IEM Kolkata Admission 2026: Courses, Eligibility & Selection, Fees, Application Process

INR 4.2 LPA is the total tuition fee for BTech at Institute of Engineering and Management. The hostel fee is INR 2,000, and students also have to pay a one-time fee of INR 2,000 seperate from the tuition and hostel fee. 

Note- This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Yes, candidates can enrol for admission at IEM Kolkata with Class 12 scores. The institute offers various UG courses. For UG courses, the basic eligibility criteria is to complete Class 12. However, for BTech course admission aspirants also need to have valid JEE Main scores. 

WBJEE Counselling 2025 was conducted in two rounds, namely Round 1 and Round 2, followed by the Defence quota counselling. 

The college offers BTech, BBA, MCA, MBA, MBA (general), etc. courses at the UG and PG level. For IEM Kolkata admissions,  candidates need to have a valid score in the respective entrance exam to get selected.  Students can check the table below to know course-wise selection criteria:

IEM Kolkata accepts WBJEE entrance exam rank for admission to BTech program. According to the WBJEE cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for BTech program fell between the ranges of 398 to 92292. Among all the brances, BTech CSE was the most sought-after course specialisation. In 2022, the WBJEE rank went up to 3621 in the last round for the General AI category. 

Refer to the table below for more details about the cutoff trend of three years- 

The Institute of Engineering and Management Kolkata admission to the BTech courses is based on WBJEE scores, followed by the WBJEE Counselling process. As per the IEM Kolkata cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for Information Technology was 39862 for the General All India category stduents. During the IEM Kolkata cutoff 2022, the last round closing rank stood at 5726 and in 2021 it closed at 4016 for BTech in IT programme. So, comparing the last round closing ranks for all the three years, IEM Kolkata witnessed a huge decline for BTech in CSE programm.  

The CAT exam is always conducted in November every year so CAT 2026 will be conducted in November next year. Students can click here to know more about the CAT examination. 

Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for the course are eligible to apply for the IEMCET exam. Candidates who clear the exam will get the admission offer letter. Candidates must present their required documents which are-

i) Provisional Seat Allotment Letter
ii) Admit Card of Class 10/ DOB Certificate
iii) Mark sheet of Class 10
iv) Mark sheet of Class 12th

v) All semester Mark sheet of BCA
vi) Domicile Certificate (For All State’s students)
vii) Caste Certificate (If Any)

Fees for MCA at IEM Kolkata is approximately 2.2 Lacs which is payable in 4 different installments.

Institute of Engineering and Management offers BTech is offered in 11 specialisations, including 

• Computer Science & Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning)
• Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence)
• Computer Science & Engineering (Internet of Things and Cyber Security including Blockchain Technology)
• Computer Science & Engineering (Internet of Things)
• Computer Science and Business Systems
• Information Technology
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

MTech at IEM is offered in 

• Computer Science & Engineering
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Computer Science and Business Systems

Students can choose from various specialisations as per their interests and career choice. 

IEM Kolkata, through 17 departments, offers UG, PG, and other courses to students. These courses are provided across the Management, Engineering, Computer Application, and various other streams. At the UG level, the college offers BCA, BTech, and other courses. At the PG level, the college offers MBA,  MCA, MTech, and other courses to students. BTech students are taught Physics Laboratory, Physics, Basic Electrical Engineering, and various other subjects.

While filling out WBJEE application form, candidates need to pay fee online i.e., through net banking/credit card/debit card. No other mode of payment will be accepted by authorities. WBJEE application fee is INR 500 for General Male Candidates), INR 400 (for general female and SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW Male Candidates) and INR 300 (for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW female candidates and Third Gender General Candidates). For SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW Third Gender category candidates, the application fee is INR 200. If candidates does not pay application fee, their applications will be rejected by authorities.