IIM Lucknow  Waitlist Movement 2025 : Know the Expected and Previous Year Analysis 

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow result for PGP batch for 2025-27 session is out. Those who were selected have received the offer letter, but for those who are yet to get admission confirmation must analyse the IIM Lucknow waitlist movement of previous years. Based on the previous year analysis, the waitlist movement for 2025 was expected to increase by 117 seats in general category, 79+ for OBC-NCL category, 15+ seats for EWS category. Similarly, candidates can expect the waiting list of IIM Lucknow to move by 32+ seats for SC category and 18+ seats by ST category. This article highlights the expected IIM Lucknow waiting list movement and previous year admission-related numbers.

IIM Lucknow Waitlist Movement 2025 (Expected)

Category	Seats
General	117+
EWS	15+
OBC – NCL	79+
SC	32+
ST	18+
PwD	10+

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IIM Lucknow  Waitlist Movement: Previous Year Analysis 

As per the previous year data, IIM Lucknow has released 9 to 10 waitlists per admission cycle. For general category, IIM Lucknow waitlist movement was between 612 – 668 candidates in the previous 5 years. Similarly, the OBC and SC categories movements were around 400 and 200 seats, respectively. The EWS and ST categories witnessed 107 seat movements for batch 2023-25.

IIM Lucknow Total Waitlist Released

Batch	Total No. Of Waitlist
2023 – 25	10
2022 – 24	10
2021 – 23	9

IIM Lucknow Total Waitlist Movement for General Category 

The 2023 – 25 batch saw movement of 612 candidates from the general category, while the 2022 – 24 batch had the highest movement of 668 seats. IIM Lucknow waitlist moved by 610 seats in 2021 – 23, 548 seats in 2020 – 22, and 489 seats in 2019 – 21.

Batch	General Waiting List Movement
2023 – 25	612
2022 – 24	668
2021 – 23	610
2020 – 22	548
2019 – 21	489
2018 – 20	537

IIM Lucknow Total Waitlist Movement for EWS Category  

For the EWS category, candidates saw a movement of 107 seats in 2023 – 25, 100 seats in 2022 – 24, while 2021 – 23 had the highest seat movement of 117 seats. The movement was lower in 2020 – 22 with 63 candidates shortlisted from waiting list.

Batch	EWS Waiting List Movement
2023 – 25	107
2022 – 24	100
2021 – 23	117
2020 – 22	63

IIM Lucknow Total Waitlist Movement for NC-OBC Category 

The waitlist movement in 2021 – 23 was recorded at 452 seats, while 2023 – 25 and 2022 – 24 saw movements of 412 and 406 seats, respectively. IIM Lucknow seats moved by 371 in 2020 – 22 and 326 in 2019 – 21.

Batch	OBC Waiting List Movement
2023 – 25	412
2022 – 24	406
2021 – 23	452
2020 – 22	371
2019 – 21	326

IIM Lucknow Total Waitlist Movement for SC Category 

The 2021 – 23 batch saw the highest movement at 297, followed by 266 in 2022 – 24 and 223 in 2023 – 25. Earlier PGP batches like 2020 – 22 witnessed a movement of 176 seats and 2019 – 21 witnessed movement of 188 seats.

Batch	SC Waiting List Movement
2023 – 25	223
2022 – 24	266
2021 – 23	297
2020 – 22	176
2019 – 21	188

IIM Lucknow Total Waitlist Movement for ST Category

The 2023 – 25 batch had 127 candidates moving off the waitlist, while 2022 – 24 moved by 141 seats, for ST category. Previous years like 2021 – 23 show a movement of 120 seats, 2020 – 22 batch witnessed a movement of 115 seats, and by 102 seats in 2019 – 21.

Batch	ST Waiting List Movement
2023 – 25	127
2022 – 24	141
2021 – 23	120
2020 – 22	115
2019 – 21	102

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IIM Lucknow Composite Score 

The composite score of the last candidate given admission under general category ranged between 54.5450214 – 62.3394194 in the last five years. The composite score for each session is highlighted in the table below: 

Batch	Composite Score
2023 – 25	58.8515687
2022 – 24	54.580825
2021 – 23	54.5450214
2020 – 22	56.4831719 (out of 90)
2019 – 21	62.3394194
2018 – 20	61.7594787

IIM Lucknow Shortlisted Candidates  –  Previous Year Analysis 

This table shows the admission details of a course for different batches from 2018 – 20 to 2022 – 24. Over the years, the number of seats increased from 405 in 2018 – 20 to 507 in 2022 – 24. 

Batch	Sanctioned Intake	Shortlisted Candidates	Seats Filled
2022 – 24	507	4360	513
2021 – 23	507	3645	511
2020 – 22	453	3691	455
2019 – 21	405	3232	407
2018 – 20	405	3212	406

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• For the 2022 – 24 PGP batch, the IIM Lucknow conversion rate was approximately 11.77%. Out of 4,360 shortlisted candidates, 513 seats were filled. 
• In the 2021 – 23 batch, the conversion rate was 14.02%, the highest among the five years, with 511 students being admitted out of 3,645 shortlisted candidates. 
• IIM Lucknow PGP Batch 2020 – 22 had a conversion rate of 12.33%, with 455 seats being filled out of 3691 shortlisted candidates.
• The 2019 – 21 and 2018 – 20 batches had similar rates of 12.59% and 12.64% respectively.

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