CAT eligibility

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA) categories], awarded by 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 the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/institution from where they have obtained the 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 the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. IIMs may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process, the details of which are provided at the website www.catiim.in.

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.

The NRI/Foreign candidates who are present in India at the time of Common Admission Test (CAT) are required to take the same. CAT 2009 is scheduled to be held during 28 November - 7 December 2009. Please refer to the CAT 2009 Notification for details.

The candidates who are not present in India at the time of CAT should produce Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) score of not more than one year's vintage. GMAT has to be taken outside India and the minimum score required to be eligible to apply for the Post Graduate Programme in Management would be 90%. In case of foreign nationals, TOEFL scores should also be produced. Foreign candidates also need to have a valid passport/travel document from a country other than India. The candidates seeking admission under NRI category should produce with the application a certificate from the Indian Embassy/High Commission/Consulate of the country where the candidate is currently based, stating that the candidate has been resident in that country continuously for a period of not less than 18 months as on December 31, 2009.

The candidates should also produce three letters of recommendation (click here to download).

The annual expenses on tuition, library, computing facility, teaching materials and hostel accommodation presently total up to US$ 18,000 payable at the beginning of each academic year. All other expenses including boarding charges will be borne directly by the student.

How to apply

Application forms may be downloaded by clicking here. Completed application should be sent along with the documents specified above and a bank draft for US$ 100 (as processing fee) drawn in favor of `Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode' so as to reach the Institute latest by January 31, 2010. Foreign candidates should route their applications through the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. The short-listed candidates will be required to undergo an interview before March 31, 2010. The selected candidates will be informed by April 30, 2010.

Completed applications and further enquiries may be addressed to:

Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode,
IIMK Campus P. O.,
Kozhikode 673 570, Kerala, India
Phone: +91-495-2803001/02/03/08
Fax: +91-495-2803010-11
Email: admissions@iimk.ac.in