IIT Kharagpur MBA Admissions 2024 are based on CAT score. CAT 2023 registrations are over now and admit card will be released on November 07. CAT 2023 is scheduled on November 26, 2023. IIT Kharagpur MBA Aspirants need to score atleast 90-98% marks in CAT to clear IIT Kharagpur Cutoff. Once the cutoff criteria is done, further selection will be based on Academic background, work experience, Personal Interview and Diversity like factors. 

IIT Kharagpur VGSOM MBA Admission is a two-step process. First, the candidates who have applied successfully to the program are shortlisted for Personal Interview (Online-PI) non the basis of CAT scores and academic qualifications. Secondly, the candidates who have been selected through the Online-PI process are offered final admission to MBA on the basis of a cumulative performance score based on application rating and performance in Online-PI. IIT Kharagpur MBA course is offered in 12 specializations.

  • The minimum requirement for the course is a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST)
  • Candidates will be shortlisted based on CAT followed by PI.
  • IIT Kharagpur Admission for MBA course depends upon various factors such as CAT score, performance in PI, Past Academic Record and Work Experience.

Check IIT Kharagpur Admission

IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission Dates 2023

Events Dates
CAT Regsitration Window August 02 - September 21, 2023
Admit Card Download November 07, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
CAT Result Declaration Second Week of January

IIT Kharagpur MBA Eligibility

To apply for MBA programme, candidates need to fulfill the following eligibility:

  • Candidates must have a 4-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy, Medicine or relevant disciplines

          OR

  • Candidates must have a Master’s degree in Science/Economics/Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level)
  • Candidates must have secured 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD) or CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale (CGPA of 6.0 for SC/ST/PWD) in the above qualifying degree.
  • Final year candidates can also apply for MBA program. However, admission of such candidates will be on provisional basis,, 
  • Candidates should be in good health.

NOTE - Candidates belonging to PWD category have to appear before a medical board on or before October 31, 2023 at IIT Kharagpur. The decision of the Medical Board will be considered final regarding the eligibility of such candidates.

IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission Criteria

The selection criteria for MBA at IIT KGP is a two stage process as mentioned below:

Stage I: IIT Kharagpur MBA Shortlist based on CAT 

In the first stage, candidates will be shortlisted based on CAT 2023 score, past academic performance, and other criteria for PI. The candidate must meet the minimum CAT Cutoff. The table below shows expected IIT Kharagpur MBA Cutoff 2023 of various categories. Know more about IIT KGP Cutoff.

Category Total Percentile
General 90
NC-OBC 80
SC 75
ST 75
PwD 75
  • In order to get shortlisted for PI, the institute will consider Overall CAT 2023 scaled score out of 20, application rating (AR) out of 20 and Gender Diversity Factor (GDF). 
  • Under GDF, 2 marks will be given to all girl students. However, IIT Kharagpur will not consider GDF component for final composite score calculation 
  • The application rating includes student's academic performances at various levels like 10th, 12th, Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree along
  • The table below displays the scores for application rating at various academic levels:

Application Rating based on Classes X and XII marks 

Class X (Marks %) Rating Score (A) Class XII (Marks %) Rating Score (B)
85-100 3 85-100 4
70-85 2 70-85 3
60-70 1 60-70 2
- - 41-60 1

Application Rating based on UG and PG marks

BE/BTech/B.Pharm./B.Tech-M.Tech/B.tech-M.Sc (%) Rating Score (C) BSc/ BCom/ BA (%) Rating Score (D) MA (Eco)/M.Com/M.Sc/MCA (%) Rating Score (E)
85-100 7 80-100 4 70-100 3
70-85 5 70-80 2 60-70 1
60-70 3 60-70 1 - -

NOTE: In case the students obtained CGPA in graduation then process for conversion to percentage takes places as: 

Marks Percentage= 60+ (40/3.5)*[(CGPA secured / total CGPA) x 10 – 6.5)]

Application Rating based on Professional Courses

The following rating will be applicable to applicants having an ME/M.Tech or Professional Qualification such as CA, CS, CMA, CFA, FRM.

Professional courses Rating Score (F)
ME/ MTech 1
Professional Qualification 1

Application Rating based on Work Experience

IIT KGP will also consider the duration of graduate-level work experience for shortlisting. 

Work Experience (in Months) Rating Score (G)
6-12 3
12-24 5
24-36 4
36-48 2
48-60 1

Stage II: IIT Kharagpur Final Selection Criteria and Admission Offer

The final selection is based on all the stages undertaken beginning with an application submitted by students, followed by the CAT score and performance in PI. The table given below contains weightage of different factors used for final selection.

Criteria Weightage (%)
Application Rating (AR) 20
CAT VARC 20
DILR 10
QA 10
PI 40
Total Weightage 100

IIT Kharagpur MBA Application Process

The qualified candidates of CAT can follow the below steps in order to fill IIT Kharagpur MBA Application Form:

  1. Visit the the official website of VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur
  2. Select MBA course and click on Online Application tab.
  3. Now register using the required details
  4. After registration, students can access the online application form.
  5. Click on the ‘application form’ link and enter all the required details like persoanl, academic and contact details.
  6. Next, upload a photograph and signature.
  7. Make payments of INR 1600 (INR 800 for SC/ST/PWD) as an application fee.
  8. Next, take a print of the submitted application form.

Documents Required 

  • Class 10th & 12th Marksheets
  • Graduation and Postgraduation Marksheets and Certificates
  • CAT scorecard
  • Work Experience documents
  • Agr Proof (Voter ID/Passport etc.)
  • Caste Certificate (for reserved quota)

Read More: IIT Kharagpur Q&A

IIT Kharagpur MBA Course Details

The curriculum of MBA course is designed in an extremely effective manner. The course is of 2-year duration with 4 semesters:

  • The first semester contains 11 core courses.
  • In the second semester. Candidates have to study 8 course courses and opt for 1 elective
  • While in third and fourth there are 3 core courses and candidates have to opt for 8-9 electives.
  • Additionally, students have to take a Project in the first three semesters and in fourth semester, there will be Comprehensive Viva.
  • The total credit of all the semester is 91.
  • IIT Kharagpur also offers Micro specialization in MBA with a limited number of seats.
  • Candidates must have 4 subjects (2 Core + 2 Electives) to earn the Micro-specialization and a minimum credit of 12.

The table below shows the Credit requirement for MBA course:

Semester Curriculum
Core Electives Project Total credit
Semester-I 11 None Project 22
Semester-II 8 1 AMRP 22
Semester-III 3 8-9 SIP 24
Semester-IV 3 8-9 Comprehensive Viva 23
Total Credits - - - 91

IIT Kharagpur MBA Syllabus

The complete syllabus of MBA course is shown in the table below

Semester Subjects
Semester-I Financial Accounting & Reporting
Cost & Management Accounting
Statistical Methods for Management
Management Information Systems
Production & Operations Management
Quantitative Techniques I
Marketing Management I
Business Analytics
Organizational Behaviour
Spreadsheet Modelling and Programming for Business
Micro economics for Managers
Learning Business Outside classroom (Project)
Semester-II Corporate Finance
Supply Chain Management
Business Econometrics
Marketing Management II
Marketing Research
Human Resource Management
Macroeconomics for Managers
Managerial Communication
AMRP (Project)
Elective to be taken in Semester-II ERP
Digital Marketing
Financial Markets and Institutions
Entrepreneurship and new ventures
Human Resource Measurement and Decisions
Service Operations Management
Advanced Business Analytics
Business Applications of Game Theory
Semester-III Strategic Management
Business Government and International Economic Environment
Organizational Design, Change and Transformation
Summer Internship Project
Semester-IV Business Law for Managers
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
Business Simulation Game
Comprehensive Viva

Candidates can choose any of the following Electives in third and fourth semesters:

Area Subject Name
Business Analytics & Information Science Software Project Management
Information Security & Risk Management
Information Systems Strategy
E-commerce technology & Applications
Social Network Analytics
Quantitative Techniques II
Economics & Strategy International Management
International Economics
Digital Technologies and Future of Public policy
Finance & Accounting Derivatives & Risk Management
Commercial Banking
Mergers, Acquisition & Corporate Restructuring
Fixed Income Markets & Securities
Commodity Derivatives & Risk Management
Corporate Taxation
Banking & Financial Markets Analytics
Algorithmic Trading
Market Microstructure
Fintech and Alternative Finance
Block chain applications in Finance
Behavioural & Personal Finance
Time Series Econometrics
Actuarial Modelling
Banking Management
Working Capital Management
Strategic Cost Management
Business Valuation
Portfolio Management
Business Accounting & Investment Analytics
Marketing Consumer Behaviour
Sales and Distribution Management
B2B Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Retail Marketing
Services Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
Pricing
Product and Brand Management
International Marketing
Rural Marketing
Advanced Marketing Analytics
Marketing of High Technology Products
Integrated Marketing Communication
Marketing Analytics
Production & Operations Management Supply Chain Analytics
Purchasing & Outsourcing
Product Analytics
Manufacturing strategy
Project Management
Technology Management
TQM and Six Sigma
Risk Management
Logistics Management
Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources Organizational Leadership
Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
Compensation Management
Competency Management
People Analytics
General Management Intercultural Communication Competence
Management of Non Profit Organizations
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility in Multinational context
Management Lessons from Movies
Women Leaders in Management

Micro Specialization in Business Analytics

The course structure of micro specialization is given in the table below:

Course Semester Area
Component I (2-4 credits core)
Advanced Business Analytics 2 Business Analytics & Information Science
Time Series Econometrics 3
Component II (2 credits in Semester 3 and 2 credits in Semester 4)
Supply Chain Analytics 3 Business Analytics & Information Science
Marketing Analytics 3 Marketing
Product Analytics 4 Operations Management
HR Analytics 4 Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources
Advanced Marketing Analytics 4 Marketing
Component III ( Projects in Semester 3 and Semester 4)
Project I 3 -
Project II 4 -

Read More: IIT Kharagpur Courses & Fees

IIT Kharagpur MBA Placements

Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur has released the placements report for MBA 2021-23 batch. A total of 26 offers were made to the students from recruiters like IBM, Puma, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY, ICICI Bank, Cognizant, Aditya Birla Group, Lenovo, etc.

The key highlights of IIT Kharagpur Placements for the MBA course are tabulated below:

Placement Percentage 100%
Total Roles Offers 10+
Total Offers 26
Total No. of Companies Participated 40+
Highest CTC  INR 23 LPA
Average CTC of Top 25% INR 20.06 LPA
Average CTC of Top 50% INR 18.61 LPA
Average CTC  INR 15.45 LPA
Median CTC INR 15.50 LPA
Lowest CTC INR 11 LPA
Roles Offered HRBP, HR Analyst, Management Trainee-HR, Principle Analyst-HR, HCM Consultant, etc
Top Recruiters IBM, Puma, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY, ICICI Bank, Cognizant, Aditya Birla Group, Lenovo, etc.

IIT Kharagpur MBA Sector-wise Placements

The sector-wise breakup of MBA placements is shown in the table below:

Sectors Percentage of students placed
Investment Banking & Finance 26.67%
Information Technology 20%
PSU’s, Power & Utilities  13.3%
FMCG 13.3%
Advertisements 6.6%
Fashion & Apparels 6.6%

The reputed companies that visited the campus for offering job opportunities included IBM, Puma, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY, ICICI Bank, Cognizant, Aditya Birla Group, Lenovo, etc.

Read More: IIT Kharagpur Reviews

FAQs

Ques. What is the intake for IIT KGP MBA? Is there any scholarship provided to students?

Ans. The expected intake of students is 170 for the current year. No, there is no scholarship facility as of now for MBA students at IIT KGP.

Ques. What is the total tuition fee for IIT Kharagpur MBA course?

Ans. The fee structure for IIT Kharagpur MBA varies semester-wise. Also, it includes the tuition fee, library and computer facilities, study materials, international immersion, institutional fee and all forms of accommodation charges. The total fees of the course is INR 11,59,760.

Ques. What is the student faculty ratio at IIT KGP for MBA course?

Ans. The student to faculty ratio is 10:1 at VGSoM, IIT KGP as there are 23 members of "Core Faculty" for about 230 students. By including the visiting faculty, the ratio will even get better.

Ques. Will IIT KGP consider extracurricular activities for MBA shortlisting process?

Ans. No, the institute does not consider Extracurricular and personal achievements during the shortlisting process. Though, these factors may be considered by the interview panel in rating the applicant. However, absence of these would not deter the chances of admissions