Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives

IIM Lucknow offers two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives (PGPWE) at its Noida campus.The PGPWE is a uniquely designed program for working executives, entrepreneurs and professionals, who desire to enhance their managerial knowledge and skills through formal management education while continuing to work full time in their ongoing professions/businesses. On successful completion of the program, the student gets an MBA degree.
After the inception of PGPWE in 2005, fourteen batches are graduated. PGPWE alumni today are serving with distinction in senior business positions across the globe and playing the influential roles in their organizations.
 

IIM Lucknow PGPWE program is structured to meet the learning needs and methodologies in such a way that one can continue to work and engage in formal education simultaneously. The program maintains the high standards and rigor as in all postgraduate programs in management at IIM Lucknow. It aims at developing strong conceptual fundamentals and skills required to manage businesses of the future. The PGPWE helps to inculcate leadership amongst participants, and foster the development of change agents to take top roles in the global business arena.

PGP-WE is a two-year program; the first year consists of four terms and the second year consists of three terms. Students come to IIM Lucknow, NOIDA Campus on Friday afternoon and go back on Sunday afternoon, every alternative weekend. Each term has 7 visits distributed over 3 months period, approximately.  A wide basket of elective courses from all functional areas are offered to meet the specific career goals of the students. The functional areas are Decision Sciences, Finance and Accounting, Business Environment (Economics), Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, Operations Management, Information Technology and Systems, Strategy Management, Communication, General Management

In the normal course, the program is completed in two years. However, students who fail to meet the prescribed minimum attendance or academic standards due to extenuating circumstances may be allowed two more continuous years if the PGP-WE Committee recommends so, and can complete the Programme in a total of four years (maximum overall duration).
 

Step by Step admission process for IIM Lucknow PGPWE programme is as below:

• Candidate should fill and submit the online Application Form and upload the scanned copies of the documents in support of the attainments mentioned in Eligibility Criteria
• Completed Application Form must be submitted by the last date
• Applicant should have taken GMAT/ GRE/CAT/GATE or IIM Lucknow PGPWE Entrance Exam.
• Based on above exam score, candidates are shortlisted for Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview;
• A candidate’s final score for selection in PGPWE will be calculated based on the assigned weights  to different components 

Only Online submission of the Application Form will be accepted for IIM Lucknow PGPWE programme. You will be required to make a Payment of INR 1000/- (Non-refundable) towards Application Fees to complete the application process. You will not be able to make any changes to the Application once it is submitted. So, Preview the application very carefully once it is completed before submitting it. The System will allow you to “Preview” the application multiple times before you “Submit” it.