Is IMI Kolkata a good college in terms of ROI and placement

Posted by iesonline12 on February 7th, 2020

IMI Kolkata was established in 1981 and was considered to be India’s first corporate sponsored business School and was set up in coordination with IMI Geneva. It also has an academic collaboration with Francois Rabelais University , where by the top 5-7 students of IMI have the opportunity  to attend classes for a month at University of Tours  during the 5^th semester.  Hence students have the opportunity  of earning both a PGDM from IMI and an MSC in Business Administration  (specilisation in service marketing)  from the university IIE- Tours.

International Management Institute Kolkata is centrally located and offers a state of the art campus divided into a fully AC academic and a residential block offering single occupancy rooms. The academic block offers spacious lecture theatres, equipped with the latest teaching aids. The wi-fi campus houses a well stocked library , IT resources and sporting facilities. The International Management Institute Courses include a 2 year, full time PGDM program offered in a trimester system with specilisations available in marketing, finance, accounting & control, operations , IT, Economics, Strategy & Human Resource Management.  The pedagogy is a rich mix of theoretical learning coupled with case studies, research, events, live projects etc.

The institution also organizes Guest Lectures, and encourages students to participate in various club activities including Makretaors ( Marketing club), Finastra ( Finance club), Human Hour ( HR Club), the Altruist ( Social Service Club)

International Management Institute Reviews shows that it is committed to it’s mission of producing leadership oriented, socially sensitive, globally aware and value driven professionals.  They are ably assisted in this cause by the highly competent and qualified faculty who carry a rich experience mix of both industry and academic experience.

To be considered for  IMI Kolkata Admission candidates need to have a degree with 50%  aggregate marks and entrance scores of CAT, XAT, or GMAT.  As a part of the selection process, they need to appear for the Written Ability Test ( WAT) and Personal interview . Final selection will depend not only on the overall scores but the written and spoken communication skills of the candidate as well.

IMI Kolkata Fees is INR 12, 40,000 including the tution fee, text/ reading material, student welfare, library fee, life membership of Alumni association, computer fee and refundable security deposit of INR 15,000. The hostel accommodation charges are additional and need to be remitted separately.  Students can avail of educational loan facility towards payment of these fees. Eligible candidates can also apply for scholarship opportunities which are extended to deserving candidates on a case-to- case basis.

The total program fees including hostel charges for single AC room is INR 16,00,900, for a twin sharing AC room is 15,20,900 and for an executive room is INR 16,70,900.

The recruitment process is handled by the placement Cell which acts as a dedicated interface for enhancing corporate academic and industry interface. The list of recruiters and companies where students have worked as interns include, IMRB, Berger, PWC , Yes Bank, ITC, JSW  among others.