IIM Calcutta - Indian Institute of Management Joka Kolkata Answered Questions

There are 65 seats for Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) course of IIM Kolkata. There could be more number of seats for MBA programme as it is institute's flagship course. The institute follows seat reservation policy of the Government of India. In addition, it must be noted that the seat count mentioned here is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. However, it is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

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.

In collaboration with the Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT),  The Ford Foundation and Indian industry, and the Government of West Bengal,  IIM Calcutta was established in the year 1961. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta is ranked four by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2023 under the Management category. IIM Kolkata offers postgraduate, doctoral, and executive programmes to various students out of which MBA is the flagship course. The college is famous for its infrastructure and the placements it offer to students.

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:CategoryCAT Exam FeeGeneral, EWS and NC-OBCINR 2,400SC, ST and PwDINR 1,200 

IIM Calcutta is spread across 135 acre of land. The college has hostels and provides various other facilities for students. The administrative buildings include classrooms of different sizes and seating capacities, conference rooms, group-study areas, and others. IIM Kolkata campus includes exceptional teaching infrastructure and academic buildings designed and updated to facilitate learning.

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:ParticularsMBA Placement Statistics (2025)Overall average packageINR 34.23 LPATop 5% average packageINR 73.09 LPATop 15% average packageINR 53.46 LPATop 25% average packageINR 48.13 LPATop 50% average packageINR 42.79 LPAThe overall IIM Calcutta average package trends witnessed during IIM Calcutta placements over the past three years are presented below:ParticularsMBA Placement Statistics (2023)MBA Placement Statistics (2024)MBA Placement Statistics (2025)Overall average packageINR 35.07 LPAINR 32.62 LPAINR 34.23 LPA

The overall and batch-wise IIM Calcutta average package offered to PGDBA batch 2022 are presented below:Particulars PGDBA Placement Statistics (2022)Average packageINR 29.71 LPAAverage package (experienced students)INR 29.95 LPAAverage package (fresher students)INR 26.25 LPATop 20 percentile average packageINR 39.7 LPATop 30 percentile average packageINR 36.2 LPATop 50 percentile average packageINR 33.1 LPATop 70 percentile average packageINR 31.5 LPAFurther, an improving trend was witnessed in the average package offered over the past three years during IIM Calcutta PGDBA placements, which is presented below:The average salary trends witnessed during IIM Calcutta PGDBA placements over the past three years are presented below:ParticularsPGDBA Placement Statistics (2020)PGDBA Placement Statistics (2021)PGDBA Placement Statistics (2022)Overall average packageINR 26.31 LPAINR 26.35 LPAINR 29.71 LPA

The highest, average and median stipend offered during IIM Calcutta PGDBA summer placements for the 2019-21 batch are presented below:Particulars PGDBA Summer Placements Statistics (2019-21 Batch)the highest monthly stipendINR 2.00 lakhAverage monthly stipendINR 1.38 lakhMedian monthly stipendINR 1.25 lakhFurther, an improving trend was witnessed in the highest, average and median stipend offered over the past three years during IIM Calcutta PGDBA summer placements, which is presented below:The stipend trends witnessed during IIM Calcutta PGDBA summer placements over the past three batches are presented below:ParticularsPGDBA Summer Placements Statistics (2017-19 Batch)PGDBA Summer Placements Statistics (2018-20 Batch)PGDBA Summer Placements Statistics (2019-21 Batch)the highest monthly stipendINR 1.40 lakhINR 1.72 lakhINR 2.00 lakhAverage monthly stipendINR 1.13 lakhINR 1.33 lakhINR 1.38 lakhMedian monthly stipendINR 1.11 lakhINR 1.25 lakhINR 1.25 lakh

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:SectorOffers Percentage (2025)Consulting37.2%Finance21.2%General Management20.1%IT & Product Management Management14.5%Sales & Marketing6.9%The sector-wise the highest, average and median package offered during IIM Calcutta placements 2025 is presented below:Image Source: Official Website.

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Business Development domain has placed the most number of IIM Calcutta students. The domain-wise IIM Calcutta alumni placement statistics are presented below:Note: The “Others” category includes the domains of IT, Engineering, Consulting, Marketing, Product Management, HR, Education, Research, Customer Success and Support, Media and Communication and Entrepreneurship.The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.