IIM Lucknow PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

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:

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.

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 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.

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow offers scholarships to postgraduate and undergraduate course students as financial assistance. Find below details of the scholarships offered by the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow:

1. Need-based Scholarships: Any student, irrespective of creed, caste, gender, or religion whose total gross family income (self, spouse, parents) falls in the eligibility criteria can apply for the scholarship.
2. Complimentary scholarships
3. Fellowship programmes, etc.

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.

According to verified reviews published on Shiksha, IIM Lucknow has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5. On one side where students have mentioned in their reviews that the course curriculum is quite rigorous, a few also mentioned that they are satisfied with the faculty, good infrastructure and record-breaking placements. In addition to these factors, IIM Lucknow carries the brand value of IIMs, which in itself makes this institute worth joining. Therefore, yes it is a good option.

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: 

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 PGP admission takes place only via CAT, XAT, and GMAT exams. GMAT exam slot booking guidelines must be checked, GMAT syllabus must be revised, and various other prior preparations must be done for clearing the entrance exams.  Therefore, candidates must visit the official website of all these entrance exams to register themselves. Follow the steps given below to apply for admission to various courses at IIM Lucknow: Step 1: Visit the official website of IIM Lucknow Step 2: Select the desired programme and click on Admission Step 3: Fill the application form Step 4: Pay the application fee.  

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. 

The basic criteria that decide the overall QS Ranking for any college including IIM Lucknow is its Employer Reputation, Academic Reputation, and others. On the basis of these criteria, QS decides a score for the college and ranks it accordingly.

Candidates seeking admission IIM Lucknow PGP course need to complete the CAT application process. For some other courses, aspirants need to directly apply through the institute's official website. For more details, check out CAT application process. 

The step-by-step process to apply through the IIM Lucknow official website is as follows:

Step 1: Visit the official website of IIML.

Step 2: Select the course and 'Apply Now'.

Step 3: Read the instructions and register with the basic detail.

Step 4: Fill out the application form.

Step 5: Upload the documents and pay the application fee.

Step 6: Submit the application form.

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.

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.

Yes, there are multiple job options available for candidates after completing the FPM programme. The common ones are lecturership and research work. Apart from this, candidates can also apply for private jobs at senior managerial level. Some of the popular job profiles for FPM pass outs are Relationship Manager, Project Manager, Management Executive, etc. In addition, the list of top recruiters include HCL, HDFC Bank, Britannia Industries, etc. Read more about FPM course and career scope, here.

The highest package offered during 20243 placements was in the Product and Analytics domain. Check the domain-wise highest package and average package offered during IIM Lucknow placements 2024:

To be eligible for admission to PGP courses, aspirants must meet the criteria as mentioned below:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification from a UGC-recognised university after at least 12 years of school education with at least 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates).
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2/Post BSc/Post Diploma) or BE/BTech equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognised by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (eg. AMIE by Institution of Engineers - India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers India) can also apply.
• Moreover, any qualifications recognised by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi which is equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree awarded by UGC recognised University/Institutions are also acceptable.

For MBA MBA in Entreprenueship & Innovation, aspirants with a valid Bachelor's degree in any discipline can apply. For more details about IIM Lucknow PGP/MBA programmes, Click Here.

IIM Lucknow has a satellite campus in Noida. IIM Lucknow offers various facilities to students like labs, modern classrooms, and others. IIM Lucknow is a fully residential college, offering various housing capabilities for around 500 students and around 75 faculty. The college is spread over 200 acre of land. The library of IIM Lucknow is spacious with an area of 30,000 square feet. It is a two-storied library available for students all the time.

MBA from IIM Lucknow is a good experience I would say. One cannot ask for less or more, in terms of education, extra-curricular, industry interactions, faculty, amenities, and most importantly food. The scope, I would say, is endless. It depends from person to person and not on the campus alone. Apart from placements, the campus has witnessed budding entrepreneurs too. The college will definitely give you the right direction to think and make way for yourself. As far as campus placements are concerned, one can take up jobs in Marketing, Finance, IT, Consulting, HR, Systems, Data Analytics, etc.