IIM Calcutta Reviews on Placements, Faculty & Facilities ,Joka, Kolkata

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4.7

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4.8
Infrastructure
4.4
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.6
Crowd & Campus Life
4.7
Value for Money
4.7
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  • Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) IIM Calcutta - Indian Institute of Management
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Uchit Jain | Executive PGP for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 4 Sep 2022
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4.2
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Placements were excellent in 2019 batch.

Placements: Placements are fine. 90% of students were placed. Median annual salary offered was somewhere around 16-17 LPA. For this programme, placement is a bit challenging but we saw great placement score in 2018-19 batch. IT and consulting were some of the areas where roles were offered. It's mandatory to do an internship with this programme. Internship interviews will also be conducted by the institute. Internship stipend ranges from 25K to 50K.

Infrastructure: The college has a great library and facilities. Students al...

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ShivOham Verma | Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 2 Apr 2022
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Triple learning, Triple fun, Triple success.

Placements: Placement rate is 100% and 50% got PPO. The highest package was 40 LPA and average was 25 LPA. Top recruiters for internship and final placements are MasterCard, DE Shaw, EXL, PwC, ITC, Amazon. Etc. Top roles- Business consultant, Sr. manager-Analytics, Data scientist, Solution architect, etc.

Infrastructure: ISI cal- Wi-Fi enabled campus, great library, and labs, classrooms have all modern amenities, food is a bit costly but very good. One and only Museum, great ambiance on campus, very supportive staff, very ...

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Hitesh Kashyap | Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 9 Mar 2022
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Best course for Business Analytics in India.

Placements: The placement rate is 100%. The highest package is 42.5 LPA, the lowest is 20LPA and the average is 26LPA. Deshaw, Amazon, Ebay and Playgames, Mastercard are the top recruiting companies. Roles offered are Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Analyst, Business Analyst, Consultant and Analytics Consultant. 100% students got internships.

Infrastructure: It is a tri-institute course. Facilities at IIM and IIT are really good and average in ISI Kolkata. Hostels at IIM Calcutta are really good with ACs attached, have Wi-...

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Rahul Khurana | Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 26 Feb 2022
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It has a fabulous return on investment.

Placements: Placements are top-notch in all IIMS, especially in our IIMC. Almost 100% of placements are ensured every year. The highest salary package offered was 77 LPA, and the average salary package offered was 26 LPA in 2020 final placements. Top recruiting companies like Optum, Persistent, Atos, Amazon, Virtusan, Deshpande Foundation, Golyan Group, Tata Communications, Ecom Express, Jio Mart, NISG, Bloom Global, etc., visit the college for placements.

Infrastructure: The environment of the campus focuses on intellectua...

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Ajay Kainth | Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) - Batch of 2020
Reviewed on 26 Feb 2022
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Our college is a perfect place for management studies.

Placements: Our PGDBA program recorded 100% placements during the placement drive of 2018-2020. With BFSI emerging as the top domain in terms of offers. Around 60 offers were made to 56 students of our program. The highest salary package offered was more than 41 LPA, & the average salary package offered was above 26 LPA. The top recruiters of the drive were Amazon and Johnsons & Johnsons.

Infrastructure: All the basic facilities required for a student living in the management institutes are available. There's a well-equipped computer center, a finance lab, a huge library with a collection of online and offline collections of books, materials, journals, etc. The students-run committee at the institute organises various events and fests throughout the year. The best hostel facilities are provided to the students by our IIMC. All the rooms had all the basic necessities of the students. The mess foo...

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Anand Prajapati | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 26 Feb 2022
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Campus placement opportunities are great.

Placements: The highest package offered this year went up to 80 LPA. 467 students in MBA were offered roles across various sectors by 172 recruiters namely, Kepler-Cannon, Goldman Sachs, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Vedanta and BCG. Our batch's average package was 25 LPA which is pretty good.

Infrastructure: IIM Calcutta has one of the best state-of-the-art infrastructures wherein all the facilities are provided for students. The institute has a very good campus atmosphere. There's a well-equipped computer center, a finance lab, a huge digital library, a sports arena, and an auditorium. The hostels provide a comfortable stay for the students. The rooms have twin-sharing beds which can be availed by the students as per their choice. The hostel blocks are enabled with a 24x7 Wi-Fi connection for the c...

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Nirakar Khuntia | Executive PGP for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 11 Feb 2022
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
World class faculties with extra ordinary support for career development and job opportunities

Placements: Every Year, IIM Calcutta ensures 100% placement for all passing out batches. This year seems to be an excellent year in terms of the number of job offers and pay packages. The major recruiters are McKinsey, BCG, Brain & Co, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, E&Y, Infosys, TCS, Accenture, Amazon, Flipkart, TVS Motors, Dr Reddy's Lab and Asian Paints, etc. The roles offered in the campus placement process are Business Consultant / Management Consultant, Product Manager, programme Manager, Sr Manager Marketing, ...

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Tijender Singh | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 10 Feb 2022
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
The oldest IIM, IIM Calcutta has top-notch pedagogy, infrastructure, and learning environment.

Placements: The final placements of the 2019-21 batch at IIM Calcutta saw 100% placements with an average package of Rs. 29.2 Lacs. The highest package stood at around Rs. 80 Lacs. Accenture, BCG were top recruiters and 32% of the batch got placed in the Consulting sector. IIM Calcutta carried forth its legacy of being the country's Finance Campus, bagging offers from top Investment Banking & Private Equity firms including Avendus Capital, Credit Suisse, D. E. Shaw, Goldman Sachs, and Kotak. Accenture Strat...

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Rajesh Agrawal | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 9 Feb 2022
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Best MBA placements in India .

Placements: This year, the institute proudly concluded the final placements of its 58th batch of MBA. 172 recruiters participated in the process. The highest domestic placement offered was INR 60 LPA, the international offer was 80 LPA and the average package is approximately 28LPA. Microsoft, Amazon, Flipkart, Adani, Reliance Group and Paytm are some of the top recruiters.

Infrastructure: IIM Calcutta has one of the best state-of-the-art infrastructure. There's a well-equipped computer center, a finance lab, a huge digital...

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Riddheish Seth | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 4 Aug 2020
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Our college provides the experience which is worth the money and good placements and good education.

Placements: Our college provides 100% opportunities for both internships and final placements. Top firms from various sectors like BAML, McK, BCG, P&G, Citi, GS, MS, JPMC, Brain, etc., dominate PE/VCs. Microsoft and other firms also offered roles across geographies and other profiles. Placements in IIM are most fresher-friendly, and also placements are mostly available in finance. Salary packages offered are not disclosed as it is a policy of IIM C and peer B-Schools. However, the highest stipend offered in...

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Abhishek Naik | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2020
Reviewed on 28 Aug 2019
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
If you get an opportunity to join this college, do join it.

Placements: Placements rate was almost 100% in our college. The highest salary package offered is 72 LPA. The lowest salary package offered is 15 LPA. The average salary package offered is 25 LPA. Companies can't be compared without predefined parameters. E-commerce, OPS and Prod Man offered the highest salary packages. All students were offered a senior management role. Almost 100% of the students got internships in over 200 companies.

Infrastructure: Excellent facilities and infrastructure are available on the campus. The...

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Abhishek Kumar | Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 6 Mar 2019
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4.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
This is a must join college.

Placements: Placements in college are very good. Students are from diverse backgrounds and have a target role and industry which makes it difficult to attract companies. However, due to college brand, efforts and preparedness of students, almost 90% of the students end up getting their desired role and industry.

Infrastructure: Being the oldest IIM, the infrastructure can't be an issue. We have been to foreign universities, and their facilities are not much better than ours. In addition, the campus has 7 lakes which make th...

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Anamitra Mandal | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 30 Jul 2018
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
The academics and placements are excellent. Awesome campus life, but the infrastructure is poor.

Placements: IIM Calcutta is one the best colleges regarding placements. The college provides 100% placements for the students of every batch. The average salary package offered was 19 LPA to 20 LPA. Around 140-160 companies from finance, consulting, marketing, general management and e-commerce sectors visit the college to participate in placement drives. Each placement drive takes more than two days to record 100% placements, where the total number of students is 450.

Infrastructure: The academic infrastructure of the colle...

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Siddhartha Das | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2017
Reviewed on 15 Jun 2018
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Review of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Placements: The college provided 100% placements for our senior batch as well as our batch during placements. All the major financial and consulting firms visited the college, either to offer summer internships or final placements. During my time, PE and VC firms also visited the campus for placements.

Infrastructure: A new academic block has come up to cater the burgeoning growth in the number of students. The sports infrastructure is also being revamped with floodlights being added to the sports ground. We still don't hav...

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Akshay Agarwal | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 23 May 2018
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
IIM Calcutta - Joka of our Dreams.

Placements: One the best colleges in the country when it comes to placements. Arguably no. 1 among IIMs in terms of placements. Has the maximum number of finance roles as compared to any other B-school in India. Here, you can get the best role in any sector of your choice if you are focused and determined to get the offer.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure here has the best balance of nature and construction. The campus with 7 lakes has a lot of water bodies and greenery ensuring pleasant and serene environment. Being the first IIM it has many old buildings but a lot of state of the art buildings and a the latest sports complex have also come up in the campus recently. The artificial turf for multi sports and basketball court are the latest additions to the sports infra at the campus. The academic buildings are completely air condit...

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Vennkata Suman Erugu | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2017
Reviewed on 13 Oct 2017
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Joka is not a place, it's an experience. Best 2 years of my life.

Placements: Though the market was not great last year, placements at IIM Calcutta were exceptional. Of course, the whole batch got placed within 3 days. The major roles offered were in consulting, sales & marketing, equity research, investment banking, operations and leadership roles in conglomerates. About 40% of them got offers through summer internships.

Infrastructure: It has got world-class amphitheatres for seminars and classes, one of its kind finance & trading research laboratory, etc. The recently built hostels are...

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Samarth Jaiswal | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 12 Aug 2017
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Best B-school, the best facilities and faculty.

Placements: 100% placements are there in both summers and finals. The average stipend for our batch was 1.05 lakhs per month. Companies like Mahindra, Tata Administrative Services and Aditya Birla Group made offers for general management roles. Bain and Company, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, Deloitte and Accenture were among the top consulting firms. The highest stipend, as well as salary, is offered in finance sector roles.

Infrastructure: There is every kind of facility availab...

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Saurabh Singh | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 10 Aug 2017
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
IIM Calcutta - Review by a PGDM student of 2018 batch.

Placements: 100% placements. Packages offered are confidential. 100+ companies from various sectors like consulting, finance, sales & marketing came for placement like BCG, CS, HUL, TAS, etc. Mostly managerial roles were offered. For internship, there was again 100% placement and with the same firms.

Infrastructure: State-of-the-art labs. Sports facilities for almost all sports with gym and swimming pool facilities. The classrooms are equipped with all the facilities required. Food q...

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Rishabh Gupta | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 8 Aug 2017
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4.4
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
With great learning comes great responsibilty.

Placements: The placements were good. The batch got placed in 3 days and 100% placements were there. Roles were diverse from FMCG, consulting, finance, e-commerce, etc. The whole batch got an internship from campus. Stipends offered are competitive with the campus placements. You get to work in roles where you get a hands-on experience and hence, the learning is great.

Infrastructure: The campus is fully Wi-Fi enabled. We have finance labs with Bloomberg terminals. Classrooms are mode...

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Divyanshu Choudhary | Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) - Batch of 2017
Reviewed on 20 Jul 2017
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Best placements and best faculty. Work and play.

Placements: Hundred percent placements in finals, hundred percent placements for summer internships. Roles generally offered come from finance, consulting and strategy, sales and marketing, General management, e commerce, systems and product management. Companies like Edelweiss, Barclays Capital, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Johnson and Johnson, Citi Bank, McKinsey and Co are common recruiters for both summers and final placements.

Infrastructure: The labs and classrooms are spacious with the latest cutting edge technology in each of ...

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