IIM Kozhikode Result 2026 Out: Admission Status & Cutoffs 

The final admission offers for the PGP 2026–28 batch have been declared on 29 April 2026. Here is everything you need to know — cutoffs, composite score weightage, waitlist movement, and what to do next.

1. Result Date & Official Portal

The wait is finally over. IIM Kozhikode declared the PGP 2026–28 final admission results on 29 April 2026, right in line with the institute’s historical pattern of announcing results in the last week of April. This makes IIM-K one of the earlier non-BLACKI IIMs to publish its results this cycle — IIM Ahmedabad had opened the season on 13 April, followed by IIM Bangalore on 22 April.

Your result will show one of three outcomes: Offer Issued, Waitlisted, or Not Selected. IIM Kozhikode does not release a public PDF merit list — every candidate must check their status individually through the portal.

2. How the Final Score Was Calculated

IIM Kozhikode’s selection process for the PGP 2026–28 batch was built on a three-stage model. The final composite score — which determines your place on the merit list — was derived from four parameters with the following weightages:

What this means in plain terms: the CAT score alone is not destiny. The PI and WAT together account for 55% of your final composite score. Candidates who cracked the CAT but stumbled in the interview stage would have found their overall score pulled down significantly — and vice versa.

WAT-PI rounds for the 2026-28 batch were conducted across six cities: Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai, and New Delhi. The process spanned a half-day (morning or afternoon) per candidate, starting with an essay followed by the PI panel.

3. Category-Wise CAT Cutoffs (RTI-Verified Reference Data)

The table below shows the minimum CAT percentile cutoffs from the 2025–27 batch — the most recent RTI-verified data available. These are the minimum qualifying thresholds for Stage 1 registration, not the effective cutoffs at which candidates typically receive offers. The actual merit-list percentile for General category has historically been in the 97–99+ percentile range given competition.

From the same RTI data, the final offer numbers for the 2025–27 batch give a sense of how competitive each stage is: 777 General category candidates received offers out of roughly 1,850 who were called for GD-PI — a conversion rate of approximately 42%.

4. What Selected Candidates Must Do Now

Receiving an offer from IIM Kozhikode is the culmination of months — often years — of preparation. But the work is not over yet. Here is the immediate action list for offer recipients:

• Accept the offer promptly — Log in to the IIMK portal and formally accept your admission offer before the deadline specified in your offer letter. Missing this window, even by a day, can cost you your seat.
• Pay the acceptance fee of ₹1,00,000 — This must be transferred within the stipulated time. Keep your payment details ready before the result is announced.
• Upload required documents — Transcripts, category certificates, work experience letters, and other supporting documents must be uploaded as instructed in your offer communication.
• Complete final registration formalities — Follow the institute’s instructions for completing your onboarding process for the PGP 2026–28 batch.
• Monitor your email — All critical communications from IIM Kozhikode will arrive at your registered email ID. Do not let them go to spam.

For admission-related inquiries, you can reach IIM Kozhikode’s Admissions Office directly at +91-495-2809100.

5. Waitlist Movement: What to Expect

A waitlist position from IIM Kozhikode is far from a dead end. Historically, the institute has seen strong waitlist movement, particularly in the General and OBC categories. In the 2025–27 batch, over 193 General category candidates received offers from the waitlist across 11 rounds of movement — a figure that underscores the value of patience and alertness.

The primary driver of waitlist movement is overlap: candidates holding offers from multiple IIMs will eventually choose one, freeing up seats at the others. Since IIM-K results overlap with IIM Lucknow (expected May 5) and IIM Indore (expected mid-May), waitlist movement at Kozhikode is expected to accelerate once those results drop.

What Waitlisted Candidates Should Do

• Log in to iimk.ac.in every single day and check for status updates.
• Keep ₹1,00,000 ready for immediate transfer — offers can appear with very short acceptance windows.
• Do not assume the waitlist is inactive just because no movement has occurred in the first few days.
• Explore parallel options — other IIM results (Lucknow, Indore, Shillong), FMS Delhi, XLRI, SPJIMR — without losing focus on the IIMK waitlist.
• Candidates placed earlier on the waitlist (lower rank numbers) have a statistically higher probability of conversion.

6. IIM Kozhikode — Quick Institutional Profile

For those still evaluating whether IIM Kozhikode is the right call — or preparing their target list for the next CAT cycle — here is a data-backed snapshot of where the institute stands today.

IIM Kozhikode holds a firm position in the “Baby IIM” top tier alongside IIM Indore, with a clear upward trajectory. Its dual AACSB + AMBA accreditation is a genuine differentiator — only around 20 Indian B-Schools hold even one of these; IIM-K holds both. The strong consulting and BFSI recruiter presence, combined with a growing MBB footprint, makes it a compelling target for candidates in the 91–99 percentile range.

Top Recruiters by Sector

• Consulting: McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, KPMG, EY
• BFSI / FinTech: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, ICICI, Axis, PhonePe
• FMCG / Consumer: HUL, P&G, ITC, Nestlé, Marico
• Tech / Product: Amazon, Flipkart, Google, Microsoft, Swiggy
• General Management: Tata Group, Aditya Birla, Mahindra, RPG

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