IHM Lucknow is ranked 7th by India Today Ranking 2024 under the Top Hotel Management Colleges in India category, 11th by The Week Ranking 2024 under the Hotel / Hospitality Management category, and 6th by Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2024 under the Top 11 Government Hotel Management Institutes category. Institute of Hotel Management Lucknow was established in 1969 as a Food Craft Institute and then later in 1980, it got upgraded to an Institute of Hotel Management to conduct the 3 years Diploma courses.
IHM Lucknow is affiliated with the NCHMCT, Noida. Indian Institute of Hotel Management Lucknow, through five departments, offers diploma, UG, and PG courses to students. These courses are provided across the Food Production, Housekeeping, Hospitality and Hotel Administration, and various other streams. The flagship courses provided by the Institute of Hotel Management Lucknow are BSc and MSc.