Admission requirements for International Candidates*

a) Educational Qualification:
Graduate degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. (AIU equivalency certificates must be presented during registration if your degree was obtained at a foreign university)
b) A candidate should have a valid test as on the closing date of submission in any of the following tests:
   i) GMAT: Overall score of 560, not older than three years, We only accept the current version of the GMAT exam (the GMAT Exam-Focus edition will not be accepted).
   ii) GRE: 60^th percentile in all sections or overall 320, whichever is minimum, not older than three years
   iii) CAT: 80^th percentile (only test scores from CAT 2023 will be accepted)
^* for validity of scores please check ( https://iimcat.ac.in/)

* IIMK PGP code for GMAT is D3Z-SQ-80 and for GRE is 4748-Indian Institute of Management. Use these codes to have your score sent directly to IIMK. Your official score report from Pearson / GMAC (for the GMAT) or ETS (for the GRE) will be used for verification.
c) English Eligibility Criteria should be one of the following:
   i) TOEFL/IELTS: More than 70^th percentile/percentage.
   ii) A degree from an Institute in an English-speaking country (India, UK, Canada, US, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand)
   iii) A certificate from the last degree-granting Institute that the student has demonstrated proficiency in English as a foreign language. You can upload this certificate along with other documents in the application form.
Click here to download the format of the certificate
d)For Indian Nationals & Foreign Nationals
i) Indian Nationals
In order to qualify as an International Candidate for the purpose of applying to PGP/PGP Finance/PGP-LSM 2024-26, a candidate should have been residing outside India for a period of not less than 18 months as on January 1, 2024, and be outside India on the CAT 2023 examination date. The Indian nationals who are living, working, or studying abroad should produce 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 January 1, 2024.
This certificate needs to be produced along with the admission application.

ii) Foreign Nationals
Foreign nationals need to have a valid passport/travel document from a country other than India. Foreign nationals who are present in India at the time of the Common Admission Test (CAT) are required to take the same.

Program Fees

The fee is 30,000 USD for the programme.

Admission/Selection Process

a) There will be two cycles of admission for each academic year.
The submission of applications for the cycles are:     

  Application Cycle 1 : 1^st September 2023 to 30^th November 2023

  Application Cycle 2 : 15^th December 2023 to 17^th March 2024

b) The application fee is INR 750 (Approximately 10 USD ). This fee is waived for all those who have Study-in-India registration.
c) The applicants need to attend a virtual interview.
d) Final selection will be based on the average interview marks awarded by a panel of experts consisting of two or more IIM Kozhikode faculty members.
e) The admission office shall intimate the successful candidates within one month from the last date of the application (That is December 30, 2023 or April 17, 2024 for the respective cycles).*
f) The candidates need to confirm their candidature by paying 3000 USD  within one month of the receipt of the offer.

IIMK has instituted one scholarship awarding a 50% and two scholarships awarding a 25% fee waiver as scholarships for every 10 students. Accordingly, three participants in the PGP program, one in PGP LSM and one in PGP Finance would be eligible for a waiver of 50% of their fees. Similarly, six participants in the PGP program, two in PGP LSM and two in PGP Finance would be eligible for a 25% waiver of fees.

The criteria for preparing the scholarship rank list.

1. 50% weight for GMAT/CAT overall score performance
2. 30% for the performance in personal interviews conducted by the IIMK panel for selection to the program.
3. 20% weightage to be given to candidates coming with limited means.

Application and processing of scholarships

1. Admission office will issue the offer letter and IR office will issue the scholarship application to the candidates. The scholarship application is to be filled and submitted along with the seat confirmation payment.
2. The selection process for the scholarship will be completed within 15 days after closing the admissions to all the programmes.

Eligibility and disbursement of Scholarship

1. Only foreign nationals are eligible for applying to this scholarship (NRI candidates admitted through the supernumerary quota are not eligible for this scholarship)
2. The scholarships will be issued as a fee waiver of 50% and 25% as applicable
3. As per Institute rules, a student cannot avail more than one scholarship/stipend during the same academic year and if he/she is awarded with any other scholarship/stipend over and above the IIMK scholarship in the same academic year, he/she is required to refund the scholarship awarded by the Institute/or other respective agency.