Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

IIM Kozhikode hosts a fully automated Library & Information Center (LIC) which is one of the Centers of Development of Digital Libraries in the world.[10] The institute coordinated the South Asia Support Network for Greenstone Digital Library Software at the request of UNESCO and suggested the idea of IIM Library Consortium Movement.[5] The library provides services as an institutional archive.[11] A balanced programme on the development of the collection of hard copy, audio/video, CD-ROM, and other electronic forms of documents is being followed.

IIM Kozhikode embarked on a programme to create a Museum of Indian Business History in 2010 which is believed to be the first of its kind.[12] The museum will feature the contributions of India's business leaders, the history of trade, commerce, business and industries in India. The first phase was completed with a budget of Rs. 1.5 crore. The museum spanning 23000 sq. ft. features a large model of the Uru, an ancient ship which was used for trade and commerce between Indian and the rest of the world, and pavilions by Indian companies like Tata, Godrej, Reliance, State Bank of India and Infosys.[12] The Reserve Bank of India gallery of the museum was inaugurated in 2012 by D. Subbarao, the then governor of Reserve Bank of India.

IIM Kozhikode opened a satellite campus in Kochi in June 2012 to enhance the institute's offerings in Executive Education, especially full-time and part-time programmes targeted at middle and senior level executives.[13] The campus is based in Athulya Complex at InfoPark in Kochi.

The campus currently offers a two-year executive management programme, which is accredited by Association of MBAs (AMBA), in addition to short and long-term management development programmes. The first batch of the two-year executive management programme commenced in April 2013.[14] IIM Kozhikode's Kochi campus conducted a pre-union budget panel discussion on 'Second Generation Reforms' at the campus in Infopark on 20 Feb 2015.[15] The event[16] was live streamed.[17]

Laboratory for Innovation Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE or IIMK LIVE) is a business incubator and entrepreneurship development centre of the Institute. The centre was setup in June 2016 with the support of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [18] and acts as the on campus Technology Business Incubator[19] under NSTEDB of the Indian government. It aims at contributing to the country's economic goals through innovation led entrepreneurship.

The centre located in IIM Kozhikode Campus is involved in promoting and supporting innovation-led entrepreneurship in India. It runs an incubation program for early stage startups called Business Incubation Program since 2017. The first cohort of 12 startups was inducted in June 2017.[20][21][22] The Incubation program is open to the student community and alumni of the institute. It also invites interest from startups from greater community who are not part of the institute's programs. The centre and the program benefits from the faculty experts, institute alumni and partner organisations. Apart from co-working facility, mentoring, investor network, training and workshops, it provides seed funding under various schemes of Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. It also partnered with MRPL,[23] HPCL and public and private corporates to provide seed support assistance under Start-up India program. LIVE has created a vibrant startup ecosystem by establishing linkages with the other incubators such as NDBI of NID,[24] Mobile10X of IAMAI, Kerala Strat-up Mission, other leading technology and management institutes,[25][26] angel networks and VC firms, technology platforms and other professional services providers.

IIM Kozhikode, like all IIMs, is an autonomous institution under Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. The institute is free to design its own curriculum and recruit faculty members. In April 2011, Union Minister Kapil Sibal announced that the government is mulling enhancement of the autonomy of IIMs by allowing them to select the director and the chairman of Board of Directors.[27] The PGP (Postgraduate Programme) and the ePGP (Executive Postgraduate Programme) courses have been granted international accreditation by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).[28] IIM Kozhikode charges tuition fees of approximately INR 18 Lakhs for the two-year flagship PGP programme. Merit scholarships are awarded by the institute to students on the basis of their grades during one academic year. Scholarships are also offered by trusts like Sir Ratan Tata Trust, HCIL, O.P Jindal Group etc.[29]

The two-year MBA is the flagship education program which aims to prepare young graduates for senior-level positions in the industry. [30] Like all IIMs, IIM Kozhikode awards diplomas, not degrees.[31]

The PhD in management program is a full-time, residential program in the field of management. Students spend the first two years doing coursework that provides fundamental knowledge in the field of management. Upon completion of their coursework, students take a comprehensive exam and pass on to candidacy where they work on their dissertation. The program is selective, admitting 10-15 students per year. The management faculty provides individual attention to the enrolled DPM students to enable them to publish one or more research papers before graduation.

Executive Post-graduate Programme offers a two-year ExecutiveMBA and one year post-graduate certification programmes in General Management, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Strategy, IT and Human Resources. These programmes are aimed at working professionals with a minimum three years of experience. EPGP diploma programme have an interesting mix of student from different backgrounds with varied experience levels.[32]

The EPGP program is accredited by the AMBA (Association of MBAs) since 2011.[33]The record-breaking induction ceremony of 13th batch of Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP 13) of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, was organised online.[33]

Post Graduate Programme in Business Leadership (PGP-BL)

The full time one-year Post-Graduate Programme in Business Leadership is a uniquely designed management programme aimed at shaping young graduates with relevant work experience into potential business leaders through a high-intensity and holistic curriculum and regimen.

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) offers wide range of academic programmes in the field of management education. IIMK's Post-Graduate Programme in Business Leadership (PGP-BL) is specially crafted to combine academic instruction with global exposure, and deep sensitization to critical aspects of leadership and responsible business, fashioned through a development regime that enables personalized learning and reflection. A notable feature of this program is the infusion of Eastern values and timeless Indian leadership thought into the curriculum in a manner that can bring together the best of the East and the West in a holistic package.[34]

The institute employs 93 full-time faculty members in economics, finance and accounting, managerial communication, general management, organizational behaviour and human resources, quantitative methods and operations management, information technology and systems and strategic management departments.[5] Professor Debashis Chatterjee is the current director of IIM Kozhikode.

IIM Kozhikode incubated and mentors CREST (formerly Centre of Excellence - IIMK), an autonomous organization under the Government of Kerala, where youth from the marginalized sections of society are imparted training to make them intellectually and emotionally capable of joining reputed companies and educational institutions.[35] The CREST functions as the Kerala Chapter of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).

IIM Kozhikode, through its Social Service Group, provides academic and project expertise to the 'Promoting Regional Schools to International Standards through Multiple Intervention' (PRISM) project, an initiative to improve the infrastructure and overall environment of government schools in Kerala. The project aims at academic development and infrastructure upgrade of Government Schools and is supported by several private stakeholders.[36][37]

IIM Kozhikode's International Exchange Programme endeavors to work with partner institutions to develop activities that foster trusting, enduring and mutually beneficial scholarly and social engagements between students, faculty members, staff and the broader community in countries across the globe. IIM Kozhikode offers student exchange programmes with European Business School, Germany; Copenhagen Business School, ESCP-EAP Paris; Bocconi University, Jonkoping International Business School, Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leeds University Business School, University of Queensland, BEM - Bordeaux Management School, Cyprus International Institute of Management,[38] Euromed Management, IESEG School of Management, Rouen Business School, Reims Management School, EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord), ESSCA Angers and Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration.[5]

The institute's current full-time student body consists of 900 graduate students and 79 doctoral students.[39] The admissions to PGP course is based on the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs for admission to graduate programs in management at 20 campuses. CAT is considered by test-takers as one of the most competitive exams in the world, with a success rate of about one in hundred.[40][41] In 2015, around 2.1 lakh students enrolled for CAT to get admission to the IIMs.[42]

49.5% seats in IIM Kozhikode are caste-based reserved quotas according to affirmative action policy of Government of India.[29] 15% of the admitted students must be of the Scheduled Castes, and 7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The Other Backward Classes belonging to the "non-creamy layer" have been provided with 27% reservation since 2008 with the consent of the Supreme Court of India. 3% seats are reserved for Persons with Disability (PWD or DA). The reserved category students are admitted based on the CAT score using relaxed admissions criteria.

The institute also uses group discussions, essays and personal interviews to evaluate the students shortlisted based on CAT scores. In 2013, for shortlisting candidates for group discussion/essay/personal interview, IIMK used an index computed with 50 percent weight for the CAT-2012 score, 15 percent weight for academic performance in secondary school, 15 percent weight for academic performance in higher secondary school, 15 percent weight for academic performance in undergraduate level and 5 percent weight for being a female (to ensure gender diversity).[43] For PhD admissions (earlier called as FPM), candidates with CAT, GMAT or GATE scores are eligible.[44] In 2013, the PGP course of IIM Kozhikode had 54 percent girls, up from 28 percent in the previous academic year.[45]

IIMK was ranked fifth among IIMs and sixth among management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020,[47][48] seventh by The Week and Business Today's "India's best B-schools 2019"[49] and fifth in India by Outlook India's "Top Public MBA Institutions" of 2020.[50]