IIM Calcutta - Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

IIM Calcutta is a public business school in Kolkata, set up in 1961 as the first IIM. IIM Calcutta works under the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. The full name is Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and many people call it IIM Kolkata. This IIM Calcutta information comes from the institute's website, its Annual Report 2024-25 and the CAT 2026 bulletin.

The video below is the aerial campus tour from the official IIM Calcutta YouTube channel, uploaded in August 2025.

The flagship at IIM Calcutta is the two-year MBA, and the institute runs six other programmes. The courses table below lists all of them.

Who Should Choose IIM Calcutta, and Who Should Check Twice?

IIM Calcutta suits consulting, finance and general management goals. Check twice if you aim at technology, product or marketing roles, or if you cannot plan the fee. Read the tab that matches you.

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The IIM Calcutta highlights table gives the main details with their year. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is the full name used in official papers. Check the year before you compare with another college.

🏅AccreditedAACSBAccredited in 2014. The next review is due in 2025-26.🏅AccreditedAMBAAccredited in 2014 and renewed in 2024-25.🏅AccreditedEQUISAccredited in 2016. The next review is due in 2025-26.

Does IIM Calcutta Have a NAAC Grade?

No. The IIM Calcutta website lists no NAAC grade. It lists AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS instead, and says IIM Calcutta was the first in India to hold all three, from 2016.

IIM Calcutta courses are all postgraduate or doctoral, and the latest published fee runs from nothing for the full-time Ph.D. to Rs 33,50,000 for the MBAEx. The courses in IIM Calcutta differ in length and entrance test, as the IIM Calcutta courses list shows.

The IIM Calcutta fees structure below shows the latest published fee for each course, with its batch.

IIM Calcutta admission 2027 for the MBA runs through CAT, and CAT 2026 is on Sunday, 29 November 2026. The IIM Calcutta admission process has three stages. They are a percentile check, a shortlist on a composite score, and then a writing test and interview. IIM Calcutta has published the policy for the 2027-29 batch, and it is based on your CAT 2026 score.

The shortlist works on scores. Stage II ranks you on a composite score out of 85, and Stage III gives a final score out of 100. The personal interview carries 48 of those 100 marks, the most of any part.

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IIM Calcutta placement for the Class of 2026 reached 100%, as reported by the institute. These IIM Calcutta placement statistics come from the final report of the 61st batch, the latest with a final report. Consulting took 38% of the offers, general management 21%, finance 18.6%, and IT and product management 13.3%. Sales and marketing took 9%.

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You check the IIM Calcutta cutoff 2026 in the MBA admission policy on iimcal.ac.in. Open candidates need 85 percentile overall in CAT for IIM Calcutta. They also need 80 in VARC, 80 in DILR and 75 in QA, as per the 2027-29 policy.

The institute publishes no IIM Calcutta previous year cutoff and no IIM Calcutta expected cutoff. The IIM Calcutta cutoff marks for the interview call are a composite out of 85, where CAT carries 56 marks. The category-wise IIM Calcutta cutoff in the table above is the minimum percentile and not the call score. Check the IIM Calcutta cutoff page for the section-wise table.

How Difficult Is It to Get Into IIM Calcutta?

Getting into IIM Calcutta is hard in three ways. You must clear the percentile gate and each section minimum. Then your Class 10 and 12 marks, which carry up to 25 marks, shape the composite. The interview then decides the largest part of the final score.

IIM Calcutta scholarships come as need-based aid, named merit awards from sponsors and government schemes, and none covers the full MBA fee. Pick the tab that matches you.

Who Qualifies for an IIM Calcutta Scholarship?

You qualify for IIM Calcutta need-based aid through your family income, which includes your parents and unmarried siblings. Merit awards follow your results and the sponsor's rules, and government schemes follow ministry rules. The IIM Calcutta scholarship information on the website does not print an income ceiling or an amount for each student.

The IIM Calcutta ranking 2026 in India is 7th in NIRF Management 2025, and the NIRF ranking 2026 is not published yet. The NIRF rank was 3rd from 2020 to 2022. The IIM Calcutta NIRF ranking 2026 will appear on nirfindia.org once it is released.

Which Is the No. 1 IIM in India, and Where Does IIM Calcutta Stand?

IIM Ahmedabad is first in NIRF Management 2025, and IIM Calcutta is seventh overall and sixth among the IIMs. IIM Calcutta says the CEOWORLD Magazine survey of 2026 placed it first in India. The IIM Calcutta ranking in India differs by agency, so read each with its year.

CAT is the entrance exam for the IIM Calcutta MBA, and the other programmes use their own tests. CAT is held by the IIMs, and you pay one fee for all of them.

Which IIM Calcutta Entrance Exam Does Your Course Need?

📝CATMBACAT 2026. Overseas candidates need a GMAT score under the overseas policy.💼GMATMBAExGMAT, with at least five years of work experience.📊ISI TestPGDBAThe Indian Statistical Institute ran the IIM Calcutta PGDBA Batch 12 admissions.🏭Own TestPGPEX-VLMAn aptitude test and an interview.🎓Own RoundPh.D. and Executive Ph.D.Their own application rounds.

The IIM Calcutta campus is in Joka, and IIM Calcutta moved there in 1975.The B.C. Roy Memorial Library opened in March 1962.

What Is the IIM Calcutta Campus and Hostel Like?

Lake View and Ramanujan are co-ed, and White and New are for men. Tata Hall is the IIM Calcutta guest house for management development programme participants, and it has 56 rooms and 4 suites. The IIM Calcutta Finance Lab has a Bloomberg terminal.

Can You Take a Virtual Tour of the IIM Calcutta Campus?

Yes. The IIM Calcutta website has a 360-degree virtual tour of the campus. The aerial tour video above is on the institute's YouTube channel.

How to reach IIM Calcutta: the campus is on Diamond Harbour Road in Joka, in the south-west of Kolkata. The cards show the three main ways in.

✈️By AirThe airport is about 35 km away. The drive took 1 hour 38 minutes to 1 hour 52 minutes in the evening, as per Google Maps.🚇By MetroJoka on the Purple Line is the IIM Calcutta nearest metro station, about 1 km away.🚆By TrainHowrah and Sealdah stations are about 19 to 21 km away. Take a cab from the station.

The IIM Calcutta address is Joka, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata 700104. The IIM Calcutta location is in the south-west of the city. The IIM Calcutta how to reach page has every distance and time, from the airport and each station. The metro and cab routes are covered there as well.

IIM Calcutta is rated 4.6 on Google from about 1,149 reviews, checked in October 2026. Google reviewers call the campus serene, green and eco-friendly, with indoor games and good facilities. Reddit posts and comments by IIM Calcutta students add detail on hostels, clubs and placements. Treat these IIM Calcutta student reviews as personal views, and not as a survey.

Pros and Cons Students Mention

These points rest on Google reviews and on Reddit posts and comments by IIM Calcutta students and applicants, read in October 2026.

What Students Like

🌳ProGreen and Calm CampusGoogle reviewers call the IIM Calcutta campus serene and eco-friendly. A student overview on Reddit likes the seven lakes and the trees. What it means for you: expect a quiet residential routine, with indoor games and sports close by.🎭ProClubs and CultureA second-year student on Reddit says they loved the clubs, the professors and the seniors. Joka felt like a second home. What it means for you: join a club or two early, because case competitions and events carry much of the learning.💼ProRoles Spread Across DomainsA student overview on Reddit says placement roles are balanced across finance, consulting, general management and marketing. It adds that placement representatives come from the opposite batch. What it means for you: ask the IIM Calcutta placement office how the cluster process works for your domain.

What Students Flag

⚠️Check TwiceHostel Rooms and HeatA Google reviewer calls the rooms very small without air conditioners, and a Reddit overview also mentions no ACs. Posts add insects and snakes near the lakes. The institute describes all four hostels as air-conditioned. What it means for you: ask the MBA office in writing about air conditioning and room size for your hostel.⚠️Check TwiceDistance from the CityA student overview says a good meal or a party outside takes about 40 to 45 minutes of travel. Delivery apps work on campus. What it means for you: plan to stay on campus most weekdays.⚠️Check TwiceThe 100% Placement DebateOne Reddit thread argues that the 100% headline hid a few students in short fallback roles. Replies split between that view and the view that the last few students chose off-campus roles. What it means for you: read the placement report yourself and ask the office how it counts a placed student.

Ask the IIM Calcutta MBA office whether you can speak with two or three current students.