 The Dual Degree Program , offered in association with the ESCP Europe business school in France , awards degrees from both the institutes after students spend a year in each . About four or five students are selected each year for the program . Students , after completing two trimesters ( July – September and October – December ) at IIM Lucknow , spend two semesters ( January – May and September – December ) at ESCP Europe 's Paris campus and return to IIM Lucknow to complete the final term from January to March . 
