IIM Calcutta PGDBA course is open to any candidate who has cleared a UG or PG degree with at least 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ST/PwD candidates). In 2026, admissions into this course will be managed by Indian Statistical Institute instead of IIM Calcutta itself.

IIM Calcutta MBA admission has not been opened yet for 2026. Generally, candidates can expect second week of September to be MBA deadline at IIM Calcutta. This is because its accepted entrance exam; CAT is usually scheduled to close registrations by then.

IIM Calcutta as credited many companies as top recruiters of its MBA graduates. Below mentioned are some of this institute's, top recruiters:

• Accenture
• Aditya Birla Group
• TCS
• Reliance

IIM Calcutta Executive MBA tuition fees range from INR 25 lakh to INR 27 lakh. Candidates are required to pay this fees within the deadline mentioned in their admission letter.

This fees is part of overall MBAEx course fees at IIM Calcutta.

No, IIM Calcutta does not accept direct admission from any candidate for its Executive MBA course. Candidates are required to appear in GMAT before they are selected for EMBA course.

After that, candidates are further evaluated through a GD and PI round before final admission is granted.

Candidates will be asked to provide following documents:

• Class 10th and Class 12th passing certificate and marksheet
• UG level passing degree
• Work experience certificate
• GMAT scorecard
• Statement of Purpose

Yes, any candidate who wishes to apply for MBAEx at IIM Calcutta must have a work experience of minimum 5 years. This experience will be counted in financial year meaning, candidates must have this experince on March 31st when they are applying for IIM Calcutta Executive MBA admission.

It is not possible to determine a candidate's admission in IIM Calcutta MBA course through CAT score alone. In Stage 1, a score 85% in CAT will be enough for a general category candidate to be selected for PI+WAT admission stage.

Final admission cutoffs are based on many factors other than CAT score.

No, IIM Calcutta cannot get into MBA courses without appearing CAT first. CAT is a mandatory entrance exam and it is conducted every year for admissions into all MBA courses offered by this institute.

However, candidates who are applying for MBAEx course will be required to appear in GMAT for admissi

IIM Calcutta has only mentioned accepting GMAT score for admission into EMBA courses.

However, CAT is commonly accepted by other similar institutes for both MBA and MBAEx courses. Thus, candidates are advised to ask admission desk for confirmation on this question.