Courses Offered at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

The MBA for Executives, known as MBAEx, is a one-year full-time residential programme meant for professionals with at least five years of experience. Applicants need a valid GMAT score within 36 months of 1 August 2026 and at least the 50th percentile equivalent, although the Institute notes that the average GMAT score of the batch enrolled in 2026-27 was above the 85th percentile. Online GMAT scores are not accepted. The programme fee for the 2025-26 batch was Rs. 33,50,000 payable in four instalments, with a Rs. 2,00,000 commitment fee, two instalments of Rs. 10,50,000 and a final one of Rs. 10,50,000, and a refundable security deposit of Rs. 60,000. The fee includes tuition, course material, accommodation, economy airfare and some incidental costs of the immersion programme.

The PGPEX-VLM is a one-year programme for experienced engineers and managers in manufacturing, run together with IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur. The total course fee is Rs. 13,50,000, paid in five instalments that begin with a non-refundable admission fee of Rs. 90,000 and a first instalment of Rs. 6,25,000 that includes a Rs. 40,000 refundable caution deposit, followed by two instalments of Rs. 2,92,000 each and a final instalment of Rs. 90,000. The fee does not cover inland travel or the international industrial visit to Japan. The PGDBA is a two-year residential Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics offered jointly by ISI, IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta, in which participants spend about six months at each institute followed by a six-month internship project. It requires at least 60 percent marks, or 55 percent for SC, ST and PwD candidates, and the fee for the 2026-28 batch is Rs. 27,00,000.

The Institute also offers doctoral programmes, an Executive Ph.D. for working professionals, and the CEMS Master in International Management, which is linked to its membership of the CEMS Global Alliance. Executive education, including short and long duration programmes and asynchronous programmes, runs throughout the year for working managers. Applicants who want to know how the selection works for each programme can read the admission eligibility page, and those who want to compare costs can use the fee tables for each programme.