Which program should I choose, IIM Lucknow PGP or IIM Ahmedabad FABM?

You should choose the program based on the field you are interested in. Both courses have been highly ranked in India. IIM Ahmedabad’s Post-Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-Business Management (PGP-FABM) has been constantly ranked number one in the world by Paris-based ranking agency Eduniversal from 2011-12 to 2018-19. IIM Lucknow also offers good PGP programs with decent placements.

The table given below gives a brief overview of the institutes:

The placement scenario for the PGP-FABM program is at par with the PGP programs of the best B-School in India. In the first year of the course, both the PGP and FABM students will be studying the same courses- Marketing, Finance, Strategy, HR, etc. and in the second year, FABM students have distinct subjects. They can also be present for PGP courses as electives. Students of the PGP-FABM program spend a term in ESSEC, Paris, UBC, Vancouver, and SJTU, China under student exchange programs in their second year.

IIM Lucknow clocked a 100% placement for the batch of 2018-2020. The batch of 443 students received a total of 447 offers from more than 140 companies that visited the campus for placements. The top recruiters were Amazon, Ernst & Young, Citi, ICICI Bank, Flipkart, etc.