India’s Top MBA Schools: What every MBA aspirant should know about IIM Lucknow!

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
July 27, 2009
According to a student of IIM Lucknow, the pulse of the campus lies in its students

According to a student of IIM Lucknow, the pulse of the campus lies in its students

A good campus is not a luxury but a necessity for every educational school. An MBA school is not an exception. After unfurling the snapshots of IIM Calcutta campus, it’s time for MBAUniverse.com to continue the journey. Starting from the eastern corner of the country, let’s move towards the north, to Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow. Yes, you guessed it right! We are talking about one of the top MBA schools, IIM Lucknow.

IIM Lucknow was established in 1984 at the outskirts of this city of Lucknow, filled with rich culture and heritage. This fully residential MBA School has state-of-the-art computing and class room facilities and supported by an extensive library containing huge collection of books, journals, films, database etc. The lush green campus spread out for over 185 acres is a boon to the students of IIM Lucknow. The campus is enabled with all the facilities a student can ask for. The campus is always active and is a paradise for the sports freaks.

“The infrastructure of the campus makes it unique. The students are always busy with some or the other activities. It is sports friendly and has the facilities to play cricket, basket ball, volley ball, foot ball, anything that a sports lover can get involved with,” mentions Pankaj Bhatt, a second year student of the MBA School.

All in a day’s work
There is not a moment of apathy spent by an IIM Lucknow student. “Though the class timings are different for the 1st and 2nd year students, the classes are generally held from early morning. After grabbing a quick breakfast at the hostel mess, the students rush to their respective classes,” says Bhatt. The classes are so tiring that the students crave for lunch and an afternoon siesta. “After lunch and a quick nap, we get back to our classes and get prepared for further activities,” Bhatt says.

The campus of this prestigious MBA School never runs short of activities. Bhatt says, “The campus is always vibrant with activities. Be it guest lectures, preparation for tournaments or events and practicing extra curricular activities.”

According to Bhatt, the students are night people when it comes to study. Since team work is an important aspect of management, the students are given lot of group assignments. “We generally choose night to complete our group assignments. We do not go to sleep generally before 2 in the morning!” Bhatt quips. So you can imagine how 24-hours of a day fall short for a student to spend in this effervescent campus.
Hangout zones in IIM Lucknow

“The most popular hangout zone of IIM Lucknow that every student of the campus would agree unanimously is the Nescafe corner,” Bhatt says. After all, who won’t prefer a refreshing cup of coffee after a laborious day? “Also, there is Guptaji’s fruit juice corner to douse the parched throat of the students, and Fouji Dhaba to gorge on some really tasty food. The night mess comes handy when we are doing group work till late in the night,” Bhatt informs. Hunger doesn’t take appointments to arrive even in the middle of the night!

For the sports stars of the campus, the chief hangout zones are the massive playgrounds, basketball court and the gym. The deep woods beneath the campus can draw anyone’s attention when it comes to hangout with friends or just spend some lonely serene moments.

Hostel Life
“Our hostel rooms are very well designed and well furnished with 24-hour internet connectivity. The late night group-projects, with a pinch of enjoyment, add spice to the single occupancy hostel rooms,” said Bhatt who considers these attributes to be the best about his hostel. For students of this residential campus, the hostel is the big refuge.

Events to look forward
Manfest is the gala event that takes place for two days in IIM Lucknow with over a budget of Rs. 20 lakh. This takes place in January every year. Manfest is the Annual International Business Conclave of this premier MBA School. Manfest also has cultural elements in it. “Index, taking place in November every year is the marketing research fair of IIM Lucknow. The event Ethon, which started from last year and Ocumen are other popular events held in the IIM Lucknow campus,” another student from the campus informs.

 For the IIM Lucknow aspirants
“Don’t think twice before joining this MBA School. After you join, you will understand its worth. So leave no stones unturned in your preparations to be a part of IIM Lucknow.” This was all Bhatt had to suggest for all the IIM Lucknow aspirants.

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