M.A. in Public Administration 

at Lucknow University, Lucknow

Lucknow University PG cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to several postgraduate courses, including MVA, MA, MCom, M.Ed, MTTM, MSc and MPH, among other courses. The last round cutoff ranged between 10.5 and 150, of which MVA in Stone Carving stands out as the most competitive course for the General AI category students. For MSc courses, the PGET cutoffs varied between 32 and 76. Among all the MSc specialsiation, M.Sc. in Anthropology was the most competitive for admission. For the rest of the courses, the PGET cutoff scores are tabulated below: 

Lucknow University accepts JEE Main entrance exam scores for admission to the BE/BTech courses. Considering the JEE Main last round cutoff 2024, the closing ranks varied between 129997 and 326317, of which Computer Science Engineering was the most competitive BTech specialisation for the General Home State quota. For a detailed course-wise JEE Main closing rank, refer to the table below: 

Lucknow University offers good placement annually. The University has achived 81% placements in the academic year 2024-25. The highest and average package secured by the batch 2025 was INR 24.61 and INR 7.86 LPA. Earlier, the participating recruiters presented 2588 job offers to the students of the batch 2024.

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.

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.

According to the latest report, a rise of 260% in the job offers was recorded in the year 2024 when compared with 2023. The students received 718 job offers in 2023 which increased to 2588 offers duirng Lucknow placements 2024.

Lucknow University is a government university and has a campus of around 219 acres. It was established in 1920 and is one of the the largest universities in Uttar Pradesh. The second campus of Lucknow University India is located in Jankipuram while the Badshah Bagh campus remains the main campus. 

Yes, Lucknow University offers scholarships to meritorious students. It offers two scholarships to students under Student Welfare Fund namely Chhatra Kalyan Scholarship and Karmyogi Scheme. The scholarships are provided to students needing financial support. The below-mentioned is the eligibility criteria for the scholarships scheme:

• Students must not be involved in any unlawful activities.
• Students must have a minimum of 75% attendance in the previous academic year/ semester
• Passed the previous semester with no back paper
• The total income of the student's parents must not exceed INR 3 Lacs per annum.
• Has passed the previous exam with a minimum of 60% aggregate
• The student must be enrolled in the self-finance courses or regular courses of the university

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.

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.