IIM Kozhikode uses CAT scores for admission to PGPM, PGP BL and PGP LSM. The latest cutoff shown here is for 2025, and the closing percentile is 97 for all listed courses and categories.

CAT is the accepted exam for PGPM, PGP BL and PGP LSM at IIM Kozhikode. Across the years covered from 2025 to 2021, the General category cutoff stays at 97, while OBC, SC, ST and EWS data is available from 2025 to 2023.

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  1. IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff 2025
  2. IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff Trends

IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff 2025

Admission to PGPM, PGP BL and PGP LSM at IIM Kozhikode is based on CAT. In Round 1 of IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff 2025, PGPM closed at an overall percentile of 97 across all categories.

  • For PGP BL, the Round 1 overall closing percentile in 2025 is 97 across all categories.
  • For PGP LSM, the Round 1 overall closing percentile in 2025 is 97 across all categories.

The main CAT-based course choices listed are PGPM Finance, PGP BL Business Leadership and PGP LSM Liberal Studies. For the General category in Round 1 of 2025, PGPM Finance closed at 97 percentile.

  • PGP BL Business Leadership recorded a CAT closing percentile of 97 for General in Round 1 of 2025.
  • PGP LSM Liberal Studies also recorded a CAT closing percentile of 97 for General in Round 1 of 2025.

The accepted exam and cutoff range across all categories are given below.

CourseExamCutoff
PGPMCAT97
PGP BLCAT97
PGP LSMCAT97

Course-wise category cutoffs for CAT 2025 are listed below.

IIM Kozhikode PGPM Finance Cutoff 2025

CategoryClosing percentile
General97
OBC97
SC97
ST97
EWS97

IIM Kozhikode PGP BL Business Leadership Cutoff 2025

CategoryClosing percentile
General97
OBC97
SC97
ST97
EWS97

IIM Kozhikode PGP LSM Liberal Studies Cutoff 2025

CategoryClosing percentile
General97
OBC97
SC97
ST97
EWS97

IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff Trends

For PGPM admission at IIM Kozhikode, the closing percentile was 97 in 2025 and 97 in 2024 across all categories.

  • For PGP BL, admissions closed at 97 percentile in 2025 and 97 percentile in 2024 across all categories.
  • For PGP LSM, admissions closed at 97 percentile in 2025 and 97 percentile in 2024 across all categories.

The tables below show category-wise and course-wise CAT closing percentile trends.

IIM Kozhikode CAT PGPM Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category20252024202320222021
General
97
97
97
97
97
OBC
97
97
97
--
SC
97
97
97
--
ST
97
97
97
--
EWS
97
97
97
--

IIM Kozhikode CAT PGPM Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

CoursesClosing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Closing percentile 2021
Finance
97
97
97
97
97

IIM Kozhikode CAT PGP BL Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category20252024202320222021
General
97
97
97
97
97
OBC
97
97
97
--
SC
97
97
97
--
ST
97
97
97
--
EWS
97
97
97
--

IIM Kozhikode CAT PGP BL Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

CoursesClosing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Closing percentile 2021
Business Leadership
97
97
97
97
97

IIM Kozhikode CAT PGP LSM Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category20252024202320222021
General
97
97
97
97
97
OBC
97
97
97
--
SC
97
97
97
--
ST
97
97
97
--
EWS
97
97
97
--

IIM Kozhikode CAT PGP LSM Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

CoursesClosing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Closing percentile 2021
Liberal Studies
97
97
97
97
97