IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Answered Questions

Spread across 185 acre of land, IIML provides excellent infrastructure and facilities for the students. IIM-Lucknow has one of the most beautiful campuses in India. Indian Institute of Management Lucknow has a library, computer centre (with state-of-the-art computing facilities), and an administrative block. IIML also has a 20-acre satellite campus located in Noida exclusively for executive education. The overall campus vibes are too good. 

Yes,  IIM Lucknow ranking 2025 has been released by the QS. IIM Lucknow NIRF ranking is not yet released for the year 2025. The table below provides a glimpse of IIM Lucknow Rankings highlights:IIM Lucknow RankingsRanking BodyCategoryRankNIRF 2025Management5QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2025WUR Ranking By Subject 131QS Ranking 2025World University Rankings - Masters In Management 111-120FT Global Rankings 2024India (MBA)5NIRF 2024Management7FT Global Rankings 2024Global (MBA)85Outlook 2023India's Top Government MBA Colleges4IIRF 2023Top MBA Colleges in India 20234Business Today 2023Management4

The institute has provided handsome placement packages for the MBA students every year. Refer to the table for more information:Particulars Placement Statistics (2023)Placement Statistics (2024)the highest Package (domestic)INR 100 LPAINR 123 LPAthe highest Package (international)INR 65 LPAINR 65 LPAAverage PackagePGP & PGP ABM: INR 32.20 LPA- PGP SM: INR 30.44 LPA- IPMX: INR 26.47 LPAPGP & PGP ABM: INR 30 LPA- PGP SM: INR 20.14 LPA- IPMX: INR 25.53 LPAMedian PackagePGP & PGP ABM: INR 30 LPA- PGP SM: INR 28 LPA- IPMX: INR 26.62 LPA- PGP & PGP ABM: INR 27 LPA- PGP SM: INR 18.05 LPA- IPMX: INR 24.47 LPA

No, studying at IIM Lucknow is not very expensive but it also depends on person to person. So for students finding the fee expensive, there is always an option of the scholarships. For scholarship details, students can visit the official website and ask for the same. 

Candidates who have missed the CAT examinations must not worry. Follow the IIM Lucknow admission process mentioned below:Step 1: Register for the CAT examinations to get admission in this college. Step 2: Appear for the exams.Step 3: Take part in the complete selection process, such as PI and others.Step 4: Confirm the available seat by paying the admission fee.

Your professional aspirations should determine which of these three MBA programs you select: IIM Kozhikode offers Finance or IIM Lucknow provides Sustainable Management and IIM Udaipur offers General programs. Students interested in investment banking, corporate finance and risk management roles should specifically choose the Finance programme at IIM Kozhikode. The Sustainable Management programme at IIM Lucknow operates as a specialised programme to study ESG and sustainability consulting with an emphasis on corporate social responsibility. The General MBA at IIM Udaipur provides students with the advantage of delaying specialisation choices. Your score of 92 percentile in CAT and 70% graduation marks from Instrumentation Engineering place you in a position to consider IIM Kozhikode's Finance MBA programme which could lead to core finance positions or IIM Lucknow's programme for sustainability-oriented long-term career possibilities. At IIM Udaipur you will gain a wider business knowledge base and access decent placement opportunities. 

The IIM Lucknow CAT qualifying cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to PGP, PGP-ABM, and PGP-SM courses for different categories. For 2025 admission, the IIM Lucknow PGP-ABM qualifying CAT cutoff is 85 percentile (overall) for the students belonging to the general category in the AI quota. For EWS and NC-OBC categories, the minimum qualifying percentile is 77. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the sectional and overall cutoff percentiles for different categories. CategoryVARCDILRQAOverallGeneral80808085EWS72727277NC-OBC72727277SC55555565ST50505055PWD50505055

No, meeting the CAT cutoff percentile is not the only criteria for admission. IIM Lucknow admission is a two-stage process. In the first stage, candidates are shortlisted for the WAT and PI round on the basis of their performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement, and relevant work experience. In the second stage, aspirants will be evaluated on parameters such as the Scaled CAT 2024 score, Class 12 marks, Graduation marks, Work Experience, Diversity Factor and Gender Diversity as per their weightage fixed by the institute. Candidates can refer to the table below to view all the parameters and their weightage for IIM Lucknow PGP courses. ComponentMBA WeightMBA-ABM WeightMBA-SM WeightScaled CAT 2023 score606060Class 12 marks101010Graduation marks101010Work Experience10010Diversity Factor520*5Gender Diversity55*5For the final score calculation, more weightage is given to the WAT and PI than CAT score. For more details, check out the table below: ComponentMBA & MBA-SM (Weightage)MBA-ABM (Weightage)CAT 20243035Academic Performance5+55+5Diversity Factor55Work Experience5NAWriting Ability Test (WAT)1010Personal Interview (PI)*4040Final Score100100

Choosing between University in USA and India it is based on your interests on some topics like1.curriculumsBoth the universities will be having good teaching faculty and good equipment of labs and good equipment of library2.reputitionBased on the reputation university of Chicago has more reputation than lucknow because it is in new york3.feesUniversity of Chicago:80,000 dollars per yearLucknow:20 to 25 Lacs for the entire course

There are several clubs available at IIM Lucknow campus. The below-mentioned are the other clubs available in the colleges:IIM Lucknow ClubsMusic Band – 3.4AbhivyaktiRandom WalkCredence CapitalForty TwoRight AnglesQuizzing CommonersToastmasters-Earlier, IIM Lucknow fees and placements were checked by the students before going for admissions but now students also want to know about the clubs, societies, and events as these have become important parts of their careers. These clubs are like added stars that can help students groom into professionals.