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Criteria	IIM Kozhikode: Online Courses, Fees, Working Professionals — View → ✕ Remove	IIIT Bangalore — View → ✕ Remove	MICA Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat View → ✕ Remove
📋 Basic Information
University Type	Indian Public (IIM)	Indian Private (Deemed)	Indian Private
Established	1996 30 yrs	1999 27 yrs	1991 35 yrs
Location	Kozhikode India	Bengaluru India	Ahmedabad India
Study Mode	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion	🔵 Online	🔵 Online + Campus Immersion
🏅 Accreditation & Grade
NAAC Grade	Not Accredited	🔵 A	✅ A++ ✅ Best NAAC
All Accreditations	Institute of National Importance (IIM Act 2017)	UGC-DEB, NAAC A, Deemed University	AICTE, NAAC A++
International Recognition	IIM brand recognised; certificates not master's degrees	WES eligible; UGC-DEB	AICTE PGDM; NAAC A++
✅ Regulatory Approvals
UGC-DEB Approved Online degree = regular mode	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No
AICTE Approved Needed for some PSU roles	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
💰 Fees & Credential
Fee Range Total programme fee	INR 250,000–1,200,000	INR 150,000–500,000 ✅ Lowest Fee	INR 400,000–800,000
Credential Awarded	🔵 Certificate	✅ Degree	🔵 Certificate/PGDM
📚 Courses & Eligibility
Courses Available	5 courses	4 courses	3 courses
Key Programmes	Executive PGP (Working Professionals), Senior Management Programme, Certificate Programmes	Online MTech (Data Science, Software Engineering, AI/ML), Online PG Diploma (Data Science)	PGDM-C (Communications Management), Executive Programmes in Marketing
Weekly Hours Required	12–15 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive	10–15 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive	10–15 hrs/week ✅ Least Intensive
Minimum Eligibility	Bachelor's 50%+; 5-10 years work experience	Bachelor's in CS/IT/Engineering 50%+; programming aptitude test	Bachelor's 50%+; 2-5 years work experience; creative portfolio
Work Experience	🔵 5-10 years (mandatory)	🔵 0-3 years for PG programmes	🔵 2-5 years preferred
🎯 Placement & Career
Placement Support	❌ No formal placement (executive programme	✅ Yes – Bengaluru tech sector employer n	✅ Yes – MICA placement cell; marketing &
Best For	Senior managers (5-10 yrs) targeting South India BFSI, consulting & Middle East career networks	Software engineers & data professionals wanting tech master's with IIIT-B brand	Marketing, brand & communications professionals targeting India's #1 marketing-communications B-school
⭐ Key Differentiator	Kerala-based IIM with strong South India BFSI & Middle East alumni corridor; among top-5 IIMs in rankings	IIIT-B tech sector brand; only online MTech from IIIT; strong Bengaluru product company alumni network	India's only dedicated communications management institution; NAAC A++; strongest marketing employer network in India
🏆 Overall Score
AE Score NAAC · Approvals · Placement · Fees · Courses	1/23	15/23 ✅ 🏆 Top Pick	14/23 ⚠️ Runner Up
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