IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

IIM Lucknow is the fourth IIM, set up in 1984 after Calcutta, Ahmedabad and Bangalore. It is an Institute of National Importance under the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. The main campus is at Prabandh Nagar in Lucknow.

The video below is an aerial film of the campus, from the IIM Lucknow YouTube channel.

📊Batch of 2026Consulting-Led OutcomesIIM Lucknow sends the largest share of each batch into consulting. The placement section has the full domain split.🏫Sitapur RoadResidential CampusThe main IIM Lucknow campus is fully residential and sits on Sitapur Road, away from the city centre.🎓9 CoursesTwo Campuses, Nine CoursesThe PGP runs in Lucknow. Several executive and special-track courses run at the Noida campus.💰Need-BasedAid Is Need-BasedIIM Lucknow gives a need-based scholarship for the PGP and publishes no fixed amount.

Is IIM Lucknow a Good College, and Who Should Check Twice?

IIM Lucknow is a good fit for consulting, finance and general management careers. It ranks 5th in NIRF 2025 (Management). Your answer depends on who you are, so read the tab that matches you.

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The IIM Lucknow highlights for 2026 are a NIRF rank of 5 and an average package of Rs 33.2 lakh. The figures below are what students check first.

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The IIM Lucknow courses list has nine programmes, and the PGP fee is Rs 20,75,000 for Batch 2026-28. The flagship is the two-year PGP, which leads to an MBA degree. The courses in IIM Lucknow for fresh graduates are the PGP, PGP-ABM and BS. The other six are the PGP-SM, PGPWE, IPMX, bMBA, Ph.D. and EFPM.

The IIM Lucknow fees structure for the PGP, PGP-ABM and PGP-SM is Rs 20,75,000 in total for Batch 2026-28. Year 1 costs Rs 10,95,000 and year 2 costs Rs 9,80,000. This matches Batch 2025-27. Mess charges are extra. These IIM Lucknow fees details are for the PGP, and other courses have their own fees.

IIM Lucknow admission to the PGP runs on CAT, then a writing test and a personal interview. CAT 2026 is on Sunday 29 November 2026, and registration has closed. IIM Lucknow admission 2027 follows the Batch 2026-28 (CAT 2025) rules until the institute publishes new ones.

What Is the IIM Lucknow Eligibility Rule?

The IIM Lucknow admission criteria ask for a bachelor's degree. You need at least 50% marks, or 45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates. Final-year students can apply and join provisionally. The MBA-SM also needs 24 months of work experience. These IIM Lucknow admission requirements apply to the PGP, PGP-ABM and PGP-SM.

How Does IIM Lucknow Shortlist and Select Candidates?

IIM Lucknow admission 2027 ranks candidates on a score out of 100. CAT carries 60 marks, Class 12 and graduation marks 10 each, and work experience 10. Diversity carries 10 marks in total. The top candidates get the interview call.

The final merit list uses a second score, also out of 100. CAT gives 30, the writing test 10 and the interview 40. Class 12 and graduation marks give 5 each. Diversity and work experience give 5 each. You must score at least 12 of 40 in the interview. These IIM Lucknow admission details decide your rank. The IIM Lucknow admission procedure asks for your original degree certificate when you join.

Consulting took the largest share of IIM Lucknow placement for the Batch of 2026, at 39%. IIM Lucknow got more than 580 offers for 559 students of the PGP and PGP-ABM. These IIM Lucknow placement details come from the Final Placement Report.

How Much Does a Typical IIM Lucknow Graduate Earn?

A typical IIM Lucknow graduate earned about Rs 32.9 lakh a year in the Batch of 2026, the median package. The IIM Lucknow average package is a little higher, as the IIM Lucknow placement statistics below show.

Half the batch earned more than the median, so it is a better guide to a typical offer than the highest package. The highest international package was Rs 65 lakh. Accenture made the most offers at 56, followed by Deloitte at 26 and PwC at 24.

The IIM Lucknow cutoff for the MBA is 90 percentile overall and 85 in each section for General candidates. Check your CAT scorecard for all three sectional percentiles and the overall percentile. You need to clear every bar. The IIM Lucknow expected cutoff for CAT 2026 is likely to match the Batch 2026-28 bars until the institute publishes a new policy. The IIM Lucknow previous year cutoff was the same for three batches.

IIM Lucknow gives a need-based scholarship to PGP students, based on family income. The amount is not published. IIM Lucknow scholarship information for the PGP comes after admission, and other courses follow other rules.

IIM Lucknow ranks 5th in the NIRF 2025 Management category with a score of 77.97. The institute is also 72nd in the FT Masters in Management 2026. Its IPMX is 58th in the FT Global MBA 2026. The IIM Lucknow ranking reflects its position in national and international management rankings.

Where Does IIM Lucknow Rank in NIRF, and Which Are the Top 3 IIMs?

The IIM Lucknow NIRF ranking is 5th in Management, up from 7th in NIRF 2024. The top 3 IIMs in NIRF 2025 are Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kozhikode, so IIM Lucknow is 4th among the IIMs. IIT Delhi is 4th in the same list.

The IIM Lucknow campus covers about 200 acres at Prabandh Nagar, on Lucknow-Sitapur Road. The buildings include Chintan for faculty, Bodhgriha for the PGP, Manthan for executive programmes and Samadhan for administration.

What Facilities Does the IIM Lucknow Campus Have?

The IIM Lucknow campus has a 24-hour library and computer centre, a shopping complex, a bank, a post office and a health centre. The cards show what each one offers.

📚24 HoursGyanodaya LibraryA 30,000 sq ft library that is open 24 hours.💻24 HoursComputer CentreThe IIM Lucknow computer centre is also open 24 hours.🛒On CampusDaily NeedsA shopping complex run by Kendriya Bhandar, a post office, a bank and a cafeteria.⚽On CampusHealth and SportsA health centre, and sports facilities for individual and team games.

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How to reach IIM Lucknow is simple by road, because the campus is on Sitapur Road. No metro or railway line reaches the gate, so the last leg is always a cab or an auto. The IIM Lucknow location, the airport and the IIM Lucknow nearest metro station are in the cards, from Google Maps checks in October 2026.

✈️AirportBy AirAbout 25.3 km from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. The drive takes 53 to 66 minutes.🚆RailwayBy TrainAbout 12.0 km from Badshahnagar, the nearest railway station. Charbagh, the main station, is about 20.1 km away, a ride of 45 to 50 minutes.🚇MetroBy MetroI T College is the nearest metro station, about 11.4 km by road. A cab takes 30 to 36 minutes.

IIM Lucknow is rated 4.6 on Google from about 970 reviews, checked in October 2026. Google reviews describe a green, clean and calm IIM Lucknow campus with friendly staff. These IIM Lucknow student reviews are positive on learning and weaker on food and hostels. The IIM Lucknow reviews provide insights into students' campus experiences and overall satisfaction.

Pros and Cons Students Mention

These points rest on Reddit threads and LinkedIn posts by IIM Lucknow students and alumni, and on Google reviews, read in October 2026.

What Students Like

🤝ProPeer Support and LearningStudents say batchmates help each other through a rigorous course. A one-year programme student adds that peer learning and cases carry much of the course. What it means for you: expect a demanding course, and find your study group early.💼ProConsulting InternshipsA current student calls the summer internship very good for consulting, mainly for roughly the top quarter of the batch. What it means for you: if you want consulting, ask IIM Lucknow seniors how the shortlist works.🌳ProGreen and Calm CampusGoogle reviewers describe a green, clean and calm campus with friendly staff. What it means for you: expect a quiet residential setting.

What Students Flag

⚠️Check TwiceMess Food and Hostel UpkeepTwo recent threads call the mess food poor, and one reports insects. One student advises modest expectations of the girls' hostels. What it means for you: ask current students how the mess is today before you decide.⚠️Check TwiceAway From the CitySome Google reviewers call the campus a little secluded. What it means for you: plan cabs for city trips and ask about the campus transport.