This year, Indian Institute of Management - Lucknow (IIM-L) has enrolled the maximum number of students to its Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGP). The 2011-2013 batch of PGP at IIM Lucknow is the largest batch introduced to date, with 419 students.
The PGP aims at preparing senior-level executives in the industry coming from various disciplines. It is a two-year course and admission is done through the Common Admission Test (CAT). The course fee is about Rs 12 lakhs. Besides, IIM-L also offers scholarships on the basis of merit to deserving students.
Arunabha Mukopadhyay, Chairperson, admissions at IIM-L said that the programme lays utmost stress on the incorporation of knowledge rather than only imparting it. He said that of the total 419 students inducted, around 400 students have opted for the postgraduate programme in management, while the other 19 have decided to go for the Postgraduate Programme in Agri-Business Management (PGPABM). In addition, he mentioned that about 140 students out of 400 have less than 12 months of work experience.
