All about IIM Calcutta | Batch Profile, Placements, Admission Process

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The diploma in management at the Post-Graduate level has a two-tier structure: it consists of a core curriculum, a summer internship, and elective courses. 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 a greater 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.

IIM Calcutta Placement Report 2021

B School Bulletin April 2021 edition covers placement reports of all top B Schools for the year 2021. Know all about IIM Calcutta placement 2021 in the video below.

IIM Calcutta Batch Profile

IIM Calcutta Batch Size: 442 (For the batch 2017-19)

IIM Calcutta Batch Composition:

The 2017-19 batch comprised of only 32% female students and 68% male students. 53% of the batch came from IITs, NITs and BIT. 89% of the students had an Engineering degree whereas only 3% of students were from commerce background. While 23% of the students were fresh graduates, 62% of the batch had work experience greater than 12 months.

IIM Calcutta Placement 2017-2019:

125 recruiters visited the campus. The maximum CTC offered for the batch was Rs 72 Lakhs and the average was Rs 25.4 Lakhs. The median CTC for the entire batch stood at Rs 23.75 Lakhs. Top 10% students of the 2017-19 batch got an average CTC of Rs 40 Lakhs and top 50% got Rs 30.9 Lakhs. 26% of students of this batch received lateral placement offers also. The sector-wise distribution of offers and package are as follows:

Sector	% offers	Highest Package	Average Package
Consulting	29	35 LPA	28 LPA
E-Commerce, OPS and Prod Man.	16	45 LPA	29 LPA
Finance	19	45 LPA	27 LPA
General Management	13	25 LPA	23 LPA
IT and Analytics	11	22 LPA	19 LPA
Sales and Marketing	13	25 LPA	21 LPA

IIM Calcutta Admission Process

IIM Calcutta usually follows a two-step selection process. First, shortlisting based on CAT score and then WAT and PI rounds for the shortlisted students. Candidates who fulfill the first stage of the admission criteria (CAT) are called for WAT and PI rounds. However, factors like academic cut-offs, past academic performance, relevant work experience, gender diversity, etc. also play a major role in the final selection.

Website: www.iimcal.ac.in