About Indian Institute of Management - IIM Kozhikode

The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) was established by the government of India and Kerala., it its the fifth Institute of Management in India. IIMK was established in 1997 with a batch of 42 students in its Postgraduate Programme (PGP) , it increased PGP intake to 120 in 2003, 180 in 2005 and to 261 in 2008, thus making it the fastest growing  management school in the country to reach that landmark. The Institute moved to its new campus in January 2003. The Institute started its Fellow (Doctoral) Programme in Management  in 2007 to complete full range of educational services expected from an Institution of higher learning. The institute facilitates sharing of knowledge and meeting of minds, through its National and International Conferences  that it holds on a regular basis. It has conducted 15 conferences in the last 5 years and during 2008-09 sessions, 5 more conferences are to be held. The Institute also started taking Consulting Assignments which crossed Rs. 10 million mark in 2007. IIMK is also one of the few Centres for Development of Digital Libraries in the world and is a leader in the country. A significant step was taken for incubation of a Centre of Excellence jointly with Government of Kerala, which is one of its kind in India, to help the Scheduled Castes/tribes students overcome their deficiencies in communication, personality etc. Incidentally, IIMK is one of the few management institutes in the country who have filled full quota of SC/ST candidates in its Postgraduate Programme on regular basis with sound track record in job placement. Some visiting faculty members from foreign institutions complement the pool. All the full time faculty members carry out research studies in diverse fields of management. The institute is a Central Autonomous Body registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, and is managed by a Board of Governors. The Director  is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute. The institute is spread over about 100 acres of land, the Institute is situated on two hillocks in Kunnamangalam Area of ancient city of Calicut in Kerala. The world class infrastructure including air-conditioned classrooms, guest care areas and LAN/WAN connectivity enables IIMK to offer a life time experience to a visitor.

Information Compiled From :  Indian Institute of Management - IIM - Website