IIM Lucknow (Noida)

Basics

Country

India

City

Noida

Campus(es)

Noida campus

Parent university

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Selected programme

International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX)

Programme type

Executive MBA (one-year, full-time)

Credential awarded

Degree or diploma status pending

Format priority tier

One-year executive (priority tier 1)

Language of instruction

English

Accreditations

AACSB, EQUIS, AMBAWeb, Oct 2026

Research round

Shortlisted (3 Oct 2026)

Selection rationale (full)

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IPMX is the verified best fit under the requested priority: IIM Lucknow explicitly describes it as a one-year, full-time Executive MBA for mid- and senior-level professionals, and the 2027–28 admission policy accepts GMAT. It qualifies at priority tier 1; no longer regular MBA is substituted.[88][89]

Timeline and duration

2027 intake

First week of April 2027 (tentative)

Start date evidence

Official 2027

Approx. start date

5 Apr 2027

Orientation / immersion

Overseas module (airfare extra)

Start details (full)

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First week of April 2027 (all three admission phases; stated as tentative in the official schedule).[88][89]

Selected duration

12 months, residential

Duration (months)

12 months

Duration details (full)

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One-year, full-time residential Executive MBA / MBA-equivalent programme. The 2027–28 start is scheduled for the first week of April 2027; the exact completion date is not yet specified.[88][89]

Application window

All deadlines

Phase I: 2 Sept 2026 (closed) [Web: IIML 2027-28 notice (tentative)] Phase II: 30 Nov 2026 [Web: IIML 2027-28 notice (tentative)] Phase III: 20 Jan 2027 [Web: IIML 2027-28 notice (tentative; notice misprints year as 2026)]

Rounds already closed

1 of 3

Next open deadline

Phase II, 30 Nov 2026 (50 days)

Date warnings

Phase II shown as 30 Nov 2026 and 17 Oct 2026 in different places

GMAT plan

GMAT route

Accepted (GMAT or GRE, not CAT)

Alternative tests

GRE

GMAT Focus accepted

Not named; confirm

Online GMAT accepted

No

Score validity

Valid through deadline

Minimum or recommendation

None published

GMAT weight in selection

30% of final selection score

Policy details (full)

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The 2027–28 policy accepts a valid GMAT or GRE (not CAT) and uses the GMAT/GRE score for 30% of the final selection score; candidates are shortlisted for WAT and PI. The score must remain valid through the application deadline, and only test-centre scores are valid; online/at-home scores are excluded. For this India application, use the GMAT route only. The IPMX materials say ‘GMAT’ but do not separately name GMAT Focus Edition, so confirm Focus-specific score reporting/acceptance with IIML before booking or submitting.[89][90]

Strategic Focus target

No defensible number; maximise

Basis of target

No benchmark; maximise score

Target round

Phase II, 30 Nov 2026

Sit GMAT by (final attempt)

9 Nov 2026

First attempt by (with retake buffer)

28 Sept 2026 (passed, single attempt only)

Target reasoning (full)

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No numeric Focus target is defensible from the official IPMX evidence: IIML publishes neither an edition-specific score policy nor a cohort score average/range/ cutoff. Set a personal improvement goal from an official GMAT Focus diagnostic and maximize the score, noting that GMAT/GRE carries 30% of selection; any consultant-recommended numeric target would be an external planning heuristic, not an IIML threshold.[88][89]

Score statistics

Focus evidence (full)

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The current IPMX policy requires a valid ‘GMAT/GRE’ score but does not explicitly identify GMAT Focus Edition, or publish a Focus minimum, cohort average/median, or admittedstudent range. It does state that test-centre scores are required. Obtain written confirmation from IIML for the Focus edition and score-validity rules; do not infer a Focus cutoff from placement figures.[88][89]

Legacy evidence (full)

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The 2027–28 IPMX policy likewise does not separate legacy-scale GMAT from Focus, and IIML publishes no official IPMX GMAT minimum, maximum, admitted-score range, mean or median on either scale. The published 30% selection weight is not a cutoff. The Class of 2026 placement report’s INR CTC average/median are compensation metrics, not GMAT statistics.[88][89]

Costs

Tuition / programme fee

INR 26.3 L

Tuition in INR (approx)

INR 26.3 L

Fee year

2027-28 (official)

Application fee

INR 5,000

Other compulsory fees

Caution INR 20,000; alumni INR 5,000

What the fee includes

Tuition, single room, food, overseas module visa and stay

Fee details (full)

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IIML’s 2027–28 fee notice, available by 3 October 2026: INR 26,00,000 programme fee + INR 20,000 refundable caution money + INR 5,000 alumni membership fee; the online application fee is a separate non-refundable INR 5,000. The programme fee includes tuition, course materials, basic single-occupancy campus accommodation with shared washroom, food, computing/networking, library, career counselling, student activities, convocation, and academic inputs, visa and stay during the overseas module. Airfare for international immersion is extra on actual basis; overseas-module boarding and incidentals are also extra. The published fee does not specify a separate tax amount.[88]

Living cost estimate

Accommodation and food included

Living cost basis (full)

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No separate living-cost estimate is published for the 2027–28 programme year. For the Noida campus, basic single-occupancy accommodation (shared washroom) and food are included in the programme fee. Accommodation upgrades, overseas-module airfare, boarding and incidentals such as local transport and internet are additional; no verified rupee budget for these extras is published.[88][90]

Estimated total (approx INR)

INR 26.3 L (tuition only)

Rankings and strengths

FT Global MBA

#58 (FT Global MBA 2026, IPMX)

NIRF (India)

#7 (NIRF Management 2025, institute)Web, Oct 2026

Ranking details (full)

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Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2026: IIM Lucknow is ranked #58 worldwide in the 100-school ranking (tied at #58 with the University of St Gallen). IIM Lucknow identifies this as the IPMX One-Year MBA ranking. This is the global programme ranking, not a domestic institutional rank.[8][93]

Known for

One-year executive MBA near Delhi NCR

Known for (full)

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A one-year residential general-management programme at IIM Lucknow’s Noida Campus, aimed at mid-/senior-level professionals. The curriculum combines core business functions, seven elective credits, applied projects/workshops and an international immersion module. IIML identifies IPMX as triple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA; the Noida campus also offers access to the NCR business environment.[88][89]

Class profile

Class size

114 (Class of 2026)

Average experience

About 8 years

Placements and careers

Placement / offers

100 of 108 placed (8 without)

Salary

Median INR 27.00 L, average INR 27.65 L

Report year

Class of 2026

Outcome details (full)

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Latest official IPMX report located: Class of 2026 (18th batch; 114 students; average industry experience about 8 years), data as of 15 April 2026. Reported median CTC was INR 27.00 lakh and average CTC INR 27.65 lakh, excluding joining/retention bonus and ESOP. Of 108 seeking employment, 6 opted out (company-sponsored); the report lists 92 campus-process placements, 8 offers through other means, and 8 students without employment. These are Class of 2026 results, not a guarantee for the 2027–28 cohort.[91][92]

Eligibility

Degree

Bachelor's with 50%

Minimum marks

50%

Minimum experience

4 years by 31 March 2027

Experience counted to

31 March 2027

Current employment needed

Not required

Employer sponsorship

Not required

Special documents

Experience, relieving letters, first and latest payslips

References

2 mandatory online letters

Interview

Personal interview

Other tests

WAT

Selection weightage

GMAT/GRE 30%

Eligibility details (full)

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Eligibility requires a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% or equivalent and four years of full-time, post-qualification work experience as of 31 March 2027. No current-employment, employer sponsorship, or employer endorsement condition appears in the published criteria; sponsorship is described as one possible applicant circumstance, not a requirement. A resigned applicant can therefore apply based on prior qualifying experience. Two recommendation letters are mandatory; IIML says one should preferably be from a current employer or someone able to evaluate job performance, so a former manager is a sensible recommender. Experience, relieving documents and first/latest salary slips are requested. The candidate’s nearly nine Accenture years appear to exceed the experience minimum, subject to documented dates and degree eligibility.[90][91]

My profile fit

Fit rank

#4 (India)

Eligibility verdict

Meets (check 50% marks)

Experience vs cohort

About 9 yrs vs 8 yr average

Main risks and trade-offs

Focus acceptance and credential not confirmed

Why it fits (full)

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Her B.E. and almost nine years in Accenture Technology align with IPMX’s technical-professional audience and the 2026 cohort’s roughly eight-year average experience. The programme is expressly built for experienced professionals seeking larger leadership roles, and its one-year full-time format gives a clear career-break route after her March 2026 resignation. Her technology-delivery experience can support a transition toward product, consulting, strategy or broader business leadership; the programme’s general-management curriculum, electives and international immersion fit that transition. Female applicants are explicitly encouraged by IIML.[88][89]

Profile fit (earlier round)

Not in research

Actions to strengthen

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1. Quantify Accenture outcomes: delivery scope, client/business impact, budgets, scale, quality gains, and team or stakeholder leadership; show progression beyond the Senior Analyst title. 2. Make the post-resignation story deliberate: explain the March 2026 exit, what she has done since, why a full-time MBA now, and a credible short- and long-term target role after IPMX. 3. Take a test-centre GMAT diagnostic and plan retakes early enough to meet the chosen phase deadline; ask IIML admissions in writing whether the current GMAT Focus edition is accepted and how to report it. 4. Secure two strong recommenders early, ideally a former Accenture manager and another senior stakeholder who can substantiate performance, initiative and leadership; IIML requires direct online letters. 5. Assemble transcripts and degree certificate, confirm how Anna University/SVCE marks or CGPA convert to the 50% requirement, and collect experience/relieving documents plus first and latest salary slips. 6. Prepare for WAT and PI with examples of influence without authority, ethical judgment, conflict resolution, quantified leadership and a clear transition from technology to business management. 7. Address any gaps in accounting, finance, economics and quantitative business foundations through a short, documented refresher before the intensive programme. 8. Verify the live Phase II deadline with admissions before applying: the brochure and application form show 30 November 2026, while a sentence on the programme page gives a conflicting 17 October 2026 date.[88][90]

Open questions to confirm

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The official 2027–28 brochure calls IPMX a one-year full-time Executive MBA/MBA, but the IIML programme page also contains a notice that the programme’s final degree-versus-diploma status depends on institutional/government engagement; confirm the exact credential awarded before enrolling. Application scheduling is inconsistent within the official site: the current brochure/application form list Phase II as 30 November 2026, while one programme-page sentence says 17 October 2026 (its schedule table gives 30 November); confirm the deadline directly with IIML. GMAT Focus is not separately named in the IPMX materials, and no official score cutoff or cohort GMAT statistics are published. Placement figures reflect the Class of 2026 only.[88][89]

Full dossier

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow), International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX), Noida Campus, 2027–28 intake