Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff for the 2021-203 session was 85 percentile for GN category candidates. For admission based on CAT 2021, IIM Calcutta has reduced weightage for exam score to 56% along with the reduction in CAT percentile to 85 percentile which has also been the criteria for the previous year admissions.

Admission Policy for the MBA Programme (Batch 2022-24)

MBA Programme

The MBA Programme is a two-year full-time post-graduate degree course.

The MBA Programme has a two-tier structure: it consists of a core curriculum (compulsory credit courses and compulsory non-credit courses), a summer internship (compulsory industry training between first and second year) and elective courses (optional courses in the second year). The first year is committed to developing business fundamentals through compulsory courses spanning the areas of economics, finance, marketing, operations, systems, organizational behaviour, human resources, strategy and public policy. The second year offers a plethora of electives in different functional areas that students can choose based on their desired area of pursuit. Students aspiring to delve deeper into topics can undertake term papers under faculty supervision.

Please visit: https://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/MBA for more information on the MBA Programme of the Institute.

Minimum Academic Eligibility for Admission to MBA Programme

A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2022 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her University/College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2022) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

Candidates who graduated in the years 2020 or 2021 or are expected to graduate in 2022, for whom the university did not conduct the exams or did not award marks or CGPA but awarded only pass or pass marks or promotion in one or more years/semesters of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification, can also apply. Such candidates will have to submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of his/her University/College/Institute stating that the university did not conduct the exams or did not award marks or CGPA but awarded only pass or pass marks or promotion in one or more years/semesters, as the case may be.

A candidate who has not received his/her graduation results at the time of registration will have to produce certificates and mark sheets in original along with the photocopies as soon as the respective University/Institute publishes the results, but NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2022, failing which his/her registration as a student of IIM Calcutta will be automatically cancelled and he/she will be required to withdraw from the MBA Programme forthwith. Any candidate who submits University Mark sheets which do not clearly indicate that he/she has passed the Bachelor’s Degree course or equivalent, and also submits Provisional Certificate from an affiliated College/Institute would, in addition, be required to produce an authorization certificate from the University stating that such an affiliated College/Institute is authorized/empowered to issue such a certificate on behalf of the University.

IIM Calcutta reserves its right to verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process. Applicants should note that mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure shortlisting by IIM Calcutta at the various stages of the admissions process.

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta popularly known as IIM Calcutta is the oldest of all the IIMs, the institute has maintained its stature as one of the best B-Schools in India since its inauguration. IIM-C is not only known for being the oldest IIM but also for its ROI. The Average Salary Package for the MBA program usually ranges above INR. 25 LPA. 

The institute recently concluded its 2021 Final Placement drive for its flagship MBA program, wherein it witnessed a 100% placement record. The whole recruitment process was conducted virtually due to the pandemic and the Highest CTC stood at INR 87.36 LPA whereas the Average CTC stood at INR 28.75 LPA which was offered to the MBAEx students..

The institute has also completed its 57th summer internship placement drive for the batch 2022 in which 141 recruiters participated and the Average Stipend stood at INR 1.16 Lakhs whereas the Median Stipend stood at INR 1.25 Lakhs.

Some of the top recruiters who participated in the placement process were- BCG, Kepler-Cannon, Goldman Sachs, P&G, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Vedanta, and etc.