RANKINGS BY YEAR 

International Rankings

Rankings (Programme)

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Global

Asia

Global

Asia

Global

Asia

Global

Asia

Global

Asia

Global

Asia

QS Masters in Management Rankings (PGP)

101+

7+

141+

10

151+

14+

151+

16+

151+

141-150

12

QS Executive MBA Rankings (EPGP)

151+

16+

171+

30

181+

33

171+

21

161-170

=22

QS Business Master’s Rankings: Finance

151+

201+

12

QS Global MBA Rankings – PGP BL

151-200

201-250

30

QS Online MBA World Ranking (EPGP Kochi)

53

1

QS World University Ranking  by Subject : Business and Management Studies

401-450

351-400

251-300

151-200

141

Eduniversal Rankings

4 Palmes of Excellence

4 Palmes of Excellence

4 Palmes of Excellence

4 Palmes of Excellence

Financial Times Executive Education Open Ranking

-

-

72nd

70th

76th

Financial Times Executive Education Custom Ranking

87th

Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking

77th

68th

69th

Financial Times MBA 2025 (Global – PGP BL)

86th

 

 

National Rankings

Rankings	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)*	4th	5th	3rd	3rd	3rd
The Week	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd
Fortune India B School Ranking		5th	5th	6th
Business Today / MDRA	NP	NP	NP
Times B School Ranking				1st	1st
Careers 360 Ranking					3rd
Business Today B School Ranking for one year Programmes (PGP BL)					5th

      NP: Not Participated

*To see the data submitted to NIRF (India Rankings) for various years, please click here

 

RANKINGS AT A GLANCE

·Secured the 3rd position in NIRF 2025 for the third consecutive year marks the career-best ranking for IIM Kozhikode.

ACCREDITATION

AMBA ACCREDITATION

• The PGP & EPGP of IIM Kozhikode have been accredited by the UK based Association of MBAs (AMBA) in 2010. It was then the first IIM to be accredited by AMBA.
• Re-accreditation was bagged during the years 2015,2020 and 2023.
• Currently the programmes - PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-Finance, PGP-LSM, EPGP (IL Mode) & EPGP on Kochi Campus are AMBA accredited.

 

 

EQUIS ACCREDITATION

• The EQUIS Accreditation Board voted to confer EQUIS Accreditation on IIM Kozhikode on 28th September 2021.
• IIMK is the fifth IIM to receive EQUIS Accreditation and only the sixth Management Institution in the country to bag the coveted accreditation. 
• By acquiring EQUIS accreditation, the institute joined the ‘Double Crown’ accreditation status, which is enjoyed only by a few institutions in India.
• The institute was successfully re-accredited in 2024 for a further five-year term, reflecting its commitment to continuous improvement and global standards in business education

.AACSB MEMBERSHIP

• IIMK became AACSB member from January 2019.
• Submitted AACSB Second Progress Report in the month of September 2025.