Masters in Social Welfare (MSW) 

at IISWBM, College Square

IISWBM Kolkata offers MSW or Master in Social Welfare as a 2 year programme affiliated by the University of Calcutta. The programme involves summer internship and field work as a part of the curriculum and is divided in 4 semesters. One of the salient feature of the IISWBM Kolkata MSW is the dual specialisation it offers. The eligiblity criteria for a successful candidature involve a minimum aggregate received from an honours degree held by any recognised University. Candidates can seek final admission to MSW after the receiving an approval from the University of Calcutta. The IISWBM Kolkata MSW fee structure involve a tuition fees of INR 2.44 Lakh. 

IISWBM is one of the top IIMs. The college is located in Kolkata. For taking admission to the college, one needs to clear CAT and after the results, one can apply at the college. The college will contact after the result of the CAT Exam and the student will get admission based on the merit list of the college. After clearing the exam the student goes for a personal Interview round, and after the selection in the personal Interview round, student will become eligible to take admission and can pay the fees of the course to secure the seat. 

Admission to postgraduate programmes, diploma, certificate, and doctoral degrees at IISWBM in Kolkata is based on performance on state and national entrance exam scorecards.

Admission to the IISWBM Kolkata MBA programme is based on a valid CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/JEMAT/GATE/ATMA score, followed by a personal interview.

IISWBM entrance exams, group discussions, and individual interviews form the basis for IISWBM admissions in Kolkata.

A legitimate CAT/MAT score is used to determine admission to the IISWBM Kolkata MRM programme, which is followed by a group discussion and an individual interview.

Hence it's not possible to get direct admission into IISWBM without attempting and clearing the required cutoff criteria in the entrance respective entrance exam.

Yes, candidates with an overall CAT Percentile of 55 can expect to get a call from IISWBM for admission to MBA course. IISWBM cutoff for MBA completely depends on the category of the student. Going as per the last year CAT cutoff 2022 the overall cutoff for all the categories have ranged between 50.35 and 35.

Only candidates who have passed the exam and scored as per the given cutoff will be further called for the group discussion and personal interview round. For more details regarding IISWBM CAT cutoff, click here.  

The Institute of Engineering and Mangement and Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management are both top ranked colleges in Kolkata. The IISWBM stands at 2nd position in the Kolkata as per the ranking of Fortune India's Best B-Schools'2022. On the other hand, IEM has secured the 5th rank in the list of top B-Schools in Kolkata as per the ranking of Business today.

A comparison between the IISWBM and IEM on the basis of different parameters is mentioned in the below table:

The minimum CAT score required for admission to IISWBM MBA 2023 was 50.35 percentile. For admission to IISWBM MBA 2022 also the CAT cutoff was 50.35. Therefore for MBA 2024 admission, it can be predicted that the CAT cutoff would be somewhere around 50-52 percentile.  

It depends on your Category. There are high chances to get admission to the college with a score of 75 as according to the cutoff 73 was the latest cutoff for the general category. To gain admission to the college, one must first pass the CAT, and then apply to the college. The college will connect with the students after the results of the CAT Exam, and the students will be admitted based on the college's merit list. After passing the exam, the students will go to the personal interview round, and if selected in the personal interview round, the student is entitled to seek admission. 

The CAT exam is always conducted on the last Sunday of November every year so the CAT 2024 exam is expected to be conducted on Nov 24, 2024. Official announcement of the CAT 2024 exam date will be made by the convening IIM on Jul 30, 2024. The announcement will be made at the iimcat.ac.in website as well as in all the national dailies across India. We at Shiksha also notify the aspirants through our communication channels. Registrations cum application process for CAT 2024 will begin from the first week of August and end in the third week of September 2024.

Check below CAT exam dates for last five years:

• CAT 2023: November 26
• CAT 2022: November 27
• CAT 2021: November 28
• CAT 2020: November 29 
• CAT 2019: November 24

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management offers admission at postgraduate level. Students are required to meet the eligibility criteria in order to get IISWBM Kolkata admission. The Institute provides admissions on the basis of cut-off marks and then the selected students called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.The Institute provides different levels of courses with different selection processes and eligibility.

Yes, it is possible to get admission IISWBM with 60% in graduation as the admission criteria for MBA and most of other courses are 50%. 

IISWBM cutoff for MBA is based on CAT scores followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interviews. Candidates who hava a valid score in CAT are called for the futher admission rounds. Mentioned below is the previous year IISWBM CAT cutoff 2022 category-wise for All India candidates:

• 50.35 Percentile for General 
• 40 Percentile for OBC 
• 40 Percentile for SC 
• 35 Percentile for ST 
• 40 Percentile for PwD 
• 50.35 Percentile for EWS