IIM Lucknow MBA-SM RTI Data
This page is designed around what serious MBA-SM aspirants usually search for first: category-wise WAT-PI shortlist cutoff, final score / admitted-score range, final offers and batch size, and whether waitlist moved or not.
Older RTI replies and older documents use PGP-SM, while the current official nomenclature on IIM Lucknow’s website is MBA-SM. The programme is sustainability-focused, linked to IIM Lucknow’s Noida ecosystem, and the current official admission policy keeps a minimum 24 months of work experience as an eligibility condition for MBA-SM.
Current official 2026-28 WAT-PI snapshot
This block is from the official shortlist-status PDF for the current cycle. It is useful for students targeting the ongoing MBA-SM process, but it is still a shortlist-stage view, not final admission data.
Official shortlist snapshot from the current admission cycle.
Total MBA-SM applicants who expressed interest through CAT-2025.
Candidates who qualified the initial eligibility criteria for MBA-SM.
Total candidates shortlisted for WAT-PI in the current cycle.
| Category | Min. composite score cutoff | Max. composite score | Shortlisted candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 38.9413577 | 63.2034878 | 819 |
| EWS | 20.0947982 | 55.3216163 | 119 |
| NC-OBC | 17.7939009 | 56.6936597 | 521 |
| SC | 12.0471541 | 53.4301347 | 339 |
| ST | 12.4993136 | 51.0291357 | 77 |
| General-PwD | 11.0173028 | 49.6977312 | 21 |
| EWS-PwD | 27.6195239 | 27.6195239 | 1 |
| NC-OBC-PwD | 22.9606219 | 25.3054899 | 2 |
| SC-PwD | 31.4824604 | 31.4824604 | 1 |
| ST-PwD | NA | NA | 0 |
Latest completed batch first: 2025-27
This is the cleanest completed-cycle summary for IIM Lucknow MBA-SM on this page.
Total CAT applicants who expressed MBA-SM interest for 2025-27.
Candidates who crossed the initial eligibility stage.
Total shortlist count including category-specific PwD rows.
Final offers issued across categories for the MBA-SM batch 2025-27.
Students admitted in the 2025-27 batch, as per RTI reply.
1) Category-wise composite score cutoff for WAT-PI shortlist
This is the single most important historical table for MBA-SM aspirants. It tells you the actual shortlist cutoff by category, not just the minimum published CAT eligibility percentile.
| Batch | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 42.3345310 | 20.4346555 | 18.7140942 | 12.6080480 | 11.0658782 |
| 2024-26 | 35.9211544 | 17.5006103 | 17.8480233 | 10.4606866 | 11.6620306 |
| 2023-25 | 35.1131730 | 21.5861487 | 19.0040141 | 12.3841800 | 12.5578038 |
| Batch | General max | EWS max | NC-OBC max | SC max | ST max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 75.9255427 | 57.2117306 | 57.6999141 | 55.3497262 | 59.0413807 |
| 2024-26 | 65.2352186 | 50.7985705 | 55.0516714 | 59.6812319 | 61.6780624 |
| 2023-25 | 72.0948976 | 68.0177683 | 55.6101986 | 45.4834135 | 51.1378884 |
| Batch | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | Main-category subtotal | PwD / split-PwD add-on | Total shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 879 | 146 | 624 | 392 | 70 | 2,111 | 34 | 2,145 |
| 2024-26 | 825 | 116 | 455 | 266 | 45 | 1,707 | 24 | 1,731 |
| 2023-25 | 730 | 74 | 297 | 188 | 30 | 1,319 | 31 | 1,350 |
Open category-specific PwD shortlist data
| Batch | PwD category | Min. cutoff | Max. score | Shortlisted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | General-PwD | 12.6782480 | 52.0250184 | 24 |
| EWS-PwD | 27.2196486 | 58.4859482 | 2 | |
| NC-OBC-PwD | 24.8045227 | 39.7172563 | 7 | |
| SC-PwD | 37.8617252 | 37.8617252 | 1 | |
| ST-PwD | NA | NA | 0 | |
| 2024-26 | General-PwD | 15.7258597 | 43.0051228 | 17 |
| EWS-PwD | 23.3317301 | 62.9602633 | 2 | |
| NC-OBC-PwD | 24.5977369 | 35.0066212 | 4 | |
| SC-PwD | 22.9549202 | 22.9549202 | 1 | |
| ST-PwD | NA | NA | 0 | |
| 2023-25 | General-PwD | 18.1136550 | 50.8933987 | 25 |
| EWS-PwD | NA | NA | 0 | |
| NC-OBC-PwD | 20.3516691 | 46.4967381 | 5 | |
| SC-PwD | NA | NA | 0 | |
| ST-PwD | 24.2814255 | 24.2814255 | 1 |
2) Final offers, admitted class size and waitlist status
This is the practical conversion section. It tells you how much got offered, how many finally joined, and whether waitlist existed at all.
The reply explicitly states that no waitlist was generated.
The reply explicitly states that no waitlist was generated.
The 2023-25 RTI reply did not provide a usable waitlist-movement number.
| Batch | Category | Final offers |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | General / Open | 185 |
| EWS | 41 | |
| NC-OBC | 125 | |
| SC | 78 | |
| ST | 6 | |
| General-PwD | 5 | |
| 2024-26 | All categories | Not supplied in the RTI reply |
| 2023-25 | General | 124 |
| EWS | 14 | |
| NC-OBC | 42 | |
| SC | 15 | |
| ST | 5 | |
| PwD | 4 | |
| 2025-27 total offers | 440 | |
| 2023-25 total offers | 204 | |
| Batch | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD / split-PwD | Total admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2024-26 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2023-25 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2024-26 note: the scanned RTI reply appears to carry an MBA-ABM-labelled table under the “finally accepted” row. For 2024-26 batch composition here, the explicit class-composition row has been used instead.
3) Final score range after selection / admission
This is the most useful post-result table after shortlist cutoff. It gives a sense of where actual final selection or admitted-student score bands sat.
| Batch | General min / max | EWS min / max | NC-OBC min / max | SC min / max | ST min / max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 38.8052627 / 64.9076031 | 31.7444858 / 49.4376305 | 41.5578380 / 52.7035695 | 31.4592423 / 44.1010239 | NA / NA |
| 2024-26 | 37.4183979 / 67.8399958 | 24.2427402 / 60.7664982 | 23.8827837 / 61.5515881 | 24.5220527 / 54.8145125 | 20.1718982 / 47.5623830 |
| 2023-25 | Final category-wise score range not maintained in the RTI reply. | ||||
4) Minimum CAT percentile of admitted students and WAT-PI score profile
These two blocks help serious aspirants understand what the admitted batch looked like beyond only shortlist cutoffs.
| Batch | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 90.17 | 80.44 | 82.50 | 69.18 | NA |
| 2024-26 | 91.62 | 90.02 | 82.78 | 68.46 | NA |
| 2023-25 | Not supplied in the RTI reply. | ||||
| Batch | Category | Max. normalized WAT-PI score | Average normalized WAT-PI score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | General | 41.5143096 | 31.2320183 |
| EWS | 33.5911433 | 25.5483816 | |
| NC-OBC | 37.2779308 | 30.9970196 | |
| SC | 33.5075038 | 25.2905072 | |
| ST | NA | NA | |
| 2024-26 | General | 41.6687365 | 30.7520217 |
| EWS | 40.8068796 | 26.4052328 | |
| NC-OBC | 41.6939781 | 26.7281084 | |
| SC | 38.6510700 | 24.1384154 | |
| ST | 34.3106175 | 21.8849822 | |
| 2023-25 | Not supplied in the RTI reply. | ||
5) Batch composition, background mix and special stream notes
This section adds more context to the raw cutoff tables.
Engineer vs Non-Engineer
Engineering: 1,651
Non-Engineering: 494
Engineer vs Non-Engineer
Engineering: 1,381
Non-Engineering: 350
Engineer vs Non-Engineer
Not maintained in the RTI reply.
CA / Doctors / Lawyers shortlisted
CA: 42
Doctors: 7
Lawyers: 8
Class composition (where supplied)
Male: 43
Female: 4
2025-27 class-composition and gender rows were asked in the RTI, but the institute did not provide usable numeric data in those cells.
| Batch | Total interested | Qualified Stage 1a | Total WAT-PI shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-27 | 211,270 | 3,744 | 2,145 |
| 2024-26 | 207,603 | 2,416 | 1,731 |
| 2023-25 | 150,719 | 1,632 | 1,350 |
6) Current official MBA-SM admission-policy view
This is useful because historical RTI data explains what happened, while the official policy explains how the current cycle is being processed.
Shortlisting for WAT-PI
- Minimum work experience: 24 months for MBA-SM applicants.
- Minimum CAT percentile for General: 80 sectional, 85 overall.
- EWS / NC-OBC: 72 sectional, 77 overall.
- SC: 55 sectional, 60 overall.
- ST / PwD: 50 sectional, 55 overall.
- Stage 1b weights for MBA-SM: CAT 60, Class 12 marks 10, Graduation 10, Work Experience 10, Academic Diversity 5, Gender Diversity 5.
Final score calculation
- CAT: 30
- Academic performance: 5 + 5
- Diversity factor: 5
- Work experience: 5
- WAT: 10
- PI: 40
- PI pass condition: minimum 12 out of 40 in PI.
How to read this page properly
One clean framework for serious MBA-SM applicants.
Step 1: Read shortlist cutoff first
Use the WAT-PI cutoff table to understand how difficult it actually was to get shortlisted in your category.
Step 2: Check final score / admitted range
That tells you what the successful post-interview range looked like after the full selection process.
Step 3: Check offers, admits and waitlist
This is where conversion reality becomes clear. In MBA-SM, some years had no waitlist at all.
Sources
Official sources first, then RTI compilation notes.
IIM Lucknow MBA-SM programme page
Programme overview, sustainability focus, Noida ecosystem, and current programme-level information.
Admission Policy 2026-28
Current official policy for eligibility, shortlist weights and final-score weights for MBA-SM.
Current shortlist status PDF (2026-28)
Official shortlist-stage composite-score and shortlist-count snapshot for the current cycle.
FAQ
Only the practical questions students usually ask.
Is MBA-SM the same programme as older PGP-SM mentions in RTI documents?
Yes. Older RTI replies and older official PDFs often use the name PGP-SM. The current official nomenclature is MBA-SM.
What is the most important historical table here?
The category-wise minimum composite score cutoff for WAT-PI shortlist. That table tells you how difficult it actually was to get a call in your category.
Does MBA-SM require work experience?
Yes. The current official admission policy for MBA-SM continues to require a minimum of 24 months of work experience.
Why does the 2024-26 page need a note about final acceptance numbers?
Because the scanned RTI reply appears to carry an MBA-ABM-labelled table in that row. The class-composition row is more reliable for the 2024-26 batch composition.
Can shortlist cutoff and final admitted score be compared directly?
No. Shortlist cutoff is for getting into WAT-PI. Final admitted-score range is after the full evaluation process including WAT and PI.
What should I watch more: total shortlist size or final batch size?
Both. Total shortlist size tells you how broad the call pool was, while final batch size shows how narrow the actual intake remained after the whole process.
Need this same RTI format for more colleges?
This page is structured for MBA search intent: current-cycle snapshot first, completed-batch RTI trend next, shortlist cutoff before final score, and offers / batch size / waitlist clearly separated.
