Return 1.30× — median package divided by total fee. About 10 months of that salary to cover the fee.
CAT 2025, OPEN category: minimum overall CAT percentile 85, with sectional minimums of 80, 80 and 75. The institute states explicitly that actual cut-offs may be much higher than these minimums, depending on how many candidates it calls for interview in each category. This is the institute's published minimum to be considered for shortlisting, not the percentile at which candidates were admitted — institutes do not publish the latter.
IIM Calcutta was incorporated in November 1961 and is the first of the Indian Institutes of Management. Its two-year MBA has now graduated more than sixty batches; the school reports placement figures for the flagship programme on its own, rather than blending them with other courses.
The total fee is ₹27L.
IIMC accepts CAT.
The median package is ₹35L (average ₹36L), for the 2026 placement season.
IIMC lists a minimum 85 percentile to be considered for shortlisting — actual admit percentiles are typically higher and are not published.
About 100% of the 458-strong batch was placed in the 2026 season.
The programme has an approved intake of 460 seats.
IIMC was established in 1961.
Also accepting CAT: Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi · Goa Institute of Management · Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad · Indian Institute of Management Bangalore · Indian Institute of Management Lucknow · S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research