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    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

    On Question asked by student community

    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