IIM Lucknow Admission Procedure 2019-21

Students are often confused about the evaluation criteria used by the various Indian Institutes of Management. Since every IIM has its own selection process, it becomes difficult for the students to approach their score with a standard approach. To fill this information void, CollegeDekho has come up with the revised selection criteria and admission rules have been introduced by IIM Lucknow. There has been a slight change in the CAT 2019 cut-off for PwD students as compared to 2018.

IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria 2019:

Candidates aspiring to take admission in IIM Lucknow will have to clear minimum CAT cutoff set by the Institute. Based on the CAT scores, IIM Lucknow generates a merit list basis which candidates will be called for Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Factors such as performance in class 10th and 12th board exams, work experience, and diversity are also considered in the process. The admission process is done in the following two stages:

Seat Matrix:-

Stage 1: Shortlisting Candidates for WAT and PI

CAT scores and previous academic record of candidates are evaluated to shortlist them for stage 1. For the PG-SM course offered by the institute, candidates must have a minimum work experience of 24 months.

Minimum CAT cutoff for PGP:

Minimum CAT cutoff for PGP-ABM:

Minimum CAT cutoff for PGP-SM:

Candidates who have cleared the required percentile are considered for composite score evaluation and are shortlisted for WAT and PI. Various components are considered for evaluating composite score and each component has certain weights.

IIM Calcutta CAT Weightage 2019:

NOTE: Maximum marks for diversity in academic disciplines cannot exceed 20. Also, candidates seeking admission in PGP-ABM/PGP-SM programmes have to fill up the special form of PGP-ABM/PGP-SM to be considered for the WAT and PI stage.

Evaluation of the above components is done as follows:

1. Scaled CAT Score (CS): This is determined with the help of the highest CAT score of the year. Following is the formula of evaluating:

CS = (Candidate’s CAT Score/Highest CAT score of the year) x A; where A = 60

2. Score in Class 12 Board Exam: Candidates are allotted weights for score class 12th board as per the following table:

3. Marks secured in Graduation: Performance in graduation is normalized according to the discipline of the candidate such as Engineering, Science, Commerce, Arts, etc. It is evaluated using the formula given below.

Graduation Marks = [ { ((Candidate’s percentage in Graduation – u)/p) x (50/3) } + 50 ] x 0.1

Where, u = mean deviation of respective academic discipline;

p = standard deviation of respective academic discipline

Marks will be evaluated between 0 to 10.

4. Work Experience: This component is evaluated according to the table given below:

Here's’ is the number of months counted as work experience counted till the day the CAT notification of the year is released.

5. Diversity Factors (academic discipline): Different academic disciplines carry different weightage. IIM Lucknow has divided discipline into two columns given below:

According to the above table, the weights in academic diversity are allotted as follows:

6. Diversity Factors (gender): Diversity factor is considered to maintain equilibrium in the number of male and female students in the courses mentioned courses. Female students applying for the above-mentioned courses are given a 5 as gender diversity weight and all others are awarded zero.

Stage 2: Final Selection

The final selection is done on the basis of the weights assigned in the following table:

NOTE: A candidate must secure minimum 12 out of 40 marks in PI round in order to pass.

On the basis of the above table candidates of each category are shortlisted for the above-mentioned programmes offered by IIM Lucknow.

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow offers two programmes: The Working Managers' Programme (WMP) the Three Year Post-Graduate Programme in Management, International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX) is a one-year, full-time, post-graduate programme in management. Admission to WMP requires scores of any one of the tests: GMAT, CAT, XAT, GATE, WMP Entrance Exam. Admission to IMPX requires scores of GMAT.

Reservation policy:-

GATE Important Dates:-

XAT Important Dates:-