IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist 2026 Out: How many Candidates got shortlisted and Composite scores
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IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist 2026 Out: How many Candidates got shortlisted and Composite scores

Gursimran KaurUpdated on 15 Jan 2026, 02:39 PM IST

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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  1. IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist Out: How Many Shortlisted
  2. IIM Lucknow PI Calls 2026: Interested and Qualified
  3. IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist Candidates Last Year Stats
  4. IIM Lucknow 2026 PI Shortlist: IIM Lucknow 2026 Cutoff
  5. IIM Lucknow 2026 PI shortlist: Previous Years CS Cutoff
IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist 2026 Out: How many Candidates got shortlisted and Composite scores
IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist 2026 Out: How many Candidates got shortlisted and Composite scores

IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist Out: How Many Shortlisted

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 PI Calls 2026: Interested and Qualified

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

IIM Lucknow PI Shortlist Candidates Last Year Stats

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: IIM Lucknow 2026 Cutoff

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

IIM Lucknow 2026 PI shortlist: Previous Years CS Cutoff

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)

Q: How many candidates got shortlisted for the IIM L PI call 2026?
A:

1268 general category students were shortlisted for IIM Lucknow PI 2026. 

Q: What was the first stage of IIM Lucknow admissions 2026?
A:

The First stage of the selection process of IIM Lucknow 2026 admissions was the minimum CAT 2025 Cutoff sectional and overall. 

Q: Does IIM lucknow has reservation policy for 2026 MBA admissions?
A:

Yes, IIM Lucknow will follow the reservation policy as per the GOI, for 2026 MBA admissions.

Q: Does IIM Lucknow have different cutoffs for each category?
A:

Yes, the CAT 2025 cutoff for shortlisting varies for each category. 

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Questions related to IIM Lucknow

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Have a question related to IIM Lucknow ?

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)

Hi!

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