IIM Lucknow, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, and SRMS IBS Lucknow are among the best MBA colleges in Lucknow. In Lucknow, there are 89 MBA colleges, including 73 private and 16 public MBA programs.

The majority of Lucknow’s MBA programs are affiliated with AKTU Lucknow.

NIRF rankings 2022 place IIM Lucknow at 6 and Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow at 78.
Sherwood College of Management and SRMU Lucknow are two of the top ten MBA programs in Lucknow.
The majority of the best MBA colleges in Lucknow accept CAT and UPSEE MBA scores, followed by GD/PI. Direct admission is available at only a few colleges.
Jaipuria Institute of Management and IIM Lucknow are two of the best MBA colleges in Lucknow for MBA HRM and MBA Finance.
MBA tuition at the best MBA colleges in Lucknow ranges from INR 70,000 to 10,05,000 per year. AIMT Lucknow is one of the best MBA colleges in Lucknow, with tuition fees that are less than INR 90,000.
Jaipuria Institute of Management, SMS Lucknow, and Sherwood College of Management are among the top private MBA colleges in Lucknow.
The top MBA colleges in Lucknow provide competitive and lucrative packages. The typical CTC offered to students ranges from INR 5 to 21 LPA.

Top 10 MBA Colleges in Lucknow

Lucknow has 110 management colleges, with approximately 89 recognized colleges offering MBA programs. The following are the top ten MBA colleges in Lucknow, along with their fee structures:

College Name	Average Fees (INR)
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	11,00,000
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	11,40,000
Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School, Lucknow	2,90,000 (Total Fees)
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	5,50,000
Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology, Lucknow	2,12,000
Amity University, Lucknow	8,79,000
Isabella Thoburn Degree College, Lucknow	1,19,000
Integral University – IUL, Lucknow	3,60,000
R. R. Group of Institutions, Lucknow	1,53,000
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Development Studies, Lucknow	1,57,000

Rankings of the Best MBA Colleges in Lucknow

The quality of education, research output, graduation results, and placements are just a few of the factors that different ranking agencies like Economic Times, NIRF, The Week, etc. use to determine which colleges are the best.

These rankings are published based on various categories, including city, state, stream, etc. These lists include, for instance, the Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore and the Top MBA Colleges in India. Several of these ranking lists are listed below.

NIRF Ranking for the Top MBA Colleges in Lucknow for 2022

The government has adopted a ranking system called the National Institutional Ranking Framework, or NIRF, which lists the top educational institutions. The NIRF ranks the institutions in 8 different fields, including management and other fields like engineering and medicine. The most reliable ranking is the NIRF ranking. The information about the top MBA colleges in Lucknow according to the NIRF Ranking 2022 is provided below.

A list of India’s top 125 management colleges is published by NIRF Ranking 2022. The top and best MBA program in India is offered at IIM Ahmedabad.
Only 3 MBA colleges from Lucknow made it onto the list of top MBA colleges in India published by NIRF ranking 2022.
The top MBA school in Lucknow is IIM Lucknow, which is also ranked sixth among all MBA schools in India.
One of the top private MBA schools in Lucknow is the Jaipuria Institute of Management, which ranks 78th among all MBA programs in India.

The top MBA schools in Lucknow that are also among the best management schools in India are shown in the following table:

NIRF Ranking 2022	College Name	NIRF Score
6	Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	74.55
78	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	44.88
87	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow	43.97

The Times Ranking for Lucknow’s Top MBA Colleges in 2022

One of India’s most popular and well-known English newspapers, The Times, is also in charge of polling Indians to determine which educational institutions are the best. The Times rates colleges according to a variety of factors, such as education quality, resources, infrastructure, faculty, and job placements. The Times Ranking information for Lucknow’s top MBA schools is provided below.

Two MBA colleges from Lucknow were included in a ranking list of the best business schools in India recently published by The Times.
According to The Times Ranking 2022, the two top MBA colleges in Lucknow are Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School (SRMS IBS) and Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology.
According to The Times Ranking 2022, SRMA IBS is ranked 56th among the best MBA colleges in India, while Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology is ranked 150th.

The list of top MBA schools in India for 2021, according to The Times ranking, is shown in the table below.

The Times 2022 Ranking	College Name
56	Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School, (SRMS IBS), Lucknow
150	Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology, Lucknow

MBA Colleges in Lucknow with Fees

In comparison to many top MBA colleges in India, the best MBA colleges in Lucknow charge between INR 70,000 and 10.05 Lakhs per year for their MBA programmes. Here is a list of the top-rated and finest MBA schools in Lucknow, along with their costs:

College Name	Average Annual Fees
Integral University, Lucknow	INR 1,25,000
Babu Banarasi Das University – [BBDU], Lucknow	INR 1,25,000
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University – [SRMU], Lucknow	INR 1,45,000
Maharishi University of Information Technology – [MUIT], Lucknow	INR 80,000
Sherwood College of Management – [SCM], Lucknow	INR 1,19,150
Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology – [AIMT], Lucknow	INR 89,749
School Of Management Sciences – [SMS], Lucknow	INR 70,380
Institute of Co-operative and Corporate Management Research & Training – [ICCMRT], Lucknow	INR 1,13,885
International College of Financial Planning – [ICOFP], Lucknow	INR 3,59,500
Indira Gandhi Institute of Cooperative Management – [IGICM], Lucknow	INR 66,500

ROI (Return on Investment) of the Top Private MBA Colleges in Lucknow

Return on Investment (ROI) is one of the most important factors to consider when choosing a good college, particularly for Medical and MBA programmes. ROI enables students to determine how profitable a college can be for pursuing a specific course and how long it takes to recoup invested fees. ROI also allows students to determine how much placement they can expect from a particular college. Because the fees at top MBA schools are quite high, the ROI of the college is directly affected.

ROI can be calculated by dividing the average placement package by the Institute’s average annual fees. The top MBA colleges in Lucknow provide excellent placement services, resulting in a high return on investment. The following table lists the top MBA colleges in Lucknow that offer a high ROI (Return on Investment):

College Name	Average Annual Fees	Average Placement Package	ROI Rank*
IIIT Lucknow	INR 1,51,000	INR 25.86 LPA	1
IIM Lucknow	INR 10,05,000	INR 31.03 LPA	2
Sherwood College Of Management – [SCM], Lucknow	INR 1,19,000	INR 5.50 LPA	3
Lucknow University	INR 1,62,160	INR 5.00 LPA	4
Jaipuria Institute Of Management, Lucknow	INR 5,50,000	INR 10.10 LPA	5

ROI Percentage={(Average Placement Package)/(Average Annual Fees)} 100%

IIIT Lucknow – Indian Institute of Information Technology provides the highest ROI, with an average CTC of INR 25.86 LPA.
In terms of ROI, IIM Lucknow is ranked second, followed by Sherwood College Of Management in third place.
Lucknow University has a good placement package with low course fees and is ranked fourth for high ROI.
Jaipuria Institute of Management is one of the best private MBA colleges in Lucknow, offering a high ROI of around 200%.

Top MBA Colleges in Lucknow Based on Entrance Exam

Students can apply for both national-level entrance exams like CAT and state-level entrance exams like UPSEE to get into the top MBA colleges in Lucknow. The colleges listed below accept the following entrance exam scores.

Top MBA Colleges in Lucknow That Accept the CAT

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer-based exam used to gain admission to management programmes at colleges across India. The test is divided into three sections: verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation and logical reasoning (DI&LR), and quantitative ability (QA)

Some of the top MBA colleges in Lucknow accepting CAT scores are:

In India, over 2 lakh students apply for the CAT each year.
It is organised by one of India’s 20 IIMs. IIM Indore will host the CAT in 2021.
Only one out of every ten students achieves a 90 percentile.

Best MBA Colleges in Lucknow That Accept UPSEE Scores

Integral University, Lucknow
School of Management Sciences, Lucknow
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial Group of Professional Colleges, Lucknow
Bansal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
Institute of Cooperative and Corporate Management Research and Training, Lucknow
Indira Gandhi Institute of Co-Operative Management, Lucknow
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Development Studies, Lucknow

Top MBA Colleges in Lucknow Accepting CMAT Score

The Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE) is a state-level entrance exam for colleges offering post-graduate management programmes.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University hosts it each year.
In 2019, 1.7 lakh students registered for the exam, with only 11,543 passing and applying for post-graduation management courses.
Exams can be taken both online and offline. There are 100 questions in total, with a time limit of 2 hours.

The following are some of the top MBA colleges in Lucknow that accept CMAT scores:

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow
School of Management Sciences, Lucknow
Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School, Lucknow
IILM Academy of Higher Learning, Lucknow
Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology, Lucknow
International Institute for Special Education, Lucknow

Top Finance MBA Colleges in Lucknow

The Top MBA Colleges in Lucknow for Finance are listed below, along with their average annual fee structure.

College Name	Average Annual Fees (INR)
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	500,000
Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School – [SRMS IBS], Lucknow	290,000
Ambalika Institute of Management and Technology – [AIMT], Lucknow	89,749
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University – [SRMU], Lucknow	145,000
Goel Group of Institutions, Lucknow	78,589
Maharishi University of Information Technology – [MUIT], Lucknow	80,000
Rameshwaram Institute of Technology and Management – [RITM], Lucknow	70,000
Sherwood College of Management – [SCM], Lucknow	119,150
School Of Management Sciences – [SMS], Lucknow	70,380
International College of Financial Planning – [ICOFP], Lucknow	359,500

Top HR MBA Colleges in Lucknow

The top MBA colleges in Lucknow for HR are listed below, along with their average annual fee structure.

College Name	Average Annual Fees (INR)
Goel Group of Institutions, Lucknow	78,589
Maharishi University of Information Technology – [MUIT], Lucknow	80,000
Sherwood College of Management – [SCM], Lucknow	119,150
Rameshwaram Institute of Technology and Management – [RITM], Lucknow	70,000
School Of Management Sciences – [SMS], Lucknow	70,380
Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School – [SRMS IBS], Lucknow	290,000
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University – [SRMU], Lucknow	145,000
Institute of Co-operative and Corporate Management Research & Training – [ICCMRT], Lucknow	113,885
Institute of Productivity and Management – [IPM], Lucknow	160,000
Narvadeshwar Management College – [NMC], Lucknow	57,150