The IIM Lucknow RTI Data 2026 shared details about the category-wise MBA admission process for the 2026-28 batch based on CAT 2025 scores. The data consists of composite score cutoffs, candidates shortlisted for WAT-PI and more that leads to final admission offers at IIM Lucknow. This data helps the IIM Lucknow MBA aspirants to understand about the selection criteria as well as number of candidates who apply for PGP each year. Get further details in this blog.
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What Is IIM RTI Data 2026?
The IIMs disclose the admission related information under the Right to Information Act. IIM RTI data 2026 has been shared for the batch of 2026-28 covering the CAT 2025 cycle. This data depicts how many candidates showed interest, cleared the cutoff marks and called for the interview process.
Number of Candidates Who Expressed Interest in IIM Lucknow PGP 2026
The following table shows the number of candidates who expressed interest in pursuing MBA programme at IIM Lucknow. The given table shows the candidates who applied for MBA, MBA ABM and MBA SM.
| Category | MBA | MBA‐ABM | MBA‐SM |
| General | 152,584 | 114,281 | 116,138 |
| EWS | 13,899 | 12,176 | 12,125 |
| NC‐OBC | 44,127 | 36,667 | 36,755 |
| SC | 19,486 | 15,094 | 15,148 |
| ST | 5,018 | 3,691 | 3,675 |
| PwD | 1,113 | 804 | 802 |
| Total | 236,227 | 182,713 | 184,643 |
Number of Candidates Who Qualified Based on Stage 1a Criteria at IIM Lucknow
| Category | MBA | MBA‐ABM | MBA‐SM |
| General | 7,024 | 8,127 | 1,914 |
| EWS | 879 | 1,083 | 119 |
| NC‐OBC | 2,084 | 2,469 | 521 |
| SC | 2,193 | 1,691 | 339 |
| ST | 530 | 397 | 77 |
| PwD | 210 | 145 | 25 |
| Total | 12,920 | 13,912 | 2,995 |
IIM Lucknow Composite Score Cutoff 2026
The IIM Lucknow composite scores for the candidates who have qualified stage 1 has been given in the table below for MBA, MBA ABM and MBA SM programmes. The minimum composite score (cut-off) to qualify for Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview (WAT-PI), maximum composite score, and the number of candidates shortlisted for WAT-PI are as follows.
MBA Programme
| Category of the candidate | Max Composite Score | Min Composite Score (Cut-off) | Shortlisted Candidates |
| General | 71.5371374 | 49.8496132 | 1,268 |
| EWS | 64.0679612 | 37.6675938 | 312 |
| NC‐OBC | 74.6631356 | 35.9811591 | 910 |
| SC | 61.6924997 | 28.9562585 | 793 |
| ST | 60.0291357 | 19.1441699 | 396 |
| General-PwD | 63.7457174 | 11.1589874 | 161 |
| EWS-PwD | 42.1602951 | 22.7107000 | 6 |
| NC‐OBC-PwD | 43.3707247 | 12.6543792 | 32 |
| SC-PwD | 46.0253797 | 18.4221358 | 10 |
| ST-PwD | 53.8677913 | 53.8677913 | 1 |
| Total | — | — | 3,889 |
MBA-ABM Programme
| Category of the candidate | Max Composite Score | Min Composite Score (Cut-off) | Shortlisted Candidates |
| General | 72.8479378 | 44.6970697 | 861 |
| EWS | 59.0751248 | 31.9364462 | 363 |
| NC‐OBC | 60.8794836 | 32.1105858 | 753 |
| SC | 60.2291413 | 22.6539644 | 694 |
| ST | 52.9990571 | 8.3563137 | 397 |
| General-PwD | 58.7457174 | 9.1876598 | 107 |
| EWS-PwD | 37.1602951 | 16.7107000 | 5 |
| NC‐OBC-PwD | 42.6447207 | 12.9606219 | 26 |
| SC-PwD | 41.0253797 | 16.6364898 | 6 |
| ST-PwD | 48.8677913 | 48.8677913 | 1 |
| Total | — | — | 3,213 |
MBA-SM Programme
| Category of the candidate | Max Composite Score | Min Composite Score (Cut-off) | Shortlisted Candidates |
| General | 63.2034878 | 38.9413577 | 819 |
| EWS | 55.3216163 | 20.0947982 | 119 |
| NC‐OBC | 56.6936597 | 17.7939009 | 521 |
| SC | 53.4301347 | 12.0471541 | 339 |
| ST | 51.0291357 | 12.4993136 | 77 |
| General-PwD | 49.6977312 | 11.0173028 | 21 |
| EWS-PwD | 27.6195239 | 27.6195239 | 1 |
| NC‐OBC-PwD | 25.3054899 | 22.9606219 | 2 |
| SC-PwD | 31.4824604 | 31.4824604 | 1 |
| ST-PwD | — | — | 0 |
| Total | — | — | 1,900 |
IM Lucknow Final Selection Criteria (Post-PI)
The final selection of the candidates is based on 100 points. These points are calculated through various weightage such as CAT score, PI, WAT, diversity factor, work experience and academic performance of the candidates. It is mandatory for the candidates to score at least 12 out of 40 marks in the Personal Interview to be eligible for the final merit list.
| Component | MBA Weightage | MBA-ABM Weightage |
| CAT Score | 30 | 35 |
| Personal Interview (PI) | 40 | 40 |
| Writing Ability Test (WAT) | 10 | 10 |
| Diversity Factor | 5 | 5 |
| Work Experience | 5 | NA |
| Academic Performance (Class 12th marks + Graduation) | 5 + 5 | 5 + 5 |
| Total Final Score | 100 | 100 |
IIM Lucknow Category-wise Final Admission Offers
As per the IIM Lucknow RTI data, the following number of admission offers were made to the following category of candidates.
| Category of the candidate | Admission offers |
| General/UR | 556 |
| EWS | 121 |
| NC-OBC | 374 |
| SC | 217 |
| ST | 108 |
| Open-PwD | 57 |
| NC-OBC-PwD | 12 |
| SC-PwD | 2 |
IIM Lucknow Number of Shortlisted Candidates for WAT-PI Across Programmes
| Category | MBA Shortlisted Candidates | MBA-ABM Shortlisted Candidates | MBA-SM Shortlisted Candidates |
| General | 1,268 | 861 | 819 |
| EWS | 312 | 363 | 119 |
| NC‐OBC | 910 | 753 | 521 |
| SC | 793 | 694 | 339 |
| ST | 396 | 397 | 77 |
| General-PwD | 161 | 107 | 21 |
| EWS-PwD | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| NC‐OBC-PwD | 32 | 26 | 2 |
| SC-PwD | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| ST-PwD | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 3,889 | 3,213 | 1,900 |
Conclusion
The IIM Lucknow RTI Data 2026 for the CAT 2025 cycle for the batch of 2026-28 reveals about the number of candidates who apply for MBA programmes at IIM Lucknow. Based on this data, a total of 236,227 candidates applied for MBA, 182,713 for MBA-ABM, and 184,643 in the MBA-SM, out of which 12,920, 13,912, and 2,995 candidates respectively cleared the Stage 1a qualification criteria. The data also reveals that no vacancy seats were left.
