IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2025: Check CAT Cutoff Percentile

Admission 2026 to MBA courses of all IIMs, including IIM Lucknow, is through the CAT cutoff 2025. The admission to IIM Lucknow is a two-step process. The first step is based on the CAT qualifying cutoff 2025, and the second step is WAT and PI, which is based on the final cutoff. IIM Lucknow, along with all the other IIMs, considers both sectional and overall CAT cutoffs 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 90 percentile in the CAT exam to improve their chances of getting a call for WAT & PI.

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. 

For the final score calculation, more weightage is given to the WAT and PI than CAT score. For more details, check out the table below: 

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.