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IIM Kozhikode selection criteria 2027-2029- The minimum score required in Graduation is 60% and in CAT, it will be 85 percentile. Final selection is based on WAT-PI performance. Check IIM Kozhikode cut offs, eligibility criteria and official parameters for admission to PGP course.

IIM Kozhikode admission criteria for 2027-2029 PGP will be released soon. The selection criteria for previous batch included minimiun CAT cut off percentie of 85 percentile, WAT and PI. Check below complete details of IIM K selection criteria.

IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria 2027-2029 for Post Graduate Programme (PGP) will be announced soon. The selection process will include Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). The minimum CAT cut off for PI shortlisting may remain the same as last year. CAT 2026 exam will be conducted on November 29, 2026 and the result will be out in the third week of December. Check on this page below, IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria 2026-2028 below for reference

As per the IIM Kozhikode selection criteria 2026-2028, the qualifying CAT cut off percentile for IIM Kozhikode admission was 85 (General category). For the final selection of candidates for IIM Kozhikode's PGP programme, the weightage of CAT score was 35 points whereas the weightage of WAT-PI was 55 points. Resume score had 10 points. CAT cut offs and selection criteria for IIM Kozhikode admission criteria 2027 is expected to remain the same.

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IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria and Admission Process 2027
IIM Kozhikode Cut Off 2027
IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria 2027: Shortlisting for PI
IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria: Final Selection 2027
Selection and Admission Criteria of all IIMs

IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria and Admission Process 2027

IIM Kozhikode’s admission process for the flagship PGP course will be divided into three stages.

Stage 1: Registration of candidates basis CAT score

Stage 2: Shortlisting for PI

Stage 3: Final selection for admission

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IIM Kozhikode Cut Off 2027

Given below are the expected IIM Kozhikode CAT cut offs for all categories. These are overall qualifying IIM Kozhikode CAT cut offs. Final cut offs will be higher.

Category	CAT percentile	IIM Kozhikode sectional cut off (percentile)	SSC/ class 10 percentage	HSC/ class 12 percentage
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

Candidates who have opted for IIM Kozhikode in the CAT application form 2026 and will meet the final CAT cut off, will be shortlisted for the WAT-PI round of MBA admission 2027. They will have to register for WAT-PI round at the official website within a deadline.

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IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria 2027: Shortlisting for PI

Candidates will be shortlisted for IIM Kozhikode PI based on the following parameters and weightage allotted:

Component	Weight
*CAT Score	50%
Class 10 score	15%
Class 12 score	20%
Gender/Academic Diversity	10% and 5%
Work Experience	5%
Total	100%

*Scaled scores from the three sections (with equal weightages) of CAT 2026 will be considered for the computation of the CAT Index Score.

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IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria: Final Selection 2027

Candidates will be evaluated for final selection based on their performance, academic efforts and disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude, personality and communication and the quality of work experience. Check the parameters of IIM Kozhikode final selection and weightage allotted to them:

Parameters	Weightage
CAT 2025 Score	35%
PI Score	35%
WAT score	20%
Resume Score	10%
Total	100%

The resume score will be calculated based on the quality of academic and professional qualifications. Category-wise merit list will be prepared based on the final scores and admission offers will be sent to candidates selectted for admission in May 2027.

Candidates will have to accept the admission offer letter and paying the confirmation fee (first instalment of the course fee). IIM Kozhikode waitlist will bw released for seats remaining vacant after first round of admission confirmation.

Selection and Admission Criteria of all IIMs

For 2027 shortlist and admission criteria of all IIMs, refer to the table below and click on the links to read about IIM of your preference.

IIM Admission Policy
IIM Bangalore Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Indore Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Calcutta Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Lucknow Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Ranchi Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Visakhapatnam Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Trichy Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Jammu Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Udaipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Shillong Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Sirmaur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Rohtak Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Raipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Kashipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Sambalpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Amritsar Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Nagpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Mumbai Shortlist & Admission Criteria

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the difference between qualifying CAT cut off and final CAT cut off?

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.

Q: How many CAT mock tests to practice to score 99 percentile?

Experts recommend that aspirants must practice at least 40 CAT mock tests to score above 99 percentile well in the exam. Most of the CAT test takers take up to 50 mock tests of various types and difficulty level. CAT toppers in previous years have practiced even up to 80 mock tests during their preparation. However, candidates must decide the number of CAT mock tests depending on their control and confidence on topics as the exam day comes closer. Mock tests are the best way to judge your performance viz. The important topics of CAT. The more one practices CAT mock tests, the more accurate they get in solving questions from all subjects. It is very important to know which formula to apply to which type question to solve the problem accurately. Mock tests help candidates in this aspect which is why practicing mock tests is most important in CAT preparation.

Q: Which MBA colleges are available with 70 percentile in CAT?

A good number of private MBA colleges accept CAT score of 70 percentile in CAT. We have listed some of the colleges in which admission is possible with 70 percentile. Amity University AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore Amrita School of Business - Bangalore Acharya Bangalore B-School Asian Business School (ABS), Noida Amrita School of Business, Kochi Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Christ Institute of Management, Pune Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management, Kolkata FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi International Institute of Business Studies, Noida International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore JK Lakshmipat University-Institute of Management, Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur JRE Group of Institutions (JRE), Greater Noida Lotus Business School, Pune Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar MATS University, Raipur IIKM Business School, Calicut IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi For full list, click here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-70-to-80-percentile-blogId-11956.

Q: What are the qualifying CAT cutoffs for all the IIMs?

Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower:

IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
IIM Indore: 90 percentile
IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
IIM Jammu: 93 percentile
IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile
IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile

For complete details of IIM selection and admission process read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-shortlist-selection-admission-criteria-blogId-18787.

CAT Percentile predictor prepared by Shiksha.com helps students to get their predicted CAT percentile on the basis of their expected exam score. So, predict your CAT score by clicking the link below:

CAT Percentile Predictor

Commonly asked questions

Q: Which MBA colleges are available with 80 percentile in CAT?

There are quite a few MBA colleges who accept CAT score of 80 percentile and above for admission. The admission process for these colleges include group discussion and Personal Interview . Fore School of Management Goa Institute of Management International Management Institute, Delhi Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Praxis Business School, Kolkata Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management development & Research, Bangalore Shiva Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research TA Pai Management Institute Trinity College for Management and Technology, Ghaziabad Click on this link for more: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-80-to-90-percentile-blogId-11981.

Q: Which MBA colleges are available with 60 percentile in CAT?

There are a number of private MBA colleges that accept CAT score of 60+ percentile for admission. We have listed some of the colleges below: AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore Amrita School of Business - Bangalore Acharya Bangalore B-School Asian Business School (ABS), Noida Amrita School of Business, Kochi Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Christ Institute of Management, Pune Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Kolkata FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi International Institute of Business Studies, Noida International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore International School of Business & Media, Kolkata IIKM Business School, Calicut IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi For full list, click here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-60-to-70-percentile-blogId-11984.

Q: Does every CAT accepting college conduct GD/PI?

Yes, the CAT accepting MBA colleges conduct either GD/PI or WAT/PI. Since MBA is a professional course about business and team management, personality assessment round is essential to ensure that the aspirant has the flair for management which can be polished during the programme. Communication skills, problem solving ability, management and leadership are essential qualities for MBA thus, every B-School conducts GD/PI or WAT/PI.

Q: Is securing the CAT cutoff enough to get an admission offer from an MBA institute?

No, securing a high CAT percentile is not enough for admission. One has to clear the selection process round too, like WAT and PI.

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