IIM Kozhikode PG, Certificate Courses 2025

IIM Kozhikode has concluded the summer placements of the batch 2023 with good internship opportunities. The highest stipend offered stood at INR 7 lakh per month, whereas the average stipend offered stood at INR 2.63 lakh per month. The key highlights of IIM Kozhikode summer placements for the batch 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below:

Particular	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Highest stipend	INR 6.47 lakh	INR 7 lakh
Average Stipend	INR 2.50 lakh	INR 2.63 lakh
Median Stipend	INR 2.50 lakh	INR 2.50 lakh
Total recruiters	122	142
Top Recruiting Domain	Sales & Marketing, Consulting and Finance	Finance, Sales & Marketing, Consulting

The placements are good at IIM Kozhikode. The institute has recently concluded the placements for its PGP batch 2024 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 2023 and 2024 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Highest package	INR 67.02 LPA	INR 72.02 LPA
Median package	INR 27 LPA	INR 27 LPA
Mean package	INR 31.02 LPA	INR 28.05 LPA
Placement percentage	100%	NA
Total students	556	537
Total recruiters	123	156
Total offers	559	NA
Top 5 percentile package	INR 62.04 LPA	INR 48.41 LPA
Top 10 percentile package	INR 55.19 LPA	INR 46.20 LPA
Top 20 percentile package	NA	INR 40.79 LPA
Major recruiting domains	Consulting, Finance	Consulting, Finance

The key highlights of IIM Kozhikode PGP BL placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are presented below:

Particulars	PGP BL Placement Statistics (2023)	PGP BL Placement Statistics (2024)
Highest package	INR 43.92 LPA	INR 46.35 LPA
Average package	INR 29.23 LPA	INR 27.11 LPA
Median package	INR 25 LPA	INR 24.96 LPA
Offers made	66 (4 international offers)	62 (1 international offer)
Recruiters visited	50	52

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.

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. 

IIM Kozhikode provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. The facilities provided by the institute include classrooms, auditoriums, guest care, eating, points, recreations, business museums, library, etc. Moreover, the students of IIM Kozhikode also get well furnished campus hostel facility both for boys and girls. Indian Institute of Management has 19 well-designed hostels which accommodates about 1400 students. These hostel rooms have been provided with a LAN and Wi-Fi connection.

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

As per the latest report, the participating recruiters presented 559 job offers to the batch 2023 of PGP, PGP-F and, PGP-LSM. However, in 2022, the participating recruiters offered 571 job offers to the students of the batch 2022 The total number of offers provided to students between 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Total offers	571	559

The IIM Kozhikode average package offered during IIM Kozhikode placements in 2023 stood at INR 31.02 LPA. The IIM Kozhikode average package offered during the 2023 placement drive is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Average package	INR 31.02 LPA

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.

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.

The UWA Global MBA is a an online MBA programme that prepares working professionals for the modern business world. The University of Western Australia and Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Kozhikode have jointly launched a two-year online global MBA programme for students. The curriculum will have 12 modules, students have to complete first year six modules from IIM Kozhikode and second year six modules from UWA University. The University of Western Australia application fee for the programme is INR 3,500 and tuition fees is INR 5.60 L (the programme fee covers all programme materials.).

Graduates will receive a Master of Business Administration from The University of Western Australia and a Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Business Management from IIM Kozhikode. Therefore, it's a great oppurtunity for Indian students to pursue Global MBA programme by the UWA in collaboration with Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.

For admission to PGP programme, students must have passed Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 60% aggregate. In the case of an absence of a duly recognised Bachelor's degree a candidate should obtain a minimum aggregate per cent of 50 in CA/ ICWA/ CS. The entrance exams accepted include CAT and EMAT.

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. 

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

 

The below mentioned table showcases IIM Kozhikode 2023 placement statistics in comparison to other top IIM such as IIM Indore, IIM Lucknow, IIT Shillong and IIT Rohtak:

IIM Name	Highest Package (2023)	Average Package (2023)
IIM Kozhikode	INR 67.02 LPA	INR 31.02 LPA
IIM Indore	PGP and IPM- INR 114 LPA	PGP and IPM-INR 30.21 LPA
IIM Lucknow	- PGP & PGP ABM: INR 65 LPA (international)/ INR 1 crore per annum (domestic)	- PGP & PGP ABM: INR 32.2 LPA
IIM Shillong	INR 71.30 LPA	INR 26.96 LPA
IIM Rohtak	INR 36 LPA	INR 18.73 LPA

Yes, pursing PGP- Finance from IIM Kozhikode is a good choice if considering the placement opportinities and future scope. The highest package offered during IIM Kozhikode placements in the academic year 2023-2024 stood at INR 72.02 LPA. The key highlights of IIM Kozhikode placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
the highest package	INR 67.02 LPA	INR 72.02 LPA
Median package	INR 27 LPA	INR 27 LPA
Mean package	INR 31.02 LPA	INR 28.05 LPA
Placement percentage	100%	NA
Total students	556	537
Total recruiters	123	156
Total offers	559	NA
Top 5 percentile package	INR 62.04 LPA	INR 48.41 LPA
Top 10 percentile package	INR 55.19 LPA	INR 46.20 LPA
Top 20 percentile package	NA	INR 40.79 LPA
Major recruiting domains	Consulting, Finance	Consulting, Finance