IMI Kolkata: Admission 2026, Courses, Fees, Placement, Ranking

International Management of Institute Kolkata appoints experinced and trained faculty members and offers quality education to the students. The faculty focuses on therotical and practical knowledge to the students. The faculty engages the students with the latest activities innovative teaching and quality research.

IQ City United World School of Business (IQ City UWSB), Kolkata and International Management Institute Kolkata both provides world class management education. When compared to other universities IMI-K has been given a rating of 4.3 whereas IQ has been given a rating of only 4. This rating is based on the Infrasructure, Faculty and placaments data collected. The highest salary offered by both the colleges is almost the same which is 14 lakh pa but the fees is higher in IMI Kolkata. The average fees in IQ is 6.8 lakh and in IMI is 9.8 lakh. 

IMI Kolkata is India's first corporate-sponsored buisness School. The Institute's flagship programme Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The programme is also internationally accreditation by AMBA. Meanwhile, as per the placement reports of 2023-2025 the highest package was INR 40.31 LPA, the average package was 12.75 LPA and the median package was 12.49 LPA. Pre Placemnt talk (PPT) to be conducted  to highlight available job profiles, career growth opportunities and compensation details.

IMI Kolkata fees includes tuition, development, university etc. The table below only discloses the tuition fee of the flagship course of the Institution:

NOTE: The fee mentioned above is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

Yes, International Management of Institute Kolkata has various clubs. The institute encourages students to take various initiatives and also organises various events for them. IMI Calcutta also houses several student-led clubs and societies. Some of the IMI Kolkata clubs are mentioned below:

Yes, applications are open at IMI Kolkata for various courses. Mode of application is online. Aspirants need to apply at  official website imik.edu.in for admission to various programme. Candidates can fill out application form on institute's official website. 

To get admission to IMI Kolkata for UG and PG courses, candidates must appear for the entrance exams. IMI Kolkata offers a PG Diploma in Management to students. Students must either hold bachelor's degree with 50% aggregate marks from recognised university or valid CAT/XAT/GMAT score.  

Check out the PGDM placement packages offered during the IMI Kolkata placement seasons 2023-2025: 

The key highlights of IMI Kolkata PGDM placement 2024 and 2025 are presented below:

 International Management Institute (IMI) Kolkata is a good college for MBA. It has good placements and infrastructure. IMI Kolkata is India's first corporate-sponsored business school. 

IMI Kolkata offers post-graduate and doctoral level courses, including:

Post-Graduation Diploma in Management (PGDM)

Fellowship Programme Management (FPM)

Executive Fellowship Programme Management (EFPM) 

IMI Kolkata's admission process relies on entrance exam scores and academic performance. Candidates must appear for the CAT/XAT/CMAT exam to be admitted to the PGDM program. Shortlisted candidates undergo an Individual Assessment comprising essay writing and a personal interview. 

IMI Kolkata is ranked 30th for Private Bschools in 2024. NIRF 2023 ranks it 70th among the Top Management Colleges Ranking and Business Today (BT) 2023 ranks it 63rd in Top B-Schools. 

CAT dates for the MBA/PGDM programme are not yet released. Most probably, registration will start in August, and the exam will happen in November. For more information, visit the official website of CAT. 

IMI Kolkata offers Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM) a Part-time Programme for working individual. EFPM is a four years duration programme which can be completed within one year in exceptional cases. The programme consist of two phases involves  two years of course work  followed by a comprehensive examination (CE). The second phase requires scholars to work on their thesis. This involves the preparation of thesis proposal, pursuing research on this proposal and finally an examination based on the thesis leading to FPM. Overall EFPM prepares scholars for careers in research, teaching and consultancy in technical and theoretical disciplines underlying business administration.

Yes, IMI Kolkata accepts CAT score for admission to MBA level programmes. A valid CAT score is required to clear the selection process of IMI Kolkata like majority of the other MBA institutions.

BFSI sector emerged as the top recruiting sector that placed 56% of the total students during IMI Kolkata summer internships for the batch of 2023-25. The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IMI Kolkata summer internships for the batch of 2023-25 is presented below:

Since the XAT scorecard is the main proof of the candidate’s attendance and passing the entrance exam, the XAT result cum scorecard of every candidate contains their personal details and scores. Given below is the lift of information that is printed on every candidate’s scorecard.

• Name of the candidate
• Gender of the candidate
• Address of the candidate
• XAT ID
• Date of XAT exam
• Date of Birth
• Validity of the XAT scorecard
• Sectional percentiles
• Sectional scores
• Sectional percentiles
• Overall percentile

Candidates must check the details carefully and incase of any error in personal details, candidates must reach out to exam authorities for rectification. The marks and percentile will not be changed as there is no provision of rechecking or revaluation. However, if it is a glaring misprint then candidates may apply to the admission cell and seek updation.