What students and alumni say about placements, academics and campus life
"The recruiter loyalty here is incredibly underrated. Accenture, BCG, Bain, McKinsey, Kearney — all of them treat IIM L as a primary campus, not a "spillover" school. If you focus on consulting from Term 1, the conversion is real."
"Product placements have grown rapidly. Microsoft, Amazon, Flipkart, PhonePe all hired multiple PMs from our batch. The Product Management Club here is now one of the strongest non-IIT placement engines in the country."
"Finance at IIM L is different from IIM C. Less bulge-bracket IB, more corporate finance, risk, and BFSI. American Express recruits 15+ every year — they treat us like a premier campus. JP Morgan, Goldman come too but in smaller numbers."
"The diversity boost is real. As a female non-engineer, my composite score got a meaningful boost. 35% female batch means it doesn't feel skewed. Wish there were more non-engineers though — engineers still dominate ~70%."
"MBA-ABM is the most underrated programme in India. Smaller batch (60 seats), same campus, same brand, but you get rural management depth that no other top IIM offers. Placements in agri-tech, food processing, and rural banking — different from MBA placements but specialised."
"Campus life is what you make of it. Lucknow being Tier-2 means fewer city distractions — you actually study and prep. The 185-acre campus has everything you need: sports, library, hostels, mess. After IIM A/B/C, this is the most "complete" campus among top IIMs."
"MBA-SM is for people who want to do good and earn well. The 24-month work-ex requirement means everyone in the cohort has actually worked. Sustainability consulting hires are growing — ESG roles at McKinsey, Bain, Deloitte are now opening up specifically for our profile."
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