Masters in Social Welfare (MSW) 

at IISWBM, College Square

The institution has not released the 2025 placements as of yet. Check out the IISWBM placement for season 2024 and 2023 tabulated below: 

IISWBM Kolkata offers MSW or Master in Social Welfare as a 2 year programme affiliated by the University of Calcutta. The programme involves summer internship and field work as a part of the curriculum and is divided in 4 semesters. One of the salient feature of the IISWBM Kolkata MSW is the dual specialisation it offers. The eligiblity criteria for a successful candidature involve a minimum aggregate received from an honours degree held by any recognised University. Candidates can seek final admission to MSW after the receiving an approval from the University of Calcutta. The IISWBM Kolkata MSW fee structure involve a tuition fees of INR 2.44 Lakh. 

IISWBM offers an array of specialisations to students who are enrolled in the MSW course. Students must choose any two specialisations, as it's a dual degree programme. Following is a list of all the specialisations offered by the institute for students to choose from:

• Child & Family Welfare
• Correctional Social Work
• Community Organisation & Development Practice
• Labour Welfare

The packages offered to the MSW programme at IISWBM placements are tabulated below:

Admission to postgraduate programmes, diploma, certificate, and doctoral degrees at IISWBM in Kolkata is based on performance on state and national entrance exam scorecards.

Admission to the IISWBM Kolkata MBA programme is based on a valid CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/JEMAT/GATE/ATMA score, followed by a personal interview.

IISWBM entrance exams, group discussions, and individual interviews form the basis for IISWBM admissions in Kolkata.

A legitimate CAT/MAT score is used to determine admission to the IISWBM Kolkata MRM programme, which is followed by a group discussion and an individual interview.

Hence it's not possible to get direct admission into IISWBM without attempting and clearing the required cutoff criteria in the entrance respective entrance exam.

The procedure to take admission in ISSWBM, first procedure is to submit the application form, application Form and Admission Brochure can be collected from the reception counter of IISWBM against cash payment of Rs.900/- or downloaded online.

The next step is the payment and submission where you can pay by cash at IISWBM when you submit the filled up Application Form.

The last process is the admission checklist where is you have applied offline you must submit photo copy of all the applicable documents along with your Application Form. Come with the originals if and when you are called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview for verification. And if you've submitted it online You must courier the copy of completed Application Form, copy of Payment slip and copies of all applicable documents to the address of the college.

Yes IISWBM is one of the best B grade MBA college in India. Around 96% of students got placed last year in 2019. The highest salary package offered was 10 LPA.

Mostly the marketing specialisation students get good jobs with hefty salary package, but for finance, HR and analytics, jobs are more related to their field of study. Top recruiters are ICICI, Yes Bank, KPMG, Delloite, Spencers, Kantar IMRB, HDFC Bank, etc. Around 50% of roles offered to students are related to sales profile. The salary packages offered ranges from 4.5 LPA to 10 LPA. Almost 100% of students get an internship from college.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure of IISWBM is average. It's sufficient if you compare it with the course fee. Boys hostel and girls hostel are hygienic and safe. There are strict anti-ragging policies. There is a student activity centre where you can play table tennis, hit the gym or chill out with a cup of coffee. The canteen is also average. Medical facilities are available in our college. The MBA department organises two major sports event in a year.

Faculty: Faculty members in our college are the best. The course curriculum is also relevant to the industry. Some faculty members are real-life entrepreneurs, so they teach with practical examples from their life. Though the faculty can be improved and changes are taking place.

IISWBM is one of the top IIMs. The college is located in Kolkata. For taking admission to the college, one needs to clear CAT and after the results, one can apply at the college. The college will contact after the result of the CAT Exam and the student will get admission based on the merit list of the college. After clearing the exam the student goes for a personal Interview round, and after the selection in the personal Interview round, student will become eligible to take admission and can pay the fees of the course to secure the seat.