IIM Lucknow PI shortlist out; qualifying cut-off, MBA selection policy 2025

IIM Lucknow MBA Admission 2025: CAT 2024 scores have been given 30% weightage in final selection process.

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IIM Lucknow shortlist out for PI and WAT 2025. (Image: IIM Lucknow officials)

Alivia Mukherjee | January 10, 2025 | 04:28 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow) has published the interview shortlist for MBA 2025-27. The IIM Lucknow has also announced the MBA selection process 2025. IIM Calcutta conducted the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 on November 24. The CAT 2024 result was declared on December 19.

IIM Lucknow shortlists candidates for the Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round based on a composite score derived from scaled CAT scores, Class 12 marks, graduation marks, work experience, gender and academic diversity. IIM Calcutta has also announced the names of shortlisted candidates for personal interview round.

IIM Lucknow PI shortlist 2025: Cut-off score

The required composite score for IIM Lucknow PI shortlist 2025-27 are as follows

Category

Composite score Max cut-off

Composite score min cut-off

Shortlisted candidates

General

75.98

53.23

1268

EWS

68.39

40.36

312

NC-OBC

65.13

38.71

910

SC

64.34

31.12

793

ST

62.92

21.91

396

General PwD

57.19

12.02

186

EWS PwD

58.48

15.23

10

NC-OBC PwD

48.96

13.81

28

SC PwD

45.89

21.31

6

ST PwD

33.31

26.76

2

Total



3911

IIM Lucknow MBA selection process 2025

The IIM Lucknow MBA selection process includes meeting CAT cut-off , shortlisting for WAT-PI based on composite scores, qualifying in WAT and PI, and final merit list preparation based on total scores.

As per IIM Lucknow's MBA admission policy , candidates are required to score a minimum 12 out of 40 marks in the PI round. Candidates who fail to meet this requirement will not be included in the IIM Lucknow final merit list.

IIM Lucknow MBA Admission 2025: Final selection

As per IIM Lucknow MBA admission 2025 policy, final selection will be based on CAT 2024 score, Personal Interview (PI), academic performance, work experience, Writing Ability Test (WAT) and diversity factor. The table below details the weightage assigned to each parameter:

Component

Weightage

Common Admission Test (CAT)

30

Academic performance (12M + GM)

5+5

Diversity Factor (DFa +DFb)

5

Work Experience

5

Writing Ability Test (WAT)

10

Personal Interview (PI)

40

Final Score

100

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