11-14 LPA
IT Services Management
- TCS senior: 5-8 students
- Wipro Digital: 4-7 students
- Infosys Consulting: 3-5 students
- Compensation: Rs 10-12 LPA
FMCG
- Nestle, Marico: 2-4 each
- Compensation: Rs 11-13 LPA
Corporate Strategy
- Reliance, Tata, Mahindra: 5-10 combined
- Compensation: Rs 11-14 LPA
Year 10 trajectory
- Top 10%: Rs 65-85 LPA
- Top 25%: Rs 50-70 LPA
- Median: Rs 40-55 LPA
- Bottom 25%: Rs 28-40 LPA
Function mix comparison
Chennai function distribution
- Analytics: 25-30%
- BFSI: 20-25%
- Consulting: 15-20%
- IT Services Management: 15-18%
- FMCG: 8-12%
- Tech PM: 8-12%
- Corporate: 10-15%
Gurgaon function distribution
- Consulting: 25-30%
- BFSI: 25-30%
- IT Services Management: 15-18%
- Analytics: 10-15%
- FMCG: 8-12%
- Tech PM: 8-12%
- Corporate: 10-15%
Recruiter geographic focus
Chennai
- Chennai IT corridor companies
- Bangalore tech (secondary)
- South India corporate
- Some NCR companies
Gurgaon
- NCR companies directly
- Mumbai financial services (partial)
- National recruiters visiting
Compensation at senior levels (year 10+)
Chennai alumni senior
- Director analytics: Rs 70-90 LPA
- Senior banking AVP: Rs 55-75 LPA
- Tier-2 consulting Manager: Rs 60-80 LPA
- Tech PM Director: Rs 70 LPA-Rs 1 crore
Gurgaon alumni senior
- NCR corporate senior: Rs 60-85 LPA
- Banking VP: Rs 55-75 LPA
- Consulting senior manager: Rs 55-75 LPA
- Product management director: Rs 60-85 LPA
Compensation gap (Chennai vs Gurgaon)
- Year 0: Rs 1-2 LPA (Chennai higher)
- Year 5: Rs 2-3 LPA difference
- Year 10: Rs 5-10 LPA difference (Chennai slight edge)
- Year 15: Rs 10-15 LPA difference
For aspirants
Career outcomes are similar with Chennai slight edge.
Decide based on:
1. Career geography
2. Function focus
3. Alumni network leverage
4. Personal preferences
Both campuses deliver Tier-2 MBA outcomes with
- Rs 11-14 LPA starting
- Rs 50-70 LPA by year 10
- Rs 70 LPA-Rs 1 crore by year 15 (top performers)
Match campus to specific career alignment.
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