In a landmark development for Indian academia, Prof. Manmohan Prasad Gupta, a senior faculty member from the Department of Management Studies at IIT Delhi, has been appointed as the new Director of the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L). This appointment marks the first time a professor from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will lead an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), signaling a significant shift toward interdisciplinary leadership in the country’s premier educational institutions.
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IIM Lucknow Placement 2025. Average Salary offered is 32.3 LPA
The official confirmation was communicated through a letter dated April 11, 2025, from the Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG), N Chandrasekaran. Faculty and staff were informed of the appointment via an internal email circulated by the BoG secretary on April 14. Prof. Gupta is set to assume charge on April 23, 2025, for a tenure of five years .
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Prof. Gupta currently holds the Modi Foundation Chair at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, and is widely recognized for his work in the field of management sciences. His appointment reflects a broader shift in Indian academia towards more interdisciplinary leadership and cross-institutional collaboration .
He will succeed Prof. Archana Shukla, who completed her five-year term as director on April 4, 2024. Since then, she has been serving in an interim capacity until the appointment of a regular director .
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IIM Lucknow Placement 2025: The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) released the 39th batch of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) and 20th batch of Postgraduate Program in Agribusiness Management (PGP-ABM) students, over 600 offers were made to 570 students.
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The highest domestic package (CTC) achieved by the student is Rs. 75 lakh, while the highest international package (CTC) reached Rs. 65 lakh. The average salary offered is Rs. 32.3 lakh.
- The highest domestic package (CTC) achieved this year is Rs. 75 LPA,
- The highest international package (CTC) reached Rs. 65 LPA.
- The average salary offered is Rs. 32.3 LPA
About IIM Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM L) is fourth in the prestigious IIM family of management schools to be established in India after IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. The establishment of IIMs was envisioned and initiated by the first Prime Minister of India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The Institute was established in 1984. In 2005, IIM Lucknow expanded its area of influence in the realm of management education by becoming the first IIM to set up a satellite campus exclusively for Executive Education at NOIDA in Delhi NCR region.
