Business Model Innovation 

at IIM Calcutta, Joka

The list of top recruiters who participated during the recent IIM Calcutta placements 2025 is presented below:

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.

No, IIM Calcutta admission to most of the courses is entrance-based. The application process of IIM Calcutta for PG courses takes place via CAT. Therefore, candidates need to visit the official website of CAT to get admission. The institute will further shortlist the candidates based on the CAT score. Moreover, for the Executive MBA course, GMAT score is accepted and for DPM, candidates without CAT score can apply with GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF or another accepted exam score. Read more on IIM Kolkata admission.

Consulting sector also emerged as the top recruiting that made 37.2% of the total offers during IIM Calcutta placements 2025. The sector-wise offers distribution during IIM Calcutta MBA placements 2025 is presented below:

The sector-wise the highest, average and median package offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2025 is presented below:

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A total of 196 companies participated duirng IIM Calcutta placements for the MBA Class of 2025. The total no. of recruiters participated during IIM Calcutta placements over the past three years are presented below:

IIM Calcutta concludes the placements for its 60th MBA batch with a 100% placement rate. The highest international package offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2025 stood at INR 1.45 crore per annum. The key highlights of IIM Calcutta placements for the MBA Class of 2024 and 2025 are presented in the table below:

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is known for MBA programme. The institute has 60+ years of leagcy and offer quality education. The institute conducts various seminars and workshops for students in collaboration with national and international organisations and universities. For international student exchange programmes, the college has set up an international centre of excellence in management education. 

According to media reports, the key highlights of IIM Calcutta MBA summer placements 2024 for the for the 61st batch of its flagship MBA course are presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned data is sourced from the media reports.

The IIM Calcutta average package offered to the MBA students during the 2025 placement drive stood at INR 34.23 LPA. The following table showcases the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta packages offered to the MBA students during the 2025 placement drive:

The overall IIM Calcutta average package trends witnessed during IIM Calcutta placements over the past three years are presented below:

IIM Calcutta has a great track record of MBA placements. Recently, IIM Calcutta concludes the placements for its 60th MBA batch with a 100% placement rate. The highest international and domestic packages offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2025 stood at INR 145 LPA and INR 91.45 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of IIM Calcutta placements for the MBA Class of 2024 and 2025 are presented in the table below: