EFPM at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Noida Campus Offline Course

a. For General/OBC category:

• Secondary (Class X) and Senior Secondary (Class XII) with minimum 55% marks;
• Graduation (non-engineering) with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA and Post-graduation* with minimum 55% marks or equivalent CGPA,
• OR Graduation (engineering) with minimum 65% marks or equivalent CGPA.

b. For SC/ST category:

• Secondary (Class X) and Senior Secondary (Class XII) with minimum 50% marks;
• Graduation (non-engineering) with minimum 45% marks or equivalent CGPA and Post-graduation* with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA,
• OR Graduation (engineering) with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA.

• (Note: (*Post Graduation with duration of less than two years are not eligible)

In case of the candidate being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the conversion formula provided by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor's/Master's degree. In case the institution/university does not have any conversion formula for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIML by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100.

Age and Work Experience

• Currently employed in a full-time job with a minimum of 7 years of work experience as on 31st March 2025;
• Must not be more than 55 years of age as on 31st March 2025.

Exemption from the first year

On the recommendation of the interview panel, the exemption from the first year would be given to a candidate, who, in addition to the aforementioned points, is a two-year MBA/PGDM/equivalent, with a minimum CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale/minimum 70% marks/equivalent;

(i) is a two-year MBA/PGDM/equivalent from an Indian institute/university that has featured in the 15 top institutes/universities as per the NIRF list released by the Government of India (List of Management Schools, any year),
OR
(ii)An institute/university having the MBA program pursued by the candidate, accredited by at least one of AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS.

(NOTE: that the candidates who have done MBA/PGDM/Equivalent of a duration of less than two academic years are not eligible for first-year exemption.)