Institute of Engineering and Management

Institute of Engineering & Management is a private institution in Kolkata. It is also known as IEM Kolkata. The institute offers BTech and MBA as flagship courses. Check below for the major highlights of the institute: 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.

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.

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.

No, candidates are not required to have any work experience prior to MBA admissions at IEM Kolkata. 

Thus, candidates can apply directly for MBA courses at IEM Kolkata after they clear their UG level graduation. A valid score in any one of the accepted entrance exams will be required to apply for this course.

No, unlike some of its other coursese such as BTech or MTech, IEM Kolkata does not conduct any in house entrance exams for MBA admissions. Selection is done purely based on scores obtained in either CAT, MAT or XAT, all of which are national level entrance exams.

IEM Kolkata does not offer any scholarships from its side to MBA students. However, central and West Bengal government offer scholarship schemes to help candidates their college course fees. 

However, if candidates fail to secure any of these scholarships, their final option includes applying for student loans.

IEM Kolkata MBA fees is INR 7 Lacs for academic year 2026. This fees is charged in four installments in every semester of MBA course.

Each installment costs INR 1.75 Lacs for MBA fees. In addition to this, candidates also need to pay booking fees of INR 1.62 Lacs to confirm their seat. 

MBA fees at IEM Kolkata is the same for all course modes and specialisations.

Copies of these following documents will be required to finish the admission process for MBA at IEM Kolkata:

• Class 10th and Class 12th passing certificate and marksheet
• UG level passing degree
• ID and address proof
• Entrance exam scorecard
• Transfer certificate
• Migration certificate