IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Answered Questions

IIM, Lucknow encourages students from various backgrounds including journalism, animation, maritime, architecture, etc. Just to name a few. There are students from numerous backgrounds and experiences which enhances the rich culture. Studying here would definitely enhance your management skillset irrespective of your background.

Pursuing a Master's Degree from any IIM itself is a big achievement. Not everybody gets a chance to get placed in IIMs.
The placement opportunities are vast with all core profiles in MNCs and top companies.
IIM's are recognised all over the world, hence an MBA from such Institutes will help you gain exposure to an entirely practical Industry based knowledge.

Yes, you can prepare for CAT at home. First, clear your basics and then move forward.
Here are some books that you can refer for your preparation:-
1) Quants - First solve the NCERT from 6th to 10th standard and then solve M.Tyra and Rs Aggarwal. These books will strengthen your foundation. Once you complete these books you can go for Arun Sharma.
2) Verbal/ RC- Start reading as much as you can. Read newspaper, novels, magazine etc, this will increase your ability to understand the context. Also, refer to verbal ability and reading comprehension book by Arun Sharma.
After all this, you need to have a good command over vocabulary, for vocabulary you can refer to word power made easy by Norman Lewis.
Also, join test series of any coaching. It will provide you real-time tracking of your preparation.