Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) in Management is a two years master's degree programme in management offered on Interactive Learning (IL) platform. The objective of the programme is to impart management education to working executives seeking skills and strategies to take their organizations to the next level. The programme with 750 instruction hours provides the participants with skills for leadership in the knowledge economy through an innovative curriculum. During the first year of the programme, the curriculum focuses on equipping the participants with,
an inside look at each main functional area, its purpose, and role.
the ability to understand the economic and regulatory trends.
various analytical tools and techniques that can give deeper insights into the business.
the ability to take a big picture approach quintessential for senior managers.
The participants of this programme form an interesting mix of working professionals from varied backgrounds like IT, Human Resources, Marketing, Banking, Financial Services and Manufacturing. The level of interaction witnessed during the past programmes offered on this platform has been quite exceptional and encouraging, thereby indicating the effectiveness of this technology to enhance peer-to-peer learning. This has enabled them to advance in their careers by way of promotions and better jobs in areas of their interest.
Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) in Management provides an opportunity to attend a 'Masterclass Webinar Series' and receive a Statement of Participation Certificate from the Stanford Center for Professional Development (a part of Stanford University).
The Stanford Center for Professional Development (a part of Stanford University) will be offering a Masterclass Webinar Series. The series comprises of five webinars offered over a period of one year by Stanford faculty who will deliver live lectures and interact with participants. Participants who attend all the five webinars would receive a Statement of Participation for the programme from the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
| Programme Fee: | Rs.12,00,000 |
| Alumni Membership Fee: | Rs.10,000/- |
| Contribution to Student Welfare Fund : | Rs. 2,000/- |
Programme fee is payable in seven installments.
The duration of the Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) in Management is two academic years split into seven quarters. Each academic year normally begins in November/December. The structure of the Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) in Management programme for working executives is divided into 3 modules, viz.,
Module 1 : Foundation and Functional Core Courses.
Module 2 : Electives.
Module 3 : Compulsory Advanced Courses.
Each course in the MBA Programme is structured around the concept of credits. Each credit represents 10 hours of contact sessions. Participants should note that each hour of instruction will normally require at least another three hours of preparation.
Instructors choose from multiple pedagogical tools including lecture-discussions, case study method, behavioral and computer-based simulations, projects, class presentations, and various forms of technology-based learning such as multi-media case analysis, video conferencing, and e-learning, to facilitate effective learning in their courses.
Foundation and Functional Core Courses- Module 1
The first year of the programme is divided into two terms and each term is further divided into two quarters. The first year contributes to compulsory core courses covered in 380 hours of instruction of which, approximately 30 hours are based on an In-Campus module, of duration one week conducted in the premises of IIMK and the remaining approximately 350 hours are covered on the interactive learning platform.
| Quarter | Course Code | Course Title | Duration (Hours) | Credit |
| I | EPGP-101 | Quantitative Techniques (QT) | 20 | 2 |
| I | EPGP-102 | Managerial Economics (ME) | 15 | 1.5 |
| I | EPGP-103 | Organizational Behaviour-I (OB1) | 15 | 1.5 |
| I | EPGP-104 | Managerial Communications (MC) | 20 | 2 |
| I | EPGP-105 | Financial Accounting | 20 | 2 |
| II | EPGP-201 | Operations Research (OR) | 20 | 2 |
| II | EPGP-202 | Business Law (BL) | 10 | 1 |
| II | EPGP-203 | Economic Environment (EE) | 20 | 2 |
| II | EPGP-204 | Information Systems (IS) | 15 | 1.5 |
| II | EPGP-205 | Financial Management-I (FM1) | 20 | 2 |
| II | EPGP-206 | Organizational Behaviour-II (OB2) | 15 | 1.5 |
| Quarter | Course Code | Course Title | Duration (Hours) | Credit |
| III | EPGP-301 | Marketing Management (MM) | 30 | 3 |
| III | EPGP-302 | Operations Management (OM) | 20 | 2 |
| III | EPGP-303 | Strategic Management (SM) | 20 | 2 |
| III | EPGP-304 | Financial Management-II (FM2) | 15 | 1.5 |
| III | EPGP-305 | Digital Business Models (DBM) | 15 | 1.5 |
| IV | EPGP-401 | Marketing Research (MR) | 20 | 2 |
| IV | EPGP-402 | Quality Management (QM) | 20 | 2 |
| IV | EPGP-403 | Cost and Management Accounting (CMA) | 15 | 1.5 |
| IV | EPGP-404 | Environmental Governance & Sustainability (EG&S) | 15 | 1.5 |
| IV | EPGP-405 | Human Resources Management (HRM) | 20 | 2 |
*Tentative. Subject to change.
Elective Courses- Module 2
The second year of the programme is divided into three Quarters. The Second year of the curriculum contributes to elective courses offered by various academic areas like Marketing, Strategy, Operations, Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology. Participants should choose elective courses accounting to 28 credits in total (all three quarters put together) from a bouquet of courses from all subject areas to cover up 280 hours of instructions. In addition to three Quarters of learning, there are two in-campus modules; one at the beginning of the second year and one at the end of the second year each of which is of one week duration.
Compulsory Advanced Courses- Module 3
During the second year, programme would be covering the compulsory courses such as Leadership and Corporate Accountability, International Business, Capstone Simulation & Business Plan Project. These courses are delivered during the second and third in-campus module. The successful completion of these modules is essential to be eligible for the Degree.
In-Campus Module
The programme starts with the in campus module at IIMK campus giving the participant a brief orientation of the programme & a platform to interact with the well experienced faculties.
There are three In-Campus modules which are mandatory. The first in-campus module is held at the beginning of the first year, second at the beginning of the second year and third at the end of the second year. The three modules of six-day each provides the participants an orientation towards case based learning, foundation to analytical thinking , orients them to the learning culture of IIMK apart from discussions on contemporary issues in management practice and trends in the industry and business.
The specific list of electives to be offered will be announced before the completion of the first year of the programme.
Tentative List of Electives
| Finance |
| Advanced Management Accounting |
| Financial Management II |
| Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
| Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Financial Derivatives |
| Management of Financial Institutions |
| Financial Statement Analysis |
| Strategic Financial Management |
| Risk Management |
| Human Resources |
| Organizational Development and Change |
| Performance& Talent Management |
| Negotiation and Conflict Management |
| Labour Law and Industrial Relations |
| Compensation and Reward Management |
| Creativity and Innovation |
| Leading self and organization |
| Strategic HRM & International HRM |
| HR Analytics |
| IT & ANALYTICS |
| Business Intelligence and Analytics |
| Cyber Security and Privacy |
| Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| Management of IT Products and Services |
| ICT for Sustainable Development |
| Social Media Analytics |
| Big Data Analytics |
| Digital Disruptions through IoT |
| Enterprise Cloud Computing |
| Marketing |
| Consumer Behaviour |
| Managing Business Marketing |
| Marketing Communications Management |
| Sales & Distribution Management |
| Service Marketing |
| Digital Marketing |
| Customer Relationship Marketing |
| Product & Brand Management |
| Strategic Marketing |
| Operations |
| Supply Chain Management |
| Project Management |
| Service Operations Management |
| Six Sigma |
| Enterprise Resource Planning |
| Simulation and System Dynamics |
| Operations Strategy |
| Product Innovation and Development |
| Lean Systems |
| Strategy |
| Strategy Implementation |
| Management of Technology and Innovation |
| Corporate Governance |
| Entrepreneurship & New Ventures |
| Strategy Analytics |
| Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Alliances |
| Managing Change and Transformation |
| Models & Frameworks of Strategic Analysis |
A Bachelor's Degree* or its equivalent in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate mark or equivalent CGPA.
3 Years of managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional experience^ after successful completion of graduation as on date of submission of online application.
Work experience before completion of graduation will not be considered for calculating total experience. *Bachelor's degree awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 (https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated%20list%20of%20All%20Universities.pdf ) or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor's degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
IIM Kozhikode follows the Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions for admission to the Executive Post Graduate Programmes. Candidates seeking relaxation in the aggregate mark in graduation are required to submit necessary supporting documents along with application form.
The minimum eligibility criteria adopted by IIM Kozhikode for the admissions to the MBA ('Master of Business Administration') programme for working executives (earlier known as Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) in Management) (Two Year) is given below:
| Category | Degree (Min Aggregate Marks) |
|---|---|
| General | 50 % |
| OBC (NC) | 50 % |
| SC | 40 % |
| ST | 40 % |
| PwD | 40 % |
Eligibility of the participants to apply for the programme is ascertained based on the information provided in the application form & supporting documents submitted. All eligible candidates required to undergo the selection process, which consists of an entrance test (EMAT) followed by personal interview.
All candidates are required to produce the original academic & experience records for verification on the date of EMAT & Personal Interview. Normally EMAT & Personal Interview will happen on the same day. Candidates who do not attend the EMAT/Personal Interview as per schedule communicated will not be considered for further selection process.
The institute reserves the right to decide a cut-off mark based on the total number of candidates, average marks scored or any other factors as may be relevant.
Candidates who are found eligible to apply & successfully gone through the selection process will be provisionally shortlisted for the programme & offer letter will be issued. Admission to the programme is subject to acceptance of offer letter and payment of fee applicable.
EMAT would assess the basic logical, numerical and verbal ability of candidates, necessary for successful completion of the programme. The objective of the screening test is to filter the entry of candidates to the MBA Programme for working executives offered by IIMK in order to ensure the required standards by assessing the capabilities of the applicants in an objective manner. The test will be designed and evaluated by IIMK.
The contents of the test 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 be of one-hour duration consisting 40 questions. The three separate sections are those which test (i) Quantitative Ability (ii) Data Interpretation & Logical reasoning and (iii) Verbal ability.
The institute reserves the right to decide a cut-off mark based on the total number of candidates, average marks scored or any other factors as may be relevant.
| Bangalore | Chennai | Delhi | Hyderabad |
| Kolkata | Mumbai | Pune | Kozhikode- IIMK Campus |
##Venue address will be informed to shortlisted candidates through call letter.IIM Kozhikode reserves the right to add/delete the centre based on the availability of candidates.
Applicants with valid CAT score** (Min 75 percentile) or GMAT score** (Min 650 Score) will be directly considered for the interview.
**Score obtained should not be older than 1 year from the date of EMAT-2019.
(a) EMAT/CAT/GMAT score is considered only as a preliminary screening process for selection of applicants. Those applicants who satisfy the minimum cut off as per the following table for EMAT or a minimum of 75 percentile in CAT or a minimum score of 650 in GMAT will be considered eligible for the next stage of selection process .The CAT and GMAT scores should not be older than 1 year as on date of EMAT.
| Category | EMAT Cut off |
|---|---|
| General | 25% (10 out of Maximum 40 marks) |
| OBC (NC) | 20% (8 out of Maximum 40 marks) |
| SC | 20% (8 out of Maximum 40 marks) |
| ST | 18% (7 out of Maximum 40 marks) |
| PwD | 18% (7 out of Maximum 40 marks) |
(b) The selection will be based on the interview scores of the applicants satisfying the EMAT/CAT/GMAT requirements .The score of the interview process will be standardized to offset the panel differences. Accordingly the minimum cut off for interview will be on the standardized scores.
| Category | Interview Cut off |
|---|---|
| General | 25% (15 out of Maximum 60 marks) |
| OBC (NC) | 20% (12 out of Maximum 60 marks) |
| SC | 15% (9 out of Maximum 60 marks) |
| ST | 15% (9 out of Maximum 60 marks) |
| PwD | 15% (9 out of Maximum 60 marks) |
(c) Admission will be based on a merit list prepared with applicants fulfilling the above criteria (a) & (b) .Securing only minimum score in (b) above does not entail admission.
Validity of EMAT Score:
EMAT score obtained by the candidate will be valid for this academic year/batch only .If a candidate has successfully qualified in the EMAT and could not join the programme due to any reasons may have to appear for EMAT once again, if he/she is applying for the same programme in future.
Candidates may refer the following link for sample questions of EMAT.
EMAT Mock Test Link
IIMK offers the "Your Program, Your Preference" option, where working executives from across India could choose from the two different sessions of delivery available.
| Saturday | 09:00 AM to 02:30 PM |
| Sunday | 09:00 AM to 02:30 PM |
Combined Session
| Thursday | 07.00 PM - 09.45 PM |
| Saturday | 07.00 PM - 09.45 PM |
| Sunday | 03.00 PM - 08.30 PM |
***Class schedule mentioned is subject to change. IIMK reserves all rights to change the schedule..
The above schedule is applicable for the first year of the programme. Second year schedule would depend upon the elective course opted. Tentative platform session schedule of the elective courses in the second year is given below.
| Elective Area | Tentative Platform Schedule |
|---|---|
| Finance | Wednesday & Saturday 6.45 PM-9.45 PM |
| Human Resource | Saturday 3.30-6.30 PM & Wednesday 6.45-9.45 PM |
| Information Technology | Tuesday 6.45-9.45 PM & Sunday 3.30 - 6.30 PM |
| Marketing | Monday 6.45-9.45 PM & Sunday 3.30-6.30 PM |
| Operations | Friday 6.45-9.45 PM & Sunday 9.00 -12.00 Noon |
| Strategy | Thursday 6.45-9.45 PM & Sunday 12.15-3.15 PM |
The complete class schedule for each quarter will be provided to participants before the commencement of each quarter, so as to enable the participants to balance their profession and studies. Based on the final number of candidates enrolled in the programme after the selection process, the institute may decide to run the programme in a single batch or multiple batches. Allocation of batch & schedule will be decided by IIMK
Executive Post Graduate Programmes
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
IIMK Campus P.O, Kunnamangalam
Kozhikode 673 570, Kerala, India
Ph -0495-2809417, 223, 412, 225, 233, 224, 416
www.iimk.ac.in
epgpadmission@iimk.edu.in
IIMK Campus P. O, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,
PIN - 673 570
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