IIM Lucknow PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow has been ranked at the seventh spot in the NIRF 2024 rankings. Moreover, as per the media reports, the summer placements for batch 2024-26 was concluded with all 576 PGP and PGP ABM students receiving internship offers. The highest domestic stipend stood at INR 3.95 lakh per month and the highest international stipend offered was INR 1.75 lakh per month. Additionally, the IIM Lucknow average and median stipends stood at INR 1.43 lakh per month and INR 1.50 lakh per month, respectively. 

The average package offered in 2024 placements stood at INR 30 LPA for PGP and PGP ABM, INR 20.14 LPA for PGP SM, and INR 25.53 LPA for IPMX. 

Check below what students have to say about IIM Lucknow MBA:

According to unofficial sources, IIM Lucknow alumni are primarily working in the Business Development sector with a 28% share. The below pie chart illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Engineering, Information Technology, and Consulting.

The leading corporate giants that visited the institute campus for participation in IIM Lucknow placements 2024 are mentioned below:

The modes of Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow) course admissions are online and offline. Admission to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on merit and entrance exam scores. At the postgraduate level, the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow) offers MBA, Executive MBA, and various other courses to students. Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow) also provides FPM, EFPM, and various other certificate courses to students.

Course fees is one of the important parameters to be considered while finalising a college. A comparison of MBA fee at IIM Lucknow and  similarly ranked colleges by NIRF is tabulated below:

*The fee mentioned above is taken from multiple official/unofficial sources, hence is indicative.

The application process for IIM Lucknow PGP courses takes place via CAT. Therefore, candidates need to visit the official website of CAT to register themselves. For other courses, however, the application process takes place via the official website of IIM Lucknow. After the successful submission of the application form, students need to appear for the Written Ability Test and Personal Interview (WAT-PI) rounds. Shortlisting for the WAT-PI process is based on CAT score, previous academic performance, and other criteria. Read more about IIM Lucknow Admission Process.

The institute has consistently placed 100% of PGP and PGP ABM students over the past three years (2022 to 2024). The number of companies participating has also improved year-on-year. From 2022 to 2024, the number of companies that participated in PGP SM placements has also increased. Additionally, a declining trend was recorded in the number of IPMX students placed over the past three years. The table below showcases the comparative analysis from 2022 to 2024 IIM Lucknow MBA placements:

IIM Lucknow admission 2024 for the PGP batch of 2025-27 is based on CAT cutoff 2024, which is yet to be conducted. It is compulsory for students to meet both the sectional and overall cutoff. The IIM Lucknow cutoff, qualifying sectional cutoffs for PGP for General category candidates can be 85 each and the overall percentile requirement - 90. For final admission, the final cutoff for IIM Lucknow is much higher than the sectional cutoff and overall cutoff and generally may lie between 97 and 98. Candidates seeking admission to IIM Lucknow must appear for CAT and aim for the required qualifying scores.

For admission in MBA at IIM Lucknow, candidates have to complete CAT application procedure. The category-wise CAT application fee is mentioned in the following table:

It is compulsory that each of the aspirant fulfils the minimum eligibility requirement and hold the relevant documents for verification as well. Candidate needs to complete a bachelor's degree in any discipline or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate and a minimum of three years full-time post-qualification (after graduation) work experience as on December 31, of the admission year to apply for the PGPWE course. Read about Career Scope of Executive MBA.

Admission to PGPWE and IPMX course is based on the GMAT scores, candidates are shortlisted for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Other exams such as GRE/CAT/XAT/GATE/PGPEW entrance test are also accepted for PGPEW course. Subsequent to Written Ability Test & Personal Interview, the final selection is done based on the following criteria:

Candidates seeking admission in a IIM Lucknow MBA or PGP course are required to complete CAT registration process. It is advised that the aspirants check out the eligibility criteria before filling out the application. Further, the step-by-step process to apply online for CAT is explained below:

1. Visit the CAT 2024 official website.
2. Click on "New Registration" and register by entering a few basic details.
3. Login with the ID and fill out the application form.
4. Upload the required documents.
5. Pay the application fee via credit/debit card or net banking.

Read more: CAT Registration Process 2024

CAT 2023 is yet to be held. Candidates can check previous year CAT 2022 percentile required to get into IIM Lucknow other than General category students from the table below:

The below-mentioned table carries IIM Lucknow CAT cutoff 2022 criteria for shortlisting and final selection of PGP, PGP-ABM, & PGP-SM candidates: 

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow offer Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). It is a full-time residential programme to be completed in four years and six months. Candidates wanting to pursue this course must meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Moreover, the selection is done based on merit in CAT/GATE/GRE/GMAT or JRF/SRF (UGC/CSIR/ICAR) followed by a personal interview round. Read more about the course here.

The institute has released the salary data for PGP & PGP ABM, PGP SM, and IPMX students passing out in 2024. Take a look at the table below to know the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow packages trend for the past three years:

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.

The total course fee is a cumulative of multiple fee components, including tuition fee, security deposit, admission fee, etc. Find below the IIM Lucknow MBA/PGP fee for the offered programmes:

*The fee given above is from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

Other than the course fee, students are required to pay the registration fee for CAT. The application fee is INR 2,400 for General, EWC and  NC-OBC and INR 1,200 for SC, ST and PWD. For more details about IIM Lucknow MBA, Click Here.

Admission 2024 to MBA courses of all IIMs, including IIM Lucknow is through CAT cutoff 2023. The admission to IIM Lucknow is a two-step process, the first process is based on the CAT qualifying cutoff 2023 and the second one is WAT and PI is based on final cutoff. IIM Lucknow, along with all the other IIMs, considers both sectional and overall CAT cutoff for admission to its MBA/ PGP course. For IIM Lucknow MBA admission, students need to meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and the sectional cut offs. Candidates seeking admission to IIM Lucknow must score above the 90 percentile in CAT exam. 

IIM Lucknow offers admission to MBA courses on the basis of CAT scores followed by the Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Tabulated below are the important dates for CAT 2023: