International Management Institute, Kolkata (IMI Kolkata / IMIK) is a private management institute established in 2011 as part of the IMI group of business schools (alongside IMI New Delhi and IMI Bhubaneswar), under the aegis of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. Located at 2/4C Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata - 700027, IMIK offers a two-year, AICTE-approved, full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), which is accorded equivalence to an MBA by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The PGDM is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and internationally by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and IMI Kolkata is also NAAC accredited and an Associate Member of EFMD Global and AACSB. IMIK also offers a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), an AICTE-approved doctoral-level programme, along with an Online PGDM, Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM), International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP), and shorter executive-education certificate programmes (PGCFM, PGCPPA&DT) plus AI/analytics/cybersecurity/fintech collaborative programmes under its Executive Education vertical. As per NIRF 2025 (Ministry of Education, GoI), IMI Kolkata is ranked 42nd among Management institutes in India (out of 1,026 institutes assessed), and it is ranked 42nd in Asia in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2025. The PGDM follows a trimester system across six trimesters over two years, with the first three trimesters covering a compulsory foundation in all functional areas of management and the final three trimesters offering electives across seven functional areas (Marketing; Finance; Management Information Systems and Analytics; Organizational Behaviour and HRM; Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques; Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and Economics), with students choosing a major and a minor area. A compulsory Summer Internship Project (SIP) of 8-10 weeks follows the first three trimesters, alongside hands-on courses like New Venture Development and Local Business Accelerator. PGDM Programme Fee (2026-28, Self-Sponsored category) totals Rs.14,98,000 across six instalments, covering tuition, learning materials, student activities, library resources, IT infrastructure, a one-time alumni life membership fee, and a refundable security deposit; the Company-Sponsored category totals Rs.16,94,000. Hostel accommodation is mandatory for all PGDM students, with combined hostel + mess charges (2026-27) ranging from Rs.1,85,000/year (twin-sharing AC in the Academic Block, male-only) to Rs.3,10,000/year (single occupancy AC with attached washroom). A Tuition Fee Waiver (Economically Weaker Section) is available for students with family income under Rs.8 lakh/year, covering up to 5% of total intake seats. Admission to the PGDM is through CAT, XAT, CMAT, or (for foreign nationals) GMAT scores, followed by an Individual Assessment (Personal Interview) round; the application processing fee is Rs.2,250. The FPM (doctoral) programme has a 33-credit first-year core requirement plus electives across seven research areas, and full-time FPM scholars receive a 100% waiver on tuition and library/reading-material fees, a monthly stipend of Rs.37,000 (Years 1-2) rising to Rs.42,000 (Years 3-4), and a Rs.1,00,000 contingency/conference grant, paying only a one-time Rs.40,000 registration fee and a refundable Rs.25,000 security deposit. According to IMI Kolkata's official 2023-24 Final Placement Report, the batch recorded a highest CTC of Rs.20.38 LPA, an average CTC of Rs.12.02 LPA, and a median CTC of Rs.12.48 LPA, with 10+ Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs), a 12% year-on-year increase in average CTC, and 100+ recruiters visiting campus in 2023-24 (up from 79+ in 2022-23 and 63+ in 2021-22), including 30+ new recruiters. Reported student placements included roles at Cognizant Consulting, Grant Thornton LLP, IDFC First Bank, and Eveready Industries, among others. IMI Kolkata's campus features a fully automated library with subscriptions to Bloomberg, Financial Times, EBSCO Business Source Complete, Emerald, Scopus, Web of Science, EMIS, Prowess IQ, EPWRF, and Coursera; a Bloomberg Finance Lab; a Computer Centre; and mandatory on-campus hostel facilities (Executive Single, Single AC, and Twin-Sharing AC rooms) with 24x7 security, CCTV, RO water, and separate vegetarian/non-vegetarian mess facilities.