Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- After four decades of shaping India's top managers, the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) is poised for a major academic shift. Marking 41 years since its establishment, the premier B-school which ranks fourth among all IIMs after Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kozhikode, is entering undergraduate education with a four-year programme that blends management studies with artificial intelligence (AI), set to begin from the 2026 academic session.

Traditionally known for its flagship two-year post graduate programme (PGP) in management, a team led by IIML director Prof MP Gupta is in touch with the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Lucknow, to understand how the UG courses are being conducted. They h...