Diploma in Management 

at IIM Kozhikode, Kozhikode

The placements are good at IIM Kozhikode. The institute has recently concluded the placements for its PGP batch 2025 along with the third batches of PGP- Finance (PGP-F) and PGP Liberal Studies and Management (PGP-LSM). The key highlights of IIM Kozhikode placements for the Class of 2024 and 2025 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Highest package	INR 72.02 LPA	INR 81 LPA
Median package	INR 27 LPA	INR 28.18 LPA
Mean package	INR 28.05 LPA	INR 27.5 LPA
Total recruiters	156	169

The key highlights of IIM Kozhikode PGP BL placements for the Class of 2024 and 2025 are presented below:

Particulars	PGP BL Placement Statistics (2024)	PGP BL Placement Statistics (2025)
Highest package	INR 46.35 LPA	INR 36.45 LPA
Average package	INR 27.11 LPA	INR 25.19 LPA
Median package	INR 24.96 LPA	INR 24.76 LPA
Recruiters visited	52	56

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:

 

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. 

For the first time, IIM Kozhikode is ranked 151-300 under the NIRF Innovation Ranking (previously ARIIA) category. IIM Kozhikode is ranked three by NIRF 2023 under the Management category.

IIM Kozhikode offers a large diversity of courses to students in Management field. IIM Kozhikode admissions are held on the basis of entrance tests. Students seeking course admissions must clear their previous qualifying examination and appear for any of the prescribed entrance exams such as CAT,  EMAT, among others. Students can visit the official website to learn more regarding the course-wise eligibility and specialisation details.

The highest package offered during IIM Kozhikode placements in the academic year 2025 stood at INR 81 LPA. The key highlights of IIM Kozhikode placements for the Class of 2024 and 2025 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
the highest package	INR 72.02 LPA	INR 81 LPA
Median package	INR 27 LPA	INR 27.5 LPA
Mean package	INR 28.05 LPA	INR 28.18 LPA
Total students	556	561
Total recruiters	123	169
Major recruiting domains	Consulting, Finance	Consulting, Finance

 

The highest packages offered and the NIRF ranking trends for top-ranked IIMs for their flagship MBA (or PGP) programme are presented in the following table:

IIM Name	MBA the highest Package	Management - NIRF Ranking
MBA at IIM Kozhikode	INR 67.02 LPA	3
MBA at IIM Calcutta	INR 1.15 crore per annum	4
MBA at IIM Lucknow	INR 1 crore per annum	6

Compare IIM Kozhikode with other IIMs

Candidates with 95 percentile or above have a high chance of selection. However, it will depend upon the cutoff marks. In order to get into IIM you need to crack CAT and as per the previous year trends the final round cutoff was 97. Candidates who meet the cutoff trends are offered admission to IIM Kozhikode MBA course. Aspirants must perform well in the CAT exam in order to get admission in IIM Kozhikode.

IIM Kozhikode provides a list of scholarships to its students to help them financially. The institute more than 10 different scholarship schemes. Moreover, IIMK Merit Scholarship is awarded to PGP-I and PGP-II students based on their performance during one academic year, as determined by their CGPA. IIM Kozhikode also provides IIMK Need Based Financial Assistance (NBFA) for the students.