{"id":69695,"date":"2026-01-09T12:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=69695"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:42:03","slug":"iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria for MBA Admissions \u2013 Calls Out, Check Qualifying Cutoffs &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IIM Calcutta is a top MBA college in India where competition is really intense to secure a dream seat for two years MBA programme. IIM Calcutta has announced its selection criteria for the admission to two years MBA program (2026-28) batch. IIM Calcutta selection criteria covers three main stages where first stage refers the qualifying cutoff for candidates based on the CAT 2025 scores, and further proceed for the shortlisting for Personal Interview and Written Ability Test based on various parameters like CAT score, class 10th marks, class 12th marks and gender diversity factor. The final selection of candidates to the MBA program (2026-28) batch is based on the composite scores which will be a combination of CAT 2025 scores weighs 30%, Personal Interview weights 48%, 8% for the Written Ability, academic diversity scores, and finally the work experience. This blog is a comprehensive guide about the IIM Calcutta selection criteria for MBA admission (2026-28). Let&#8217;s discuss various parameters in a detailed manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark>Join this free CAT community group to get the post CAT exam updates, GDPI guidance, your CAT score predictor, IIM predictor and SOP Reviewer to get ready for your B-School preparation journey.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/EcTguD0NTS1GUZBTokTFc0?mode=wwt\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65297\" style=\"width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-905x420.png 905w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-150x70.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-63-696x323.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Qualifying_Cutoffs_for_Stage_1\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; Qualifying Cutoffs for Stage 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_Stage_2_%E2%80%93_Shortlisting_for_WAT_PI\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria Stage 2 &#8211; Shortlisting for WAT &amp; PI<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Score_Based_on_Class_10th_Marks\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; Score Based on Class 10th Marks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Score_Based_on_Class_12th_Marks\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; Score Based on Class 12th Marks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_Stage_3_%E2%80%93_Final_Selection_Based_on_Composite_Scores\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria Stage 3 &#8211; Final Selection Based on Composite Scores<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Process_%E2%80%93_Academic_Diversity\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Process &#8211; Academic Diversity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_How_Work_Experience_is_Calculated\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; How Work Experience is Calculated?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_Final_Selection_to_MBA_2026-28\" >IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria : Final Selection to MBA (2026-28)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-for-mba\/#Conclusion_%E2%80%93_IIM_Calcutta_Admission_Criteria\" >Conclusion &#8211; IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-qualifying-cutoffs-for-stage-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Qualifying_Cutoffs_for_Stage_1\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; Qualifying Cutoffs for Stage 1<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a eligibility, candidates must hold a bachelor&#8217;s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA and 45% marks or equivalent CGPA (if candidate belong to SC\/ST\/PwD category) from the recognized institution or Government of India. If candidate is holding a foreign degree then respective degree should recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table mentioned below covers the minimum requirements of the CAT percentile for stage 1. Candidates should check the detailed qualifying cutoff based on their category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Section \u2013 I<br><\/strong>Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td><td><strong>Section \u2013 II<br><\/strong>Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning (DILR)<\/td><td><strong>Section \u2013 III<br><\/strong>Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td><td><strong>Overall Percentile<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OPEN<\/td><td>\u226580<\/td><td>\u226580<\/td><td>\u226575<\/td><td>\u226585<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EWS<\/td><td>\u226570<\/td><td>\u226565<\/td><td>\u226565<\/td><td>\u226575<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC-OBC<\/td><td>\u226570<\/td><td>\u226565<\/td><td>\u226565<\/td><td>\u226575<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SC<\/td><td>\u226565<\/td><td>\u226560<\/td><td>\u226560<\/td><td>\u226570<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ST<\/td><td>\u226555<\/td><td>\u226555<\/td><td>\u226555<\/td><td>\u226565<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PwD<\/td><td>\u226545<\/td><td>\u226545<\/td><td>\u226545<\/td><td>\u226555<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-stage-2-shortlisting-for-wat-amp-pi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_Stage_2_%E2%80%93_Shortlisting_for_WAT_PI\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria Stage 2 &#8211; Shortlisting for WAT &amp; PI<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once candidates gets qualified by following the criteria based on stage 1, then they called for Personal Interview and Written Ability Test based on the calculation of composite scores which is mentioned in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Various Parameters<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Weightage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Method of Calculation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2025 Score<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>(A \/ B) \u00d7 56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Class 10 marks<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>as per the table given below<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Class 12 marks<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>as per the table given below<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gender Diversity Factor<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4 points will be awarded for female and transgender candidates only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total<\/td><td>85<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-score-based-on-class-10th-marks\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Score_Based_on_Class_10th_Marks\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; Score Based on Class 10th Marks <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Class 10th Marks (in %)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226580<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226575 and &lt;80<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226570 and &lt;75<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226565 and &lt;70<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226560 and &lt;65<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&lt;60<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-score-based-on-class-12th-marks\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_Score_Based_on_Class_12th_Marks\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; Score Based on Class 12th Marks <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Class 12th Marks (in %)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226580<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226575 and &lt;80<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226570 and &lt;75<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226565 and &lt;70<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u226560 and &lt;65<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&lt;60<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-stage-3-final-selection-based-on-composite-scores\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_Stage_3_%E2%80%93_Final_Selection_Based_on_Composite_Scores\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria Stage 3 &#8211; Final Selection Based on Composite Scores<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Various Parameters<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Weightage<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2025 Score<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Personal Interview (PI)<\/td><td>48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Writing Ability Test (WAT)<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Points awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s level for non-engineering degrees and professional qualifications (please check table mentioned below)<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Work Experience (as per the formula provided in the section on Work Experience)<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-process-academic-diversity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Process_%E2%80%93_Academic_Diversity\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Process &#8211; Academic Diversity<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IIM Calcutta also serves the points to candidates based on their academic diversity and the detailed information for the scores based on their academic background is mentioned in the table specified below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td>Category ID<\/td><td>Academic Categories<\/td><td>Points or Scores<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Bachelor\u2019s degree in engineering stream OR Master\u2019s degree in engineering stream OR Integrated Master\u2019s degree in engineering stream<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Bachelor\u2019s degree in non-engineering stream<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Dual bachelor\u2019s degree in Law (e.g. BA LLB, BSc. LLB, B.Com LLB, BBA LLB)<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Bachelor\u2019s degree in engineering stream and Master\u2019s in non-engineering stream<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Bachelor\u2019s degree in non-engineering stream and Master\u2019s in non-engineering stream<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Dual\/Integrated degree where Bachelor\u2019s is non-engineering and Master\u2019s is in non-engineering stream<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Dual\/Integrated degree where Bachelor\u2019s is engineering stream and Master\u2019s is non-engineering stream<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>CA \/ ICWA \/ CS or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) without having a bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>CA \/ ICWA \/ CS or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) with a bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>CA \/ ICWA \/ CS or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) with or without a bachelor\u2019s degree, and with Master\u2019s in non-engineering stream<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Integrated bachelor\u2019s degree in Law and Master\u2019s in non-engineering stream<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-how-work-experience-is-calculated\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_%E2%80%93_How_Work_Experience_is_Calculated\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria &#8211; How Work Experience is Calculated?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates who are carrying work experience, should also gain some scores from the institute based on the criteria mentioned by IIM Calcutta. The points calculated for work experience is shared below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>Points calculated for Work Experience is mentioned below \n= 0            if x&lt;=6\n= x\/3          if 6&lt;x&lt;=24\n= 8            if 24&lt;x&lt;=36\n= 26-(x\/2)     if 36&lt;x&lt;=48\n= 2            if x>48<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-final-selection-to-mba-2026-28\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IIM_Calcutta_Selection_Criteria_Final_Selection_to_MBA_2026-28\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria : Final Selection to MBA (2026-28)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final selection of candidates for the MBA program in IIM Calcutta is based on the parameters mentioned above and if candidates fails to meet the qualifications should not further considered in the selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion-iim-calcutta-admission-criteria\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_%E2%80%93_IIM_Calcutta_Admission_Criteria\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion &#8211; IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates should not misinterpret any information during undergoing the IIM Calcutta selection criteria and get update related to all the recent update for the MBA admission of IIM Calcutta (2026-28) batch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/v1\/gdpi-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDPI Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/v1\/gdpi-course\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-420x420.png 420w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-696x696.png 696w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94-1068x1068.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-94.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IIM Calcutta is a top MBA college in India where competition is really intense to secure a dream seat for two years MBA programme. 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