IEM Kolkata Placements 2025: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Recruiters

Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the IEM Kolkata placements 2025: 

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026

It depends on a student's interest to select a course. In terms of placements, all the courses offered at IEM Kolkata have decent placement record. Highest package offered in recent past was 32 LPA. 100% placement assistance is provided as well.

As per Engineering NIRF report 2026, median package offered during IEM Kolkata MTech placements 2025 was INR 3.36 LPA.

According unofficial sources, the majority of Institute of Engineering & Management Kolkata alumni are placed in the Engineering sector with a 27% share. The pie chart below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Sales, Human Resources, and Research. 

Placements at IEM Kolkata is good. Top recruiters such as Amazon, Microsoft and Cognizant have visited the campus in recent past. Highest package offered was 32 LPA.

WBJEE Counselling 2026 will be conducted in two rounds, namely Round 1 and Round 2, followed by the Defence quota counselling. 

Candidates must verify the following documents at their allotted institutes at the time of counselling. 

• All rank holders – Class 10 admit card/birth certificate for verification of date of birth
• All rank holders – Class 10 Mark sheet 
• All rank holders –Class 12 Mark sheet 
• WB domiciled candidates - Domicile
• SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B rank holders – Respective category certificate.
• PwD rank holders – PwD
• TFW rank holders – Income certificate

No, candidates cannot get direct admission in BTech courses offered by Institute of Engineering and Management. Candidates will need to appear for IEMJEE in order to qualify for BTech admissions. Selection will be done during the following counselling rounds.

IEM Kolkata accepts WBJEE entrance exam rank for admission to BTech program. According to the WBJEE cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for BTech program fell between the ranges of 398 to 92292. Among all the brances, BTech CSE was the most sought-after course specialisation. In 2022, the WBJEE rank went up to 3621 in the last round for the General AI category. 

Refer to the table below for more details about the cutoff trend of three years- 

The cutoff trend has been fluctuating over the past years for IEM Kolkata admission for the General AI category. In 2024, the highest rank accepted was 44378. In 2023 and 2022, the maximum ranks admissible were 92292 and 31027, respectively. 

Note: This is the cutoff for the General AI category in the last round. Other categories, rounds, etc, will have different cutoffs. 

Institute of Engineering and Management is a private institution in Kolkata. The institute is ranked 6th by Times 2025 under the Engineering category, 93rd by The Week 2025 under the Engineering category, and 23rd by Times 2025 for MBA. The institute offers BTech, BBA, BCA, etc. at the UG level. At the PG level, it offers MBA, MCA & MTech. The median package offered during the 2024 placements was INR 16.4 LPA to MBA students. The median package for BTech and M.Tech was INR 6 LPA & INR 3.36 LPA, respectively. Overall it is a good institute in terms of rankings, range of courses, placements, etc.

BTech in CSE at Institute of Engineering and Management has a total fees of INR 9.45 Lacs in academic year 2026. Candidates are charged this fees in eight installments where the first installment is INR 1.4 lakh.

The other eight installments are all INR 1.15 Lacs each, charged at the beginning of each semester.

No, candidates cannot get direct admission into IEM Kolkata MBA courses. Candidates who wish to apply for MBA must appear in one its accepted entrance exams and receive a valid score.

Selections will be done based on these scores for MBA at IEM Kolkata.

No, candidates are not offered any concession in either fees or eligiblity criteria during MBA admissions at IEM Kolkata. There are also no reservations in MBA seat intake at IEM Kolkata for candidates of any category.

Institute of Engineering and Management is charging the same course fees for all BTech courses in 2026. Thus, candidates will be paying the same fees regardless of which specialisation they end up choosing during Institute of Engineering and Management admissions.

No, IEMJEE is not a mandatory entrance exam for BTech admissions at Institute of Engineering and Management. Candidates can also appear for WBJEE or JEE Mains to qualify for BTech courses.

Aside from BTech admission, candidates are also eligible to apply for scholarships through these scores at Institute of Engineering and Management.

The CAT exam is always conducted in November every year so CAT 2026 will be conducted in November this year. Students can click here to know more about the CAT examination. 

While filling out WBJEE application form, candidates need to pay fee online i.e., through net banking/credit card/debit card. No other mode of payment will be accepted by authorities. WBJEE application fee is INR 500 for General Male Candidates), INR 400 (for general female and SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW Male Candidates) and INR 300 (for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW female candidates and Third Gender General Candidates). For SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/TFW Third Gender category candidates, the application fee is INR 200. If candidates does not pay application fee, their applications will be rejected by authorities.

Before searching for right BTech institutes to compare with Institute of Engineering and Management, candidates need to first decide their branch of BTech. After that, candidates can look up institutes that offer the same BTech course in the same location as Institute of Engineering and Management.

Candidates can choose the right institutes for IEM Kolkata MBA comparisons by deciding their preferred specialisation first. Not every MBA institute will offer the same specialisations of MBA as IEM Kolkata. After that, candidates can look at rankings, fees or placements offered by each institute to see if they are comparable with IEM Kolkata.