Masters in Social Welfare (MSW) 

at IISWBM, College Square

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

In order to make a choice between MSW courses offered by IISWBM and NIT Durgapur, students can compare the options based on significant factors such as fees and Shiksha rating. To help, presented below is a comparison between the MSW courses at IISWBM and NIT Durgapur based on fees and ratings:

Note: The abovementioned information is as per official sources. However, it is subject to change. Hence, it is indicative.

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

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

IISWBM EMBA admissions are not entrance-based. As per the institute's official website, students are not required to take any entrance exam to be eligible for admission into the EPGPM programme. Students are judged on other parameters, such as performance in the last qualifying examination, work experience, and performance in the personal interview.

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.

Yes, you could get a call from IISWBM Kolkata with an overall percentile of 55% in CAT. According to the IISWBM CAT cutoff 2024, the qualifying percentile was 50.35 for the Gender-Neutral All India categories. The CAT cutoffs in 2024 and 2023 were also 50.35. 

Students should know that the institute does not release the CAT cutoff publicly. The cutoff is only available by account login to those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. Hence, the cutoff data is based on previous years’ trends, and the actual one might vary.

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management offers admission at postgraduate level. Students are required to meet the eligibility criteria in order to get IISWBM Kolkata admission. The Institute provides admissions on the basis of cut-off marks and then the selected students called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.The Institute provides different levels of courses with different selection processes and eligibility.

Yes, it is possible to get admission IISWBM with 60% in graduation as the admission criteria for MBA and most of other courses are 50%. 

It depends on your Category. There are high chances to get admission to the college with a score of 75 as according to the cutoff 73 was the latest cutoff for the general category. To gain admission to the college, one must first pass the CAT, and then apply to the college. The college will connect with the students after the results of the CAT Exam, and the students will be admitted based on the college's merit list. After passing the exam, the students will go to the personal interview round, and if selected in the personal interview round, the student is entitled to seek admission.