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MBA Level Online PGDM Program
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Online)
Application Closes on
22nd Sep 2025
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Online)
Earn an Online PGDM from one of India’s top B-schools
Application closes 22nd Sep 2025
- Program Overview
- Curriculum
- Certificate
- Success Stories
- Faculty
- Campus Immersion
- Career Support
- Fee & Eligibility
- FAQs
Why choose this Online PGDM Program?
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Industry-Focused Curriculum
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Industry Relevant Skills
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Flexible Learning Format
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Highly Affordable PGDM program
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Career Support Services
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Campus Immersion Option Available
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Association of MBAs Accreditation
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Ranked 5th by Analytics B-School
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Association of Indian Universities Accredited
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Among Top Emerging B-Schools In India - NHRDN-2019
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NBA and SAQS Accredited
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Ranked 34th
As per current NIRF ranking
Skills you will learn
- Marketing Management
- Financial Accounting and Decision Making
- Economics
- Cost and Management Accounting
- HR Management
- Business Analytics
- Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
- AI and Business Analytics
- Supply Chain and Logistics Management
The Great Lakes Online PGDM Advantage
Great Lakes' 2-year AICTE-approved Online PGDM, designed for working professionals, equips you with the latest knowledge and competencies. Its flexible online format, featuring an industry-relevant curriculum by renowned faculty from a leading b-school, allows seamless integration with your career. It offers a blend of live virtual classes, recorded lectures, and expert guidance. Gain the skills to make impactful decisions, access career support, and become the in-demand management professional organizations seek.
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Program Curriculum
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The cutting-edge curriculum of the Online Post Graduate Diploma in Management is a blended combination of live virtual classes, recorded lectures, and hands-on experience with guidance from industry experts. This 2-year online program has an industry focussed curriculum taught in a flexible format.
- 1. Curriculum and course structure are indicative. They are reviewed periodically by the academic committee in conjunction with advisory panels from industry and academia.
- 2. Some specialisations may be offered in selected terms only, and can be confirmed during admission.
- 3. Campus immersion is applicable only to the learners who opt for it.
Year 1
Gain a deep understanding of core marketing concepts from customer needs to campaign execution and performance measurement. Strengthen your ability to make informed decisions through financial accounting and data analysis. Hone communication skills to deliver impactful presentations and persuasively advocate for your marketing ideas. This comprehensive foundation, coupled with insights into human behavior, organizational dynamics, and production processes, prepares you to navigate the complexities of marketing.
Marketing Management I
Learn core marketing concepts, including market research, marketing strategy, and the marketing mix. Identify customer needs, develop marketing campaigns, and measure marketing effectiveness.
Financial Accounting & Decision Making
Gain a solid foundation in financial accounting principles. Read and interpret financial statements essential for the financial health of a company and make sound marketing decisions.
Oral Communication
Develop your skills in public speaking, presentation delivery, and persuasive communication
Statistical Methods in Decision Making
Gain statistical skills to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Apply essential for making informed marketing decisions tools to use data effectively.
Microeconomics
Understand the fundamental principles of microeconomics, including supply and demand, market structures, and pricing theory. Develop effective marketing strategies.
Organizational Behaviour I
Gain insights into human behavior in organizations, understand group dynamics, and learn to motivate and lead teams. Gain essential skills to work effectively with colleagues and clients in the marketing field.
Cost & Management Accounting
Learn how to cost products and services and use cost data to make informed marketing decisions.
Human Resource Management
Learn about recruitment, selection, training, and development, as well as employee relations and compensation.
Production & Operations Management
Learn how products and services are produced, how supply chains are managed, and how to ensure quality and efficiency. The production process can also impact marketing strategies.
Financial Management
Gain insights into financial planning and capital budgeting. Gain financial management essentials to justify marketing expenditures and demonstrate the ROI of marketing campaigns.
Strategic Management
Develop a strategic plan for a company and how to implement that plan. Understand strategic management to align marketing activities with the overall business strategy
Business Analytics
Learn about data collection, analysis, and visualization. Track the performance of marketing campaigns and identify areas for improvement
Year 2 Core Courses
Hone written communication for impactful marketing materials and proposals. Explore macroeconomics to understand the bigger business picture. Sharpen leadership and team dynamics through advanced organizational behavior studies. Master ethical practices and research methods to build trust and inform marketing decisions. Top it off with industry-specific electives to further specialize your marketing expertise.
Written Analysis & Communication
Develop skills in writing business reports, proposals, and other marketing materials for marketing success.
Macroeconomics
Understand the principles of macroeconomics. Learn about economic growth, inflation, unemployment, and fiscal and monetary policy. Understand the broader economic context to operate businesses.
Organizational Behaviour II
Strategically explore leadership, motivation, and organizational culture. Cultivate skills to work effectively with internal and external teams and build strong relationships
Business Ethics & Corporate Governance
Understand ethical issues in business and corporate governance principles. Develop skills to build trust with customers and stakeholders.
Optimization Techniques for Decision Making
Learn business optimization techniques to allocate resources efficiently and maximize the return on investment of marketing campaigns.
Business Research Methods
Design, conduct research studies, and analyze and interpret research data. Communicate findings through visually appealing presentations
Elective Courses
Choose any 1 of the 4 industry-focused electives that suit your needs and enhance your current job profile
AI & Business Analytics
Data Visualisation (Using Tableau and Power BI)
Sql and Python for Data science
Get hands-on with the two most essential tools in data science. This course introduces you to SQL for querying databases and Python for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization—empowering you to make data-driven decisions in business environments. You’ll work on real-world datasets to practice writing queries, building data pipelines, and creating insights.
Machine Learning for Business Applications
Ace the increasingly popular and growing technology, Machine Learning, in different business applications. This course will shed light on how Machine Learning is helping businesses automate their operations in various industries, including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. Learn Linear and Logistic regression, Decision Tree models, Clustering, and other concepts that help you make smarter decisions in your everyday business.
Deep Learning for Business
Explore how deep learning powers real-world business applications—from image recognition to customer behavior prediction. This course demystifies key concepts like neural networks and model training, focusing on practical use cases across industries. You’ll learn how to apply deep learning models using frameworks and understand how to evaluate model performance in a business context.
NLP and LLM
Learn how machines understand and generate human language. This course covers the fundamentals of NLP and dives into the emerging role of Large Language Models in transforming customer support, marketing, and operations. You’ll explore text processing, sentiment analysis, and language generation through practical exercises, and gain insight into the ethical and strategic implications of deploying LLMs in business.
Marketing
Product & Brand Management
The course is about Product and brand management, which is the process of developing and managing products and brands within a company. It includes all aspects of a product's life cycle and product portfolio. The learners will acquire knowledge of Brand Management fundamentals that ensure the products are well-positioned in the marketplace. The course will also focus on the significance of Branding and the Strategic Brand Management Process.
Digital Marketing
This course will equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to work in the digital marketing industry. You will learn about the various aspects of digital marketing, such as SEO, Google Ads, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, and Affiliate Marketing. The course will teach you how to confidently drive business growth by launching impactful multi-channel campaigns.
Marketing Analytics
Build your knowledge around Marketing and Retail Analytics, a practice of measuring, managing, and analyzing marketing performance to optimize marketing campaigns and improve ROI. Once you master marketing analytics, you can use it to track and analyze various marketing metrics, such as traffic, conversion rates, customer acquisition costs, customer lifetime value, and more, that can help you frame your marketing strategies.
Web & Social Media Analytics
Get a broad view of Web and Social Media Analytics with this course. Web analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of web data for understanding and optimizing web usage. In contrast, Social media analytics is the process of gathering, measuring, and analyzing data from social media platforms and sites. Web and Social media analytics can be used as a tool for business and market research and to assess and improve the effectiveness of a website.
Integrated Marketing Communications
Learn to use Integrated marketing communications (IMC), an approach to marketing communications planning that helps you choose the best marketing tools to achieve your objectives. After learning how to use the IMC approach, you can integrate all the elements of the marketing mix- advertising, public relations, promotions, and direct marketing, to maximize the impact on consumers and other end users at a minimal cost.
Operations
Business Excellence for Competitive Advantage
Get familiar with Business Excellence which means continuous improvement of all aspects of an organization to achieve superior performance. This can include improving customer satisfaction, increasing efficiency and productivity, and reducing costs. Learn about various quality management tools and techniques that help businesses achieve business excellence.
Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Elevate your supply chain management skills with this course. This helps managers to monitor, control and optimize their supply chain and logistics processes. After completing this course, you will understand all about Inventory Management, Total Quality Management, and performance analytics. The goal of supply chain and logistics management is to ensure that the right resources are in the right place at the right time to meet the customer’s needs.
Service Operations Management
Unwind yourself with Service Operations Management, planning, organizing, and controlling the resources and processes of a company’s services business in this course. It includes developing and managing service products, designing and managing service processes, and managing service quality, which will help your business in the long run.
Project Management
In this course, you will learn about project management and how to create and manage your projects. This course is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in project management. You will learn about Risk Planning, Resource Planning, Budgeting, project Monitoring, and Control. All these concepts will be helpful for you to manage projects well for the business.
Strategic Sourcing Management
Strategic Sourcing is an important approach to Supply Chain Management that aims to achieve the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) along with minimal supply chain risk. In this course, you will learn how Strategic sourcing is done and how it better aligns the sourcing and business objectives. The course will include topics like Auction, E procurement, Negotiation, and Contracting.
Finance
Financial Statement Analysis
Built on foundational courses like FADM and Managerial Accounting, students in this course learn to analyse financial statements for supporting and validating business decisions. They demonstrate how detailed analysis of financial numbers inform upon the financing and investing activities, matched with the firm’s financial position and performance. The course also helps in understanding the nuances of Deferred Tax Assets and Liability; the Impact of Foreign Exchange Rate; changes in the accounting policy on the financial analysis of a company, including credit analysis and equity analysis. Valuation, a crucial skill for finance professionals is also covered.
Financial Modeling
Conceptualising and creating models helps managers and stakeholders deal with complicated data and arrive at solutions quickly and efficiently. In this course students learn modelling techniques for forecasting financial statements and for financial decision making for investments. Students also learn to conceptualise, design and create financial models based on objectives.
Financial Management for Designing Marketing Strategy
The course revisits the nuances of finance to provide an appreciation and understanding of some of the critical confluence areas of finance and marketing. Students learn to demonstrate analytic and decision-making skills in the realm of marketing using financial knowledge, and develop the ability to anticipate, strategize, and plan marketing to achieve glocal organizational goals.
Financial Analytics
As an institute championing the analytics cause in management education, this course helps develop an appreciation for various machine learning tools applied to finance. Students learn to select, implement, and evaluate models for the appropriate finance scenarios, and to understand the implications of modelling risk based on assumptions that might change.
Wealth Management
Saving and investment are two different things. The former focuses on finding venues to park funds, whereas the latter focuses on how to make it grow. Majority of working professionals need to learn how to manage their wealth by identifying their financial goals and working towards achieving them in a prearranged manner. This course will help professionals understand the concept of wealth management and financial life cycle. It will help them design their personal financial plans and evaluate different investment channels for wealth creation. The course will also teach basics of direct taxes, which are relevant for wealth management like computing taxable income, designing a salary structure and computation of capital gains.
Sample Diploma from Great Lakes Institute of Management
* Image for illustration only. Certificate subject to change.
Why Learners Choose Us
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Yuva Raja Vignesh B
App/Cloud support specialist, Accenture
The syllabus is well-structured, covering all key aspects of business management in a systematic and practical manner. The faculty members are highly professional and knowledgeable, making the learning process smooth and engaging. A special mention to the support team, who have been incredibly responsive and helpful throughout my journey. Overall, I am very satisfied with the program and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a well-organized and supportive online MBA experience.
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Senthil Prabhu Mookiah
Program Manager, Cognizant
The program’s flexible format allowed me to balance my work commitments while receiving a high-quality education. This included engaging live classes with dedicated faculty, supplementary pre-recorded sessions, and valuable networking opportunities. Also the program’s exceptional cost-benefit ratio made it a compelling choice.
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Saikat Sengupta
Associate Manager - Digital Marketing
Superb course content, great faculty members, and live interactive sessions: the program offers all possible in-campus benefits. There is a solid peer group that one can leverage for cultural and knowledge exchange. Timely alerts, recordings, and reminders help to keep me anchored to the schedule. Thank you, Great Lakes!
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Pompia Mondal
Business Operation Analyst, Oracle
As I wanted to move toward a managerial role in the future, the program was a complete fit for my requirements, where I could pursue my studies along with my job. It's been a wonderful journey with Great Learning. The program was flexible and its content and overall structure have been my favourite part. It has helped me to gain in-depth knowledge about all the sectors of an organisation's work. Overall, I am satisfied with my learning experience.
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Ramya Bheeman
Vice President - HR and Administration at Guidance TN, Industries Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu
My learning experience with Great Learning has been exceptional. Assignments, case studies, and subjects covered in the program’s modules were related to the business world of today. The Program Managers were supportive, and the online platform fosters engaging discussions and collaborative learning among peers. It is definitely helping me achieve my professional aspiration and has enabled me to progress confidently in my career.
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Kanupriya Verma
Product Management,Isango
Faculties are great. They explained the concepts really well and made the sessions fun. It was a totally new way of learning. Industry sessions were so inspiring. I remember a session on product management, which is my profile. I took lots of notes and those concepts still apply to my current profit. Ability to work and learn at the same time was the greatest aspect of the program.
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Vivek Nagpal
HOD Operations & Supply Chain, Giesecke & Devrient
Structure of program is very good. For an experienced person like me, going over unnecessary basics was not required. This was taken care of in the program. The other students are highly experienced and you get to learn from their thought process as well. It is a real value add in the whole experience.
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Priya Sharma
Relationship Manager, Crown Plaza Hotels
I was already working as a manager but I opted for this program to explore more opportunities and advance towards a higher management position. I had great experience with faculties and colleges from different backgrounds. I would rate the industry sessions as 10 on 10. I really liked those.
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Ayesha Mohammed
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
The online format allowed for flexibility in scheduling, and accommodating various personal and professional commitments. The program facilitated networking with peers, alumni, and industry professionals, creating valuable connections for potential collaboration and career advancement.
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Jayanthi G
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
The professors were very insightful and knowledgeable. The foundational modules were very helpful. The lecture recordings were phased out with proper breaks for easy understanding. The Program Managers were very supportive and prompt in resolving queries.
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Nikhita Manji Rathod
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
The best part of the program was the live sessions. They help me understand the topics better. It's great that we can choose to attend lectures on either Saturday or Sunday. This kind of flexibility was super helpful. I appreciate how for some programs, a weekly planner was provided. This was extremely helpful in managing my study time efficiently.
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Reyansh Choudhary
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
The balance between theoretical knowledge and practical application was particularly beneficial. The instructors were knowledgeable and approachable, which made the learning experience very enriching. The online format allowed me to manage my studies alongside my professional commitments effectively.
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Bhavani R
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
I am genuinely grateful for such an enriching experience. The commitment to excellence, coupled with a focus on student well-being and success, makes Great Lakes a standout institution in every regard. I wholeheartedly recommend this Institution to anyone seeking not just an education but an exceptional and transformative learning experience
Our alumni stories
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Swati Kumari
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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Sujay Mishra
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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Roopsi Grover
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Faculty
Our faculty is comparable to the best in the world, equipped with degrees from leading American (e.g. Carnegie Mellon University, University of Maryland, Temple University, University of Tennessee) or Indian B-schools (e.g. IIM, Calcutta).
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Dr. Suresh Ramanathan
Dean and Principal, Distinguished Professor - Marketing and Strategy Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai
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Dr. Suresh Srinivasan
Distinguished Professor - Strategy and Accounting Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai
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Dr. Vidya Mahambare
Chair Professor of Economics and Director, Research Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai
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Dr. Sanjoy Sircar
Professor and Program Director, Finance Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai
Note: The above faculty list is indicative
Elevate your Learning Experience with Campus Immersion Option
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ON CAMPUS IMMERSION
3 Campus Immersion sessions for a total of 12-days, with interactions with Great Lakes faculty, hands-on learning, and networking with peers and industry experts.
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SPECIAL COURSES
Learn the latest and unique business skills with specialized courses like 'Negotiation and Bargaining', that are best learnt with deep peer interaction and role plays.
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HANDS-ON LEARNING
Enhance your abilities in problem solving, teamwork, communication, and leadership, by running a virtual business in an interactive and real life environment with business simulations.
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NETWORKING
Build meaningful and life-long relationships with your peers, faculty and industry experts. Experience a unique networking landscape with the CXO Speaker Series and engage in insightful round-table discussions and dining with industry experts and peers.
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CAREER LAB
Unlock your full potential with Career Lab sessions designed for reflection, future planning, and personalized discussions with seasoned career coaches.
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FAREWELL CEREMONY
Come together and celebrate a significant academic milestone with peers and mentors.
Career Support
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E-Portfolio
An e-portfolio is a snapshot of all the projects done and skills acquired during the program that is shareable across social media channels. This will help you showcase your expertise to potential recruiters.
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Exclusive Job Boards
The program provides candidates access to a Job Board with job opportunities shared by 3300+ organisations.
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Resume building and Interview preparation
Build your resume to highlight your skills and your previous professional experience. Also, learn how to crack interviews with interview preparation sessions.
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Career Guidance
Get access to career mentoring from industry experts who’ve transitioned to roles in the industry. Benefit from their guidance on how to build a rewarding career.
The career support services provided as part of this program are offered by Great Learning.
Program Fee
Pay in Installments
Low Cost EMI at USD 212/month
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*Subject to third party credit facility provider approval based on applicable regions & eligibility
Application process
Go through our admissions process. The number of seats are limited. Apply early to secure your seats.
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1. Application Form
Register by filling up the online application form > and provide some basic details.
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2. Screening
Go through a screening call with the Admissions Director’s office.
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3. Join the Program
If selected, you will receive a letter for the upcoming cohort. Secure your seat by paying the admission fee.
Eligibility
- Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/OBC candidates) from a recognized university or institution.
Batch Start Date
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Online · To be announced
Admissions Open
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between MBA and PGDM?
An MBA program is offered by a government or private university or a college affiliated with a university. Only these universities, which come under the University Grants Commission (UGC), can award degrees.
A PGDM program is offered by AICTE recognized b-schools and standalone/autonomous b-schools, under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), which do not come under the UGC. However, it is pertinent to know that the corporate world does not differentiate between the two. Graduates from both programs are equally eligible for the same kind of management jobs.
Business schools (or private MBA colleges) offering PGDM can revise their curriculum in response to changing business needs and industry behavior. They can quickly adapt new models, tools and technologies to deliver cutting edge education to their students. Universities undergo such revision in a time-based manner, mostly in 3 to 5 years.
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