IIM Lucknow Admission Criteria You Might Want to Know

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 Swarnima Rawat IIM Lucknow Admission Criteria

IIM Lucknow Admission Criteria:

The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow was established in 1984 and was the 4^th IIM to be founded after Calcutta, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore. IIM Lucknow aims to “be a preeminent center of excellence, generating and imparting knowledge in management and providing socially conscious and globally relevant thought leadership; improve management systems with regard to business, industry and public services through the pursuit of excellence in management education, research, consultancy, and training.” It is the only IIM to have set up a satellite campus at NOIDA for Executive Education. IIM Lucknow admission criteria is a must for all those wanting to gain admission.

IIM Lucknow offers a variety of programs. These include the following:

Post Graduate programs
PGP
PGP – ABM
PGP – SM
PGP for Executives
PGPWE
IPMX
Fellowship programs
FPM
EFPM

Admission criteria:

IIM Lucknow conducts admission on the following basis:

Merit secured in the CAT exam by the candidate.
The Common Admission Process (CAP) as followed by other participating IIM’s.
CAP includes Group Discussion (GD), personal interview (PI) and Written Analytical Test (WAT).

CAT cut off percentile is mandatory for candidates seeking admission to IIM Lucknow:

Category	Section-1 VARC	Section-2 DILR	Section-3 Quant	Overall
General	85	85	85	90
EWS	77	77	77	82
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	70
ST	50	50	50	65
PWD	50	50	50	65

Admission weightage of various components:

Components	Weights
CAT	60
Class 12th Marks	10
Graduation Marks	10
Academic Diversity	5
Gender Diversity	5
Work Experience	10
Final Score	100

Admission weightage with PI and WAT scores:

Component	Weights
PGP	PGP-ABM
CAT	30	35
Academic Performance (12th Marks + Graduation Marks)	5+5	5+5
Diversity Factor	5	5
Work Experience	5	NA
WAT	10	10
PI	40	40
Final Score	100	100