IIM Kozhikode MBA Batch Profile 2025-27: IIMK Admits 586 Students, Sets Benchmark for Diversity
The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) has inaugurated the 2025–27 batch, admitting a total of 586 students across its three flagship MBA programmes. Led by Director Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, IIM Kozhikode has been a big votary of diversity in management education. This is clearly visible from the IIM Kozhikode MBA batch profile of 2025-27. IIMK has achieved an overall gender diversity of 51% women across its three full-time MBA programmes. What’s more, more than 95% of students admitted to PGP in Liberal Studies and Management are non-engineers. IIM Kozhikode has also admitted seven International MBA students. Read this MBAUniverse.com article for complete details of IIM Kozhikode Batch Gender and Academic Diversity.
IIM Kozhikode welcomed the new batch of 2025-27 in the inaugural program held on June 23, 2025. The program was presided over by Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIMK. Aju Jacob, Managing Director, Synthite Industries, was the chief guest. A total of 586 students across three full-time postgraduate programmes were inducted as part of the ceremony.
Lets review the batch profile for each of the three IIM Kozhikode MBA programs.
IIM Kozhikode MBA Batch Profile 2025-27: Flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP)
The flagship IIMK MBA (PGP) batch 2025 includes 55% women, much higher than about 35% average at other top B-schools in India. This number should also be seen in the context of national CAT 2024 applicant pool with only 36% women. The batch also has high academic diversity as well, with 53% non-engineers, a departure from the traditional dominance of engineers in Indian B-schools. Check complete IIM Kozhikode PGP Batch Profile below:
- Total Number of Students Admitted: 489 students
- Gender Diversity: 55% women, 45% men
- Academic Diversity: 53% non-engineers and 47% engineers
- Average work experience of combined batch: 2 years
- Average Age: 24 years
- Geographical Diversity: Students from Delhi, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh make up 35% of the class, with wide national representation. Kerala, the home of IIMK, is being represented by 23 students.
- International Geographical Diversity: Seven international students from Canada, the USA, the UK and the UAE.
It is heartening to note that IIM Kozhikode has attracted seven international students from Canada, the USA, the UK and the UAE to its MBA program.
IIM Kozhikode MBA Batch Profile 2025-27: PGP in Finance (PGP-Fin)
The specialised programmes at IIMK also reflect the diversity. The PGP-Finance has 49 candidates, evenly split between engineering and non-engineering backgrounds. Check complete details of IIM Kozhikode PGP Finance Batch Profile below:
- Total Number of Students Admitted: 49 candidates
- Academic Diversity: 50% engineers and 50% non-engineers
- Average Age: 25.43 years
- Average work experience: 2.51 years
IIM Kozhikode MBA Batch Profile 2025-27: PGP in Liberal Studies and Management (PGP-LSM)
IIMK’s PGP-LSM admitted 48 candidates. In line with the distinctive character of its programme, IIM Kozhikode has admitted over 95% non-engineers to the 2025–27 batch. Check complete details of IIM Kozhikode PGP LSM Batch Profile below:
Total Number of Students Admitted: 48 candidates
Academic Diversity: 96% students from non-engineering backgrounds
Gender Diversity: 60% women, 45% men
Besides the three regular full-time MBA programmes, IIM Kozhikode also inducted 31 PhD Scholars, which is the largest ever doctoral batch.
It can be said that IIM Kozhikode has set a benchmark for admitting a diverse MBA batch without compromising the quality and richness of the batch. IIMK has taken the bold step by admitting 96% non-engineers for its PGP LSM program. IIM Kozhikode has also attracted seven International MBA students.