• Specialisation Areas
• Decision Sciences
• Economics
• Finance & Control
• HRD, Industrial Relations & Organisational Behaviour
• IT & Systems
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management
• Eligibility: Candidates for the programme must have consistently good academic record with at least a second class Master’s degree or its equivalent in any discipline. Bachelors in engineering or technology with a first class and a minimum of one year of working experience are also eligible for admission.

All the candidates must have a minimum of 55% marks in all their final (higher secondary onwards) examinations.

• Admission Procedure: Admission process will consist of a written test followed by a selection interview. The written test will be as follows:

Candidates with less than five years’ work experience are required to take Common Admission Test (CAT) in the relevant year, which is common for both Postgraduate as well as Doctoral Programmes of all the IIMs. Candidates who have already obtained a PGDM from any of the IIMs with a minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale or equivalent need not take CAT and can apply directly in the prescribed form.

Or

Candidates with a minimum of five years’ work experience, as management teachers/working executives are required to take a specially designed test to be conducted by the Institute. However, they may, if they so desire, take CAT instead of the special test.

The shortlisted candidates will be called for interview for the final selection.

NRIs and foreign candidates may be consider for direct admission on their GMAT scores (scores obtained on or after a date of July, will only be considered). For the purpose of eligibility criteria for admission, work experience of only full-time executives or management teachers in an organsation/institution of repute will be considered.

• Flexibility for Teachers and Working Executives: Both management teachers and working executives will be allowed the flexibility to complete the two years’ course work in four time slots of July-Dec./Jn.- June within a span of four years. These time slots may have breaks in between. However, they will be required to complete all the requirements of fellow programme within six years from the date of registration in the programme.

PGDMs from IIMs are Exempted from the Course Work of the First Year.

• Financial Support: All FPM students will be provided with an attractive fellowship for a maximum period of four years. The amount of fellowship will be declared at the time of interview for the final selection. IIM Lucknow will take care of their boarding and lodging expenses. Students will not be required to pay and fees. A contingency grant of Rs. 15,000 per year will also be provided to the fellow students. NRIs and foreign candidates will be required to bear all the expenses including the tuition fee.
• Intrenational Exposure: The candidates will have opportunities to attend national and international conferences and spend three to six months for fieldwork at collaborating overseas Universities/Institutions on a selective basis.
• How to Apply: Step 1. Obtain FPM Application Form on payment of Rs. 500 through DD drawn in favour of IIM Lucknow and payable at Lucknow from FPM Office, Indian Institute of Management, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow-226013 after a date of September. Candidates applying through CAT may obtain FPM Application Form free of cost. However, their request for application form should accompany a photocopy of the CAT bulletin purchase receipt.

Step 2. Take the CAT held normally in December, (for details please see CAT advertisement in most of the leading newspapers) or specially designed test to be conducted by the Institute on a date of March, as the case may be.

Issue of FPM application form begins from a date of September.

Notifications for the programme are published in August.

 

 

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