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.

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:

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. 

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 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.  

The course-wise the highest package offered during IISWBM placements 2023 is presented below:

The course-wise median package offered during IISWBM placements 2023 is presented below:

The key highlights of IISWBM MBA and MSW placements 2023 are presented below: