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Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

IIML · NIRF 2025 #5

Lucknow, Uttar PradeshExams: CATFlagship fees: ₹20.5 Lakhs

General ManagementFinanceMarketing

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Total Fees

₹20.5L

Avg CTC

₹32.3 LPA

Highest

₹32.3 LPA

CAT Cutoff

90+

5Y ROI

7.9x

Placed

Overview

Decision context, not brochure fluff.

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow figures below prefer curated BSchool Bridge research notes where available.

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Audit note: Source: BSchool Bridge research notes · iims.

Fees & Programs

Compare sticker price before living costs.

Program	Duration	Fees	Seats
Flagship MBA / PGDM	2 Years	₹21.75 Lakhs	—

Flagship fee on record: ₹20.5 Lakhs · Always confirm the latest fee circular before applying.

Cutoffs

CAT-linked shortlist bands (indicative).

General

MBA : VARC-85, LRDI-85, QUANTS-85, OVERALL-90%ile MBA-ABM/SM : VARC-80, LRDI-80, QUANTS-80, OVERALL-85%ile

90+

Placements

CTC signals for ROI math—not just highest-package headlines.

Average CTC

₹32.3 LPA

Median CTC

₹32.3 LPA

Placement rate

Top recruiters

AvalonKearneyVectorRedseerand Miebach

Admission timeline

High-level milestones for the current cycle.

1
Entrance
CAT exam window
2
Shortlist
GD / PI / WAT
3
Offer
Final merit & joining

Research notes

Cutoffs, selection and form signals matched from our guides.

From guide

IIMs

Open

Exams: CAT
Cut-offs: MBA : VARC-85, LRDI-85, QUANTS-85, OVERALL-90%ile MBA-ABM/SM : VARC-80, LRDI-80, QUANTS-80, OVERALL-85%ile
Placements / fees: PGP & ABM - 32.3 LPA SM - 22.66 LPA Fee-21.75 Lakhs
Seats: MBA (PGP) and MBA(ABM) have a combined strength of 570 MBA(SM) has 46 seats Total = 610

From guide

Minimum category cut-offs

Open

Cut-offs: MBA: VARC/LRDI/QA-85 OVERALL-90%ile MBA-ABM: VARC/LRDI/QA-80 OVERALL-85%ile MBA-SM: VARC/LRDI/QA-80 OVERALL-85%ile
NC-OBC: MBA: VARC/LRDI/QA-77 OVERALL-82%ile MBA-ABM: VARC/LRDI/QA-72 OVERALL-77%ile MBA-SM: VARC/LRDI/QA-72 OVERALL-77%ile
EWS: MBA: VARC/LRDI/QA-77 OVERALL-82%ile MBA-ABM: VARC/LRDI/QA-72 OVERALL-77%ile MBA-SM: VARC/LRDI/QA-72 OVERALL-77%ile
SC: IIM LUCKNOW
ST: MBA: VARC/LRDI/QA-50 OVERALL-60%ile MBA-ABM: VARC/LRDI/QA-50 OVERALL-55%ile MBA-SM: VARC/LRDI/QA-50 OVERALL-55%ile

From guide

Selection criteria

Open

Shortlisting: CAT Score - 60 12th - 10 UG - 10 Work Experience - 10 Gender Diversity - 5 Academic Diversity - 5
Final selection: 1) Personal Interview - 40 2) WAT - 10 3) CAT Score - 30 4) Academic + Gender Diversity - 5 5) UG - 5 6) 12th - 5 7) Work Experience/Professional Course - 5

From guide

Executive / GMAT–GRE colleges

Open

Placements / fees: 30 LPA
Seats: 70

From guide

Top B-schools for consulting

Open

Placements / fees: 36.6 LPA
Seats: 583
Offers: 221 (38%)
Recruiters: Exact number of offers for all major consulting firms - Accenture = 54 BCG = 23 Bain & Company = 7 PwC = 24 EY = 18 McKinsey = 11 Deloitte = 29 Other prominent Recruiters include Alvarez Marsal, Avalon, Kearney, Vector, Redseer, and Miebach

From guide

Top B-schools for sales & marketing

Open

Placements / fees: 28.2 LPA
Seats: 583
Offers: 47 (8%)
Recruiters: Airtel, Asian Paints, Bajaj Consumer Care, Colgate Palmolive, Dabur, Diageo, Godrej, Haleon, HUL, Marico, ITC, Pernod Ricard, P&G, Pidilite, Lupin, Tata Play, Samsung

From guide