Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata Scholarships and Funding

The Institute operates Need Based Scholarship Scheme under which it pays interest subsidy on Educational Loan for 27 months from the time the loan in taken from a Bank. Any student who has taken the loan and whose family income is less than 6.50 lakh per year can apply under this scholarship. Depending upon the fee and other expenses the amount of educational loan is revised every year.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs have introduced a liberal scholarship scheme called “Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education for SC/ST Students”. Four SC students and four ST students, who secure admission in the Institute’s two year full time MBA (International Business) are awarded scholarship by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, respectively. The scholarship provides for (i) full tuition fee and non-refundable charges (ii) living expenses @ 2,220/- per month subject of actuals and (iii) books and stationery @ 3,000/- per annum subject to actuals.
The eligibility conditions are as follows:
1)The total family income of the student from all sources should not exceed @ `6.50 lakh per annum.
2)The scholarship will be terminated if the student fails to pass the final examination of each year or any terminal examination.

Q:   What are the top Scholarships for MBA at IIFT Kolkata and how to avail them?
A:

IIFT Kolkata offers several scholarships to its students.To avail of these scholarships, you can visit the official website of IIFT Kolkata and check the eligibility criteria and application process for each scholarship.

Here are some of the scholarships available for MBA students:

  1. Need Based Scholarship Scheme: Under this scheme, IIFT pays interest subsidy on educational loans for 27 months from the time the loan is taken from a bank. Students of the MBA (IB) full-time programme who have taken the loan and whose family income is less than INR 6.00 Lacs per year can apply under this scholarship.
  2. New Scholarship Scheme (NSS): This scholarship covers ten percent of students with a scholarship amounting to twenty percent (20%) of the tuition fee in all “Full-Time/Regular” batches of the degree courses offered by IIFT. The scholarship will be given to 10% of the students admitted in the regular programs. The scholarship amount will be 20% of the Tuition fee for all. The criteria would be a “means-cum-merit” basis with 70% weightage to means and 30% weightage to merit i.e. total CGPA scored after completion of the program. It will be granted to those students who complete their full-time programme from IIFT and whose family income from all sources is less than INR 8 Lacs per annum. The upper ceiling of INR 8 Lacs is subject to revision. The scholarship will be disbursed to the students after the successful completion of the programme i.e. MBA (IB), MBA (BA), and MA (Eco.). IPM students will get the scholarship after completing their BBA and MBA. If the amount of the scholarship is less, then the balance amount will be payable.
  3. Scholarships offered by the Government of India: The Government of India offers various central and state-level scholarships to students. Complete details about the available scholarships and the process for applying are available on the National Scholarship Portal
Q:   What is the fee for MBA in IB at IIFT Kolkata?
A:

The total fee for MBA in International Business at IIFT Kolkata is INR 20.97 lakh. This fee is inclusive of components, namely tuition, library, internet, medical insurance, course material, hostel charges (for double occupancy, boarding charges, students and alumni activity. The students of SC, ST and PWD categories are given 50% concession in the tuition fee. If the student opts for single or triple occupancy accommodation, the aforementioned fee will vary. Having said that, this fee was for the academic year 2022-23, the exact amount of the total fee applicable for the MBA (IB) 2023-25 batch is only informed to the students when they are provided with the offer letters.

Q:   Are there any scholarships awarded to the students of IIFT Kolkata?
A:

Yes, IIFT Kolkata offers a wide range of merit and means scholarships to the students. The details of a few such scholarships offered are as follows:

  • Need-Based Scholarship: The institute offers this scholarship scheme under which it pays an interest subsidy on the Educational Loan for 27 months from the time the loan is taken from any bank. All the students of full-time MBA (IB) course who took a loan and have a family income less than
    INR 6 LPA can apply for a loan under this scholarship scheme

  • New Scholarship Scheme: This scheme covers ten per cent of students with a scholarship waiver of twenty per cent (20%) of the tuition fee in all “full-time/ regular” batches of the courses offered by IIFT. 

A few other scholarships offered at IIFT as per the Government of India schemes are as follows:

  • Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education

  • Central Sector Scholarship for Higher Education

  • Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship

  • Top Class Education Scholarship for students with benchmark disabilities

  • Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top Class Education in College

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Shumayl ahmad | MBA in International Business - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 22 Jul 2025
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I am satisfied with the placement and infrastructure, etc.

Placements: 90% students got placements during their placements programme. The highest package has crossed 50 LPA, the average package was 25-28 LPA, and the lowest package was below 20 LPA. Top recruiting companies that offered jobs are Deloitte, JP Morgan, Amazon, etc. Top roles are export-import manager, global supply chain manager, trade and policy consultant, etc.

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MD SHUMAYL AHMAD | MBA in International Business - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 23 May 2025
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I am dissatisfied with the nature of teachers and the infrastructure of classrooms.

Placements: There are some issues in internships and a placement cell. Companies come to our college but few students get selected for their interviews. They don't get the highest packages of above 5 LPA, and they don't give us top companies. Some students get placed in MNCs at the state level but not at the central level, which is disappointing in my college.

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Chirayu Shrimall | MBA in International Business - Batch of 2026
Reviewed on 29 Apr 2025
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
It is one of the best B-schools in India.

Placements: Top companies like JPMC, HSBC, and Godrej hire students from the college. It provides 100% placements and great mentorship from alumni. Students often find the case-based teaching method and project-oriented assessment quite engaging. The institute also encourages research and participation in national and international competitions and conferences.

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Anonymous | MBA in International Business - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 17 Mar 2025
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4.2
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Higher grade college in Kolkata.

Placements: Campus students grabbed unimaginable offers which would be between 4.3 Lacs to 26.7 Lacs for an year. Also active support given for students who are planned to start new ventures in future. Most specially they initiated their support to entrepreneurs by giving some worthy contact cars.

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Chetana Jain | Certificate programme in import export management - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 20 Jan 2025
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Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 5
Our university is one of the best universities in Kolkata.

Placements: Placement cell is very good and almost every student is placed. Placement cell provides professional communication training and workshops also. The highest salary package offered by companies in 2023 was 75 LPA and the average salary package offered was 28 LPA. Companies like Amul, Asianpaints, Amazon, Flipkart, Cipla, TVS, Vedanta, Samsung, etc., are top recruiters.

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Nikita Khetan | MBA in International Business - Batch of 2019
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Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
IIFT to an amazing experience and learning.

Placements: All students were placed, top roles were offered by international companies. Top recruiting companies include tata steel, airtel, sharpoji pallonji, vodafone, P&G. Median package was 15lpa and minimum was 10lpa. Top roles were finance and IT. Operations .

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Answered a year ago

The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata placements 2024 as compared with 2023 and 2022 are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 46.5 LPA

INR 76.5 LPA

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 80 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

82

108

120

New recruiters

26

36

54

PPO offered

34%

39%

35%

International positions

NA

17+

10+

A

Aayush Singh

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

The average package offered during IIFT Kolkata placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

P

Pooja Divya

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

The stipend trends witnessed during IIFT Kolkata summer placements 2022-24 and previous two batches are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Summer Placement Statistics (2020-22 Batch)

MBA IB Summer Placement Statistics (2021-23 Batch)

MBA IB Summer Placement Statistics (2022-24 Batch)

the highest stipend

INR 3.2 lakh

INR 4 lakh

INR 4.4 lakh

Average stipend

INR 1.61 lakh

INR 2.04 lakh

INR 2.63 lakh

Median stipend

INR 1.5 lakh

INR 2 lakh

INR 2.5 lakh

K

Krishnendu Chatterjee

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 46.5 LPA

INR 76.5 LPA

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 80 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

82

108

120

New recruiters

26

36

54

PPO offered

34%

39%

35%

International positions

NA

17+

10+

M

Manashjyoti Piplani

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

Yes, IIFT Kolkata is a reputed MBA Institute, and offers good placements to its students. The key highlights of IIFT Kolkata MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest domestic package

INR 46.5 LPA

INR 76.5 LPA

INR 75.6 LPA

the highest international package

INR 80 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

INR 85.4 LPA

Average package

INR 25.16 LPA

INR 29.1 LPA

INR 27.3 LPA

Median package

INR 24 LPA

INR 26.5 LPA

INR 25 LPA

Total recruiters

82

108

120

New recruiters

26

36

54

PPO offered

34%

39%

35%

International positions

NA

17+

10+

D

Dhanya Arora

Contributor-Level 10