Lucknow University: Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026, Eligibility, Rankings, Placements

The university was established in 1920, and has over 550+ affiliated colleges and 15+institutes/centres. Lucknow University is recognised by UGC, AICTE, NCTE, BCI, among others, and offers more than 100 courses in both UG and PG fields. Notbale alumni at LU include Shankar Dayal Sharma, Suresh Raina, Arif Mohammad Khan and Harish Rawat.

Yes, the University of Lucknow offer BCom course. It offer BCom (Hons) course and in a self-finance mode as well. Lucknow University has prepared a new four-year undergraduate course under the new National Education Policy (NEP) as well. Admission to the UG course is entrance-based. Check more course details, here. 

MBA is one of the most popular course of the University of Lucknow. The MBA placement details are yet to released for the batch passed out in 2025. Overall, the University achived 81% placements in the academic year 2024-25. . The highest and average package offered was INR 24.61 and INR 7.86 LPA. 

The University of Lucknow has achived 81% placements over the past two years. The the highest and average package offered during University of Lucknow placements 2025 was INR 24.61 and INR 7.86 LPA.  Some of the top recruiters include ONGC, Sopra Steria, IBM, Deloitte, Infosys, CCD, MRF, etc.

University of Lucknow is one of the popular universities in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It also offer placements support to the students. Lucknow University has released 2022-2023 placements report. A course-wise placements data is not available. However, some key highlights related to overall placements data is mentioned below:

The Lucknow University highest package offered to the batch 2025 was same as it was offered to the batch 2024, which stood at INR 24.61 LPA. Earlier, the student of MSc Geology received the highest salary of INR 23.61 by ONGC.

Yes, Lucknow University campus is safe for girls and boys. The college campus is located in Lucknow. It has a good connection with roads and public transports. CCTV cameras are installed in the campus to keep a check on students safety. 

Find below a comparison between two top universities for their BCom course based on fee and eligibility requirements:

NOTE: The above-mentioned fees are taken from an unofficial source. Hence, are indicative. 

The cutoff ranks vary for different courses, rounds and categories. Students can refer to the table below to view the round-wise cutoffs for the General HS quota candidates.

UP Lucknow University is a government university and is recognised by UGC. It has received a recognition from NAAC with an A+ grade. The university offers more than 100 courses to students at the UG and PG levels. It has a group of experience faculty members to provide quality education to students.

Bcom at the University of Lucknow is a four-year course in NEP and sponsored mode. These programmes are divided into eight semesters. Additionally, the university also offer BCom (Hons) programme of three-year duration, which is divided into six semesters. 

Yes, the University of Lucknow offers a four-year full-time BTech course in Computer Science and Engineering at the undergraduate level. Apart from this, the University also offers BTech courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Applied Science & Humanities and Electronics & Communication. Lucknow University BTech admission is entirely entrance-based. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website of the University to apply online.

Lucknow University offers several specialisations in BA courses, and the admission procedure for BA courses and its specialisations is similar. The basic eligibility criteria for admission to BA is candidates must have completed Class 12. Additionally, candidates have secured at least an aggregate of 40%. If aspirants qualify all these basic eligibility criteria then they have to appear for an entrance examination called UGPET. The scores secured in the UGPET entrance exam are the only criteria that the university follows to grant a seat in the BA programme at LU. However, the college does offer some seats for NRI and other students through management quota, and the seats issued by management quota are always lesser in number than regular degree seats. 

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Education sector has placed the most no. of Lucknow University students. The sector-wise Lucknow University alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

The minimum eligibility criteria needs to be met to get admission to BTech course at University of Lucknow. In addition, students must clear the entrance exam to get the final admission. They must get minimum 55% in Class 12. Students should have Class 12 mark sheet at the time of admission for verification purposes

The median package offered to the batch 2025 is yet to be released. The overall median package offered during Lucknow University placements 2024 was INR 8.3 LPA. Earlier, it was INR 14.4 LPA in 2023.

Lucknow University accepts Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) for admission to several PG courses. The University has released the first provisonal merit list for MCom courses on Aug 1. Candidates seeking admisison must visit the official website of LU to submit the online seat confirmation fee. As per the Lucknow University first provisonal merit list the closing cutoff ranks for MCom (Commerce) was 826 for the General category students:

Given below is the closing cutoff ranks for Lucknow University MCom courses: 

Lucknow University OBC cutoff 2024 ranged between 158054 and 539140 for admission to the BTech course via UPTAC. Considering the last round of closing ranks, CSE stands out as the most demanded BTech specialisation for admission. During the first round, the cutoff ranks varied between 150273 and 307876. Analysing both the rounds, we can say that students with a cutoff rank of 326317 can get into the University of Lucknow. Also, the cutoff ranks vary for different courses, specialisations, and rounds. So, it is advisable to continuously check the round-wise cutoff ranks to be eligible for admission. Tabulated below is the UPTAC last round cutoff 2024 for the OBC category students in the HS quota. 

The Lucknow University average package offered to the batch 2025 was INR 7.86 LPA. Earlier, the average package offered during Lucknow University placements 2024 was INR 8.6 LPA.

Yes, for Lucknow University admission to the undergraduate and postgraduate courses, entrance test called, the Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) and Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) is conducted by the university for UG and PG admission. Lucknow University also conducts the Under Graduate Professional Entrance Test (UGPET) for admission to the BBA and BCA courses. For UG and PG courses, the university also accept CUET-UG and CUET-PG exam scores.