IIM Lucknow: Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

Established in 1984, IIM Lucknow was the fourth Indian Institute of Management set up by the Government of India. It plays a key mentorship role for newer IIMs, including IIM Jammu, IIM Rohtak, and IIM Kashipur. Renowned for its academic excellence, vibrant student diversity, and strong industry engagement, IIM Lucknow has earned a prominent position among top business schools.

In 2024, the institute was ranked 7th by NIRF and 6th by IIRF in the Management category. It also achieved 85th place in the FT Global MBA 2024 Rankings, reflecting its growing global presence. IIM Lucknow offers its students valuable international exposure through exchange programs and global competitions.

The institute’s flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) admits students based on CAT scores, followed by a Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). For the 2024 placement season, the average package stood at INR 30 LPA, with the highest package reaching INR 1.23 crore.

IIM Lucknow Highlights

IIM Lucknow Important Dates 2025

The following table represents the Important dates for the 2025 batch:

IIM Lucknow Fees

IIM Lucknow Courses

IIM Lucknow offers over 40 courses out of which the most sought courses are the 2 year full time PGP, 2 Year PGPWE and 1 year IPMX. Apart from these, IIM Lucknow also offers FPM and EFPM programmes as well:

Why MBA from IIM Lucknow?

See What Tushar Jejani from the batch of 2023 has to say about IIM Lucknow MBA

“Comparing it with other colleges, I received calls from every B-school in the country except IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta. However, I managed to convert every single school, and joining IIM Lucknow was the best decision I made. To this day, I consider those two years to be the best of my life, and I am grateful for being chosen by the institute as much as I am for choosing it. It was a typical love-hate relationship.

IIM Lucknow Admission 2025

The following table represents the step by step IIM Lucknow admission 2025 process:

IIM Lucknow Interview Calls are out for batch 2024-26 based on CAT 2023 exam. Number of Candidates who expressed interest in MBA Programs of IIM Lucknow is given below:

Number of Candidates who fulfilled the criteria and qualified in Stage 1A of IIM Lucknow is given below:

IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2024

IIM Lucknow MBA Cutoff is 90 Percentile in CAT. The Sectional Cutoff for the same is 85 Percentile. For PGP-ABM and PGP-SM Cutoff is 85 Percentile. The actual cutoff for the 2024-26 batch may vary.

IIM Lucknow Placements 2024

Placements at IIM Luckow

See What Tushar Jejani from the batch of 2023 has to say about IIM Lucknow Placements

“During my time at IIM Lucknow, the Summer Internship Season (SIP) was about to commence as soon as we joined the B-school. The placement preparation committee at the institute played a crucial role in helping every student prepare for placements. I had friends like Sumati, Shobhit, and Disha who supported me throughout the SIP process.

The following table represents the year wise placement trends at IIM Lucknow:

IIM Lucknow Ranking 2024

IIM Lucknow was ranked 7th by NIRF 2024 in the Management Category. The Institute is also ranked 6th by IIRF 2024 and 85^th in FT Global MBA Ranking 2024. The details of the IIM Lucknow Rankings are as follows:

Life at IIM Lucknow

IIM Lucknow Campus is spread across 185 Acres of Land. Well manicured Green Lawns, Flower Beds, Rows of Trees, Murals are a part of the IIM Lucknow Campus. Faculty Block (Chintan), PGP Block (Bodhgriha), MDP Block (Manthan), Library, Computer Centre and Samadhan are also a part of the IIM Lucknow Campus Arena.

IIM Lucknow Hostel

IIM Lucknow is a Fully-residential Institute, offering Housing Capabilities for more than 1000 Students and 75 Faculties. There are 128 air-conditioned rooms in IIM Lucknow Hostel. The Guesthouse rooms have 64 air-conditioned rooms, furnished with LCD TV, Wifi connectivity, Tea-Coffee making facility & other amenities. IIM Lucknow hostel fees in INR 3.45 Lakhs and with AC rooms the fees is around INR 3.87 Lakhs.

See What Tushar Jejani from the batch of 2023 has to say about IIM Lucknow Hostels

“It wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t begin by saying that I am an alumnus of Hostel 16 from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow). IIM Lucknow boasts 18 hostels for more than 2000 students on campus, catering to students from various programs such as PGP/MBA, ABM/Agri Business Management, PHDs, etc. During my time there, I had the opportunity to stay in 16012, Hostel 16, and 1427, Hostel 14, and I believe I had the best hostel experience as I was fortunate to be in the best hostels for both years.

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