IIM MBA distance learning

IIM-K was the first institute in Asia to launch an eMEP (Executive Management Education Programme), a distance-learning programme aimed at upgrading the working executive's skills and knowledge.

This programme was started as an experiment, but has grown into a well recognized programme both by employers and working executives. 1000's of working executives have benefitted form this programme.

eMEP programme marked the beginning of IIMK’s Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) activities and IIMK pioneered management education through a synchronous interactive learning mode in the Asia Pacific region.

The programmes have two components; one in which the participant has to take lessons by logging in one of the 300 nationwide network of classrooms. The other component is conducted at IIMK campus at Kozhikode.

IIMK currently offers the following executive education programmes over IDL:
· Seventh Batch of Executive Management Education Programme (eMEP 07)
· Executive Education Programme in Finance (eEPF)
· Executive Education Programme in Strategic Management (eEPSM)
· Executive Education Programme in Marketing (eEPM)
· Executive Education Programme in Operations Management (eEPOM)
Apart from above Executive Education Programmes, IIMK offers specialized Management Development Programmes on the IDL Platform for marketting executives.

eMAT - Executive Management Aptitude Test
The admission to the programmes is through a nationwide rigorous selection process.
The selection to eMEP is through an entrance examination conducted to assess the basic logical, numerical and verbal ability of candidates, necessary for successful completion of the programme.

The test will be designed and evaluated by IIMK. The test may be followed by an interview for short listed candidates. The contents of the test will be similar to that of the Common Admission Test (CAT),

However, there 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 two-hour duration consisting of three sections. The three separate sections are those which test (i) Numerical ability & Data Interpretation (ii) Verbal ability and (iii) Logical reasoning. Each section will consist of twenty questions. Different questions may carry different weights and there will negative marks for wrong answers.

Programme Fees
· The Programme Fees for eMEP Rs. 1,75,000/-
· Additional Charges for books/reading material, Learning Management Support, Library and computer facility at IIMK Campus, etc.). Rs 27,500/-
The fees do not include the expenses of travel and stay in Kozhikode for the compulsory modules conducted at the IIMK campus in Kozhikode for one week each during each term.

The entry to all executive education programmes is restricted to graduates / CA / ICWA having at least 5 years of work experience.

Selection: Admission to eMEP is through a selection process comprising executive Management Aptitude Test (eMAT) conducted by IIMK and the interviews of short listed candidates on the IOL platform.