Discontinued (Jun 2022)- Masters in Retail Management (MRM) 

at IISWBM, College Square

For the MBA course at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) Kolkata, you'll need to pay 4.95 lakh and 8 lakh. The fee difference is because of the specializations and other components under the MBA program. 

IISWBM offers a two year evening MBA course affiliated to the University of Calcutta and approved by AICTE. The total tuition fee charged by IISWBM MBA (evening) in INR 5.64 Lacs and according to the reviews provided by the verified Shiksha iser the average package offered during IISWBM Placements drive was INR 10 LPA. 

IISWBM is ranked 2nd best B-School in Kolkata and 8th in the eastern zone by the Fortune India's Best B-Schools' in 2022. It is also ranked at 14th place in India and 4th in eastern zone by The Week India's Best B-Schools' in 2022.

Hence, it can be concluded that MBA from IISWBM is worth investing candidates time and money.

The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), which opened its doors in 1953, was the country's first business institution to grant an MBA. It provides a wide range of management postgraduate programmes, certifications, and doctoral programmes.

IISWBM offers a PGPM programme for two semesters. The total tuition fees to complete this one-year duration programme amounts to INR 1.5 lakh. Other than this, students are also required to pay a one-time fee of INR 23,000. Please note that the mentioned fee is as per official sites and can change. Hence, it is indicative.

IISWBM Kolkata offers MBA degree across various specialisations. Students who have secured a valid score in national-level entrance tests and have passed the Group Discussion and Personal Round are eligible to take admission in any of the following MBA specialisations at IISWBM:

• MBA in Human Resource Management
• MBA in Public Systems

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. 

The Personal Interview round at IISWBM is an important part of the selection process for Executive MBA admissions.  All the applicants who fulfill the eligibility criteria and have a good academic background are invited for the PI round. In this round, students are generally questioned about their past work experience, management principles, and general knowledge. Listed below are some of the common questions asked during PIs

• Tell me about yourself
• Describe a time when you demonstrated leadership
• Describe a time when you had to overcome hardship
• What have you learnt from your mistakes on the last job?
• What have you done to improve your skills and knowledge in the last year?

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.

Yes, after completing the  EPGPM programme offered by IISWBM, students are eligible to work at government companies of India. This happens because completing an Executive MBA course helps students gain various essential skills, such as strategic thinking, planning & organising, problem solving,  and more. The below table contains some of the job profiles for students to pursue after completing their EMBA programmes:

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.