Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Day) 

at IISWBM, College Square

The Institute of Engineering and Mangement and Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management are both top ranked colleges in Kolkata. The IISWBM stands at 2nd position in the Kolkata as per the ranking of Fortune India's Best B-Schools'2022. On the other hand, IEM has secured the 5th rank in the list of top B-Schools in Kolkata as per the ranking of Business today.

A comparison between the IISWBM and IEM on the basis of different parameters is mentioned in the below table:

No, MAT registration 2026 are now closed. The last date for PBT registration was February 23, 2026 and for CBT Registration was March 2, 2026.  GIBS Business School, like many other institutions, accepts MAT scores for MBA admissions. 

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.

Yes, you could take admission to the MBA course with a MAT percentile of 70 if u belong to the General AI category. For this category, the IISWBM MAT cutoff 2025 required was 70 for the MBA in Human Resource Management course. 

In 2024, the cutoff for the MBA in  Public Systems was also 70 for the same category. Students should know that this might not be the actual cutoffs, as the results are not released publicbly, and are only available to those with a account login. For more infotamtiiom, see the table below.

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.

The MBA (Day), MBA (Eve), MBA (PS), and MBA (HRM) programmes are offered by the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) in Kolkata. Candidates can apply for the MBA programme if they hold a bachelor's degree. Candidates can fill out an online admission form for the MBA Eve) programme by paying 900 RS and 1500 for other courses. Candidates can be admitted to MBA (Day) and MBA HRM programmes using their CAT scores, and MBA (Evening) programmes using their MAT/CMAT/JEMAT scores. The scores from the CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, JEMAT, GATE, and ATMA are also used by institutions to admit students to the MBA-PS programme. Additionally, the students' personal interviews serve as the basis for the ultimate decision

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.

The  IISWBM offer good placements to its MBA and MSW graduates. Check out the key highlights of MBA and MSW placement details recorded during IISWBM placements 2023 to 2025 are tabulated below: