Latest Update: IIM Kozhikkode has released the list of candidates selected for PGP (F)Course. IIM Kozhikode has revised its admission policy. As per the revised policy, the final weightage given to the CAT exam and Personal Interview is 35% each, while WAT will have 20% weightage and Resume Score will have 10% weightage. 

IIM Kozhikode MBA is a 2-year full-time residential program. Anyone who holds a bachelor's degree with 60% marks or a Professional Certificate like CA/ ICWA/ CS with 50% marks is eligible to apply for this program.  Also check: What is the minimum lowest percentile required in the CAT exam to get a call from IIM Kozhikode?

IIM Kozhikode MBA admissions are conducted through CAT, followed by a Written Ability Test (WAT), followed by a Personal Interview. IIM Kozhikode CAT cut-off is 85 percentile Overall.

IIM Kozhikode MBA Highlights

Course Name Masters in Business Administration
Duration 2 years
Fees INR 20,50,000
Intake 480
Eligibility Bachelor’s degree with 60% marks OR CA/ ICWA/ CS Professional Certificate with 50% marks
Selection Criteria CAT + WAT + PI
Scholarship Merit-based and Need-based scholarship available

IIM Kozhikode MBA Admission Statistics

At IIM Kozhikode, the minimum CAT percentile for the 2023-25 batch was 89.06 percentile. A total of 106320 general category candidates selected IIM Kozhikode as their CAT preference, of which 486 were shortlisted for PI WAT round and 92 received the final offer.

Particulars No. of Candidates Selected IIM Kozhikode PGP Finance Candidates Selected for WAT/PI No. of Students With Final Offer
General 106320 486 92
EWS 8168 120 12
NC-OBC 28887 324 60
SC 12866 191 40
ST 3240 57 12
PWD 656 22 13

The following table represents the Cutoff Stats for which admission offers were made to the 2023-25 batch:

Particulars Minimum CAT Percentile  Composite Score for WAT/PI Shortlist Lowest Composite Score Highest Composite Score
General 89.06 46.7 47.7 68.3
EWS 86.4 39.2 45.6 54
NC-OBC 83.06 38.5 36.5 55
SC 72.11 27.6 23 58.5
ST 72.65 7.2 10.2 45.2
PWD 80.26 22.4 13.2 49.1

The following table represents the class compostion for the batch 2023-25:

Category Number of Students
General 21
EWS 4
NC-OBC 12
SC 7
ST 3
PwD 2

IIM Kozhikode MBA Selection Criteria

IIM Kozhikode selects the candidates for its MBA program through 3 stages of the selection process, explained in the sections below:

IIM Kozhikode MBA Selection Criteria: Minimum Eligibility

The candidates who have fulfilled the minimum criteria that include the minimum percentage in the 10th and 12th and CAT exams will be sent a link to register to IIM Kozhikode. The Candidate's minimum eligibility criteria for the round 1 shortlist are mentioned below:

Category Overall Percentile Sectional Percentile Class 10th Percentage Class 12th Percentage
GEN 85 75 60 60
NC-OBC/ EWS 75 65 60 60
SC 65 55 55 55
ST/ PwD 55 45 55 55

IIM Kozhikode MBA Selection Criteria: Shortlisting for WAT and PI

The candidates who have registered for IIM Kozhikode in stage 1 will now be shortlisted for the Written Aptitude Test (WAT) and Personal Interview. The shortlisting of the candidates in each category will be done on the basis of an Aggregate Index Score (AIS). The AIS is calculated based on the performance of the candidates in CAT 2024, academic qualification, gender diversity, academic diversity, and work experience. The weightage of all the components required to measure the AIS is mentioned in the table below:

Components Weight
CAT 2024 Index Score 45%
Class X Percentage Score 25%
Class XII Percentage Score 15%
Gender/ Academic Diversity Score 10% / 5%
Work Experience Score 5%

IIM Kozhikode MBA Selection Criteria: Final Selection 

  • The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the WAT-PI process, where the candidates will be required to write an essay, followed by a personal interview. 
  • During the PI, the panelists will evaluate the academic efforts & disposition, general awareness & social disposition, attitude, personality, communication, and the quality of work experience.
  • The candidates will be given a resume score based on the quality of their academics and professional qualification. 
  • The final scores will be calculated based on the candidate's performance in CAT 2024, PI, WAT, and resume scores.

The weightage of all the components required for calculating the final score is mentioned in the table below:

Component Weight
CAT 2024 Index Score 35%
PI Score 35%
WAT Score 20%
Resume Score 10%

Check: IIM Kozhikode detailed Cut-off

IIM Kozhikode MBA Admission 2025

The IIM Kozhikode MBA admissions include the following stages:

Admission Stage Description 
CAT Registration Interested candidates will have to register for CAT and also apply to IIM Kozhikode in the same application.
CAT Exam The applicants will have to appear for the CAT exam.
IIM Kozhikode Registration  The candidates who have scored above the minimum cut-off in CAT will receive an email to register for IIM Kozhikode. 
Shortlist for PI The candidates who have registered will be shortlisted based on Aggregate Index Score (AIS), which is calculated based on CAT score, academic qualifications, work experience, gender diversity, and academic diversity.
PI + WAT Process The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for WAT and personal interviews.
Final Merit List The final merit list will be prepared category-wise, based on the performance of the candidates in CAT, PI, WAT, and resumes.

The following data represents the admission stats for the MBA batch of 2022-24:

Category No. of Students who choose IIM Kozhikode as their CAT preference No. of Candidates shortlisted for Interview Round No. of students with Final Offer
General 107389 1800 710
EWS 6202 350 91
NC - OBC 30065 1200 453
SC 17340 750 268
ST 12460 300 175
PWD 3154 100 89

Check: IIM Kozhikode detailed Admission Process

IIM Kozhikode MBA Placements 2023

In the 2023 placement at IIM Kozhikode, around 123 companies visited and gave a total of 339 offers. The highest package witnessed was INR 67.02 LPA and the average package was INR 31.02 LPA.

Particulars Placement Statistics 
Total Recruiters 123
Total Offers 339
Highest Package INR 67.02 LPA
Average Package INR 31.02 LPA
Median Package INR 27 LPA

Check: IIM Kozhikode detailed Placement Report 

IIM Kozhikode Ranking

IIM Kozhikode has been ranked 5th by the NIRF 2023 among the top management institutes in India. IIM Kozhikode's other rankings are mentioned below:

Ranking Body  Year Category Rank
NIRF 2023 Management 3
IIRF 2023 Top Govt. B-School 6

Check: IIM Kozhikode detailed Ranking 

IIM Kozhikode MBA Vs IIM Lucknow MBA Vs IIM Indore MBA

Particulars IIM Kozhikode IIM Lucknow IIM Indore
NIRF Ranking 2023 3 6 8
MBA Batch Size 480 491 471
Admission Process CAT + WAT + PI CAT +WAT + PI CAT + PI
CAT Cut-off Overall 85 percentile  90 percentile 90 percentile
MBA Fees INR 20,50,000 INR 20,75,000 INR 21,14,222
Curriculum  61 credit foundation courses and a summer internship in the first year and 9 electives in the second year 22 core courses and a summer internship in the first year, and 15 electives in the second year.  30 core courses and 11 electives in 2 years.
Highest Package INR 67.02 LPA INR 1 CPA INR 1.14 CPA
Average Package INR 31.02 LPA INR 32.23 LPA INR 30.21 LPA
Scholarship  Merit-based and Need-based scholarship available The need-based financial scholarship is available. Need-based financial assistance provided to students, whose family income is below INR 9 lakh annually

IIM Kozhikode MBA FAQs

Ques. What is the cut-off for IIM Kozhikode MBA?

Ans. A general category student must have scored a minimum overall 85 percentile and a sectional percentile of 75 in each section to be eligible to get shortlisted for the WAT-PI round. 

Ques. Will my work experience increase my chances of getting into IIM Kozhikode MBA?

Ans. Yes, having good work experience can improve your chances of getting admission in the IIM Kozhikode MBA course. Your resume holds 12% weightage in the overall composite score taken for the final selection. 

Ques. How does IIM Kozhikode calculate the composite score for MBA admission?

Ans. The composite score is calculated based on the academic profile, work experience, gender diversity, academic diversity, and the scaled CAT score of a candidate. You also get extra points if you have a professional degree like CA, CFA, etc. 

Ques. Can I get admission into IIM Kozhikode MBA with low academics?

Ans. It is possible to get into IIM with low academic scores if you do well in CAT and the consequent stages of the admission process