The IIM Lucknow 2026 placement report is out!! As per the IIM Lucknow placement report 2026, the IIM Lucknow average package for 2024-2026 stands at Rs. 33.2 LPA. On the other hand, the IIM Lucknow 2026 placement report recorded that 559 students were placed, and they received 580+ IIM Lucknow placement offers. IIM Lucknow placements 2026 recorded the highest domestic package of Rs. 1 Cr. per annum, while the highest international offer stood at Rs. 65 LPA. Compared to last year, the average package of IIM Lucknow has increased. The IIM Lucknow placements 2026 saw many first-time recruiters like Ather, Crackle, GAAR, etc. On the other hand, IIM Lucknow 2026 placements also witnessed legacy recruiters leading the hiring. Explore the article to learn much more about the IIM Lucknow Placement 2026.
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Here are the key placement statistics for the IIM Lucknow placement report 2026. Interested candidates can refer to the IIM Lucknow placement 2026 highlights in the table below.
IIM Lucknow Placement Elements | IIM Lucknow Placement Statistics |
Programme | PGP (40th Batch) & PGP-ABM (21st Batch) |
Batch Size | 559 students |
Batch Size – Male | 364 students (65%) |
Batch Size – Female | 195 students (35%) |
Total Offers | More than 580 offers |
IIM Lucknow average package for 2026 is around Rs. 33.2 LPA, whereas the highest package stood at Rs. 100 LPA for domestic placements and goes up to Rs. 65 LPA for international placements. The table mentions the IIM Lucknow placement highlights.
IIM Lucknow Placement Report | IIM Lucknow Placement Statistics |
Highest CTC (Domestic) | Rs. 100 LPA or Rs. 1 Cr per annum |
Highest CTC (International) | Rs. 65 LPA |
Average CTC | Rs. 33.2 LPA |
Median CTC | Rs. 32.9 LPA |
IIM Lucknow average package based on the percentile is provided in the data below. The top 5 percentile average is around Rs. 59.7 LPA, while top 10 percentile students are offered an average package of Rs. 52.6 LPA in the IIM Lucknow placement process. Check the table for more details.
Percentile Band | Average CTC |
Top 5%ile Average | Rs. 59.7 LPA |
Top 10%ile Average | Rs. 52.6 LPA |
Top 20%ile Average | Rs. 48.7 LPA |
Top 50%ile Average | Rs. 42.2 LPA |
While analysing the IIM Lucknow domain-wise offers, consulting emerged as the dominant domain with approx. 226 offers. followed by general management with 116 offers and finance with 99 offers, out of 580+ offers made by several recruiters at the IIM Lucknow placement drive 2026.
Domain | Percentage of Placements | Approx. Offers (of 580+) |
Consulting | 39% | ~226 offers |
General Management | 20% | ~116 offers |
Finance | 17% | ~99 offers |
IT (Tech, Analytics, Product) | 13% | ~75 offers |
Sales & Marketing | 8% | ~46 offers |
Operations | 3% | ~17 offers |
TOTAL | 100% | 580+ offers |
Investment banking under the finance domain has secured IIM Lucknow's highest CTC of Rs. 1 Cr per annum, while the average package for the same is around Rs. 34.8 LPA. The product, tech, and analytics has secured the second-highest package of around Rs. 80 LPA, followed by general management at Rs. 56 LPA and sales and marketing with the highest package of Rs. 51.6 LPA.
Domain | Highest CTC (LPA) | Mean CTC (LPA) |
Finance (Overall) | Rs. 100 LPA | Rs. 34.8 LPA |
Investment Banking (sub-domain) | Rs. 100 LPA | - |
Product, Tech & Analytics | Rs. 80 LPA | Rs. 33.2 LPA |
General Management | Rs. 56 LPA | Rs. 30.9 LPA |
Sales & Marketing | Rs. 51.6 LPA | Rs. 28.5 LPA |
Consulting | Rs. 45.4 LPA | Rs. 36.9 LPA |
Operations | Rs. 40 LPA | Rs. 30.1 LPA |
Candidates who are looking for IIM Lucknow placement statistics can check the domain-wise recruiters in the table below for reference. The table highlights recruiters like Barclays, Deutsche Bank, EY, Goldman Sachs, and HDFC Bank for finance.
Domain / Sub-domain | Recruiters |
Finance – Investment Banking | Avendus, Axis Bank, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, EY, Goldman Sachs, HDFC Bank, i.e., Nurturing Ventures, Lincoln International, NovaaOne, o3 Capital |
Finance – Markets/Equity Research/PE/VC | Bernstein, BlackRock, ICRA, Jefferies, Neo Asset Management, NIIF (National Investment & Infrastructure Fund), Tara Capital |
Finance – Corporate Finance | Bajaj Finserv, BNY, Citi, DBS, Hero Future Energies, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Kotak, Landmark Group, PFC (Power Finance Corporation), Syrma SGS, Tesco |
Consulting | Accenture, Analysys Mason, Alvarez & Marsal, Bain & Company, BCG, Deloitte, Everest Group, EY Parthenon, Kearney, KPMG, Mastercard, McKinsey & Company, Miebach, PwC, Sutra, Vector Consulting Group, VISA, YCP |
Product, Tech & Analytics | Accordion, Adobe, American Express, d (startup), EA (Electronic Arts), EXL, Google, go-mmt, HCLTech, Hexaware, HiLabs, Media.net, Microsoft, Optum, Paytm, shaadi.com, WNS |
Sales & Marketing | Airtel, Bajaj Consumer Care, Colgate-Palmolive, Dabur, Godrej, Haleon, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), ITC, Lupin, Marico, P&G, PepsiCo, Pidilite, Saint-Gobain, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Play, Zydus Wellness |
General Management | Aditya Birla Group, Agratas (Tata Enterprise), Bharat Serums & Vaccines, boAt, Capgemini, Eternal (Zomato), GMR, Hinduja, Jindal Steel, Lloyds Metals, Lodha, Navi, Purple, RPG, Reliance Industries, Shapoorji Pallonji, TAS, Vedanta |
Operations | ABInBev, Amazon, Cloudnine, Essar, Flipkart, Genpact, Honda, Hyundai, InMobi, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, Ola, Optum, Oxane Partners, Uber, Varroc |
Here are the IIM Lucknow first-time recruiters contributing to the growth of candidates and their companies. The following table lists the IIM Lucknow first-time recruiters as mentioned in the IIM Lucknow placement report 2026.
1. Accuracy | 11. Jindal Steel | 21. Syrma SGS |
2. Agratas (Tata Enterprise) | 12. KreditBee | 22. Tara Capital |
3. Analysys Mason | 13. Neo Asset Management | 23. Waaree |
4. BlackRock | 14. Network18 | 24. boAt |
5. Blue Yonder | 15. NovaaOne | 25. d (startup) |
6. Brandcare | 16. Oxane Partners | 26. dezerv |
7. Essar | 17. PriceLabs | 27. firstsource |
8. Hero Future Energies | 18. Shapoorji Pallonji | 28. shaadi.com |
9. HiLabs | 19. Stonex | |
10. InMobi | 20. SuperAGI | |
Total First-Time Recruiters Shown: 28 | ||
These are the IIM Lucknow legacy recruiters who always hire from the IIM institution in large numbers. The table includes companies like Bain, Accenture, Adobe, Zomato, etc. Please refer to the table below for more information.
1. AB InBev | 33. Flipkart | 65. Miebach |
2. Accenture | 34. GMR | 66. NIIF (National Inv. & Infra. Fund) |
3. Accordion | 35. Genpact | 67. Navi |
4. Aditya Birla Group | 36. Godrej | 68. Ola |
5. Adobe | 37. Goldman Sachs | 69. Optum |
6. Airtel | 38. Google | 70. P&G (Procter & Gamble) |
7. Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) | 39. HCLTech | 71. PFC (Power Finance Corporation) |
8. Amazon | 40. HDFC Bank | 72. Paytm |
9. American Express | 41. HSBC | 73. PepsiCo |
10. Avendus Capital | 42. Haleon | 74. Pidilite |
11. Axis Bank | 43. Hexaware | 75. PolicyBazaar |
12. BCG (Boston Consulting Group) | 44. Hinduja Group | 76. Purple |
13. BNY | 45. Honda | 77. PwC |
14. Bain & Company | 46. Hyundai | 78. RPG |
15. Bajaj Consumer Care | 47. ICICI Bank | 79. Reliance Industries |
16. Bajaj Finserv | 48. ICRA | 80. Saint-Gobain |
17. Barclays | 49. ITC Limited | 81. Sutra |
18. Bernstein | 50. Jefferies | 82. TAS (Tata Admin. Services) |
19. Bharat Serums & Vaccines | 51. KPMG | 83. Tata Consumer Products |
20. Capgemini | 52. Kearney | 84. Tata Play |
21. Citibank | 53. Kotak Mahindra | 85. Tesco |
22. Cloudnine | 54. Landmark Group | 86. Uber |
23. Cognizant | 55. Larsen & Toubro | 87. VISA |
24. DBS Bank | 56. Lincoln International | 88. Varroc |
25. Dabur | 57. Lloyds Metals | 89. Vector Consulting Group |
26. Deloitte | 58. Lodha | 90. Vedanta |
27. Deutsche Bank | 59. Lupin | 91. WNS |
28. EA (Electronic Arts) | 60. Marico | 92. YCP |
29. EXL | 61. Mastercard | 93. Zydus Wellness |
30. EY Parthenon | 62. McKinsey & Company | 94. go-mmt Group |
31. Eternal (Zomato) | 63. Media.net | 95. i.e. (Nurturing Ventures) |
32. Everest Group | 64. Microsoft | 96. o3 Capital |
Total Legacy Recruiters Shown: 96 | ||
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The IIM Lucknow average package is around Rs. 33.2 LPA, and the highest package is at Rs. 01 Cr per annum for domestic placements, while it is Rs. 65 LPA for international placements.
IIM Lucknow is a tier 1 college located in Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the top colleges among others for the two-year MBA program.
The IIM Lucknow median package stands at Rs. 32.9 LPA for the students graduating from the two-year management program.
On Question asked by student community
With an NC-OBC category, 85.77 percentile in CAT, a strong 9/9/8 academic profile, and a graduation background in Horticulture, you do have some chances, but they differ significantly between IIM Ahmedabad FABM and IIM Lucknow ABM.
For IIM Ahmedabad – FABM, the institute usually has a very high CAT percentile
Hello aspirant,
With a CAT 2025 raw score of 84 and strong sectionals, your expected percentile may fail in the high 98 range , depending on scaling. Your excellent academics and 2 years of work experience strengthen your profile .IIM Lucknow calls are possible but competitive for EWS engineers ,
Hello, Getting shortlisted for IIM Lucknow or IIT Bombay (SJMSOM) with your profile is challenging, primarily due to your 58% in Class 10th, which significantly impacts the composite score calculation for both institutes. While your 98 percentile CAT score is excellent, and your 24 months of work experience, B.Com (Hons)
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MIT-WPU and IIM Lucknow are quite different institutions offering the MBA programme. While MIT-WPU is a private university offers an MBA through its WPU School of Business, IIM Lucknow is a public institution established by the Government of India, and is recognised as the 'Institute of National Importance' .
See, your academics are the most problematic things, as with 75%, 87% in schooling (10th and 12th), and 75% in your graduation, you are in quite disadvantageous position. And since you are in B.Sc, you'll be counted in the same bucket as engineers, you you'll get no diversity points as
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