IIM Kozhikode PG, Certificate Courses 2025

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.

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

For the first time, the Financial Times has featured IIM Kozhikode in its list of top 100 Business Schools. The college is ranked 72 by the Financial Times under the Executive Education - Open Programmes category. 

Yes, an MBA from IIM Kozhikode is good. For the MBA, NIRF has given IIM Kozhikode third position for 2023. The NIRF report submitted by IIM Kozhikode clearly gives students an idea about the number of students graduating at the minimum stipulated time, the total number of students enrolled in 2022, and others. 

The students of PGP, PGP-BL and FPM programmes are required to reside on campus. Residential facilities in the campus include 13 student hostels and faculty guest houses. Roobaroo is a cultural event conducted every year during the induction of the new batch to acclimate students to IIMK culture and build a good on-campus community. The Students' Council facilitates elections to the other student committees on campus. In addition to elections, the Students' Council is involved in elective bidding, hostel bidding, co-ordinating other student bodies (IGs, clubs and committees), conducting Farewells, liaising with administration and institutional development activities.

Backwaters (the annual management fest), Echoes (the annual intercollegiate cultural event), E-Summit (the annual entrepreneur meet), and Horizons (the annual management conclave) are a few major events organised by the student body. Bhooklagi is a student-based start-up operating inside the campus. It is the first and only kind of startup that's operating in any IIM. Nostalgia is the annual on-campus alumni meet and has been conducted since 2004. Sangram is an annual sports meet with IIM Bangalore, IIM Trichy, and IIM Visakhapatnam with each institute hosting the event in alternate years.

Kozhikode Marathon Executive Committee of IIM Kozhikode has organized mini-marathon runs in Kozhikode annually. Besides student committees, the institute also has student interest groups for various fields of Management such as marketing, finance, consulting and hobby clubs, photography, music, dance, theatre etc. The institute also offers placement guidance for students and organises placement processes for the summer internship and outgoing batch.

IIM Kozhikode offers a full-time PGP/ MBA course for a duration of two years. As per the latest ranking shared by NIRF for the Management category courses. IIM Kozhikode has been ranked on third position under the category of top 100 Management courses in India. Further, during the IIM Kozhikode MBA placements 2024, the highest package stood at INR 67.02 LPA with a 100% placement record. The top recruiters visited during the placement drive of 2024 were Deloitte, Adani, EY, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.  To know about the IIM Kozhikode MBA course highlights in detail, click here. 

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Average package	INR 31.02 LPA	INR 28.05 LPA	INR 28.18 LPA

IIM Kozhikode alumni are working in leading national and multinationals companies such as Deloitte, Amazon, HCL, Accenture, EY, TCS, Infosys, etc. They are majorly involved in the Business Development sector. The sector-wise distribution IIM Kozhikode alumni is presented in the below pie-chart: 

Note: The domains under the ‘Others’ category includes Education, Marketing, Support, Finance, Research and Consulting.

Students pursuing the IIM Kozhikode MBA/PGP programme study various subjects related to different facets of Management. Check the below video to get an idea of the subjects taught in this programme:

• Quantitative Techniques (QT)
• Managerial Economics (ME)
• Organizational Behaviour (OB-1)
• Managerial Communications
• Operations Research (OR)
• Business Law (BL)
• Economic Environment (EE)
• Information Systems (IS)

The highest stipend was offered in the Finance, Consulting and Marketing domaina during IIM Kozhikode summer placements 2024, which stood at INR 7 lakh. The table below showcases domain-wise the highest stipend offered during IIM Kozhikode placements in the past three years:

Domain	Batch 2022	Batch 2023	Batch 2024
Finance	INR 6.46 lakh	INR 7 lakh	INR 7 lakh
Consulting	INR 5 lakh	INR 4.8 lakh	INR 7 lakh
Sales and Marketing	INR 4.4 lakh	INR 5 lakh	INR 7 lakh
IT/ Analytics	INR 4 lakh	INR 4.4 lakh	INR 4.4 lakh
Operations	INR 3.3 lakh	INR 4.5 lakh	INR 4.45 lakh
General Management	INR 3 lakh	INR 4.7 lakh	INR 6 lakh

 

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.

Considering the last two year ranking trends for Management category courses at IIM Kozhikode by one of the top ranking bodies "NIRF", a gradual increment in the position can be seen. Earlier in the year 2022, IIM Kozhikode was positioned on rank 5 but this trend has been improved and the institute has managed to secure the top position. Now as per the latets NIRF report for the year 2023, IIM Kozhikode has come under the top 3 Management institute in India. 

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.

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

For Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) course admissions, candidates must visit the official website and submit a duly filled application form along with the application fee, which differs as per the course preference. However, they should have met the basic course-specific eligibility set by the institute before applying. The mode of application at IIMK is online. Candidates also have to submit a set of documents at the time of filling the application form. Find below the common steps to fill IIM Kozhikode application form:

The step-wise IIM Kozhikode application process 2024 is mentioned below:

1. Visit the official website of IIM Kozikode.
2. Fill the application form with all the relevant personal and educational details.
3. Upload the required documents in the prescribed format.
4. Proceed with the application process and pay the application fee.

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 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.

For admission to E-MBA course at IIM Kozhikode, candidate must fulfil the minimum educational requirements. To be eligible for this course, aspirants must hold a bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate. Further, candidates who do not have any UG degree must pass CA/ICWA/CS with minimum 50% aggregate in order to apply for the programme. Apart from this, students are granted admission based on EMAT score, followed by a personal interview.