What is it like to study in IIM Lucknow?
IIM Lucknow is one of the most renowned business schools in the country. Studying at IIM Lucknow is a one-of-a-kind experience. You will find the library filled with books on different topics, and make many friends and endless memories on campus.
You will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best professors in the country. You can access numerous databases which only the biggest Indian companies can otherwise provide.
The highest package for placement (2021-2023) was 1 CPA and the average package was INR 32.23 LPA.
But the academic pressure might take a toll on you. There will be endless assignments, quizzes, and case competitions. The extensive preparation for the placement drive will cause a lot of stress.
Coming back to the positive side, IIM Lucknow makes sure that its students come from diverse academic backgrounds. The gender diversity on campus is good. You will thus get the chance to interact with India’s brightest minds from diverse academic backgrounds.
IIM Lucknow also has a beautiful campus (one of the best in India as a Business School). The sports block and various committees will help relieve all the stress from studies and the placement drive.
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Indian Institute of Management Lucknow is a government established business school located in Uttar Pradesh. As the fourth business school after IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow is an amazing institute. However, it has been affected by bad politics. But it is still a wonderful college if one knows how to deal with politics along with academics.
It is a well-known fact that people pursue MBA in order to get good placements. Thus, the main aim of students in these colleges is jobs and they are not interested in academics. As a result, professors of the institute are not interested in making them learn.
- Faculty: The faculty at IIM Lucknow is mediocre. Since everyone is concerned about placements, very few students care about faculty or studies.
- Ranking: The institute is one of the most renowned management colleges in the country. It definitely comes under the top 6 management colleges, if not under the top 5.
- Placements: IIM Lucknow has average placements. The highest package for the batch of 2019 was around 16-17 LPA. Which places IIM Lucknow behind at least 15 B-Schools in terms of placement.
- Placement cell: The placement cell lacks proper management. Which results in poor placement. Many students also complain about discrimination, biased decision, politics of the placement cell.
- Alumni: The alumni network of the institute is not that strong. Very few alumni visit the campus or the alumni meet.
- Gender Diversity: The gender diversity at the campus is good.
- Societies and committees: Some are work-oriented whereas others just exist. Almost every student joins these groups to add additional points to their CV which will help them in placements.
- Exchange semester: IIM Lucknow has the provision of exchange semester with universities abroad. However, the colleges that have tie-ups with IIM Lucknow for such provisions are not that well-known.
IIM Lucknow can be rated 2 out of 5 on an average. The rating may vary depending upon individual experience. You can secure decent internship offers and make good friends at the campus.
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