50% of Candidates Convert IIM Lucknow Interview Call - RTI Data

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No. of candidates that applied to IIM Lucknow
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	109617	6294	30189	12777	3228	747

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Just over 1% of CAT 2021 test-takers shortlisted for IIM Lucknow's PI round

RTI data reveals just how competitive IIM Lucknow's admission process really is.

Within the General category, only the top 1% of CAT test-takers are shortlisted for the interview round. And it isn't easy for other category of students either, where the ratio of shortlist-to-application is as low as 3% and does not exceed 16%.

Candidates shortlisted for IIM Lucknow's interview round
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
Candidates shortlisted	1276	318	913	797	394	117
As a percentage of all applicants	1.16%	5.05%	3.02%	6.24%	12.21%	15.66%

Overall, only 2.34% of all CAT 2021 test-takers were shortlisted for IIM Lucknow's interview round.

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IIM Lucknow's composite score cut-off for the PI round at 67.25 for General category applicants

The tables below capture the composite score based on IIM Lucknow's admission criteria for the batch of 2024.

The composite score cut-off for the interview round was 52.92 for the General category.

Composite score cut-off to shortlist candidates for PI round
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	52.9226608	35.6920650	35.8654094	26.1118463	10.9329695	13.1805986

The composite score cut-off for final admission was 54.58 for the General category.

Composite score cut-off for final admission offer
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	54.5808525	44.2214504	44.7721854	35.2935582	23.8274479	26.1499161

The highest composite score of a General category candidate in the final stages of admission was 73.669.

Highest composite score for final admission offer
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	73.6691319	62.0750946	58.6928561	57.5675364	50.3556734	64.8024421

Almost half the shortlisted General category applicants convert their IIM Lucknow call

RTI data has revealed that for the General category, the offer-to-call ratio is 49%, which means nearly half of those who make it to the interview round also make it to the final shortlist. The overall conversion rate across categories is 41%.

No. of candidates shortlisted for final admission
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
Admission offers extended	626	98	392	265	141	52
As a percentage of candidates shortlisted for interview	49.06%	30.82%	42.94%	33.25%	35.79%	44.44%
As a percentage of all applicants	0.57%	1.56%	1.30%	2.07%	4.37%	6.96%

Latest data also suggests that less than 1% of all those who apply to IIM Lucknow make it to the institute's final shortlist. Just over 0.5% of all General category CAT test-takers actually convert their applications into admission offers.

31% of shortlisted General category candidates enrol for IIM Lucknow's MBA program

From the candidates shortlisted for admission to IIM Lucknow, only 1 in 3 candidates ended up enrolling for the institute's MBA program. Within the General category, 30% of shortlisted candidates joined IIM Lucknow, while almost half (47%) the shortlisted candidates from other categories joined the institute.

IIM Lucknow's class composition
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	195	53	140	77	38	10
As a percentage of candidates shortlisted for final admission	31.15%	54.08%	35.71%	29.06%	26.95%	19.23%