| Batch | Day | Time |
| Evening Batch: (Online/Hybrid Mode) |
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday | 7:00 pm to 9:45 pm |
| Week end Batch: | Saturday | 4:00 pm to 9:45 pm |
| Sunday | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
The evening batch is ideally suited for working executives residing in and around Kochi and can manage to spare their evening time for learning at Kochi campus. For those participants, who are away and cannot reach on a daily basis, the week-end cohort should be ideal. They could conveniently reach on Saturday by 4:00 PM and could leave after 3:30 PM on Sunday.
Normally change between cohorts is not allowed.But we may be allow this on a case-specific basis, subject to due approvals, particularly for any compelling professional / employment reasons.
Though the minimum requirement for application is three years after graduation, the current set of participants has a rich experience across diverse industries such as IT, Manufacturing, Banking, Hospitality, Agribusiness, Medicine, etc. The average experience for the current batch of participants is around 10 years.
There will be a maximum of four-week long, residential deep-immersion modules conducted at IIM Kozhikode Campus and/or at IIMK Kochi campus during the two years of programme. Unlike regular classes, the immersion modules would have sessions during the day for working executives.
IIMK Kochi Campus is currently located in an IT SEZ and is a non-residential campus.There are a few hotels and other single and group accommodation facilities available immediately outside the SEZ where the participant could get accommodation. The same would have to be arranged by the participants, but IIMK Kochi can provide relevant references on request
The participant is allowed to temporarily withdraw from the programme on a case to case basis. This is subject to approval based on reasons relating to health, transfer, overseas assignment etc. The participants are expected to make a written application along with supporting documents to the programme chairperson.
The maximum period of break allowed will be one year at a time. As per this, the participant will be allowed to retain the credits of completed quarters and can join the same quarter with the next batch. They will be required to pay a rejoining fee applicable as well as a difference amount in fees, if any. All conditions as per the student hand book pertaining to rejoining batch will be applicable for the participant.
There is a minimum attendance criterion of 75% for each course. In case a participant misses out any of the class sessions and under exception circumstances, participants are allowed to attend the class session with other batch subject to instructor approval, but no attendance will be marked for the same.
IIMK Kochi will provide EPGP participants access to a newly formed Career Guidance Cell. This cell aims to provide advisory support to students in terms of broad career guidance, general assistance for appropriate CV positioning/preparation. It will also facilitate career-related conversations with experts/specialists. This may help clarify pertinent issues, especially for early-career and mid-career participants, and point them towards potential career options. The support by the Career Guidance Cell at IIMK Kochi will not include employment or placement support or hold any "job fairs".
In case some students require some specialised/advanced services (e.g. customised CV preparation), the cell will make best efforts to connect them to appropriate resources/specialists; however such services may have associated charges payable to such third party specialists that is not included in the programme fee.
IIMK does not provide any internship or final placement assistance as part of this programme, as this programme is aimed at working professionals or entrepreneurs.
The first year will comprise of compulsory courses only. In the second year there will be one compulsory course / project in each quarter. Other courses have to be opted by the participant from a bouquet of elective courses offered across various functional areas like Marketing, Finance, HRM, Operations Management, Economics, Strategy and Humanities and Liberal Arts. This will be done usually towards the end of the first year.
The EPGP programme at Kochi Campus is currently accredited by Association of MBA's (AMBA). This is an international non-profit body that benchmarks, evaluates and accredits education programs with an objective of improving and standardize quality and delivery of MBA programmes around the World.
IIMK is currently ranked as Sixth in Management Schools’ category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), approved by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Moreover, it has also been graded, ‘Brand A’(rank between 11-25) in the category of 'Institute of National Importance, Central Universities & CFTIs' in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA) 2020, instituted by the same Ministry. Executive MBA programme of IIMK has been ranked 15+ and 101+ in the Asia Pacific region and globally in the 4th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global Executive MBA (EMBA) Ranking 2020 administered by the QS World University Ranking Team.
Students who have completed EPGP @ Kochi Campus or Master of Business Administration (for Working Professionals) are eligible to apply for Fellow Programe in Management (FPM) at IIM Kozhikode. They are also eligible for waiver from certain courses, if they want to pursue EFPM [Executive Fellow Programe in Management] in certain IIMs across India. The eligibility norms for Ph.D are decided by respective universities and may vary. There may be Universities/Institutions that consider Master of Business Administration as eligibility to apply for PhD.
The participants are considered bonafide students of IIM Kozhikode and will enjoy similar privileges including alumni status.
The EPGP Kochi is delivered online/ hybrid mode for evening batch and face to face for week end batch. The EPGP interactive Learning Mode is offered through technology enabled classrooms located at major metro cities across India. EPGP at Kochi is more suited to those residing / employed in and around Kochi or from cities from where participants could reach Kochi by overnight journey. The one offered through interactive technology help executives to attend from classrooms near to their location. The advantage of EPGP at Kochi is that it provides the participant with a full learning experience that any class room-based education would provide but without a residential commitment. Both the programmes are meant for a similar target audience but with significantly different constraints in pursuing a classroom programme in management. The courses and credit requirements are more or less similar for both except for the mode of engagement and both will lead to a Master of Business Administration degree from IIM Kozhikode. The admission and class schedules of both the programme are independent and no switch over is allowed to participants between these programmes.
While both programmes offer the same degree - MBA there are fundamental differences in the way the programme is designed to be delivered under normal circumstances. Further details can be obtained from https://www.iimk.ac.in/programs/executive.php.
IIMK's EPGP programme offered at Kochi and IIMK’s EPGP offered on Interactive Learning mode are both intense programmes for working executives. Both programmes deliver an MBA degree only upon participants satisfactorily completing all the requirements of the rigours of a programme of 740 hours spread over two years. All classes are held on real time basis, either in physical mode or online mode. Further details can be obtained from https://www.iimk.ac.in/programs/executive.php.
IIMK defines its programmes only by the rigour and the requirements of a recognized MBA programme. IIMK's EPGP programme offered at Kochi and IIMK's EPGP offered on Interactive Learning mode are designed for working executives, but is open to anyone who meet the eligibility requirements. We also have other MBA delivering programmes that are designed and structured differently. All these details are available on www.iimk.ac.in under the Programmes tab.
The course structure of EPGP is customized to suit the needs of the working executives and attracts participants at their mid-career stage. Some of the major courses will be similar to other programmes and some other will be unique to EPGP. Courses such as Global Business, Leadership and Corporate Accountability are specific to EPGP and are not offered as compulsory courses for PGP which are residential programmes offered to participants who are relatively younger. The EPGP is built on the premise that the participants will be able to integrate their experience with the classroom learning and gain insights that helps them through their professional and career growth. The average working experience of EPGP batches will be around 10 years where as residential programmes will mostly attract those with much less work experience.
Application is open for working executives with a Bachelor's degree and having at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Those with professional qualifications such as CA/CMA/CS are also are eligible to apply.
No. Post-Graduation marks is not considered as eligibility criteria for admission to the EPGP programme of IIMK. Whether the candidates holding diploma after 10 +2 is considered for admission? Diploma is not considered as eligibility criteria for admission to any of the Executive Post Graduate Programmes.
No. Candidate must have possessed 3 years work experience after successful completion of graduation as on the due date of interview. Any work experience obtained prior to graduation is not considered for calculating the total work experience to apply for the EPGP programme of IIM Kozhikode.
Aggregate percentage of mark is calculated as the average of the percentage of marks obtained in each year/semester. If you studied under a GPA based system, we will require a conversion formula normally provided by the University /institution. If such a formula is not available percentage will be computed out of maximum CGPA possible.
Working executives with a minimum of 3 years of managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional experience after graduation can apply for the programme. Candidates need to have the stipulated work experience as on the date of submission of online application. The diversity, duration and quality of experience are important consideration during the selection process. The Applicant should be able to produce documentary proof of such employment and duration though there are no prescribed format for the same. Any period during which the executive has taken a break from work shall be excluded. Work experience does not include apprenticeships or internships as part of any academic programme, articleship training or audit training of ICAI, induction/professional training/management skills training/ orientation programmes of CS, Orientation / practical training of ICMA etc.
Any work experience obtained prior to graduation is not considered for calculating the total work experience. Candidates must have completed a minimum 3 years of work experience after graduation, on or before 31st October 2021 for the phase 1, and 23rd January 2022 for the phase 2 admissions.
We will accept any official document that authentically establishes your employment record with the concerned organization(s). For instance it could be work experience letters, last drawn salary slip which indicates necessary details, or relieving letter.
An applicant who doing his or her own business is also eligible to apply and can also add to it years in employment previously, to the total experience. The applicant should be able to produce documentary proof of such duration of entrepreneurship or employment, though there are no prescribed format for the same.
There is no upper age limit for applying to the programme. The applicant has to show all the years with details in chronological order as provided for in the application form. The diversity, duration and quality of experience are important consideration during the selection process.
IIM Kozhikode follows the Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions. Eligible candidates can seek relaxation in the aggregate marks in graduation, test and interview score. They are required to submit necessary supporting documents along with application form. Those applications without proof of eligibility for relaxation will be considered under general category.
Application are accepted online only through the IIMK website www.iimk.ac.in/kochi/ by paying the prescribed fee online. Please read the instructions beforehand and keep all the certificates, mark sheets, experience certificates etc. ready while applying online. The applicant will be required to specify the cohort, Evening/Week-end, to which he/she is applying though the availability of the particular cohort may depend on the number of applicants, seats offered etc. The institute may advise the applicants to submit print out of application form along with copies of specified documents while attending EMAT. Also original certificates – education and work experience have to be submitted for attending EMAT/Interview. Please refer Appendix-I for list of attachments to application. *Due to the Covid-19 Corona Virus outbreak situation, it is possible that the EMAT and the interview are conducted through online mode. Participants will receive appropriate communication and guidance after the closing of application submission. Applicants are advised not to send any paper documents or print out of application form to the campus unless instructed so in writing.
Once the online application is submitted the applicants will receive call letters on date and time of the entrance test/Interview, subject to the application qualifying as per the eligibility norms prescribed. The participant have to appear for an objective type written test called Entrance Test. Alternatively they have an option to use their valid CAT / GMAT / GRE scores. Participants meeting the minimum cut-off marks in the Entrance examination / CAT / GMAT/ GRE would be called for an interview on the same day or for a scheduled date., High scores in Entrance Examination / CAT / GMAT/ GRE do not per se guarantee admission into the programme. The past academic performance in school board examinations (at 10th and 12th grade), bachelor's degree, years of work experience, nature of work experience, performance in the written test and personal interview all contribute to the selection process. The multiple parameters allow a holistic assessment of candidates, and also provide a fair chance to candidates who may by chance or for whatever reasons, may not score high on one parameter. The overall process addresses the constraints of busy professionals who have to be assessed on multiple parameters than through a single metric score.
The content and structure of Entrance test will be broadly similar to that of typical competitive test applied in the case of management/business school admissions, such as the Common Admission Test (CAT), administered by the IIMs and the globally recognized Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). There will be questions on testing logical reasoning in addition to questions for testing numerical, data interpretation and verbal skills of the candidates. The test will typically be of one-hour duration. Different questions may carry different weights and there may also be negative marks for wrong answers. The test is designed to assess the capabilities necessary for successful completion of the programme, through an objective manner. More details and some sample question papers are available at our website through the link http://www.iimk.ac.in/kochi/EPGP/EE Sample.php. Please note that thes sample pertains to the “EMAT” conducted by IIMK in previous years. IIMK may introduce changes to the entrance tests as it deems appropriate.
Candidates selected for admission to the programme will be intimated through the IIMK website as well as email. The participants have to accept the offer letter and pay the prescribed fee online as token of acceptance of the offer. They will be advised to pay the first installment fee, caution deposit etc. before the cut-off dates prescribed for the same or as intimated in the offer letter. They will be invited for a formal induction programme where they will complete the admission procedures. There will be orientation sessions to start the programme. All the steps are compulsory for admission and continuance of the programme.
No, there is no International immersion for the programme.
Fees are not refunded, as fees are collected only a tranche basis starting from admission stage and in subsequent tranches upon reaching different stages of the programme, to enable proper advance planning and conduct of the programme. If an enrolled candidate chooses to and request to withdraw from the programme, for any reason, any fees due and paid till the time of the withdrawal request is not refunded. Once fees is paid, a candidate can attend classes and access all study material/resources until such time as the next tranche of fee is due, demanded and payable.
No, IIMK does not provide any internship or final placement assistance as part of this programme, as this programme is aimed at working professionals or entrepreneurs.
Note: No admission offer will be made to candidates who cannot provide documentary support for marks, experience etc. as mentioned by them in the application form. If at any stage (even after admission offer), IIMK discovers a misrepresentation or false information, the participant will be disqualified from the program.
Important: In view of the Covid-19 Corona Virus outbreak and the advisories from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, World Health Organization and the State Government to avoid large gatherings and personal contacts, many steps are adopted for making interactions online and avoid paper documents to the extent possible.
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