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.
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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