Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
- Tom Peters
A brief idea of the programs is given below:
This program is the flagship program of IIMC. The core curriculum of PGDM focuses on developing essential skills and knowledge in the areas of economics, organization and behavior, finance and accounting, management control, marketing, human resource management, information systems and quantitative methods. After successfully completing the first year requirements, the students undertake summer training of up to ten weeks at the managerial level. Second year students structure their studies to suit their aptitude and interest. They usually develop one or two major areas of expertise by selecting courses from the 60 to 80 electives that the Institute typically offers. Students willing to delve deeper into a topic that is not covered by the elective courses can do term papers under faculty supervision. The method of instruction varies. Case studies, lectures, group and individual exercises, class projects, student presentations, simulation games etc., are used in different courses.
The objective of the PGDCM Program is to create business professionals who would know how to apply ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in making a difference in business and economy. The program was conceived with a purpose of creating a general management program around ICT to develop a business curriculum that would train managers for an increasingly global and information rich future.This program is mainly intended for people related to the IT sector.
The Fellow Program of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is a full-time doctoral program in different fields and related disciplines of Management. The objective of the program is to prepare students for careers in teaching and research in Management or in the related disciplines, and also for positions outside academics, which require advanced research and analytical capabilities. The fellow program at IIMC focuses on training outstanding scholars whose teaching and research will advance management education and practice, and is capable of meeting the continued need for qualified faculty in leading business schools in India and abroad.
This one year residential program is targeted at executives with potential for top management positions. Emphasis is on developing team-building, communication and leadership skills.
This is a one year residential Joint Diploma Program of IIM Calcutta, IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras meant for promising engineers drawn from the manufacturing sector
This is a one year part time Executive Education Programs delivered using technology.
The candidate 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 Differently-abled (DA) categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
A candidate who is appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification, if selected, will be allowed to join the program provisionally only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2010 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2010) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. The admission will be confirmed only when the candidate submits the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category). The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2010. No admission offers will be made after June 30, 2010.
Selections for the post-graduate programs PGDM and PGDCM are done through two-stage processes. In the first stage, candidates appear in CAT. In the second stage, candidates appear before a panel for group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI). For PGDM, candidates are short-listed for GD and PI based on CAT performance. For PGDCM, the interview short-list will be prepared based on multiple criteria such as CAT score, academic background and performance and relevant work experience. Candidates short-listed for PGDCM will have to appear for a separate Personal Interview, which will also evaluate candidates’ competence and interest in ICT. A candidate (including a reserved category
candidate) to be short-listed for GD and PI for admission to post-graduate-programs PGDM and PGDCM should obtain a minimum of 20%, 20% and 10% in ‘quantitative’, ‘logic and data interpretation’ and ‘verbal’ sections, respectively. The actual cut-off used for short-listing, however, may be higher than the minimum cut-off and would depend upon the performance of candidates in CAT 2009. Cut-off may be different for different categories (e.g. General, SC, ST, OBC and PWD) of candidates. Final selection for both the programs PGDM and PGDCM is made using multiple criteria of performance, such as performance in CAT, group discussion, personal interview, academic background and performance, extra-curricular activities and relevant work experience.
Indians and foreign nationals living, working or studying outside India at least for the period January 1, 2009 - February 15, 2010 are considered as overseas candidates. Candidates residing in neighboring countries like Nepal from which there are no entry restrictions to India, are not considered as "overseas candidates". Overseas candidates are admitted based on performance in GMAT, academic performance, referees’ recommendations, group discussion and personal interview. The Institute reserves the right to exempt an overseas candidate from personal interview. Overseas applicants can directly download the Application Form from the Institute’s website on or after September 14, 2009. Candidates should refer to the Institute’s website for further details. Candidates may be required to visit India for GD & PI in March/April 2010. The GMAT score of candidates selected for 2009-2011 batch ranged from 700 to 770.
The placement comparison for 2007-08 and 2008-09 is as given below
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2007-08 |
2008-09 |
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Batch Strength |
265 |
291 |
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Pre-placement offers |
56 |
90 |
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Average Domestic Package |
Rs. 12.7 Lakh p.a. |
Rs. 16.4 Lakh p.a. |
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Highest Domestic Package |
Rs. 60 Lakh |
Rs. 65 Lakh |
40% of the students chose finance portfolios, both in India and abroad. Some of the major recruiters for finance during the final placement process were Jaypee Capital, Futures First, ICICI Lombard and Allegro Financial Services. Some of the firms are Barclays Capital, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland and Credit Suisse. 21% of the students were offered consulting profiles across the world. The biggest recruiter this time was McKinsey. IIM Calcutta played host to Frost and Sullivan, first-time recruiters in India, who made their highest number of offers to IIMC. All profiles offered by them were international. Other big recruiters were Boston Consulting Group, Cognizant Business Consulting, Bain and Company, Deloitte, Accenture and A T Kearney.
Marketing profiles were offered by 27% of the companies that came to campus. Some of the regular recruiters here were Hindustan Unilever, Procter and Gamble, ITC and Nokia. Public Sector Units such as IOCL and Andrew Yule offered marketing positions.
A large number of international offers were made to the students, with locations all over the globe. Hong Kong, London, Singapore and New York were locations that were prominently offered by banking and consulting firms.
As expected, this year’s pay packages saw a dip from last time, on an average. The domestic average this year has been Rs. 12.7 Lakhs, with the highest offer at Rs. 60 Lakhs per annum. The international scenario, though, threw in a surprise. The average international package, exclusive of bonus, came up to USD 86,785. With the bonus factored in, the package sizes exceed those of last year’s. While it may be noted that the average salary fell by around 23% this time, it has to be emphasized that the firms that visited campus last year did not lower their packages this year. The intake per company had come down, resulting in the fall in package.
The Fee Structure for the students of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) & Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM) for the 46th & 16th Session (2009 – 2011) at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is Rs 9.06 lakhs which excludes the food charges.
Mr. Ajay Kumar, In-charge of Admissions Office
Tel: +91-33-24679178 [Off]
Email: pgpadmissions@iimcal.ac.in
Postal Address
The Admissions Office
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
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Kolkata - 700104
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