IIM Kozhikode has inducted 599 students into its three full-time MBA programmes and 99 doctoral scholars for the 2026-28 academic session. The institute reported that women constitute 66% of the 499 students admitted to its Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the highest proportion recorded for the programme among the IIMs. It also reported 57% non-engineering students in the PGP and introduced the inaugural batch of its Doctoral Programme in Management (Teaching Track).