IIM Lucknow: Admissions 2026, Fees, Placements, Courses and Cutoff

IIM Lucknow was established in 1984 by the Government of India as the 4th IIM. As per the 2025 NIRF rankings, IIM Lucknow is ranked as the 5th top B-school in India. 

IIM Lucknow provides full-time MBA, PGP Executive, and PhD programs. For MBA admission, the college only accepts CAT scores. The total fee for the PGP course is INR 20,75,000.

IIM Lucknow recorded 100% placement for the 2025 pass-out batch. In 2025, it has recorded highest package of INR 75 LPA for domestic placement and INR 65 LPA for international placement. In the 2025 summer placements, students received an average stipend is INR 1.31 L per month.

IIM Lucknow Highlights

The highlights for the IIM Lucknow are given below:

IIM Lucknow Courses and Eligibility

The details of the IIM Lucknow courses eligibility is given below:

IIM Lucknow Fees

The fee structure at IIM Lucknow for different courses are given in the table below. However, if students are applying for a hostel they have to pay INR 3.45 Lakhs – INR 3.87 Lakhs depending on AC or Non-AC rooms.

Note: Students will be provided with a stipend for the IIM Lucknow PhD course (DPM).

IIM Lucknow Admission Process 2026

The admission process at IIM Lucknow involves evaluation of the CAT score, academic performance, extra-curricular activities and work experience. However, students should note that the work experience is not mandatory for the PGP course.

For admission, students need to follow multiple steps:

Step 1: Shortlisting & Merit List Preparation.

The initial shortlisting of the candidates will be done based on the CAT/GMAT scores and academic performance. The detailed IIM Lucknow shortlist criteria is given below:

*The maximum mark for diversity factor for MBA – ABM is 20. 

Step 2: Conducting WAT – PI

After the initial shortlisting, students will be invited for the WAT and PI round. Then, the final score of the students will be calculated. The details about IIM Lucknow admission criteria is:

*The pass mark for PI is 12 out of 40.

IIM Lucknow CAT Cut Off 2025

The IIM Lucknow cut off for CAT varies with the course, and the overall cut off for the current session are:

Besides these overall cut-offs, students have to qualify for the sectional cut-offs as well. The sectional cut-off for the flagship courses at IIM Lucknow is given below.

IIM Lucknow Sectional Cut-Off 2025

The sectional cut-off for MBA of CAT is:

The sectional cut-off for MBA – ABM of CAT is:

IIM Lucknow Placements 2025

As per the IIM Lucknow Placement 2025, a total of 570 students received job offers.

IIM Lucknow Summer Placements 2025 

IIM Lucknow recently concluded the 2025 summer placement. Details of the IIM Lucknow MBA placements statistics 2025 is given below:

Domain – Wise Placement Data 2025

The highest and median stipend of students based on domains are:

IIM Lucknow Campus and Facilities

IIM Lucknow is spread across 185 acres and provides all the top facilities to the students. Also, the campus has separate hostel facilities for boys and girls, and more about the facilities is given below:

• Library

The library at IIM Lucknow has around 60,000 learning resources for students. Also, it is centrally located, fully air conditioned and the total area is around 30,000 square ft.

• Hostel

IIM Lucknow has separate boys and girls hostels. The hostels have all the basic amenities such as common room, water purifier, mess, TV, laundry services, etc.

• Sports Complex

The sports complex at IIM Lucknow is vast, and there are facilities for multiple sports. For instance, students can play Squash, Basketball, Badminton, etc. There are also facilities for Yoga, Sauna, Swimming pool, etc.

However, besides this, there are computer labs, cafeteria, gym, Hospital, convenience stores, medical shops within the campus.

IIM Lucknow Scholarship

IIM Lucknow provides only need-based scholarships for full-time MBA students. However, students can apply for scholarships from central or state government or from other organizations. But students need to remember that no student cannot avail themselves of more than one scholarship.

Need-Based IIML Scholarship

This scholarship is to support students from families with limited financial resources. This opportunity is open to all students, regardless of caste, creed, gender, or religion. But the primary criteria is total annual gross family income (from self, parents, or spouse).

 Key details:

• Eligibility and disbursal criteria: These will be shared after the admissions process.
• Scholarship duration: One academic year (no automatic renewal).
• Disbursal process: Provided term-wise, contingent on fulfilling academic requirements for each term.

IIM Lucknow Ranking 2026

The details of IIM Lucknow ranking are given below:

IIM Lucknow Alumni

IIM Lucknow has a distinguished alumni base, and some of the distinguished alumni are given below: