IIM Lucknow PGP: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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IIM Lucknow offers MBA as its flagship program in three different specializations. The institute has been ranked 5th by NIRF and 6th by Collegedunia for MBA courses. The key important details about MBA course at IIM Lucknow are tabulated below-

Particular Details
Course Overview 2-year full-time residential
Eligibility Bachelor's degree (50% marks); valid CAT score (90+ percentile qualifying).
Admission Process CAT+WAT+Profile+PI
Selection Weightage CAT (30%), academics (10%), Profile (10%), WAT (10%), PI (40%)
Total Fees (excluding mess) ₹20.75 Lakhs;
mess : ₹(40-50)K/year, deposit ₹10k.
Placements 2025 Highest: INR 75 LPA,
Average: INR 32.3 LPA,
Median: INR 31 LPA.
Seat Intake (2026) 576 (35% female, 50% non-engg, 32% freshers).

Post Graduate Program in Management [PGPM] 
Total Fees:₹20.75 Lakhs
4.3(53 Reviews)2 Courses2 Years Full Time
Disclaimer: Offered by the university department.
(Based on 1.1K views last year)
193 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days
Median Salary₹30,00,000

Eligibility:

Graduation with 50% + CAT

Application Date:

1 Aug - 13 Sept 2025

Agri-Business Management 
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IIM Lucknow PGP Fees

The total fees for MBA course at IIM Lucknow is INR 20.75 Lakhs, excluding mess charges. The important amenities covered in the total fees are given below:

  • Tuition per term: ₹2.10 lakhs (6 terms: ₹12.60 lakhs total).
  • Infrastructure per term: ₹1.15 lakhs (6 terms: ₹6.90 lakhs total).
  • Exclusions: Mess (₹20,000-25,000/semester, variable), books, and personal expenses.

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Quota:
Fee TypeTotal Amount (INR)
total fees₹ 20.75 Lakhs
* Fees is refundable

IIM Lucknow Latest Updates and News

13 Jan, 2026 IIM Lucknow WAT-PI Calls for MBA Admission 2026-28 are out. Shortlisted candidates will have to register @iiml.ac.in/admission. Know more.

IIM Lucknow PGP Admission 2026

Candidates must have passed a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks to be eligible for admission to the MBA course at IIM Lucknow. Final year students are also eligible, provided they complete their graduation with at least 50% marks (failing which, admission will be cancelled by the institute).

  • Admission is based on CAT score, followed by WAT & PI. 
  • Candidates need to have secured a minimum of 90 percentile (Overall) in CAT to be considered for the shortlisting stage of WAT & PI.
  • The final admission is based on CAT score (30% weightage)+ Academics (10% weightage)+ Profile (10% weightage)+ WAT (10% weightage)+ PI (40% weightage).

IIM Lucknow PGP Admission Dates 2026

The important admission dates for MBA courses are given below-

Events Dates
CAT Admit Card Download Nov 12th - Nov 30th, 2025
CAT Exam Date Nov 30th, 2025
Shortlist Announcement Feb 2026 (tentative)
WAT/PI Process Feb-Mar, 2026 (tentative)
Final Admission Apr-May 2026 (tentative)

Expired Events

EventsDates
CAT results
Dec 24, 2025
Objection Management Window CAT 2025 [MBA/PGDM]
Dec 08, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025
CAT Exam Date
Nov 30, 2025

IIM Lucknow PGP Placement

IIM Lucknow concluded the final placement for the batch of 2025. During the placements, 604 offers were made to students, with the average and median salary being ₹32.3 LPA and ₹31 LPA, respectively. The highest domestic salary is ₹75 LPA, and the highest international package offered is ₹65 LPA. The top recruiters during the placement drives are as follows-

  • Accenture: 54 Offers,
  • Deloitte: 29 Offers,
  • PWC: 24 Offers,
  • BCG: 23 Offers,
  • American Express: 21 Offers.

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Yearly Placement Package Comparison
Particulars202520242023
Highest Package₹75.00 Lakhs--
Median Package₹31.00 Lakhs₹30.00 Lakhs₹30.00 Lakhs
Average Package₹32.30 Lakhs--
Yearly Students Placed
Particulars20242023
Student Admitted614607
Students Placed614591

Insights Based on NIRF Ranking 2026

Male:  880|Female:  347

Student Intake (1227)

3000000

Median Salary

97%

Passing %

97%

Placement %

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IIM Lucknow PGP Ranking

According to Collegedunia Ranking 2025, IIM Lucknow ranks #6 out of 370 colleges in India. According to 53 Reviews collected by Collegedunia, the PG Program program at IIM Lucknow is rated 4.3/5. The college has an overall Collegedunia score of 1974.29/2000, calculated based on NAAC grade, exam cutoff, rankings, placements and student reviews.

IIM Lucknow is ranked by several ranking agencies such as Outlook, QS World University, Financial Times. Some of these rankings are as follows-

  • #4 out of 25 under Outlook Ranking 2026.
  • #201-250 out of 301 under QS World University Ranking 2026.
  • #71 out of 100 under Financial Times Ranking 2025.

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Ranking AgencyLatestPrevious
Collegedunia.com
#6 out of 372 (2025)
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India Today
#2 out of 275 (2024)
#1st Uttar Pradesh
#4 out of 272 (2023)
#1st Uttar Pradesh
Financial Times
#71 out of 100 (2025)
#85 out of 100 (2024)
The Week
#3 out of 150 (2019)
#1st Uttar Pradesh
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NIRF
#5 out of 125 (2025)
#1st Uttar Pradesh
#7 out of 125 (2024)
#1st Uttar Pradesh
Outlook
#4 out of 25 (2026)
#4 out of 25 (2025)
IIRF
#4 out of 100 (2025)
#6 out of 46 (2024)
#1st Uttar Pradesh
The Times Of India
#8 out of 50 (2019)
#2nd Uttar Pradesh
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QS World University
#201-250 out of 301 (2026)
#201-250 out of 251 (2025)

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ARMAAN CHAWLA
4.5Helpful
Reviewed on Aug 31, 2025(Enrolled 2021)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Year Wise- 1150000 Tuition fee- 975000 Hostel- 100000 Mess- 75000 Merit Scholarship OPM- 1 Term fee waiver approx 330000 Financial Need Scholarship- 2 Terms fee waiver approx 660000 Every category students had same fee no concessions
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College Ninja
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PGPM, General
Reviewed on Mar 25, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Termwise it's around 3-4 lakhs per term and 3 terms per year. Caution fee of 25 K. Scholarships can be available. You can take loan from one of the banks in the college and they'll approach you themselves.
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abhinav
5.0Helpful
PGPM, General
Reviewed on Mar 24, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Student Snaps:

Fees and Financial Aid:

350,000 lakhs per term, total 6 terms + infrastructure + caution deposit = 21.4 lakhs. If you opt for student exchange, you will incur an additional 8 to 10 lakhs. I have not applied for any scholarships, but scholarships are available for marginalized students.
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Karan Khemani
4.1Helpful
PGPM, General
Reviewed on Mar 24, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

Fees and Financial Aid:

2300000 total, all included. We have breakup of hostel and mess fees in that itself, mess is about 1,50,000 for two years while hostel around 2,00,000. Students going on student exchange pay another 8,00,000 All of this is available on loan at low rates
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College Ninja
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MBA, Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Reviewed on Dec 13, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Fees and Financial Aid:

I HAVE TO PAY FEES AROUND 2060000 PER YEAR WHICH INCLUDES ALL CHARGE LIKE INTERNET , TUITION FEES, ADMISSION FEES. MY COURSE DURTION IS ONE YEAR . AS I HAVE NOT SO MUCH FRIENDS BUT NORMAL STUDENTS HAVE TO PAY THIS FEE . MANY SCHOLARSHIP ARE PROVIDED BY INSTITUTE BUT SOME OTHER OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIP ALSO.
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P K Anirudh
2.4Helpful
MBA, Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Reviewed on Nov 19, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Fees and Financial Aid:

The fee comes to around 23 lakhs. Other IIMs of the same caliber such as IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Ahmedabad, and IIM Bangalore has the similar fee structure as well and is the same for all categories. There are some scholarships that student can avail based on their academic performance and financial situation
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SHUBHAM ORAON
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MBA, Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Reviewed on Sep 30, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Fees and Financial Aid:

There are 6 semesters and on an average the fees of per semester is 3,00,000 rupees. The mess fees are excluded which are on average of 20,000 rupees per semester. The total fees of studying in IIM Lucknow is between 23,00,000 rupees & 26,00,000 rupees. There is also a Student exchange program in which students study abroad for 2 months and the average total fees is 40,00,000. There are scholarships for meritorious students which provide scholarships upto 3,00,000 rupees. The student loan from government banks like SBI & CBI make it easy for students.
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Anonymous
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Reviewed on Sep 25, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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Fees and Financial Aid:

6 semesters with each semester fee being 3.25 lakhs. Apart from that there is mess fees each semester which is approximately 25k per student. This mess fees varies depending on night mess orders . Hostel fees is included within 3.25 lakhs. Apart from that there is admission fee of 1 lakh.
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RAJAT GOEL
RAJAT GOEL
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Reviewed on Sep 22, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Year 1 Total: 1005000 (including 375000 for term Iand 305000 in terms II and Term III Year 2 Total: 920000 (including 305000 per term with 5000 as alumni fees International immersion costs: 250000 Mess and catering charges are on actuals
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Ritvik kaushal
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Reviewed on Jul 14, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Tution fee is around 25lacs for the whole course which includes your books and accomodation. A mess fee of Rs. 18000 per term is applicable and the miscellaneous expenditure on stationary would cost you around a 1000 per month. There are a lot of govt. Scholarships provided by state and center govts including specific caste based scholarships by the govt. The institute provides need and merit based scholarships depending upon the set down criteria changing from time to time. Monetary assistance is provided to meritorious students based upon their grades and performance in terms of book allowance (not cash) Loan at substantially low rates are also available to the students.
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aafiya yadgir
Mar 26, 2024 10:00
Does IIM Lucknow Noida campus offer the same courses as the main campus?
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Shikhar Srivas
Mar 29, 2024 21:58

No, IIM Lucknow Noida campus does not offer the same courses as the main campus. The Noida campus focuses on programs designed for working professionals, while the main campus offers a wider range of programs including full-time options.

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vidhi sharma
Mar 22, 2024 18:37
What is the cost of studying at IIM Lucknow, including all the expenses?

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