IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management

The IIM Lucknow offers admission to all courses on the basis of CAT scores. IIM Lucknow admission procedure is as follows:

1. You must meet the minimum eligibility criteria for graduation with a 50% average.
2. The IIM Lucknow will release section-wise CAT cutoff scores for each course.
3. Those who meet this cutoff score are called for the written ability test.
4. Later, you will be called for the Personal Interview PI round at IIML.
5. Finally, a merit list will be prepared for each course and will be made available on the official website of IIML.
6. This merit list is created on the basis of your CAT score, academic scores, PI score, and round scores.

The selected candidates will have to undergo document submission and fee payment to confirm admission at IIM Lucknow.

Yes, the Executive MBA program at the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow), also known as the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), accepts scores from the Common Admission Test (CAT). This program is intended to improve the managerial and leadership skills of working professionals. As part of the selection process, IIM Lucknow takes into account additional criteria in addition to CAT scores, including work experience, academic standing, and in-person interviews. As these can change every year, it's crucial for applicants to verify the precise requirements for admission and the application deadlines on the official IIM Lucknow website.

The majority of students (37%) placed during IIM Lucknow placements received opportunities in the Consulting domain. The second in the sequence was the Product Management domain with 19% of the students placed.

IIML is ranked at 6^th position in the NIRF Management ranking 2023. The other closely ranked IIMs that a student might want to compare are IIM Kozhikode, IIM Calcutta and IIM Indore ranked at 3^rd, 4^th, and 8^th position in the NIRF ranking 2023 (Management). For all four IIMs, Consulting emerged as the top preference among the students, with the highest placement rate. Around 33% of IIM Kozhikode students who passed out in 2024 received opportunities in the Consulting domain. For IIM Indore and IIM Calcutta, the placement share in Consulting was 25% and 40.50%, respectively. The detailed domain-wise distribution of IIM Lucknow and other closely ranked IIMs is presented below:

*The stats mentioned are for 2023 as the 2024 details are yet to be released.

Yes, the institute has a list of alumni who are successfully running their own Unicorn startups and have raised the entrepreneurship standard with their creative ideas. To name a few, take a look at the below success stories:

1. Bombay Shaving Company: A premium personal care and grooming solutions brand was founded by Shantanu Deshpande, who passed out from IIM Lucknow in 2011. Shantanu has pursued an MBA in Strategy from IIM Lucknow. After completing his education he worked for 4 years at McKinsey & Company and after that, he ventured into the world of entrepreneurship.

2. Flutrr: It is an inclusive multilingual online dating app which provides a delightful dating experience in one’s language. A new generation of matching algorithms from ancient Indian and Vedic sciences of Astrology and Numerology are followed at Flutrr. The company was founded by Kaushik Banerjee who is designated as co-founder and CEO. Kaushik has pursued MBA in Marketing Operations from IIM Lucknow and has passed out on 1992.

Multiple IIM Lucknow alumni have set the stage for the upcoming students to start their own ventures and bring the best to the table.