IIM Calcutta Admission 2022: Eligibility, Cut Off, Selection, Online Form, Score Accepted

IIM Calcutta Admission 2022: Eligibility, Cut Off, Selection, Online Form, Score Accepted

ByAditi Joshi  |  Updated on: Oct 26, 2021
IIM Calcutta 2021 Details below intended to give Highlights, Admission, Eligibility Criteria, Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Scholarships, Facilities

IIM Calcutta Admission 2022

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has released the list of shortlisted candidates for MBA batch 2022-24. Candidates need to enter their email ID and CAT 2021 user ID in order to check the results of shortlisting. The MBA Programme is a two-year full-time post-graduate degree course. The MBA Programme 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).

IIM Calcutta Admission Eligibility Criteria 2022

Candidates appearing for the IIM Calcutta Admission Test must meet a particular set of eligibility criteria:

  1. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories], from a recognized institution in any subject.
  2. Final year candidates can also apply for IIM Calcutta admission. They should be able to provide the required proof latest by June 30, 2022 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her university/College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2022).
  3. The candidates who have not received his/her graduation results at the time of registration will have to produce certificates and mark sheets in original along with the photocopies as soon as the respective University/Institute publishes the results, latest by December 31, 2022, failing which his/her registration as a student of IIM Calcutta will be automatically cancelled and he/she will be required to withdraw from the MBA Programme forthwith.

IIM Calcutta Admission Date

Here are the important dates as specified by IIM Calcutta for the admission process in 2022-24:

IIM-C Admission Activity

Important dates

Admission 2022 Application Starts

August 4, 2021 (10 AM)

Last date to Apply

September 15, 2021 (5 PM)

Shortlist Announcement for PI-WAT

January 10, 2022

Final selection (PI-WAT) round start date

The first week of February 2022

Final Admission Offer

Second week April 2022

IIM Calcutta Reservation Criteria

Candidates must complete the MBA admission criteria carefully as no change will be permitted once the registration process is complete. IIM Calcutta will apply Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).

Category

Percentage

Scheduled Caste (SC)

15%

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

7.5%

Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC)

27%

The categories of disability are:

  1. Blindness and low vision
  2. Deaf and hard of hearing
  3. Locomotor disability and acid attack victims
  4. Intellectual disability, specific learning disability, autism, mental illness, and multiple disabilities

IIM Calcutta Admission Process 2022-24

Here are the various steps involved in IIM Calcutta's MBA admission procedure 2022-24:

Step 1: Minimum CAT percentile cut-offs required to be considered for PI

Candidates must meet the minimum sectional percentile and overall CAT percentile score to be eligible for the next step of the IIM Calcutta selection process.

Sectional and Overall Cut-Off:

Category

VARC

DILR

QA

Overall CAT 2021 percentile

General (Open)

≥80≥80≥75≥85

NC-OBC

≥70≥65≥65≥75

EWS

≥70≥65≥65≥75

SC

≥65≥60≥60≥70

ST

≥55≥55≥55≥65

PWD

≥45≥45≥45≥55

Step 2: IIM Calcutta Admission Eligibility Criteria – to be shortlisted for WAT and PI

The composite score stated below will be used to shortlist students. They will not be selected for the next step if they do not satisfy the minimum performance requirements for both levels.

IIM Calcutta Admission Eligibility Criteria 2022-24 - Calculation of Composite Score (CS)

Components

Weights out of 85 points

Method of calculation

CAT 2021 overall score

56 Points 

Candidate’s Total CAT 2021 score/ Maximum CAT 2021 Score x 56

Class X marks

10 Points 

On Scoring 80%+ marks

Class XII marks

15 Points 

On Scoring 80%+ marks

Bachelor’s Degree

No Weightage

Last Year weightage was 15%, Removed for admission 2022

Gender Diversity factor (Women candidates)

4 Points 

Available only for Women candidates

Step 3: IIM Calcutta Admission 2022-24 – Final Selection

The final selection for MBA admission is made after considering your performance in the steps mentioned above.

IIM Calcutta Admission Eligibility Criteria 2022-24 – Final Calculation of Composite Score (CS)

Component

Weight Points out of 90

CAT 2021 Score

30

Personal Interview (PI)

48

Academic Diversity (Points awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s level for Non- Engineering degree)

  4

Work Experience

  8

Total Weightage

  90

Step 4: IIM Calcutta Admission 2022-24 – Admission Fees

After accepting the final admission offer, candidates must pay an instalment of the acceptance fee, adjusted in the first instalment.

The IIM Calcutta course fee includes access to lectures, lodging facilities, and computing facilities but excludes the cost of textbooks.

IIM Calcutta Executive MBA Fees (approximate figures)

First instalment

Rs 2,00,000

Second Installment

Rs 8,00,000 + Rs 20,000 (Security Deposit)

Third Installment

Rs 8,00,000

Fourth Installment

Rs 9,00,000

IIM Calcutta Executive PGP Visionary Leadership and Manufacturing Fees

First instalment

Rs 75,000

Second Installment

Rs 4,40,625

Third Installment

Rs 2,43,750

Fourth Installment

Rs 2,43,750

Fifth Installment

Rs 1,21,875

IIM Calcutta PGDBA Fees

First installment

Rs 6,00,000

Second Installment

Rs 6,00,000

Third Installment

Rs 6,00,000

Fourth Installment

Rs 6,00,000

MBA Admission 2022-24 Points for Work Experience:

Candidates can check the latest points for Work experience for admission to MBA colleges:

Months

Points

< 12

0

12 to 18

2

19 to 24

4

25 to 30

6

31 to 36

8

37 to 42

6

43 to 48

4

>48

2

MBA Admissions 2022-24:

Admissions to business schools are based on the following tests:

  1. National Level Entrance Test conducted by a top national management school or an apex testing body like CAT, CMAT, MAT, or ATMA.
  2. State Level Entrance Test conducted by an entire state B-school or a state-level testing body acceptable in other participating colleges like MAHCET, KMAT, OJEE, TANCET, or APICET.
  3. Test conducted by a B-school for entrance to its MBA program like IIFT, XAT, NMAT, SNAP, IBSAT.
  4. Test conducted by an institute/university for access to specific MBA programs affiliated to the university like KIITEE, HPU MAT. 
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IIM Calcutta College Exam Admission FAQs

  • In the IIM Calcutta selection process, the following parameters will be considered:

    • CAT Score
    • Performance in Class 10, 12, and Graduation
    • WAT/GD-PI performance
    • Academic diversity
    • Gender diversity
    • Work experience
  • Approximately more than two lakh candidates apply for CAT every year. In 2020 it was 2.30 lakh. The total number of seats available in IIM Calcutta is PGP – 476, PGP-HRM – 25 students.

  • MBA is a degree course offered by the colleges affiliated with universities, whereas PGDM is a diploma course offered by autonomous institutes.

  • Based on previous trends, to get through to GD/PI in IIM Calcutta, the candidate requires 98-99 percentile.

  • For the IIM Calcutta admission date and final selection, students will be intimated accordingly. Interviews will be conducted in Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Calcutta, and Mumbai.

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