IIM Lucknow Placement 2026: Salary Packages & Recruiters
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IIM Lucknow Placements 2026
The IIM Lucknow placements for the Batch of 2026 covered the 40th batch of the PGP and the 21st of the PGP-ABM. The final placement report was uploaded on 25 July 2026. Firms in consulting, finance, general management, product, sales, marketing, operations and retail hired from the batch. Your IIM Lucknow placement outcome depends on the domain you aim at, so pick your tab.
Your IIM Lucknow placement odds look best here. Consulting and finance had the two highest mean packages among the domains in the Batch of 2026 report. The salary section has the domain table.
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What Does the IIM Lucknow Placement Report Cover?
The report has eight parts. They are an overview, the batch profile, key placement statistics, domain-wise statistics, first-time recruiters, legacy recruiters, the placement team and a vote of thanks. It gives IIM Lucknow placement details for the PGP and PGP-ABM only. Past reports are on the IIM Lucknow placement reports page.
Does IIM Lucknow Have 100% Placement?
IIM Lucknow does not print a placement percentage in its report for the Batch of 2026. Its NIRF 2026 data shows every graduate placed in each of the last three years. The table in the statistics section gives the counts.
IIM Lucknow Placement Highlights 2026
The IIM Lucknow placement highlights for the Batch of 2026 are in the four figures below. All figures are annual packages from the Final Placement Report 2025-26.
Rs 33.2 lakh
IIM Lucknow Average Package
Batch of 2026
Rs 32.9 lakh
IIM Lucknow Median Package
Batch of 2026
Rs 100 lakh
Highest Domestic Package
Finance
Rs 65 lakh
Highest International Package
Batch of 2026
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How Many Offers Did IIM Lucknow Get in 2026?
The IIM Lucknow placement 2026 report shows more than 580 offers for 559 students. Some students held more than one offer, which is why offers exceed students. The Batch of 2025 had 604 offers. Older reports are on the placement reports page.
IIM Lucknow Placement Statistics 2026
The IIM Lucknow placement statistics show consulting as the largest hirer, with 39% of the placements in the Batch of 2026. The first table gives the distribution by domain.
| Domain | Share of placements, Batch of 2026 |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 39% |
| General management | 20% |
| Finance | 17% |
| IT, tech, analytics and product | 13% |
| Sales and marketing | 8% |
| Operations | 3% |
The second table has the IIM Lucknow placement statistics that the institute reported to NIRF for its two-year programme.
| Graduating year | Graduates placed | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 591 of 591 | Rs 30 lakh |
| 2023-24 | 614 of 614 | Rs 30 lakh |
| 2024-25 | 612 of 612 | Rs 31 lakh |
No graduate went into higher studies in these three years.
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What Is the IIM Lucknow Average Package?
The IIM Lucknow average package is Rs 33.2 lakh a year for the Batch of 2026. The median is close to it, so a typical student earns near the average.
What Is the IIM Lucknow Highest Placement Package?
The IIM Lucknow highest placement package is Rs 100 lakh a year for domestic roles in the Batch of 2026. Very few students get such offers. Use the average and the median to judge a typical outcome.
IIM Lucknow Salary Packages 2026
The IIM Lucknow placement package rises sharply at the top, yet the median stays close to the average. The table shows the average package of each top slice of the batch.
| Group | Average package, Batch of 2026 |
|---|---|
| Top 5% of the batch | Rs 59.7 lakh |
| Top 10% | Rs 52.6 lakh |
| Top 20% | Rs 48.7 lakh |
| Top 50% | Rs 42.2 lakh |
The IIM Lucknow highest placement package of Rs 100 lakh came from finance. The next table gives the highest and the mean package of each domain.
| Domain | Highest package | Mean package |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | Rs 100 lakh | Rs 34.8 lakh |
| Consulting | Rs 45.4 lakh | Rs 36.9 lakh |
| Product, tech and analytics | Rs 80 lakh | Rs 33.2 lakh |
| Sales and marketing | Rs 51.6 lakh | Rs 28.5 lakh |
| General management | Rs 56 lakh | Rs 30.9 lakh |
| Operations | Rs 40 lakh | Rs 30.1 lakh |
Is the IIM Lucknow Placement Package Higher than Last Year?
Yes. The IIM Lucknow average package rose from Rs 32.3 lakh to Rs 33.2 lakh. Every other measure rose too, and the international top offer stayed at Rs 65 lakh.
| Measure | Batch of 2025 | Batch of 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Average package | Rs 32.3 lakh | Rs 33.2 lakh |
| Median package | Rs 31 lakh | Rs 32.9 lakh |
| Highest domestic | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 100 lakh |
| Highest international | Rs 65 lakh | Rs 65 lakh |
IIM Lucknow Course-Wise Placements 2026
The Final Placement Report covers the PGP and PGP-ABM together, with no separate placement data for individual IIM Lucknow courses.
One Set of Numbers for Two Programmes
The report gives one set of numbers for the 559 students of both programmes. The institute does not publish a separate average or median for the PGP-ABM.
Do the Executive Courses Have IIM Lucknow Placement Details?
Not in one report. Each executive course answers on its own page, as the tabs show.
The IPMX page says IIM Lucknow does not disclose IPMX placement details as a matter of policy. The Career Development Services office at the Noida campus helps non-sponsored IPMX students.
IIM Lucknow Top Recruiters 2026
Accenture made the most offers to the Batch of 2026, at 56, followed by Deloitte at 26 and PwC at 24. The table lists the ten recruiters with the most offers.
| Recruiter | Offers, Batch of 2026 |
|---|---|
| Accenture | 56 |
| Deloitte | 26 |
| PwC | 24 |
| American Express | 23 |
| Bain | 18 |
| BCG | 18 |
| EY | 13 |
| Navi | 12 |
| McKinsey | 12 |
| Alvarez and Marsal | 11 |
Which Companies Hire the Most from IIM Lucknow?
Consulting and professional services firms hire the most for IIM Lucknow placement. Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, Bain, BCG, EY, McKinsey and Alvarez and Marsal fill eight of the ten places. These IIM Lucknow placements show a spread beyond consulting, as the tabs show.
Adobe, Amazon, American Express, Barclays, Citi, DBS, Dabur, Deutsche Bank and Cognizant.
IIM Lucknow Placement Process 2026
The IIM Lucknow placement process has two rounds, a summer placement after the first year and a final placement in the second. A student placement committee runs both rounds of IIM Lucknow placement under a faculty chair. Prof. Prem Prakash Dewani is the Chair of Placements.
17 to 27 September 2025
Summer Placement
The 2025-26 academic calendar lists this window for the first-year summer internships.
19 to 30 January 2026
Final Placement
The calendar lists this window for the final placement round.
On or before 31 January
Pre-Placement Offers
Offers from summer interns must come by this date.
How Does the IIM Lucknow Placement Process Work?
IIM Lucknow placements run in slots, so each recruiter gets a time slot in the placement week. A company holds a pre-placement talk, then sends the job offer form to the campus. A student with an offer can pick at most one more company to sit for, which is called a dream. Candidates with more than 30 months of experience can also get lateral offers under the Higher Entry Placements Programme. See the placement process guidelines for the full rules.
Where Did the Batch of 2026 Do Its Summer Internship?
The two-month summer training follows the first year. The Batch of 2026 interned across these domains.
| Summer internship domain | Students |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 161 |
| Finance | 92 |
| Sales and marketing | 92 |
| IT and analytics | 79 |
| Operations | 68 |
| Others | 67 |
Commonly asked questions
Answers to what readers ask most often.
Q: What is the lowest package at IIM Lucknow?
IIM Lucknow does not publish a lowest package in its placement report for the Batch of 2026. It gives the average, the median, the highest, and the averages of the top 5%, 10%, 20% and 50%. Data Sources: IIM Lucknow Final Placement Report, Batch of 2026.
Q: How much stipend do IIM Lucknow students get in summer placement?
The IIM Lucknow placement statistics for summer 2025-27 show 572 offers for the 41st batch. The average stipend was Rs 1.67 lakh a month, and the report prints the median as Rs 1.72 lakh. The highest was Rs 3.95 lakh a month. Data Sources: IIM Lucknow Summer Placement Report, Batch 2025-27.
Q: What do the IIM Lucknow placement details show about the Batch of 2026?
The batch had 559 students, 364 men and 195 women. By work experience, 225 students had up to 1 year and 109 had 1-2 years. Then 141 had 2-3 years, 63 had 3-4 years and 21 had above 4 years. 50 came from IITs and 57 from NITs. Data Sources: IIM Lucknow Final Placement Report, Batch of 2026.
Q: Is the IIM Lucknow placement package the same as in-hand salary?
No. The report gives annual packages in Rs lakh per annum, which are cost to company figures before tax. In-hand pay depends on the pay structure of each offer. Data Sources: IIM Lucknow Final Placement Report, Batch of 2026.
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