Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode: PGP-F Admissions Policy and Procedure For 2022-2024 Batch
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode: PGP-F Admissions Policy and Procedure For 2022-2024 Batch
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode: PGP-F Admissions Policy and Procedure For 2022-2024 Batch
IIM Kozhikode adopts a three-staged selection process for its admissions to the PGP-F 2022-
2024 batch. The details of the three stages are given below:
In Stage 1, the following minimum eligibility criteria will be applied to all candidates who have
opted for IIM Kozhikode.
All candidates who are fulfilling the above-mentioned minimum eligibility criteria are eligible to
register for the IIM Kozhikode PGP-F programme. Only those candidates who have successfully
completed the registration process will be considered for Stage 2. Please note that this is a pre-
interview registration process and not the call for interview.
The Stage 2 process applies to all eligible candidates who have successfully completed the
registration process in Stage 1 and it is for the determination of the candidates to be called for
personal interview (PI). A shortlist of candidates in each category will be prepared based on an
Aggregate Index Score (AIS). The weight of each component in the AIS is as follows:
1 As eligibility score, candidates are permitted to choose CAT/GRE/GMAT, taken between January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(both days inclusive). These eligibility routes will henceforth be called CAT, GRE, and GMAT in this description. Only those
candidates who have all the sectional percentiles (For CAT, the applicable sections are- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
(VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA). For GMAT, the applicable sections are
Quantitative and Verbal. For GRE, the applicable sections are Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning) higher than the
minimum specified are considered eligible.
2 The percentage of marks obtained in Class X and Class XII would be the aggregate marks of all subjects that appear in the marks
sheet or grade sheet, irrespective of whether the Board considers them for calculation of percentage.
3 Candidates who have not received any marks for their graduation but have a pass certificate will be accepted to Stage 2 subject to
signing a declaration of the non-availability of marks. Independent vetting will be conducted for such cases with the concerned
university/college.
Table 2: Aggregate Index Score Computation for Stage 2 Shortlist3
Component Weight
Sectional Percentile Score for the Quantitative Section of the 20%
Eligibility Exam
Sectional Percentile Score for the DI Section of the 20%
Eligibility Exam*
Class X Percentage Score 10%
Class XII Percentage Score 15%
Work Experience Score 10%
PGP-F Suitability Score 20%
Gender Diversity Score 5%
*For GMAT and GRE the score of the Quantitative section and Quantitative Reasoning section respectively will
be applied in the same weight
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The number of candidates shortlisted would be at the discretion of IIMK and would depend on the batch size planned
for 2022-24.
1) Sectional Percentile Scores for the Quantitative Section and DI section of the
Eligibility Exam
The sectional percentile of the candidate in the quantitative section and data interpretation and
logical reasoning section of CAT would be given 20% weight each.The sectional percentile of
the candidate in the quantitative section of GMAT or quantitative reasoning section of GRE itself
will be assigned 20% as an equivalent for the DI section as per the table above.
a) Previous work/professional experience will carry a weight of up to 10%, depending on the length
of service as on December 31, 2021. Only fulltime remunerative work experience after graduation
will be considered. Part-time/Project/Internship/Articleship/Pre-Graduation work experience will
not be counted as work experience. A candidate with a work experience of 6 months or above will
be eligible for work experience score. A sample illustration of the marks awarded is provided in
the Annexure 2.
At least one of these documents should indicate the name of the firm and the name of the candidate
as promoter/director. The other document must refer to the firm's name or registration number.
The later date in these two submitted documents will be taken as the start date of self-employment.
The minimum duration of self-employment which is accepted for evaluation is 24 months. Both
dates used to calculate start of self-employment must be after date of award of candidate’s last
educational qualification. Note that candidate will not be awarded any marks for such work
experience in Stage 2 shortlisting. However, candidate will be eligible for a maximum of 10% in
the “Work Experience Quality” field (refer Table 4) of Stage 3, after verification of certificates
and assessment by the interview panel.
5) PGP-F Suitability Score
Candidates may pick up to one certification that they possess in each of the streams mentioned in
the columns above. The total marks corresponding to such certifications may add up to a maximum
of 15. As an illustration, a candidate with a CA Final and a CFA Level-3 certification would obtain
the maximum 15. Similarly, a candidate with CA-Inter (1st Group cleared) and CFA Level-1
would obtain 4 marks. The final normalised marks will be given a weight of 20% as per the stage
2 policy.
Marks are awarded for gender diversity. Only non-male candidates are eligible for a gender
diversity score. The Gender Diversity Score will carry a weight of 5%.
The short-listed candidates will have to appear for a PI. During the PI process, the panel will
evaluate the academic efforts and disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude,
personality and communication and the quality of work experience of each candidate.
After the conclusion of PI process, final scores will be computed (as per Table 4) based on the
performance in eligibility examination, PI score (panel’s evaluation of the academic efforts and
disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude and personality and communication
of each candidate), work experience score, and PGP-F suitability score. Category-wise merit list
will be prepared based on the final scores. Admission offers will be made to candidates
following the merit list as per the Government of India reservation norms.
Table 4: Final Score Computation
Component Weight
PI Score 45%
Reservation Policy
IIM Kozhikode will follow Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central
Educational Institutions (CEIs).
Any dispute concerning Admissions for the PGP-F Batch of 2022-2024 would be subject to
jurisdiction of competent Courts within Kozhikode only.
Important Information
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The PGP-F Suitability Score is computed in the same way as in Stage 2, but scaled to 15 instead of 20.
8. All the candidates are advised to check their emails regularly and visit the IIMK website for
updates on admission-related activities.
9. If a candidate fails to complete the admission formalities within the stipulated time period,
irrespective of reasons, the seat will be forfeited and the next candidate in the waiting list will
be given the offer.
10. IIMK reserves the right to change, modify or adopt any new admission policy and process to
comply with Government/Judicial requirements or as it deems necessary. IIMK also reserves
the right to adopt an admission policy, which best suits its purpose of identifying and admitting
the most appropriate candidates to its postgraduate program.
11. IIMK is not responsible for other institutions using the PI scores of IIMK for their admission
process.
12. Originals of all certificates (academic/reservation/work experience/certifications) must be
produced for verification. Any candidate failing to produce any of the relevant original
certificates mentioned will be disqualified.
13. All communication pertaining to IIM Kozhikode PGP-F admissions will be done only through
the admissions office of IIM Kozhikode.
14. Above processes may be amended in view of the pandemic and the changes will be
communicated accordingly.
15. Disclosure of information about the admission process is driven by concerns, which at times
conflict with each other. IIMK would like the admission process to be transparent. At the same
time, IIMK would wish to protect the privacy of the individual candidates and confidentiality
of the process to prevent abuse. Based on these considerations, the details of the performance
of an individual are not made available to any other person. Similarly, the details of the
performance of a candidate in PI, including assessment of attributes, is not disclosed to anyone
to prevent exercise of undue pressure on the panelists participating in the admission/selection
process. To ensure that the perceived lack of transparency does not in any way affect the
candidates negatively, adequate care is taken in formation of the interview panels, development
of objective criteria for assessment, random allocation of candidates to interview panels and
other such measures. Details of the interview scores will be available on the institute website
after each stage. RTIs for PI scores will be discouraged. Details of the interview scores will
be available on the institute website after each stage. RTIs for PI scores will be discouraged.
16. IIM Kozhikode does not allow deferment of an admission offer to subsequent years.
17. Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by a candidate at any stage during the
admissions process or at any later date, will lead to immediate disqualification of the candidate
from IIMK.
18. A candidate receiving the admission offer from IIM Kozhikode and accepting the offer within
the stipulated date needs to send an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/, along with the offer acceptance.
The candidate will have to register on the registration day for the postgraduate program and
pay the necessary fees to complete the admission process.
19. A candidate withdrawing from the program will receive a fee refund, if the withdrawal is done
before the date and time specified in the PGP-F 2022-24 withdrawal procedure, duly uploaded
on the IIMK website. Note that the refund will be after deducting processing charges as per
Govt. norms (F. No. 21-I66/2007-TS. II).
20. A candidate withdrawing from the program after the date and time specified in the withdrawal
procedure will be permitted refund only if he/she does not cause a resultant shortfall such that
admitted batch size is lower than the sanctioned batch size for 2022-24.
Annexure 1: Score for Class X/Class XII
© This document is released by Chairperson Admissions, on behalf of the Admissions Committee, Indian Institute of Management
Kozhikode. This is applicable only to the selection process of the PGP-F batch 2022-24. IIM Kozhikode reserves the right to make changes
in the Admission Policy, if considered necessary at any point.