What IIM Lucknow’s Noida campus page confirms

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow’s Noida site is one campus of IIM Lucknow, but applicants should evaluate it through the programmes actually offered there rather than treating every IIM Lucknow admission rule as interchangeable. The current Noida campus page lists five options: the International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX), PGPWE, also described in the campus listing as WMP, the Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM), the Post Graduate Programme in Sustainable Management (PGP-SM), and MBA-FB. It describes the site as a centre for executive education. The page places the campus in Noida in the National Capital Region; IPMX contact details specify B-1, Sector 62, Institutional Area, Noida. Noida Campus · IPMX

That portfolio spans a one-year executive MBA, a programme for working executives, an executive doctoral route, a sustainable-management postgraduate programme and a family-business MBA. These are different applicant journeys. There is no single “Noida campus cutoff”, fee or application timetable that can safely summarize all five. First identify the intended programme and its batch; only then compare that programme’s eligibility, test route, selection stages, cost and format. The main-campus general MBA policy is not a substitute for a Noida programme’s own page.

How to distinguish the five programme routes

IPMX is the most clearly documented residential executive option in the current materials. IIM Lucknow describes it as a one-year, full-time residential executive MBA for mid- and senior-level professionals. The 2027-28 application is a fit for applicants who can step away from work for the programme year and meet its experience and test requirements. Its application page treats professional experience and academic/professional profile as parts of selection, alongside the test, Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview. IPMX · IPMX application form

PGPWE is the programme for working executives, with the captured notice covering the 2027-29 batch. It is explicitly non-residential. Campus accommodation may be requested case by case, subject to availability and payment at prevailing rates, so it should not be budgeted as an included hostel benefit. Its official notice requires a valid GMAT/GRE score for the published test route; check the page for any alternative accepted tests and the required test year before applying. PGPWE/WMP

EFPM is an executive doctoral programme, not a replacement name for an MBA. The current application form is directed at experienced, currently employed applicants and lists qualifying routes such as CAT, GATE, GMAT, GRE, JRF/SRF and an institute entrance examination at the Noida campus. The form also gives an experience and age reference date. Applicants should read its academic qualification alternatives carefully because the form gives different marks requirements for engineering and non-engineering paths. EFPM application form

PGP-SM is a sustainable-management route. The captured policy is specifically for the 2026-28 batch and CAT 2025; it added a 24-month professional-experience requirement. That is useful historical evidence for understanding the prior cohort, not confirmation of the next intake’s policy. The current 2027-29 eligibility, test and fee should be taken from a newly issued PGP-SM notice when available. MBA-FB is also listed at Noida, but its route and eligibility should likewise be read from its own live notice rather than inferred from IPMX or PGPWE. PGP-SM 2026-28 admission policy · MBA-FB

Admissions: use the programme’s own cycle and selection rules

For IPMX 2027-28, the official application form requires at least four years of full-time post-qualification work experience by 31 March 2027. A valid test-centre GMAT or GRE score is required and must remain valid through the application deadline; at-home versions are not accepted and the institute does not publish a fixed minimum score. The stated final-score weights are 30% GMAT/GRE, 30% academic and professional profile, 10% WAT and 30% PI. The page also asks for two recommendation letters and lists a non-refundable application fee of ₹5,000. These requirements describe IPMX only. They do not establish the test route or work-experience requirement for every other Noida programme. IPMX application form · IPMX admissions

Check each deadline directly before submitting. Programme pages can change as a cycle progresses, so confirm the live application portal or contact the programme office rather than relying on a saved article or search-result extract. This is particularly important for IPMX and PGPWE, which use phased application calendars. Use the contact listed for the exact programme and intake.

PGPWE 2027-29 eligibility includes a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA and three years of full-time post-qualification experience by 31 March 2027. The captured notice requires a valid GMAT/GRE score and sets test validity through the application deadline. Its selection formula assigns 30% each to the test and academic/professional profile, 10% to WAT and 30% to PI. Applicants should check the live programme portal for exact score validity and date before applying. PGPWE/WMP

For EFPM, the current application form says applicants must be employed full time, have at least seven years of work experience and be no older than 55 as of 31 March 2027. It lists CAT, GATE, GMAT, GRE, JRF/SRF or the Noida-campus entrance exam as qualifying options, with academic thresholds that vary by education route. The prior PGP-SM policy is different again: its two-year experience condition belongs to CAT 2025 and batch 2026-28. None of these rules should be transferred to MBA-FB or to an unannounced future batch. EFPM application form · PGP-SM 2026-28 policy

The general IIM Lucknow MBA, MBA-ABM and MBA-SM policy for 2026-28 is an institute-wide document, not a common application policy for IPMX, PGPWE, EFPM and MBA-FB. In particular, a CAT percentile reported for a different MBA route is not a Noida-wide cutoff. Compare the exact programme, category, intake and test year in its own official notice, and use the current portal for dates.

Fees: compare the batch, delivery format and extras

The captured official schedules show why one campus-wide fee figure would mislead. The amounts below are tied to the programme editions named by IIM Lucknow and are not promises for every future intake.

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Programme and published batch	Published programme fee	Other stated cost boundary
IPMX, 2027-28	₹26,00,000	₹20,000 refundable caution money and ₹5,000 alumni membership; basic single room/shared washroom and food included; overseas-module airfare and incidentals extra
PGPWE, 2027-29	₹11,00,000	₹10,000 refundable caution money, ₹5,000 alumni fee and taxes; mandatory international immersion is about ₹4.50 lakh on actuals
MBA-FB, 2027-29	₹25,00,000	₹10,000 caution money, ₹10,000 alumni fee, ₹10,000 convocation fee and taxes; optional global immersion about ₹10 lakh, or a ₹3 lakh dissertation route
EFPM, 2027-28	₹7,50,000 standard route	₹5,00,000 only for candidates who meet the year-one exemption and join directly in year two; read the programme’s conditions
PGP-SM	No next-cycle total established here	The prior policy was for 2026-28; do not carry an older batch amount into a later intake

IPMX’s ₹26 lakh fee page says the amount includes tuition, course material, basic on-campus accommodation, food, computing and networking, library services, career counselling, student activities and convocation. Visa and stay during the overseas module are covered in the page’s description, but airfare is paid separately at actual cost; local transport, internet, telephone, stationery and other listed incidentals are also student expenses. Limited room options with attached toilets or a common kitchen carry additional charges. PGPWE is non-residential and its international immersion is billed separately on actuals. Those format differences affect both budget and weekly schedule. IPMX fees · PGPWE fees · MBA-FB fees · EFPM fees

Before comparing totals, ask whether the quoted number includes taxes, accommodation, meals, immersion travel, application or alumni charges, and whether an optional dissertation or international module changes the amount. Preserve the fee edition in any spreadsheet. A 2027-29 PGPWE amount and a 2027-28 IPMX amount are not same-batch prices, while a 2026-28 PGP-SM policy is historical. Do not assume that payment installments or refund rules are the same across these programmes.

Placements: the verified outcome set is IPMX Class of 2026

The newest Noida-specific placement report in this source set is for IPMX Class of 2026. It is not a placement report for all five Noida programmes, for the 2027-28 incoming batch or for the main IIM Lucknow PGP. The 18th IPMX batch had 114 students, of whom 108 were seeking employment; six company-sponsored students opted out of the placement process. As of 15 April 2026, the report records 92 job offers through the campus process, eight through other means such as off-campus offers or return to a parent organisation, and eight students without employment. Keep student and offer counts distinct: the report does not say that each offer represents a different student. IPMX Final Placement Report, Class of 2026

The report gives a median CTC of ₹27.00 lakh per annum and an average of ₹27.65 lakh. It explicitly excludes joining and retention bonuses and ESOPs. It also reports averages for the top 10% and top 50% of the cohort, but those subgroup figures are not a substitute for the cohort median or a forecast of an individual offer. These are cohort summaries, not a salary guarantee or a reliable trend line for a future intake.

The 2026 report describes a rolling process beginning in the first week of November 2025 at the Noida campus and reports hiring across consulting, technology, finance, operations, product and other functions. These categories help an experienced applicant assess whether the programme’s reported transitions resemble the roles they want. They do not publish a vacancy count or applicant success probability for each function. The report also states that 79% changed their previous function or role and 78% transitioned from their previous industry. Those are cohort-reported transitions, not a promise that a specific student will make the same move. For PGPWE, MBA-FB, EFPM and PGP-SM, do not substitute IPMX figures where a separate programme-level report was not established.

Financial assistance: historical institute data is not an offer promise

IIM Lucknow’s 2024-25 annual report says its Financial Assistance Scheme is based on annual family income and academic performance. It reports 38 scholarships for first-year students and 53 for second-year students in that academic year, and it points students to Central and State Government scholarships subject to the relevant department’s eligibility criteria and rules. The report does not break these counts down by campus or programme, and the captured passage does not state an award amount, current income threshold or next-cycle application deadline. Annual Report 2024-25

That is useful evidence of a historical institute scheme, not proof that a 2027-28 IPMX applicant or a PGPWE, MBA-FB, EFPM or PGP-SM student will receive aid. The current IPMX fees section publishes a fee and cost components but does not give a scholarship value, eligibility test, renewal rule or award deadline. Named industry awards in an annual report should be treated the same way: the report shows what was recorded for that year, not an open award for every Noida programme. Before accepting an offer, ask the exact programme office which schemes apply to the relevant batch, what documents and income definition are used, when decisions are made, whether aid is renewable, and how an award affects installments. Do not deduct an unconfirmed scholarship from the fee budget.

Facilities and where the evidence stops

IIM Lucknow’s current Noida campus page identifies teaching infrastructure, computer laboratories and student lounges. It describes a dedicated faculty pool with in-campus residence facilities for faculty and students. The IPMX 2027-28 fee page specifies basic accommodation as a single-occupancy room with a shared washroom and says limited alternatives with an attached toilet or common kitchen may be available at additional charges. This room description is for IPMX, not a universal housing guarantee for every programme. PGPWE is described as non-residential; any campus accommodation is requested separately, subject to availability and prevailing charges. Noida Campus · IPMX accommodation · PGPWE/WMP

The current pages reviewed here do not establish room availability for an individual applicant, study-space opening hours, library collection or seat count, medical care, accessibility support, security, parking, commuting, or current operation of older facilities. Ask the programme office directly where any of these details affects your decision. The strongest current evidence here is for teaching infrastructure, computer laboratories and student lounges, plus the specific IPMX accommodation terms in the 2027-28 fee page.

Who should compare which option

IPMX is the clearest match for an experienced professional who can pursue a one-year, full-time residential programme and meets the 2027-28 application conditions. The Class of 2026 outcomes can help frame questions about role transitions and reported CTC, but an applicant should compare those results with their own pre-MBA role, opportunity cost and likely career direction. PGPWE fits a different plan: the programme is non-residential and aimed at working executives, so ask how its timetable, test route, travel and optional accommodation fit a continuing job. EFPM is a doctoral choice for employed, experienced candidates pursuing research, while PGP-SM is a specialized management path whose last captured policy belongs to 2026-28. MBA-FB should be assessed from its own notice and the route a candidate expects to take.

A practical shortlist should therefore use a programme-specific comparison, not a campus ranking alone. Write down the intake label, degree or credential, test and test year, minimum experience date, selection stages, tuition and additional charges, residential status, report cohort and any aid evidence. When an official rule or fee is for an older batch, keep it visibly historical until a new official notice replaces it. The Noida campus page establishes which programmes are listed there; the programme pages establish the rules and costs. Keeping those scopes separate makes the comparison more reliable.