IIM Calcutta (IIM C): Cut off, Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Ranking, Placement

MBA is the flagship programme of IIM Calcutta. As one of the popular IIMs of India, IIM Calcutta is a preferred college for MBA aspirants. Talking about placements,  IIM Calcutta recorded 100% placements during placement drive 2023-24. As per the media reports, the the highest package offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2024 stood at INR 1.2 crore per annum. Below are reviews of IIM Calcutta students:

IIM Calcutta recorded 100% placements for its MBA course during placement drive 2024. Apart from this, IIM Calcutta has recorded 100% MBA placements over the past three placement drives, which is presented below:

As per the latest report, the participating recruiters provided a total of 529 job offers to the MBA batch 2024 at IIM Calcutta. Further, the trends witnessed during IIM Calcutta placements over the past three years with respect to the number of offers made are presented below:

Note: The number of offers made during MBA placements 2022 includes PPOs as well. However, this is not known for the offers made in 2023. Hence, it is not possible to conclude that the trend is improving, fluctuating or declining.

For MBA at IIM Calcutta, aspirants need to complete CAT application process. To submit CAT application successfully, aspirants need to pay the required application fees. Mentioned below is the category-wise application fee for CAT exam:

A total of 194 companies visited the IIM Calcutta placements in 2023, of which 39 were new recruiters. The trends witnessed during IIM Calcutta Kolkata placements over the past three years with respect to the number of companies visited are presented below:

As per the external sources, the highest number of students were placed in the Consulting sector during IIM Calcutta placements 2024. The sector-wise placements of IIM Calcutta for the batch 2024 are tabulated below: 

Note: The above-mentioned data is taken from unofficial online source. It may vary once the final placement report is out.

Earlier, Consulting sector also emerged as the top recruiting that made 40.5% of the total offers during IIM Calcutta placements 2023. The sector-wise offers distribution during IIM Calcutta MBA placements 2023 is presented below:

The sector-wise offers distribution during IIM Calcutta placements 2023 is presented below:  

The sector-wise the highest, average and median package offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2023 is presented below:

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IIM Calcutta has bagged a rank between 501-530 in the QS WUR Ranking 2023 by Subject. The institute has secured 70.9 score in the Reputation criteria under the ‘QS International Trade Ranking.’ In addition to this, IIM Calcutta scored 66.1 and 43.9 in Alumni Outcomes and Thought Leadership criteria under the ‘World University Rankings - Masters In Business Analytics’ category. 

The total course fee includes various components such as tuition fee, security deposit, additional taxes, etc. IIM Calcutta certificate courses fee (of duration six months to one year) range from INR 2.6 lakh to INR 13.1 lakh. It must be noted that this fee is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

IIM Calcutta concludes the placements for its 59th MBA batch with a 100% placement rate. The highest package offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2024 stood at INR 1.20 crore per annum. The key highlights of IIM Calcutta placements for its MBA Class of 2022, 2023 and 2024 are presented in the table below:

As per an unofficial source, admission to the certificate programmes is subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria. Aspirants can reach out to the IIM Calcutta admission office to get information related to the admission procedure. Moreover, some certificate courses are available in online mode, hence, details about those courses are available on the platform through which it is offered.

IIM Calcutta MBA fee includes different components such as tuition fees, room rent charges (for the entire course duration), cost of course material, and economy airfare of study tours, organized by the institute. The fee is INR 25 lakh, including tuition fee and accommodation fees. Candidates have to pay some amount of this fee at the time of admission for seat confirmation as directed by the institute. Further, it must be noted that the fee mentioned here is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

IIM Calcutta is ranked among the top business schools in the world. Here are some of the rankings that IIM Calcutta has received:

Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2023: 76,

QS Global MBA Ranking 2023: 50

NIRF India Ranking 2023: 4

IIRF India Ranking 2023: 3

Outlook I-Care India Ranking 2023: 3.

For admission to a certificate course offered by IIM Calcutta, the aspirant must meet the minimum eligibility requirements. It may vary from one course to another. As per an unofficial source, the minimum eligibility criteria is that the applicant must be a graduate. In addition, he/she should have passed the qualifying examination with at least 50% aggregate. The documents also have to be presented during application or admission process.

Yes, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta offers various scholarships to students as financial assistance. IIM Calcutta scholarships 2024 are sponsored by multiple companies, such as Ratan Tata Trust and the Aditya Birla Group. There is T. Thomas Scholarship which is sponsored by HUL and the college also awards OP Jindal Engineering & Management Scholarships. These scholarships are largelly offered to deserving students on the basis of merit and various other criteria set by the sponsors.

IIM Calcutta gives each of the student a stipend starting at INR 30,000 per month, which goes up to INR 35,000. Each of the student can avail of the student development grants of up to INR 65,000 for the first-year of course, and up to INR 25,000 for subsequent years. Moreover, the stipend and grants are facilitated for four years. However, it can be extended up to one or more years based on demonstration of enough progress in dissertation work. Furthermore, an additional financial support is also provided as extra funds up to INR 50,000 for field research (if required). Read about IIM Calcutta PhD/DPM course here.

The total course fee is inclusive of multiple components including, tuition fee, caution deposit, alumni fee (if applicable), etc. Find below some fee components along with the amount for IIM Calcutta PGPEX-VLM:

NOTE: This fee is as per an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.

IIM Calcutta allow candidates to pay the fee in four installments. The total course fee include multiple components such as security deposit, tuition fee, and more. Tabulated below is the IIM Kolkata Executive MBA tuition fee:

NOTE: The above-mentioned tuition fee are as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

IIM Calcutta is one of the top IIMs of India with a rank of 5 under the 'Management' category by NIRF. Getting admission to IIMC is competitive due to limited number of seats. The requirement for getting admission in its flagship programme i.e. MBA is qualifying CAT and fulfiling the eligibility requirements. The minimum aggregate required in graduation is 50%. Hence, aspirants scoring less than it will find it difficult even if they pass CAT. Aspirants have to pass every selection round for admission to MBA. Selected candidates have to further come for personal interview round.