IIM Kozhikode PG, Certificate Courses 2025

Yes, MBA is available in Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode.  IIM Kozhikode offers MBA or Postgraduate Programme (PGP) in a full-time mode for a duration of two-year. It has been ranked at no. "3" by NIRF in 2023 in the field of Management. The course is offered in various specialisations, including Finance, Liberal Studies and Management, and Business Leadership, apart from the general PGP course. Admission to these courses is entrance-based

The table below showcases the list of top recruiters who visited IIM Kozhikode campus during the placement drive 2024:

IIM IIM Kozhikode Top Recruiters
Amazon	Capgemini	Abbott
Microsoft	HDFC Bank	Yes Bank
Cognizant	Xiaomi	Accenture
EY	Myntra	Infosys
Ola	Uber	Samsung

At the time of filling the online registration of IIM Kozhikode, candidates must submit a set of documents. The list of documents required at the time of filling the IIM Kozhikode application is given below:

• Scanned copies of Class 10 & Class 12 certificates marksheets

• Scanned copy of Bachelor's degree certificate & marksheet

• Scanned copy of Master's degree certificate & marksheet

• Copy of relevant entrance examination scorecard

• Category certificate

• Passport-size photograph and signature

• Government-issued photo identity proof

• Work experience certificate (if applicable)

IIM Kozhikode offers a two-year Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management, which is equivalent to MBA. Apart from regular PGP course, the institute also offers three other PG level Management courses for the same duration. In order to apply for MBA courses at IIM Kozhikode, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria and pass all the selection parameters with a valid scores. Find below the list of IIM Kozhikode MBA/ PGP courses:

• PGP
• PGP Finance
• PGP Liberal Studies & Management
• PGP in Business Leadership

Click here to know about the IIM Kozhikode MBA course in detail. 

As per PGPBL placement report 2022, the highest, average and median package offered was INR 69.30 LPA, INR 29.06 LPA and INR 25 LPA. A total of 52 recruiters visited the campus, 62 domestic and one international offer were made. The pie chart below showcases the domain-wise placements for PGPBL  students during the placement drive 2022:

The table below showcases the domain-wise placements for PGPBL students for the year 2022:

Sectors	Statistics (2022)
Consulting	41.90%
General Management and Operations	25.80%
IT/Analytics	22.60%
Business Development, Sales and Marketing	6.50%
Finance	3.20%

Candidates seeking for admission to IIM Kozhikode must check the eligibility criteria for the course they want to apply at IIMK. Further, the second step is the application process. Candidates applying for Management courses must submit the scores of CAT/ GMAT/ GRE at the time of filling the application form. Further, the institute also conduct EMAT for admission to E-MBA course. Based on entrance exam scores, the shortlisted students are called for Written Ability Test (WAT)/ Personal Interview (PI). However, WAT/PI rounds are not conducted for all the courses. Later on, candidates are allocated seats as per their performance in the selection rounds. 

Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of an IIM is the minimum percentile (sectional as well as overall) required by candidates to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI round. These are only eligibility score and not the score for selection. The final CAT cut off percentiles are the scores on the basis of which a candidate is actually selected for the What-PI round. The qualifying CAT cut offs are released publically before the CAT exam and result as a part of selection criteria for the MBA/PGP batch of that year. The qualifying cut offs for CAT are release category wise - General, NC/OBC. General-EWS, SC/ST, PwD. The qualifying cut offs percentiles of General category candidate is higher than then rest. The final CAT cut offs are not released publically. The cut offs are estimate on the basis of candidate's selection for What-PI. The final CAT cut offs for General category candidate is also higher than then rest.

Eligible candidates who are shortlisted for PI at IIM Kozhikode must follow the process given below to fill the PI shortlist form:

Step 1: Visit the official website of IIM Kozhikode.

Step 2: Click on PGP admission 2024-26.

Step 3: Enter CAT registration number and email ID.

Step 4: Type in verification code and click on log in.

Step 5: Once the form opens, fill the relevant fields with information.

Step 6: Click on submit to complete the process.

For admission to a two-year MBA/ PGP course at IIM Kozhikode, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. Candidates who passed graduation with minimum 60% aggregate from a recognised university are eligible to apply for MBA course. However, there is a five percent relaxation for reserved category candidates and they must obtain a minimum of 55% aggregate in their final graduation. Further, candidates who do not hold any graduation degree must score minimum 50% aggregate in obtain CA/ICWA/CS to qualify for the eligibility. 

Find below the minimum eligibility requirements as per various parameters:

Category	CAT Percentile	Sectional Percentile	Class 10 & 12 Percentage
General	85	75	60
OBC/ EWS	75	65	60
SC	65	55	55
ST/ PwD	55	45	55

 

Yes, the IIM Kozhikode Executive MBA/ EPGP admissions are open for the year 2023. The applications for the current year were invited in the month of May and the last date to apply online for the same was Aug 16, 2023. Admissions to E-MBA at IIM Kozhikode is offered based on EMAT scores. Candidates have to appear for EMAT exam and further for a Personal Interview round. Find below the important dates related to IIM Kozhikode Executive admission 2023:

Events	IIM Kozhikode E-PGP Dates 2023
Online Application Start Date	May 4
Last Date to Apply Online	Aug 16
Dates of EMAT	Sep 16, 23 & 30
Dates of Interview	- Sep 16, 17, 23, 24 & 30 - Oct 1
Declaration of Result	Oct 16
Last Date for Offer Acceptance	Oct 30

IIM Kozhikode offers a two-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Executive Management (EPGP), which is also popular as E-MBA. Candidates with some experience can gain a lot of benefits by pursuing MBA from IIM Kozhikode. It is one of the top Management institutes of the country. Along with the experienced faculty, candidates also get great exposure by studying in an IIM. For the Management category courses, IIM Kozhikode has been ranked on number 3 under the top 100 colleges of Managemen in India by NIRF. At the completion of the course, candidates will receive a degee of MBA from reputed IIM Kozhikode. The institute has received Global recognition from AMBA, EQUIS and Business Incubator and Entrepreneurship Centre support through IIMK LIVE.

IIM Kozhikode has several partnerships with international institutes to provide students global exposure. Some of them are, Nantes School of Management, France; ESSCA School of Management, France; Leeds University Business School, UK and IESEG School of Management, Lille.

It is a great institute with excellent placement records. IIM Kozhikode concluded its final placement process for its 24th batch of PGP along with the batches of PGP- Finance (PGP-F) and PGP Liberal Studies and Management (PGP-LSM). It achieved 100% placements in just three days. Over 159 recruiters participated and presented 559 offers to students. The highest and median package offered during the 2023 placement drive was INR 67.02 LPA and INR 27 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters were top companies like Deloitte, Adani, EY, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

Yes, for admission to E-MBA course, IIM Kozhokode follows the Government of India reservation policy, which is applicable to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs). There is a relaxation given for the reserved categories in the selection process Find below the minimum eligibility criteria required for IIMK admissions for the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) for all categories:

Catergory	Degree (Minimum Aggregate)	CA/ICWA/CS
General	50%	50%
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	50%	50%
EWS	50%	50%
Women	45%	50%
SC	40%	50%
ST	40%	50%
PwD	40%	50%

 

IIM Kozhikode offers a two-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Executive Management (EPGP), which is also popular as E-MBA. Candidates with some experience can gain a lot of benefits by pursuing MBA from IIM Kozhikode. It is one of the top Management institutes of the country. Along with the experienced faculty, candidates also get great exposure by studying in an IIM. For the Management category courses, IIM Kozhikode has been ranked on number 3 under the top 100 colleges of Managemen in India by NIRF. At the completion of the course, candidates will receive a degee of MBA from reputed IIM Kozhikode. The institute has received Global recognition from AMBA, EQUIS and Business Incubator and Entrepreneurship Centre support through IIMK LIVE.

Check below the more reasons to join the flagship programme (MBA) at IIM Kozhikode:

 

Yes, the aspirants of EPGP need to obtain a valid score in Executive Management Aptitude Test (EMAT) conducted by IIM Kozhikode in the online mode. This is a mandatory exam to qualify for EPGP in order to secure a seat at IIM Kozhikode. The EMAT is conducted to evaluate the basic logical, numerical, and verbal ability of applicants. In order to get shortlisted for the next selection rounds, candidates must get a minimum cut-off weightage as per the following table:

Category	EMAT Cutoff (Weightage)
General	25% (10 out of Maximum 40 marks)
OBC (NC), EWS, Women & SC	20% (8 out of Maximum 40 marks)
ST & PwD	18% (7 out of Maximum 40 marks)

To know the detailed information around Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode course admissions for E-MBA/ EPGP course,  click here.

The highest package offered during IIM Kozhikode placements 2023 was INR 43.9 LPA whereas the highest package offered during IIM Lucknow placements 2023, was INR 42 LPA. Moreover, the average package offered for PGP-BL course at IIM Kozhikode ( batch 2023) was INR 29.23 LPA whereas the IIM Lucknow average package was INR 16.92 LPA. When compared based on fees, the IIM Kozhikode MBA fees range between INR 12 Lacs - INR 20.5 Lacs whereas IIM Lucknow MBA fees range between INR 9.5 Lacs - INR 12.6 Lacs.

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode has over 100 faculty members in the fields of Economics, Finance, Accounting & Control, Humanities & Liberal Arts in Management, Information Systems, Marketing Management, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Area, Quantitative Methods and Operations Management Area, and Strategic Management. Moreover, the faculty members of IIM Kozhikode have Ph.D. degrees and 10+ years of experience. 

Accepting CAT as the primary exam for MBA admission, IIM Kozhikode does not release CAT cutoffs in the public domain and are exclusively accessible only via account login to candidates who have appeared for the CAT exam. To check IIM Kozhikode CAT cutoff, candidates must the official website of IIM CAT and login through their ID and password. For more details on IIM Kozhikode cutoff 2023, click here.