IIM Kozhikode Placements 2025: Average Package, Highest Package, Top Recruiters

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.

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 la

A total of 13 international offers were made in 2025 for the PGP Course. Earlier, 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.

IIM Kozhikode is ranked 3rd among the top Business School of India according to the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF 2025). 

According to me the institute provides great value for money with the course fees of its flagship PGP/ MBA programme being INR 14 Lakhs - INR 22.5 Lakhs. While its placements regularly sees average and median packages of INR 28.18 LPA and INR 27.5 LPA,  respectively (in 2025).

Compared to other Business schools it may comparatively have lesser specialisations to choose from but makes up in quality and focus alongside other metrics including infrastructure, faculty, opportunities, placements, exposure, etc.

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. 

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:

 

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.

To get admission in Indian institute of Management Kozhikode CAT is mandatory for admission in PGP programme. But on other programmes, such as EPGP the college considers EMAT, GMAT or GRE scores. There is no direct admission available at IIM Kozhikode. Hence, a valid entrance exam score is mandatory for admission

To get admission in IIM Kozhikode, students need to check the eligibility first. Eligible students can then apply online. The institute selects students on an entrance basis mainly. Students have to appear for the accepted exam + counselling + other selection rounds. Selected students have to pay the admission fees to complete the process.

IIM Kozhikode  conducts the admission process for all the UG, PG, diploma, and PhD courses in online mode. Interested candidates can fill the admission forms through the official website. The admissions to IIM Kozhikode are now open for certain courses. Candidates can go to the website for updates around IIM Kozhikode admissions.

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 documents needed during the IIM Kozhikode admissions is as shown here:

• Scanned copies of Class 10 & Class 12 certificates marksheets

• Scanned copy of Bachelor's degree certificate & marksheet (PG courses)

• Scanned copy of Master's degree certificate & marksheet (PhD courses)

• Copy of relevant entrance examination scorecard (CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ etc.)

• Valid category certificate (if applicable)

• Passport-size photograph and signature

• Government-issued photo identity proof

• Work experience certificate (if applicable)

• Mandatory Undertaking Format (For EPGP)

Students must upload these documents and pay the application fees to undergo the admission process.

Since IIM Kozhikode admission is totally entrance based and there is no direct admission allwed at IIM Kozhikode. The admission preparation starts with preparing for the relevant entrance exam. The first step would be to check the last year cutoff of their respective entrance exam. The next step would be to check the previous year question paper. Candidates can take help from mentors and coaching centres. 

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.

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

 

IIM Kozhikode conducts the application process for all courses in online mode. The step-wise application process is given below:

1. Go to the official website: iimcat.ac.in.
2. Click on "New Registration" and register by entering a few basic details.
3. Login with the ID and fill out the application form.
4. Upload the required documents.
5. Pay the application fee via credit/debit card or net banking.