About Great Learning

Impactful Learning for Everyone

Great Learning is an ed-tech company that offers programs in career critical competencies such as Analytics, Data Science, Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Full Stack Development and more.

Our programs are taken by thousands of professionals globally who build competencies in these emerging areas to secure and grow their careers. At Great Learning, our focus is on creating industry relevant programs and crafting learning experiences that help candidates learn, apply and demonstrate capabilities in areas that are driving the future.

Our Mission

Enabling career success in the Digital Economy

We are on a mission to make professionals proficient and future ready. In the last 6 years, we have been able to deliver 22 million+ hours of learning to professionals world wide with thousands of them being able to achieve successful career progression in leading companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, American Express, Deloitte, IBM, Accenture, McKinsey and more.

University Partners

Our strategic collaborations with global universities enable us to succeed in our mission to provide the very best in industry-relevant education to professionals.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford Graduate School of Business is the business school of the prestigious Stanford University in the United States. Founded in 1925, the school has been consistently recognized for its cutting-edge curriculum, innovation-driven pedagogy, and rich learning experience. With one of the highest ratios of applicants to available seats of any business school, the GSB’s selectivity reflects in its unparalleled experiences that don’t just provide resume enhancement but shape one’s entire career. At the core of this lies the school’s mission -- “to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management and with those ideas to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.”

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Stanford Center for Professional Development

The Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD) is a part of The Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL) at Stanford University. Founded in 1969 and formerly based within Stanford’s School of Engineering, SCPD makes it possible for today's best and brightest professionals to enroll in Stanford University programs while they maintain their careers. The SCPD enables professionals to benefit from the exciting research and world-class teaching of Stanford faculty, wherever they are located in the world -- providing a global community of learners united by the passion for learning and career advancement.

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McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

Founded in 1883 and home to more than 51,000 students and 3,000 teaching faculty, The University of Texas at Austin is one of the leading universities in the United States. The UT Austin name is globally recognized as a leader in the domains of science, business, and technology; and currently ranks at #3 for Business Analytics (QS Rankings, 2019) and #8 for Artificial Intelligence (U.S News Rankings, 2018). The UT campus houses the McCombs School of Business, its top-ranking business school dedicated to shaping leaders of the future through high-quality instruction, experiential learning, and groundbreaking research. McCombs faculty members rank No. 12 worldwide for research productivity (UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings 2013-2017).

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Purdue University

Established in 1869, Purdue University is a world-renowned, public research university in the United States dedicated to advancing discoveries in science, technology, engineering, and math. Purdue University routinely ranks highly in accredited American and world university rankings like the US News and World Report Best Colleges and the QS World University Rankings for its distinguished academic programs. Krannert School of Management, Purdue University’s business school, is ranked #1 EMBA Program Globally by the CEO magazine, 2018. Purdue University’s innovative approach to teaching and modern curriculum give candidates the skills they need to make an immediate impact on their careers—and the edge to conquer whatever comes next.

Great Lakes Institute of Management

A premier AMBA-accredited business school in India, Great Lakes Institute of Management was established in 2004 by Dr. Bala V Balachandran, Professor Emeritus at Kellogg School of Management. With its vision to develop socially-sensitive, business-ready leaders with a futuristic orientation, it has been consistently ranked among the top 10 business schools in India. While being Indian in origin, the school embodies a truly global mindset with its alumni network spread out in 30+ countries; and buoyed by its collaborations with distinguished global schools such as Babson College, HKUST Business School, and Université de Bordeaux, among others.

Our Journey

2013

Mohan Lakhamraju and Hari Nair establish Great Learning to realize their dream of making every working professional data proficient. Program development and market research begin soon after.

2015

Our flagship program - PG Program in Business Analytics (PGP-BABI) is listed as the top analytics program in India by leading ranking bodies and publications. This continues for 5 years in a row and we work hard to retain our numero-uno status. The team works closely with faculty, industry leaders, alumni, and students to make the program highly industry-relevant, comprehensive and rigorous.

2017

We successfully deliver 2 million learning hours in our quest for making every professional future-ready in an exceedingly data-driven world. We also launch new programs in Big Data and Business Analytics and expand our wings to 6 metropolitan centres, all the while impacting the lives and careers of 1000+ working professionals.

2018

We partner with McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin to launch Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. We also launch a new program in Cloud Computing. Through these initiatives, we continue to empower more and more professionals -- now over 5000 careers impacted.

2019

This year is a big one for us. We are proud to have delivered more than 22 million+ hours of learning to 25000+ learners from 140+ countries, through a mentor network that grew to 1500+. While achieving this milestone, we diversify our portfolio further with a range of programs in Cyber Security, Design Thinking, and Digital Business through collaborations with Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford Center for Professional Development and Purdue University. We also expand our offerings for senior leaders with specifically tailored programs in AI and Analytics. Finally, we launch GL-Excelerate, our flagship initiative to empower learners to gain tangible career outcomes through our programs.

Media Mentions

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