SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, LUCKNOW

The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow or IIML) is a public business school located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 1984, it is the fourth Indian Institute of Management and was declared an Institute of National Importance under the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. It was set up by the Government of India, with academic Ishwar Dayal serving as founding director. The Post Graduate Programme began in 1985-86 with 30 students, and the current campus was built in 1992. In 2005, IIM Lucknow opened a second campus at Noida for executive education, becoming the first IIM to establish an additional campus. The institute offers a two-year MBA, executive education, and doctoral programmes, with admission through the Common Admission Test (CAT) or GMAT depending on the program. The main campus spans 200 acres in Prabandh Nagar on the outskirts of Lucknow, while the Noida campus covers 20 acres in Sector-62. The institute holds triple accreditation from AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB, and has tie-ups with 24 international business schools for student exchange.