IIM Lucknow announces admissions to Chief Financial Officer Programme
Participants will be eligible for exclusive IIM Lucknow Executive Alumni benefits.
The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, in collaboration with TimesPro announced admissions to 8th batch of its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Programme. This executive education offering equips learners with the tools, foresight and confidence to lead enterprise-wide finance with impact.
The 10-month CFO Programme is contextually designed to enable finance professionals to transition from a finance manager to a strategic CFO by building the capabilities required to craft investor-ready models for M&A, valuations and fundraising; strengthen global risk and treasury oversight; navigate crisis scenarios and lead cross-functional teams while influencing C-suite decisions with conviction. Emphasis is placed on boardroom-ready leadership through a cutting-edge curriculum spanning AI-driven forecasting, ESG integration and digital finance.
IIM Lucknow’s CFO Programme focuses on future-ready mastery across modules including: The Evolving Role of the CFO; Financial Reporting and Compliance; Performance Management; Strategic Financial Planning; Treasury and Risk Management; Capital Markets and Investor Relations; Digital Finance and Automation; M&A and Strategic Finance and Tax Strategy and Planning, ensuring rigorous coverage from board communication and governance to investor relations and integrated reporting.
Commonly asked questions
The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.
- Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
- Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
- Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
- Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.
Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.
Students can get admission in IIM Lucknow without CAT score. But only for courses, such as EFPM, FPM, EPGP programmes. Those seeking flagship PGP/ MBA course admission must have valid CAT score. The IIM Lucknow courses for which CAT is not needed are as below:
- IPMX
- PGPX
- FPM
IIM Lucknow MBA cutoff for the general category generally goes upto 90 percentile. Students must aim to score 90 & above to get admission in the institute. For other categories, the cutoff is generally lower and ranges from 60 percentile to 85 percentile. However, this changes every year. Students can check the past year cutoff trends to get better idea.
Speaking on the announcement of the programme, Prof. Ajay Garg, Finance and Accounting, IIM Lucknow said, “At IIM Lucknow, the CFO Programme is built for practitioners, not theorists. Over ten months, learners interrogate capital allocation, risk and performance through live cases, analytics and board simulations. The aim is simple: sharper judgement, cleaner narratives and durable credibility with investors and directors. We are proud to prepare leaders who steward growth with prudence and integrity in real boardrooms.”
Sridhar Nagarajachar, Business Head, TimesPro said, “TimesPro’s role is to make rigorous learning workable for busy finance leaders. LIVE sessions, practitioner-led labs and applied exercises turn theory into practice. Learners finish with a capstone, a demonstrable portfolio of outcomes and the confidence to influence capital, cash and risk agendas from day one wherever they are based today with coaching, feedback and milestones throughout the journey.”
Learning is delivered by IIM Lucknow faculty via TimesPro’s Direct-to-Device platform through LIVE lectures, case studies, quizzes, projects, simulations and assignments. Participants gain hands-on exposure to real-world finance technology such as Anaplan, Power BI, SAP S/4HANA, UiPath, Alteryx, and Kyriba.
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