Archive · 9 Oct 2026
IIM Lucknow Opens Applications for PGPWE 2027
IIM Lucknow is accepting applications for its programme for working executives.
People must apply by October 15, 2026.
They need a bachelor’s degree with at least 50 percent marks and three years of eligible work experience.
Applicants can qualify using scores from several listed exams, including CAT, GATE, GMAT, GRE, or the programme’s own entrance exam.
The entrance exam is planned for November 2026 at the institute’s Noida Campus.
It will last two hours and have 100 multiple-choice questions.
The questions cover reading and language, interpreting information and reasoning, and mathematics.
Applying costs Rs 1,000, and submitted forms cannot be changed.
Applications for IIM Lucknow’s Post Graduate Programme for Working Executives are open, with a deadline of October 15, 2026.
Applicants need a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks and three years of qualifying full-time work experience by March 31, 2027.
Applicants may use a valid GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE, or PGPWE Entrance Exam score; CAT scores from 2024 or 2025 and GATE scores from 2025 or 2026 are accepted.
The PGPWE entrance exam is tentatively scheduled for November 2026 at IIM Lucknow’s Noida Campus.
The application fee is Rs 1,000; the 120-minute exam has 100 multiple-choice questions across VARC, DILR, and QA.
- Who
- Applicants seeking admission to IIM Lucknow’s Post Graduate Programme for Working Executives.
- What
- Applications are open for the 2027 programme; applicants must meet the stated education and work-experience requirements and provide an accepted exam score.
- When
- Applications close October 15, 2026; the entrance exam is tentatively scheduled for November 2026.
- Where
- IIM Lucknow’s Noida Campus is the stated venue for the entrance exam.
- Why
- To apply for admission to IIM Lucknow’s Post Graduate Programme for Working Executives.
- Application deadline
- October 15, 2026
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
- Work experience
- At least three years of full-time post-qualification experience by March 31, 2027
- Accepted exams
- GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE, or the PGPWE Entrance Exam
- Application fee
- Rs 1,000
- Entrance exam timing and venue
- Tentatively November 2026 at IIM Lucknow’s Noida Campus
- Exam format
- 100 multiple-choice questions in 120 minutes across VARC, DILR, and QA