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Updated on - Nov 29, 2025
Table of Content
  1. IIM Kozhikode IIRF Rankings
  2. IIM Kozhikode QS World University Rankings
  3. IIM Kozhikode The Week Rankings
  4. IIM Kozhikode TOI Rankings
  5. IIM Kozhikode Financial Times Rankings
  6. IIM Kozhikode NIRF Rankings
  7. IIM Kozhikode India Today Rankings
  8. IIM Kozhikode Outlook Rankings
  9. IIM Kozhikode Financial Express Rankings

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) is one of the top B-schools in India. IIMK secured its position in both, national and global rankings. As per the NIRF 2024 rankings, IIM Kozhikode holds the 3rd position out of 125 institutes, standing ahead of IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Mumbai. In the IIRF 2025 rankings, IIM Kozhikode placed 7th out of 100. Additionally, it ranked 3rd in the Outlook 2025 rankings.

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 IIM Kozhikode placed in the #151-200 band globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025, while the Executive MBA was ranked #161-170. The Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2025 placed IIMK at 86th position worldwide.

The institute has secured the #1 rank in Kerala in IIRF 2025, NIRF 2024, and India Today 2024 rankings.

Read the article below for detailed insights into IIM Kozhikode Rankings 2025.

IIM Kozhikode IIRF Rankings

IIM Kozhikode rank in India is 3rd among 100 institutes, as per IIRF 2025 rankings. The institute secured the #1 position in Kerala with a total score of 930.55 out of 1000.

Refer to the table below for IIM Kozhikode rankings by IIRF:

Stream202520242023
MBA 7th out of 1005th out of 466th out of 44

Check the table to learn about the points IIRF gave IIM Kozhikode based on its performance in key parameters:

ParametersScores
Industry Income and Integration137.42
Teaching Learning Resources & Pedagogy137.14
Placement Strategy and Support136.85
Placement Performance132.85
External Perception & International Outlook131.42
Future Orientation129.99
Research124.42
Overall Score930.55 out of 1000

IIM Kozhikode QS World University Rankings

QS World University ranked IIM Kozhikode MBA program in the #151-200 band out of 251 institutes worldwide. Additionally, the Executive MBA program placed in the #161-170 range out of 233.

See the table for IIM Kozhikode QS ranking:

Stream20252023
MBA#151-200 out of 251-
Executive MBA#161-170 out of 233181st out of 197

IIM Kozhikode The Week Rankings

In The Week rankings, over the past three years, the institute held 3rd position.

Refer to the table for The Week ranking for Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode:

Stream202520242023
MBA3rd out of 2353rd out of 2143rd out of 179

IIM Kozhikode TOI Rankings

In both 2024 and 2025, IIMK secured the 1st position for its MBA program among 100 institutes. See the table below for the year-wise IIM Kozhikode ranking by The Times of India.

Stream202520242022
MBA1st out of 1001st out of 1009th out of 150

IIM Kozhikode Financial Times Rankings

IIM Kozhikode has secured its position in the world with its Financial Times MBA ranking. In 2025, IIMK ranked 86th out of 100 worldwide.

Refer to the table below for Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode rankings by the Financial Times:

Stream2025
MBA86th out of 100

IIM Kozhikode NIRF Rankings

IIM Kozhikode is ranked 3rd nationally in the NIRF 2024 under the Management category. NIRF ranked IIMK in the top three over the past two years and at the #1 spot in Kerala. With a strong Graduation Outcome score of 94.37, IIMK achieved an impressive overall score of 77.90.

The table below shows the IIM Kozhikode NIRF ranking:

Stream2025 202420232022
MBA3rd out of 1253rd out of 1253rd out of 1255th out of 125
Overall---79th out of 200

See the table below to learn about the points IIM Kozhikode received from NIRF for the year 2025: 

ParameterScore
Graduation Outcome95.35 out of 100
Teaching, Learning & Resources84.75 out of 100
Research and Professional Practice64.14 out of 100
Outreach & Inclusivity77.80 out of 100
Perception74.26 out of 100
Overall Score79.85

IIM Kozhikode India Today Rankings

In 2024, IIM Kozhikode secured 4th place out of 275 MBA programs and the #1 position in Kerala. Whereas the Executive MBA positioned 5th out of 15.

IIM Kozhikode rankings by India Today are tabulated below:

Stream202420232020
MBA4th out of 275-8th out of 292
Executive MBA5th out of 159th out of 15-

IIM Kozhikode Outlook Rankings

IIM Kozhikode has consistently maintained its position in the top 10 B-schools as per Outlook India's rankings over the years. It consistently ranked 3rd from 2020 to 2022.

The table below represents IIM Kozhikode rank among other top management institutes:

Stream202220212020
MBA6th out of 266th out of 296th out of 32

IIM Kozhikode Financial Express Rankings

Refer to the table below for IIM Kozhikode rank in India by the Financial Express:

Stream2019
Overall3rd out of 50

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Ans: In the NIRF 2024 rankings, IIM Kozhikode holds the 3rd position out of 125 institutes, placing it just behind IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. IIMK stands ahead of IIM Calcutta, IIM Mumbai, and IIM Lucknow. See the table below for top 10 IIMs NIRF rank:

Institute NameNIRF Rank 2024
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore2
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode3
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta5
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai6
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow7
Indian Institute of Management Indore8
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak12
Indian Institute of Management Raipur14
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi17

Ans: In 2025, IIM Kozhikode secured a position in both national and global rankings. Refer to the table below to see IIM Kozhikode ranking in India and in the World:

AgencyRank
TOI1st out of 100 in India
IIRF7th out of 100 in India
Outlook3rd out of 25 in India
Financial Times86th out of 100 in the World
QS World University#151-200 out of 251 in the World

Ans: Over the past five years, IIM Kozhikode rank moved upward in the NIRF rankings. Starting at the 6th position in 2020, it rose to the 3rd spot out of 125 management institutes in 2025. See the IIM Kozhikode ranking trend in the table below:

YearRank
20243rd out of 125
20233rd out of 125
20225th out of 125
20214th out of 75
20206th out of 75

Ans: In recent rankings, IIM Kozhikode secured the 1st position in TOI 2025, ranked 3rd in NIRF 2024, and has a global presence with a QS World University Ranking of #151–200. IIM Lucknow also leads in a few rankings like IIRF 2025, FT 2025, and India Today 2024. See the table below for the IIM Kozhikode vs IIM Lucknow rankings comparison:

 AgencyIIM KozhikodeIIM Lucknow
TOI 20251st out of 100-
IIRF 20257th out of 1004th out of 100
Outlook 20253rd out of 254th out of 25
Financial Times 202586th out of 10071st out of 100
QS World University 2025#151-200 out of 251#201-250 out of 251
NIRF 20243rd out of 1257th out of 125
India Today 20244th out of 2752nd out of 275
Financial Express 20193rd out of 504th out of 50

Ans. Listed below is a tabular representation of the IIM Kozhikode ranking parameters for the year 2024: 

Ranking Parameters Ranks 
TLR (100)86.99 
RPC (100)58.96
GO (100)94.37 
OI (100)77.10 
PERCEPTION (100)75.30

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