Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at IIM Calcutta is two years full time highly reputed management program. MBA at IIMC is designed to train students to become excellent general managers and high-level-decision-makers with broad strategic vision. This full-time two year residential Programme views management as an integrated process and helps students develop a global view and respond effectively to changes in the economic, technological, cultural and political environments. Specific skills in areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and management lie at the heart of the course.

IIM Calcutta MBA curriculum has a two-tier structure. It consists of a core curriculum (compulsory credit courses and compulsory non-credit courses), a summer internship (compulsory industry training between first and second year) and elective courses (optional courses in the second year).The first year is committed to developing business fundamentals through compulsory courses spanning the areas of economics, finance, marketing, operations, systems and organizational behavior. The second year offers more number of electives than any other B-School in India, the flexibility ensuring that a student never makes a compromise with his desired area of pursuit. Students aspiring to delve deeper into topics can undertake term papers under faculty supervision.

MBA Curriculum: First Year

• Consists of a core curriculum (compulsory credit courses and compulsory non-credit courses)
• A summer internship (compulsory industry training between first and second year)
• The first year is committed to developing business fundamentals through compulsory courses spanning the areas of economics, finance, marketing, operations, systems, organizational behaviour, human resources, strategy and public policy. 

MBA Curriculum: Second Year 

• The second year offers a plethora of electives in different functional areas that students can choose based on their desired area of pursuit
• Students aspiring to delve deeper into topics can undertake term papers under faculty supervision.
• Elective courses (optional courses in the second year) include  Finance, Human Resource Management, Economics, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational

Admission Process for Candidates for MBA at IIM Calcutta is through CAT. The admission of the candidates for admission to the MBA at IIM Calcutta is a two-step process:

In the first step, candidates are short-listed for Personal Interview (PI) round from among the candidates who have a valid CAT score, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme. Detailed Admission process is as below:

• The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required percentile in CAT. Candidates are short-listed for PI round which is conducted in many cities  
• Candidates are shortlisted from among the candidates who have a valid CAT score, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme   
• After the PI round, IIM Calcutta will award weightages to various parameters and admission offers are made by IIM Calcutta to successful candidates.
• The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in CAT, performance in PI round, academics, diversity, work experience among others

• For IIM Calcutta MBA admission, the applicant should Register and apply for CAT exam by paying the requisite application fee for the exam.
• On the page 4 of CAT application form, you need to select IIM Calcutta MBA and other programs and select the interview city.
• Your application for IIM Calcutta admission is submitted.
• You do not need to apply and pay separately for IIM Calcutta Admission.
• After declaration of CAT exam result, you can check at IIM Calcutta website whether you are shortlisted by entering your CAT registration ID and password