Best Colleges in Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital and largest city of Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the commercial hub and major educational centre of Uttar Pradesh. The top colleges in Lucknow offer courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. The top 10 colleges in Lucknow offer courses in streams like engineering, management and business administration, law, medicine, hospitality and tourism. Top Colleges in Lucknow offer courses in full-time and part-time modes. The colleges in Lucknow are owned both by government and private bodies. Admission to the top 10 colleges in Lucknow Is based on CAT/ JEE Main /NEET/UPCET/GATE//GMAT/Amity JEE.

Popular Entrance Exams Accepted by Top Colleges in Lucknow

JEE Mains- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted by NTA twice a year in online mode.

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode for admission to IIMs, IITs, NITs, MNITs and other B schools and colleges in India.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in online mode every year.

UPCET -Uttar Pradesh Combined Entrance Examination is a State Level Exam conducted in once a year.

Amity JEE - It is conducted by Amity University once a year in online mode.

JEECUP - Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination (Polytechnic) popularly known as JEECUP is a state-level examination conducted in online mode.

Top 5 Colleges in Lucknow: Admission Process 2024

College Name	Admission process 2024
IIM Lucknow Admission	Based on the score of CAT/GMAT followed by writing ability test (WAT)/ group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI).
SGPGIMS Lucknow Admission	Candidates' performance in the NEET exam and the counselling process.
KGMU Lucknow Admission	is based on the score of NEET, NEET PG, NEET SS and NEET MDS.
NLU Lucknow Admission	Based on CLAT and CLAT PG.
BBAU Lucknow Admission	Interested candidates should obtain valid scores in CUET and CUET PG.

Top Colleges in Lucknow: NIRF Rank-wise

NIRF provides a comprehensive database of educational institutions, courses, and related information spanning all streams and disciplines of education and higher studies. The NIRF ranking of top colleges in Punjab under different categories is mentioned in the table below:

List of Top Colleges in Lucknow: NIRF Ranking 2024

College Name	Category	NIRF 2024 Rank
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	Management	7
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Medical University Lucknow	Medical	6
King George's Medical University Lucknow	Medical	6
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli	Pharmacy	14
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	Law	72
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	University	33
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	Management	72
Integral University, Lucknow	Pharmacy	45
University of Lucknow	State Public University	32

Top Government Colleges in Lucknow: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
IIM Lucknow	Rs 19,50,000 to Rs 26,05,000
KGMU Lucknow	Rs 72,000 to Rs 61,230
BBAU Lucknow	Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,00,000
SGPGIMS Lucknow	Rs 92,100 to Rs 1,48,000
NLU Lucknow	Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 9,50,000

Top Private Colleges in Lucknow: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
Integral University, Lucknow	Rs 10,000 to Rs 1.05 Crore
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	Rs 13,50,000
Amity University Lucknow	Rs 8,40,000 to Rs 13,92,000
School of Management Sciences, Lucknow	Rs 42,000 to 2,82,000
BBDNIIT Lucknow	Rs 1,45,000 to Rs 4,46,000

Top Colleges in Lucknow: Course-wise

College Name	Course offered
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	M.B.A, P.G.P
KGMU Lucknow	M.B.B.S, M.D, M.S
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	B.E /B.Tech, M.Sc, M.B.A
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow	D.M, M.D, M.Ch
Integral University, Lucknow	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech, M.B.A

Top Colleges in Lucknow: Placements-wise

Top colleges in Lucknow have a training and placement department or placement cell that conducts placement drives and invites reputed companies for the final placement of the students. The top 10 colleges in Lucknow provide training programmes for students and assist students with internship opportunities. Major recruiters from top colleges in Lucknow are Google, Microsoft, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Amazon, Adobe, Asian Paints, Cipla, Coca-Cola, HSBC, Infoedge, JP Morgan Chase, Cognizant, Infosys, Walmart, Axis Bank, Yes Bank and Airtel.

Top Colleges in Lucknow: Placements Statistics (NIRF 2024)

Placement Link	Median Salary (UG-2023)	Median Salary (PG-2023)
IIM Lucknow Placements	NA	Rs 30,00,000
KGMU Lucknow Placements	Rs 12,00,000	Rs 15,00,000
BBAU Lucknow Placements	Rs 9,84,000	Rs 7,21,500
Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow Placements	NA	Rs 8,64,000
Amity University, LucknowPlacements	Rs 3,60,000	Rs 4,00,000
SMS Lucknow Placements.	Rs 3,00,000	Rs 3,75,000

Top Colleges in Lucknow: Cutoff -wise

IIM Lucknow Cutoff	KGMU Lucknow Cutoff
SGPGIMS Lucknow Cutoff	NLU Lucknow Cutoff
BBDNIIT Lucknow Cut-Off	IIIT Lucknow Cut-Off

Top Colleges in Lucknow: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	UPCET College Predictor
JEE Main College Predictor	NEET College Predictor

Note: Lucknow is home to many prestigious educational institutions like IIMs, NLU, KGMU and top colleges in Lucknow that provide an excellent education. The top 10 colleges in Lucknow have good connectivity with all modes of transport.