IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2025: Check Category-wise and Round-wise Cutoff

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IIM Lucknow Admission 2024 is based on CAT 2023 score followed by Writing Ability Test & Personal Interview conducted by the institute. IIM Lucknow Interview Calls have been released for batch 2024-26. Candidates who are shortlisted for WAT PI are required to submit the WAT PI form available over the official website. IIM Lucknow CAT 2023 cutoff percentile is expected to range between 85 - 90 percentile for the General categories. IIMs do not release the CAT cutoffs in public domain. Hence the candidates can check the cutoffs by using their account.

IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2024

IIM Lucknow Admission 2024 follows a two step process. The first step includes the shortlisting of candidates based on CAT 2023 score & previous academic performance. Candidates having a valid CAT 2023 are shortlisted for Writing Ability Test (WAT) & Personal Interview (PI). Candidates above minimum cutoffs in the sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and having a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT 2023 are to be considered for the next stage. 

IIM Lucknow MBA Cutoff 2024

The below table represents the expected CAT 2023 Qualifying Cutoff of IIM Lucknow PGP course:

Category Overall VARC DILR QA
General 90 85 85 85
EWS 82 77 77 77
NC-OBC 82 77 77 77
SC 65 55 55 55
ST 60 50 50 50
PwD 60 50 50 50

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IIM Lucknow PGP-ABM Cutoff 2024

The below table represents the expected CAT 2023 Qualifying Cutoff of IIM Lucknow PGP-ABM course:

Category Overall VARC DILR QA
General 85 80 80 80
EWS 77 72 72 72
NC-OBC 77 72 72 72
SC 65 55 55 55
ST 55 50 50 50
PwD 55 50 50 50

IIM Lucknow PGP-SM Cutoff 2024

To get admission in IIM Lucknow PGP SM course, candidates should have a minimum 24 months of work experience. The below table represents the expected CAT 2023 Qualifying Cutoff of IIM Lucknow PGP-SM course:

Category Overall VARC DILR QA
General 85 80 80 80
EWS 77 72 72 72
NC-OBC 77 72 72 72
SC 60 55 55 55
ST 55 50 50 50
PwD 55 50 50 50

IIM Lucknow MBA E&I Cutoff 2024

For Admission to IIM Lucknow MBA E&I Program, Initial shortlisting of Candidates are done based on the Minimum CAT / GMAT Scores. The minimum CAT / GMAT scores are as follows:

Category CAT Percentile GMAT Score
VARC DILR QA Total QR VR Total
General 85 85 85 90 25 25 660
EWS 77 77 77 82 22 22 640
NC-OBC 77 77 77 82 22 22 640
SC 55 55 55 65 18 18 620
ST 50 50 50 60 15 15 600
PwD 50 50 50 60 15 15 600

IIM Lucknow Composite Score 2024

IIM Lucknow Interview Calls are out for batch 2024-26. The minimum composite score (cutoff) to qualify for WAT and PI, maximum composite score and number of candidates shortlisted for WAT-PI is given below:

Category MBA MBA-ABM MBA-SM
Composite Score Shortlisted Candidates Composite Score Shortlisted Candidates Composite Score Shortlisted Candidates
Max Min (Cut-off) Max Min (Cut-off) Max Min (Cut-off)
General 72.36 48.80 1268 72.21 43.44 874 65.23 35.92 825
EWS 64.92 35.43 312 58.24 31.58 283 50.79 17.50 116
NC - OBC 60.62 34.28 910 60.95 30.94 782 55.05 17.84 455
SC 59.68 27.14 792 52.87 21.95 699 59.68 10.46 266
ST 61.67 19.40 396 47.99 13.80 375 61.67 11.66 45
General - PwD 62.55 11.20 187 57.55 9.04 148 43 15.72 17
EWS - PwD 62.96 18.92 7 47.96 13.92 7 62.96 23.33 2
NC - OBC - PwD 41.31 10.08 29 38.65 7.99 23 35 24.59 4
SC - PwD 44.95 8.73 9 38.95 8.73 8 22.95 22.95 1
ST - PwD 31.01 19.53 4 18.09 15.93 3 - - -
Total 3914 3202 1731

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How to check CAT 2023 scores for IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2024? 

The CAT 2023 result will be available on the official site of IIMCAT. Candidates can check the result & also download the scorecard using their ID & password. The below table represents the process of how to check CAT 2023 scores to qualify for IIM Lucknow cutoff 2024:

Steps Process
Step 1 Visit the Official site of CAT 2023 at iimcat.ac.in
Step 2 Click on the “Login” button (mentioned under CAT 2023 scorecard download)
Step 3
  • Enter CAT 2023 ID & Password
  • Press Enter
Step 4 Click on “Scorecard” tab
Step 5 Download the CAT result 2023 pdf

Top IIMs CAT Cutoff 2024

The below table represents the latest cutoff comparison of the top IIMs for general categories:

IIMs CAT Cutoffs 2024 Percentile
IIM Lucknow 85 – 90
IIM Ahmedabad 99-100
IIM Bangalore 99-100
IIM Calcutta 99
IIM Indore 97-98

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IIM Lucknow Cutoff FAQs

Ques. What is IIM Lucknow Cutoff?

Ans. CAT cutoff 2024 percentile is expected to range between 85 – 90 for the General categories to opt for IIM Lucknow.

Ques. What is IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff?

Ans. CAT cutoff 2024 percentile is expected to range between 85 – 90 for the General categories to opt for IIM Lucknow.

Ques. What is IIM Lucknow ABM Cutoff?

Ans. The below table represents the expected CAT 2023 Qualifying Cutoff of IIM Lucknow PGP-ABM course:

Category VARC DILR QA Total
General 80 80 80 85
EWS 72 72 72 77
NC-OBC 72 72 72 77
SC 55 55 55 65
ST 50 50 50 55
PwD 50 50 50 55

Ques. What is the IIM Lucknow cutoff for general?

Ans. IIM Lucknow cutoff for general category may range between 85 – 90 for 2024 admission.

IIM Lucknow Cutoff 2025

IIM Lucknow, CAT Cutoff 2024

IIM Lucknow, CAT Cutoff 2024 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff percentile for CAT is 85
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IIM Lucknow, DILR Cutoff 2024

IIM Lucknow, DILR Cutoff 2024 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff percentile for DILR is 80
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80
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80

IIM Lucknow, VARC Cutoff 2024

IIM Lucknow, VARC Cutoff 2024 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff percentile for VARC is 80
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80
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80

IIM Lucknow, QA Cutoff 2024

IIM Lucknow, QA Cutoff 2024 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff percentile for QA is 80
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Round 1
(Cutoff percentile)
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80
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80

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What percentile do I need to get into IIM Lucknow?

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Cutoff Percentile

PGP-ABM

85

Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management 

85

PGPM

90

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  • Work Experience carries 10% weightage
  • A decent to good profile can be get admitted by scoring 99.3+
  • An average profile's required percentile is unpredictable but should aim as high as they can.

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VARC

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QA

Total

VARC

DILR

QA

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85

85

90

80

80

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pranjal sapra
Mar 26, 2024 17:05
What is the general category cutoff for the MBA-SM program?
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Rency Daniel
Apr 3, 2024 10:28

For the MBA-SM programme at IIM Lucknow, the general category cutoff is between the 85th and 90th percentile for admission in 2024. For admission to IIM Lucknow during the WAT-PI phase, this percentile is necessary.

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mansi jain
Mar 26, 2024 11:26
Can I expect a call from IIM Lucknow with a 92 percentile in CAT?
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Rency Daniel
Apr 3, 2024 10:29

If your CAT result is at least 90 percentile—the minimum qualifying percentile for IIM Lucknow's PGP course admissions process—you can get a call from the institute.


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