CAT eligibility

Eligibility for Post Graduate Programmes in Management of IIMK

The candidate should meet CAT 2009 eligibility as detailed above. The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe or Persons with Disability category), of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Irrespective of the basis used by the University/Institution, from where the candidate has obtained the degree, for award of class/division/honours, the percentage to determine the eligibility will be calculated taking into account marks obtained in all the papers in which the candidate was examined for award of the degree. In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification examination can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the university/ institution certifying that the candidate has obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe or Persons with Disability category) based on latest available grades/marks. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2010 from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2010) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by Principal/Registrar of their college/institute. The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2010. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. IIMK will not allow any candidate to join their programme in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2010.

Selection Procedure

Candidates seeking admission to the Institute's Post-Graduate Programme (PGP) commencing in June 2010 are required to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) which will be conducted during 28 November - 7 December 2009. Please refer to the CAT 2009 Notification placed on this website. Selection to the Post-Graduate Programme is based on criteria including the candidate's performance in CAT, academic record, work experience, group discussion and interview.

How to apply:

Candidates applying for CAT are automatically eligible to apply for the PGP of IIM Kozhikode. No additional fee is to be paid for applying to IIM Kozhikode.

Fees:

Yearly expenses on tuition, library, computer, teaching material and hostel accommodation presently total up to Rs. 4,00,000 for the first year. Boarding is in addition to this.

Scholarships/Financial Assistance:

Merit scholarships are awarded by the Institute to first and second year students on the basis of their performance during one academic year, as determined by their CGPA. Scholarships/awards are also offered by benefactors like Sir Ratan Tata Trust, HCIL, O.P Jindal Group etc. 

Need based financial assistance is also provided to all eligible students during the first and second year of the programme.

Reservations:

As per the Government of India requirements, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7½% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. In addition, 27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the “non-creamy” layer. However, the implementation of this 27% reservation for such OBC candidates will be undertaken by IIMK in a phased manner. 

3% seats are reserved for Persons with Disability (PWD). The three categories of disability are: a) low-vision/blindness, b) hearing impairment, and c) locomotor disability/cerebral palsy. 

Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories are required to enclose a photocopy of their caste/category certificate as per the instructions at www.catiim.in website. Candidates belonging to “”Non-creamy””OBC category are required to enclose a photocopy of the certificate to this effect as per the suggested format available at www.catiim.in.

The candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved need to note and read carefully the eligibility requirements before applying. It should be noted that while it is the endeavour of IIMK that the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Non-creamy OBC categories join the Programme in proportions mandated by the law, they have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance in the admission process.