Discontinued (Jan 2025) - Post Graduate Diploma in Media Management 

at IISWBM, College Square

For admission to IISWBM Kolkata MBA, candidates must meet the minimum eligibility criteria and need to have a valid CAT score.

Check out the step-wise complete admission process for IISWBM MBA 2024.

Step 1: Apply for the CAT 2023 and the apply to the desired IISWBM MBA course through its official website.

Step 2: Appear for the entrance test. Candidates who meet the IISWBM MBA cutoff will be called for the GDPI round

Step 3: The final admission offers will be given to the candidates who clear all the selection rounds. In order to accept the admission offer, the candidates need to pay the seat acceptance fee.

Check out the course-wise average packages offered during IISWBM placements 2023-2025 presented below:

IISWBM Kolkata Placements 2023 are over, and 96% of the candidates were placed. IISWBM the highest package increased by 20% at INR 18 LPA whereas IISWBM Kolkata average package stood at INR 9 LPA for the MBA (Day) batch, INR 8 LPA for the MBA (HRM) batch, INR 4.05 LPA for the MSW batch & INR 5.7 LPA for the MBA (PS) batch. At the placement drive, recruiters from companies including TCS, HSBC, Cognizant, ITC Limited, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Kantar, and others took part.

MBA placement in 2023

Percentage of students placed- 96%

the highest CTC- INR.18LPA

Average CTC- INR.9LPA

Median CTC- INR.10.5LPA

The course-wise the highest package offered during IISWBM placements 2023 to 2025 are presented below:

The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management is one of the top public MBA institutes in Kolkata. It is also the first institute in Asia to offer an MBA degree. The Management institute ranking as per a reputed ranking body is mentioned in the table given below:

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.

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 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.

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