Admission requirements for International Candidates*

a) Educational Qualification:
Graduate degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.
b) A candidate should have a valid test as on the closing date of submission in any of the following tests:
   i) GMAT: 60^th percentile in all sections or overall 600, whichever is minimum, not older than three years
   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 valid CAT scores will be accepted)^*
* for validity of scores please check ( https://iimcat.ac.in/)

* IIMK PGP code for GMAT is D3Z-SQ-19 and for GRE is 4748. 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.
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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 2022-24, a candidate should have been (or is expected to be) residing outside India for a period of not less than 18 months as on December 31, 2021, and be outside India on the CAT 2021 examination date. The Indian nationals who are living, working, 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 December 31, 2021.
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 Common Admission Test (CAT) are required to take the same.

Program Fees

The fee is 30,000 USD for the programme.

Scholarships

a) For every 10 students admitted, three scholarships will be awarded. One of them will be reimbursed 50% of the fees and the other two 25% of the fees.
b) The scholarship will be given by the respective committee of the institute considering their past academic record, interview performance and the academic behavior and overall conduct in the institute.

Admission/Selection Process

a) There will be two cycles of admission for each academic year.
The submission of applications for the cycles are:
   i) From July 15, 2021 to November 30, 2021
   ii) From December 15, 2021 to March 15, 2022.
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 30,2021 or April 15,2022 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.

PGP-LSM is a two year six term programme that provides in-depth coverage in terms of lessons from liberal studies and core management principles in the first year followed by advanced courses and electives in the second year.

It also has a module on International and Rural immersion that the participants need to engage with in term IV (second year). Master’s thesis in term VI (second year) is another unique feature of the course.

PROPOSED COURSES (MAY BE MODIFIED)

TERM ZERO

• Spreadsheet Analysis
• Impactful Presentations using Power Point
• Executive Grooming
• Basic Mathematics and Statistics
• Pedagogy (Cases, Simulations and Written Analysis)

• Term 1	Term II	Term III
  Economics for Management	Operations and Supply Chain Management	Leadership
  Marketing Management	Business Communication	Strategic Management
  Legal Environment of Business	Statistical Thinking and Analysis	Economic History of Modern India
  Organisational Behaviour	Readings in Literature	Management of Corporate Accountability
  Accounting for Managers	Sociology for Management	Critical Reading and Writing
  Social Psychology	Macro Economics	Qualitative Inquiry
  History and Evolution of Management Thought	Finance Management	Social Transformation in India
  	Gandhian Leadership

   

  Term IV	Term V	Term VI
  Design Thinking and Innovation	Social Innovation and Rural Immersion	Integrative Simulation
  Discovering Self	Management of Service Business	Business Plan Project/ Social Development project
  Political Science and Management	Digital Innovation and Business Transformation	Dissertation and Viva Voce
  Electives	Application of Linguistics	International Immersion
  	Electives

ELECTIVE COURSE LIST
The following is an indicative list of proposed electives. This course list may be modified based on student interest and specialist faculty availability.

Students will be able to choose one of the three major clusters while choosing electives:
1. Health, Hospitality and Tourism
2. Social Enterprises and Non-Government entities
3. Communication, Films and Entertainment

*Course title and contents are subject to change depending on curriculum and customization needs.