IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist 2026 calls for MBA are out. IIM Lucknow PI shortlist 2026 called 1,268 general category candidates. A total of 12,920 candidates qualified for IIM Lucknow, out of which 3,889 were shortlisted for the IIM Lucknow PI round 2026. For the PwD category of candidates, 210 students are shortlisted for the 2026 PI calls at IIM Lucknow. Last year, the number of PwD candidates shortlisted for IIM Lucknow PI was 232. The number of shortlisted candidates in all categories except PwD has remained the same as last year. A total of 2,36,227 candidates had shown interest in admission at IIM Lucknow 2026 MBA program. See the complete article below to know more about how many candidates showed interest in IIM L 2026 MBA admissions and how many got shortlisted in each category.
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IIM Lucknow PI Call for 2026 admissions to the MBA has been released. IIM L shortlist 2026 for PI has been announced on the official website. The table below contains the number of candidates who are shortlisted for the IIM Lucknow PI 2026.
Category | Shortlisted Candidates |
|---|---|
General | 1268 |
EWS | 312 |
NC-OBC | 910 |
SC | 793 |
ST | 396 |
General-PwD | 161 |
EWS-PwD | 6 |
NC-OBC-PwD | 32 |
SC-PwD | 10 |
ST-PwD | 1 |
Total | 3889 |
IIM Lucknow calls 2026 for PI have been released. See below how many students qualified for the IIM Lucknow PI calls 2026 as per the stage 1 IIM Lucknow admissions criteria.
IIM Lucknow Category | Interested number of Candidates | No. of Qualified Candidates (Stage 1 Criteria) |
General | 152584 | 7024 |
EWS | 13899 | 879 |
NC-OBC | 44127 | 2084 |
SC | 19486 | 2193 |
ST | 5018 | 530 |
PwD | 1113 | 210 |
Total | 236227 | 12920 |
The table below consists of the number of candidates who filled the CAT 2025 form and how many of those candidates were shortlisted for the IIM Lucknow Personal Interview round in 2025.
Category | No. of candidates who filled the form | Candidates Shortlisted for IIM Lucknow PI |
General | 178396 | 1268 |
EWS | 14507 | 312 |
NC-OBC | 47542 | 910 |
SC | 21533 | 793 |
ST | 5469 | 396 |
PwD | 1082 | 232 |
The data is as per the RTI information received.
IIM Lucknow 2026 PI shortlist has been announced, and the MBA CS cutoff for the 2026-28 session has also been released. The category-wise composite score, both maximum and minimum, for the MBA admissions 2026 batch is as follows.
Category | Maximum Composite Score | Minimum Composite Score |
General | 71.537 | 49.849 |
EWS | 64.067 | 37.667 |
NC-OBC | 74.663 | 35.981 |
SC | 61.692 | 28.956 |
ST | 60.029 | 19.144 |
General-PwD | 63.745 | 11.158 |
EWS-PwD | 42.160 | 22.710 |
NC-OBC-PwD | 43.370 | 12.654 |
SC-PwD | 46.025 | 18.422 |
ST-PwD | 53.867 | 53.867 |
The composite score for the IIM Lucknow Personal Interview shortlist for the past two years is given below. Candidates applying for the MBA program at IIM Lucknow 2026 can see the table to compare the CS cutoff for the IIM Lucknow PI round.
Category | 2025-27 | 2024-26 |
General | 53.236 | 48.806 |
EWS | 40.365 | 35.439 |
NC-OBC | 38.719 | 38.280 |
SC | 31.125 | 27.149 |
ST | 21.3915 | 19.409 |
PwD | 12.021 | 8.736 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1268 general category students were shortlisted for IIM Lucknow PI 2026.
The First stage of the selection process of IIM Lucknow 2026 admissions was the minimum CAT 2025 Cutoff sectional and overall.
Yes, IIM Lucknow will follow the reservation policy as per the GOI, for 2026 MBA admissions.
Yes, the CAT 2025 cutoff for shortlisting varies for each category.
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
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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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