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Kolkata, West Bengal
Established in 1961, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is a government institute in Kolkata offering a 2 Years Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM).
IIM Calcutta was actually India's first IIM, founded a full month before IIM Ahmedabad in 1961. Its Joka campus even has a miniature replica of the Howrah Bridge amid seven water bodies. Source (opens in a new tab)
Ranked #7 in the NIRF 2025 management ranking. NIRF (opens in a new tab)
Our own score and at-a-glance estimates, researched by the Aptitude360 team. The sections below hold the college's sourced figures in full.
7.7/10
Aptitude360 score. Our rating from return on fees, salary outcomes, fee level, NIRF rank and accreditation, placement rate, city and the number of exams accepted. A missing figure lowers the score rather than being guessed.
Estimates are for the headline programme and the latest year we could find. Confirm with the college before you apply or pay.
2 full-time programmes, listed in the order the college presents them.
| Programme | Specialisation | Duration | Seats | Dual degree / exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) | General | 2 Years | 480 | Yes |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) | Business Analytics | 2 Years | 65 | Yes |
Total fee for the whole programme, for the academic year shown. Fees are revised every year; confirm with the college before you pay.
| Programme | Year | Tuition | Hostel | Total | Scholarships | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) | 2025-27 | ₹24 L | ₹3 L | ₹27 L | Yes | Source (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026 |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) | 2025-27 | ₹25 L | ₹3 L | ₹28 L | Yes | Source (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026 |
Accepts CAT, PGDBA Admission Test.
| Exam | Minimum | Shortlist cutoff (General) | OBC-NCL | EWS | SC / ST | PwD | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATCommon Admission Test | 85 %ileReserved: 55 %ile | 99 %ile(2025)Estimated | 97 %ile | 97 %ile | 90 %ile | 85 %ile | Source (opens in a new tab) · updated 26 Sept 2026 |
| Exam | Shortlist cutoff (General) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PGDBA Admission TestAdmission Test for PGDBA (joint programme of IIM Calcutta, ISI, and IIT Kharagpur) | 107(2026)Estimated | Source (opens in a new tab) |
Minimum is a score the college publishes as its requirement. Shortlist cutoff is the score that has cleared its shortlist in the year shown, by category; where it is marked Estimated it was researched from past shortlists rather than published by the college.
Whole college, 2025 batch
Computed average. The college does not publish one combined figure; this is a weighted average of its programmes’ figures below, by batch size. Last updated 9 Sept 2026.
| Programme | Batch | Average | Median | Highest | Placed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) | 2025 | ₹35 LPA | ₹33 LPA | ₹1.2 Cr p.a. | 100% | Official Placement Report (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026 |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) | 2025 | ₹32.5 LPA | ₹31 LPA | ₹89 LPA | 100% | Official Placement Report (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026 |
Programmes for working professionals, admitted outside the full-time entrance route.
| Programme | Format | Duration | Admission through | Min. experience | Total fee | Avg CTC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBAEx | Executive MBA | 1 Year | GMAT | 5 yrs | ₹33.5 L | ₹28.75 LPA | Source (opens in a new tab) · updated 4 Sept 2026Official |
Aptitude360 collects these figures from each college’s own publications, NIRF and reported news, and links every one to its source. The Aptitude360 score is our own rating, worked out from those figures; it is not an official rank. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.