IIM Lucknow PI shortlist for PGP 2026 is out. Candidates can check their status and apply for PI-WAT round by filling an online form check details.
IIM Lucknow PI shortlist 2026
IIM Lucknow has announced the PI shortlist 2026 for PGP courses. Candidates who meet the CAT cut off 2025, will be shortlisted for the WAT-PI round. To check the PI shortlist status, candidates have to login to the institute website with CAT 2025 ID. Those who selected IIM Lucknow as the preferred institute will be eligible to apply for the PI round. The institute has sent emails too, to shortlisted candidates.
The WAT-PI round will be conducted in February. Shortlisted candidates will be informed about PI dates and venue via email.
IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist 2026: How to Apply?
Candidates have to fill the PGP shortlist form as per the deadline mentioned in email received. Check below how to check PI status:
- Open IIM Lucknow website
- Click on : WAT-PI Shortlist for MBA 2026-28
- Enter CAT 2025 registration number, email ID, date of birth and CAPTCHA code
- Click on login to check your status and fill the PI form
IIM Lucknow Admission 2026: CAT cut offs 2025
IIM Lucknow PI shortlist 2026 is based on candidate’s academic record and CAT 2025 score. The minimum CAT 2025 cut offs required to be eligible, are mentioned below:
| Cut-off percentile for shortlisting candidates for WAT- PI stage for MBA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Overall |
| General |
85 |
85 |
85 |
90 |
| EWS |
77 |
77 |
77 |
82 |
| NC-OBC |
77 |
77 |
77 |
82 |
| SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
65 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
| PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
| Cut-off percentile for shortlisting candidates for WAT- PI stage for MBA-ABM |
||||
| Category |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Overall |
| General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
85 |
| EWS |
72 |
72 |
72 |
77 |
| NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
77 |
| SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
65 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
| PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
| Cut-off percentile for shortlisting candidates for WAT- PI stage for MBA-SM |
||||
| Category |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Overall |
| General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
85 |
| EWS |
72 |
72 |
72 |
77 |
| NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
77 |
| SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
| PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
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Yes, candidates can fill out the CAT application form on one day and pay the fee on another day, as it is not mandatory to register for the CAT exam, fill out the application form, or pay the fee in one go. The registration and application window will remain open for candidates who have registered for the exam and created an ID until the last date of form submission. The applicant can log in and check/fill/edit the CAT application form anytime during the form-filling period. Only the phone number and email ID will not be editable once registration is complete. However, candidates need to submit the CAT form and application fee before the deadline to be eligible to appear for the exam. The CAT application form will not be submitted until the fee payment is completed. The fee can be paid via debit card, credit card, net banking, and UPI wallet.
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IIM shortlist of top IIMs is released in the first week of January soon after CAT result declaration. All IIMs release their shortlist one by one after that in the same month. By the end of January, all 21 IIMs release their MBA/PGP shortlist. The WAT-PI shortlists for admission is released individually by the institutes but for the CAP participating IIMs. For them, the CAP conducting IIM releases the PI shortlist form and guidelines on behalf of rest of them.