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. 

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: 

The season 2024 achieved a placement rate of 97% for the MSW program. Check out the table for more clarity:

It is definitely worth choosing MSW programme when it comes to its placement packages offered. The key highlights MSW placement details recorded during IISWBM placements 2023-2024 are tabulated below:

The Total Fee of any course at the college ranges from INR 3.08 Lakhs to INR 4 Lakhs. The courses offered at the college are MBA, PGD, M.S.W., Diploma, P.G.P., P.G.D.M., and M.Phil. The MBA programme costs roughly INR 3.9 Lacs for the first year and INR 2.9 Lacs for the second year, so the total fee is around INR 6 Lakhs. The MBA programme costs Rs. 3,00,000, and a library caution money of Rs.5000 is collected during admission. The Fees vary according to the course, and the category of the candidate. The fees for a particular course can be checked by visiting the official website of the college.

Candidates must submit their applications online through the IISWBM Kolkata website. The selection of candidates for interview is based on their academic standing. Candidates who have been shortlisted must show up for a group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) held by the institute.
If the candidate gets through then he/she will get the admission at IISWBM.

The list of documents required for admission to IISWBM is mentioned below:

• Class 10 & Class 12 mark sheets (original & self-attested photocopies)
• Bachelor's degree certificate & mark sheets (original & self-attested photocopies)
• Proof of Date of Birth (Birth certificate, Class 10 admit card, Passport, etc.)
• Aadhar card
• Caste certificate (SC/ST/NC-OBC, if applicable)
• Physical Disability certificate (if applicable)
• Below Poverty Line certificate (if applicable)
• Work experience certificate (or other documents of current employment status)
• Recent passport size coloured photograph

NOTE: Candidates must submit self-attested photocopies of all the above-mentioned documents along with original documents for verification.

Yes, candidates with an overall CAT Percentile of 55 can expect to get a call from IISWBM for admission to MBA course. IISWBM cutoff for MBA completely depends on the category of the student. Going as per the last year CAT cutoff 2022 the overall cutoff for all the categories have ranged between 50.35 and 35.

Only candidates who have passed the exam and scored as per the given cutoff will be further called for the group discussion and personal interview round. For more details regarding IISWBM CAT cutoff, click here.  

Admission to the PG Diploma offered at IISWBM Kolkata is merit-based. Candidates have to appear for a written, group discussion and personal interview (GDPI) round depending upon the Diploma course they want to pursue. The institute will shortlist candidates on the basis of merit secured by them in all of the above state admission criteria.