International Management Institute (IMI), Kolkata

Why IMI Kolkata?

100% Placement since inception. Placement 2017 with a hike of 50% in top salaries

Interim Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance

Scholarship for Economically Weaker Section

100% tuition fee waiver for meritorious students

Scholarship based on Extra – Curricular Activities

Special Consideration for SC/ST/OBC (NC)/Physically Challenged Candidates.

Prestigious International Linkages

International Internship Program in Spain Stipend Offered – International (USD) 2000

AICTE approved and equivalent to MBA as per Association of Indian Universities (AIU) The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accredits the PGDM Programme

IMI Kolkata has been ranked 45th among Business Schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India in 2019.

The programme is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) The Programme

IMI Kolkata offers a two-year, full-time PGDM (Post-Graduate Diploma in Management) programme, which is designed to prepare students for careers in corporate across all functional areas. The programme inculcates a strong sense of business fundamentals along with ethical values.

Programme Objectives

The two-year PGDM programme of IMI Kolkata equips students with strong conceptual skills to manage business in an integrated manner. The emphasis is on developing a holistic manager with a vision to take on the challenges for the future. Some of the key goals are:

• Sharpening the analytical and problem solving skills using managerial tools.
• Imparting knowledge in functional areas of management with an objective of preparing students for cross-functional positions in industry.
• Developing the student’s personality with strong values and a positive attitude, so that s/he is receptive to societal concerns and committed to ethical conduct.

Programme Duration

IMI Kolkata follows the trimester system with the academic calendar beginning in June and each trimester is of 11-12 weeks duration. At the end of the first three trimesters of the programme, all students are required to undergo compulsory summer internship for 8-10 weeks in industry.

20 Lakh domestic offer highest 
6.90 Lakh-6.54 Lakh average 

The International Management Institute Kolkata has concluded its final placements for the outgoing batch of 2017-19 of its flagship PGDM programme with 110 candidates securing offers. The recruitment process saw participation from 47 recruiters with 116 offers, including 23 first-time recruiters. With more than 44 companies coming to the campus, the placement season witnessed recruiters from across sectors. There was a four-fold increase in the number of offers made by consulting companies this year.

Educational Qualification

Minimum 50% marks in Class X, XII and Graduation

The Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years education after the completion of higher secondary schooling under the 10+2 system or equivalent.

Candidates appearing in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree or equivalent are also eligible, provided they furnish the proof of having met the minimum eligibility criteria by September 30, 2020, failing which the candidates may be asked to withdraw from the programme.

Entrance Exam

CAT/ XAT/ GMAT

The qualifying exams for IMI Kolkata’s application are for CAT-2019, XAT-2020 OR GMAT (GMAT - not earlier than December, 2015 and not later than May, 2020).

Foreign Candidates require a valid score of GMAT/English Proficiency Test/IMI Kolkata's Aptitude Test. Score sheets are to be submitted to the Admission Office for verification at the time of personal interview.

Application Process

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• Make sure all required documents are ready .
• There is one Common 'Application Form' for all campuses
• An applicant desirous of applying only to the PGDM programme at IMI-Kolkata will be required to pay Rs. 1000/- (Additional 18% GST will be applicable)- by clicking on the “Apply Now” button under IMI-Kolkata Campus option provided at http://admission.imi.edu
• An applicant desirous of applying to the PGDM programme at IMI-Kolkata in addition to IMI Delhi programmes will be required to pay the common application fee of Rs. 2200/- (Additional 18% GST will be applicable)  only. In this case, the candidate needs to indicate appropriate interest for the PGDM programme of IMI-Kolkata by ticking ‘√’ on IMI-Kolkata (box) as an option provided in the IMI Delhi application form under Programme Preference head.

Interview Centers

North Zone

Chandigarh, Dehradun, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad

East Zone

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi

South Zone

Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad

West Zone

Ahmedabad, Mumbai

If a candidate’s preferred center is not allotted, for any reason, the candidate will be informed of the change. IMI Kolkata reserves the right to change any of the centers for the selection process, without assigning any reasons.

Admission Process

Short Listing Criteria

Candidates who have appeared for the CAT 2019 examination or furnished valid GMAT/XAT score and have applied to IMI Kolkata will be short listed on the basis of information provided in the application form, CAT scores (sectional and overall) or GMAT/XAT score, educational background, marks in Class X and XII, graduation and work experience.
Students will be informed on the shortlist decision through email to their registered email id.

Selection Process

IMI Kolkata will conduct the WAT-PI process for shortlisted candidates for its final selection process.

Written Ability Test (WAT):

IMI Kolkata conducts WAT to evaluate written capabilities of prospective students. WAT aims to evaluate Articulation and Technical (Grammar and Spellings) of the applicant.

Personal Interview:

After the WAT, the candidate will have a personal interview of approximately 15 minutes, IMI Kolkata’s objective for conducting personal interview is to understand the applicant’s attitude towards management education. Candidates With work experience will be additionally evaluated on the relevance of their work experience in relation to the PGDM programme.

Final Selection

Final selection of the candidate will be based on CAT/XAT/GMAT (Overall Percentile) + Verbal Ability Percentile + academic profile + work experience + WAT Score + PI Score.

Admission Offer

• Admission Offer will be based on a composite score arrived after the assessment has been made during the various stages of the selection process, defined above.
• The result will be emailed to the shortlisted candidates. Offer letter will thereafter be dispatched, to the mailing address provided in the application form and also via email.
• Applicants are advised to provide their complete postal address and active email ID which should be valid up to 30th June 2018 for receiving important communications.
• Successful candidates, who have been offered admission, will be required to pay the 1st installment of fee within two weeks of the date of offer, failing which the offer shall stand lapsed and admission will be offered to the next candidate on the waiting list, without any further intimation.
• IMI Kolkata will not accept any responsibility for non-receipt of any communication which is sent to the candidate’s address and email ID provided in the Admission Application Form.

IMI-Kolkata offers scholarships to the selected students based on academic performance and financial considerations on completion of the 1st year of their PGDM programme. Special admission consideration is also available for students with remarkable achievements in the field of sport, art and culture as mentioned below:

• Interim Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance
• Scholarship for Economically Weaker Section
• 100% tuition fee waiver for meritorious students
• Scholarship based on Extra – Curricular Activities
• Special Consideration for SC/ST/OBC (NC)/Physically Challenged Candidates.

A. Interim Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance:

IMI-Kolkata offers interim scholarship not exceeding 1 Lakh in the two-year period to a maximum of 3 students per batch enrolled in the Institute on the basis of their outstanding academic performance on the completion of their first year and financial considerations.

B. Scholarship for Economically Weaker Section:

All students whose total family income is less than Rs. 8 lakhs per annum shall be eligible for Scholarship under Economically Weaker Section.

Applications for Tuition Fee Waiver under Economically Weaker Section shall be invited from the students after they have been admitted into the programmes.

Any student joining PGDM 2020-22 batch who is desirous of claiming the tuition waiver should apply to admissions office (admission-imik@rp-sg.in) before due date as will be intimated by the institute, with a copy of the income tax returns, PAN number, Counsellor’s recommendation or any other document relevant for the financial year 2019-20.

Requests received after due date shall not be processed. Please note that all Applications for Tuition fee waiver (under economically weaker section) shall be collected and processed at one time for all such applicants.

C. 100% tuition fee waiver for meritorious students

IMI-Kolkata has announced up to 100% tuition fee waiver for its upcoming batch of students with outstanding academic career till date (according to the criteria set by IMI-Kolkata). The 100% tuition fee waiver will be sanctioned for the 1st year after the enrolment of the student in the PGDM programme. The performance of the student after completion of the 1st year will be reviewed for a renewal of 100% tuition fee waiver for the 2nd year. The seats reserved for the same will not exceed 5% of the sanctioned total intake for the year. Students need to apply to the IMI-Kolkata Admissions Office to avail of the benefits under this scheme.

Students with a minimum of 80% in Class X, XII and 1st class throughout their academic career along with a score of more than 90 percentile in CAT/XAT or more than 650 in GMAT relevant to the current year will be eligible to apply for the same. However selection for the 100% tuition waiver scheme will be based on academic excellence and performance in the Personal Interview. IMI-Kolkata has the sole right and discretion for final selection of the students under the scheme. Students availing of the scheme are required to maintain a CGPA of 8 or above to avail of the benefit throughout their two years’ course of study.

D. Other Students Benefits

I. Students with remarkable achievements in the field of sport, art and culture will be specially considered for Admission 2020 - 22. The admission criteria for the candidate under this scheme may be relaxed at the discretion of the IMI-Kolkata Admissions Committee. Prior intimation from students who wish to apply under this scheme is solicited.

II. IMI-Kolkata encourages SC/ST/OBC/physically challenged students to apply. Also 5% relaxation to be given on CAT percentile for SC/ST/OBC category.

Terms & Conditions:

1) Indian citizens can only avail of all scholarships and benefits.

2) All scholarships and benefits are non-transferable

3) Scholarships and benefits cannot be redeemed for cash value.

4) Scholarships funds are to be disbursed periodically throughout the programm

5) Scholarship will be cancelled in case of withdrawal or dismissal of the recipient from the PGDM programme.