The PGP finance program at IIM Kozhikode is indeed good. IIM Kozhikode is the 4th Ranked B-School in MHRD NIRF Ranking (2021) among the top 100 Management Institutes.
The PGP Finance is a two-year full-time masters level program designed to aid students in pursuing careers in the financial world, in domains such as corporate finance, investment banking, and wealth management.
Most of the courses are very easy, especially for commerce graduates from DU or other reputed colleges.
All the IIMs are excellent at their own level. Some things that set IIM Kozhikode different from others are:
Food: The campus at IIM Kozhikode offers various eating options. Apart from the mess food, IIM Kozhikode has its own restaurant.
Amazing courses: Apart from the traditional courses, IIM Kozhikode offers versatile courses like Social Transformation of India and Managerial Perspective.
Sessions on self realisation: IIM Kozhikode offers a discretionary course called Self-Incorporated that covers aspects like self-awareness, positive attitude, courage and confidence.
Campus Entertainment: The campus has a number of clubs for extracurricular activities like Krescendo (Music), Foot Vibes (Dance), Theatrix (Drama), Atharva (Quizzing), K-Matinee (Cinema), Tripod (Photography), Pro-lit Cult (Literary activities), Kalakriti (Designing) .
All these make IIM Kozhikode stand apart from other IIMs.
The FPM or Fellow Program in Management at IIM Kozhikode does have its own placement program. This is because the batch size is very small.
But the FPM program in itself is such a meticulous one that all its students become scholars or researchers. The recent data confirms that most of its fellows have been placed in the top IIMs or other reputed Management Schools ranked high on NIRF.
The only thing you need to be careful about is not delaying your thesis work and having good publications. If not you might face problems at the time of placements.
The FPM degree has been renamed as the PhD and IIM Kozhikode provides excellent placements for the same.
Both MDI Gurgaon and IIM Kozhikode are prestigious institutes delivering top-quality management education. IIMK is preferred by those who prefer the IIM tag more than anything while MDI Gurgaon is usually known for its locational advantage. The table below gives a head-on comparison between the two
Particulars |
MDI Gurgaon |
IIM Kozhikode |
Fees |
23.47 Lakhs (Total Fees) |
20.5 Lakhs (Total Fees) |
Eligibility |
Graduation with 50% |
Graduation with 60%+ CAT |
Cutoff |
95 |
97 |
Ranking |
13 out of 125 by NIRF |
79 out of 200 by NIRF |
Highest CTC |
INR 1.14 CPA |
INR 67.02 LPA |
Average CTC |
INR 26.65 LPA |
INR 31.02 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Microsoft, Google, HCL, Adobe |
Accenture, Amazon, Microsoft |
CAT cut-offs for all categories are given below. These are category-wise sectional and overall qualifying IIM Kozhikode CAT cut-offs 2022.
IIM Kozhikode CAT Cut Off 2022
Category |
CAT 2022 percentile |
IIM Kozhikode sectional cutoff |
Class 10 percentage |
Class 12 percentage |
General |
85 |
75 |
60 |
60 |
NC-OBC/EWS |
75 |
65 |
60 |
60 |
SC |
65 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
ST, PwD |
55 |
45 |
55 |
55 |
It’s important to note that the above-mentioned percentiles are qualifying cut-offs. The final CAT cut-offs are higher.
If you are already PMP certified then pursuing Project Management course of IIM Kozhikode will not add much value to your experience. This is because
Firstly the course is for professionals who are interested in acquiring the PMP and CAPM certification. Since you are a PMP certified professional, it means that you are an experienced professional too. So this course will add no value.
Secondly, the objective of the course is to impart real-time work experience, and understand the principles of project management. As a PMP you already have these skills.
If you want IIMs title for your CV then go for it. But know that you won’t learn anything new from it.
The simple eligibility criteria for IIM Kozhikode is:
CAT- 75%
12th marks- 20%
Academic diversity-5%
So anything above 98.8 will get you an interview call from IIM Kozhikode.
One of my seniors I have been in contact with for some time has told me that he does not remember anything about a ‘fox incident’ but he remembers about a fox family on campus during his tenure as an IIM student. He remembers seeing mother and cubs quite a few times.
Stray dogs in and around the campus have also attacked people in the past. Usually, they attacked people because something or the other irked them since they do not usually attack without reason. A sudden movement from the people must have provoked such attacks from the dogs.
The campus is located on two hillocks, with a lot of greenery. Owing to its location, you can get to see many animals. There were Foxs, Monitor Lizards, and Malabar Gliding Fogs, etc.
In past, there were rumors of fox attacks. Though it was not certain if it was fox or wild dogs. Many theories were speculated around them. The institute finally called a dog cathing service and removed the animals from the campus. There were many debates regarding the issue.
If you go to the official website and compare the placement reports, MDI Gurgaon fares better than IIM Kozhikode. Let’s have a look at the placement statistics of the 2 B Schools.
Particulars |
MDI |
IIM Kozhikode |
Number of Recruiters |
87 |
116 |
Highest CTC |
INR 1.14 CPA |
INR 61.5 LPA |
Average CTC |
INR 26.65 LPA |
INR 29.5 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Microsoft, Google, HCL, Adobe |
Accenture, Amazon, Microsoft |
The best finance companies that offer roles like Equity Research Analyst roles, and Securities analysis visit both the B Schools. But the higher number of companies visiting MDI Gurgaon gives it a slight advantage over IIM Kozhikode. Yet I think both MDI Gurgaon and IIM-K are almost equal in terms of giving you the opportunity of getting an Equity Research Analyst role. If I was in your place I would have chosen MDI Gurgaon because of the following factors
FMS Delhi any day. It has the best RoI (Return on Investment) in all MBA colleges in India. Moreover, the placements are gold.
IIM Kashipur |
FMS Delhi |
|
Highest Package |
INR 37 LPA |
INR 1.23 Crore |
Average Package |
INR 18.11 LPA |
INR 34.1 LPA |
Fees |
INR 17.46 LPA |
INR 1.92 Lakhs |
FMS Delhi Placements 2023 has been concluded. A total of 269 students participated. FMS Delhi highest package stood at INR 1.23 CPA whereas the average package stood at INR 34.1 LPA and the median package stood at INR 31 LPA. 97% offers were made above INR 20 LPA. A total of 27% students were placed in the Consulting Sector and there was a 19% Increase in the number of students placed in the BFSI Sector as compared to the last year. You should definitely go for IIM Kashipur.