IIM Calcutta Scholarship Details

Maimil Maiti

Updated on - Jan 23, 2024

IIM Calcutta scholarship is offered to eligible aspirants who meet the eligibility criteria set by the college to avail of the scholarships. Generally, these scholarships are financial aid to help them pursue their academic careers without constraints. Socio-economic conditions like backward/minor categories and financial restrictions are also considered while the IIMCal scholarships are granted. 

IIM Calcutta with the help of the government and corporate partners, ensures to validate and award everyone's effort in academics or other fields. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta offers four corporate, two government, and several merit scholarships and awards of their own. More detailed information about the IIM Calcutta scholarship is given below.

• Scholarships by IIM Calcutta
• Financial Aid
• Scholarships by Corporate Industries
• Scholarships by The Government of India
• Awards for MBAEx Course
• Other Awards

Scholarships by IIM Calcutta

• Several IIM Calcutta scholarships are offered to meritorious students based on their academic performance at the end of their respective courses' first and second years.
• The Late Sumantra Ghoshal Award is awarded to IIMCal students for academic excellence. Students with the highest CGPA at the end of their two-year course receive this IIM Calcutta scholarship.
• NTPC Scholarship Scheme awards IIM Calcutta scholarships to SC, ST and PwD students. These scholarships help with their education expenses at IIMCal. The students are selected based on the first-year examination results.
• The "Satish K Sehgal Doctoral Student Award” for excellence in organisational citizenship is awarded to IIM Calcutta students at the annual convocation for certain outstanding extracurricular activities on the recommendation of the student council.
• The Aditya Kashyap Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students for receiving the highest CGPA at the end of the first year of the course.

Financial Aid

• IIMCal offers financial aid to students in need to give every student equal education opportunities irrespective of their financial status.
• During admissions, students are offered “Educational Loans” as financial assistance.
• IIM Calcutta scholarships also provide the option of “sponsorship”. Students with prior work experience can be sponsored by their employers for the duration of their course. The sponsorship decision depends entirely on the employer and the working performance of the student. The admission criteria and fees remain the same for sponsored students as well.

Scholarships by Corporate Industries

Various corporate industries award Indian Institute of Management Calcutta scholarships to students based on their academic achievements and merit. These scholarships are awarded on various criteria, the details of which are mentioned below,

Aditya Birla Scholarships

Aditya Birla Group offers merit scholarships to deserving students of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. The company entirely selects the students.

OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship

This IIM Calcutta scholarship 2023 is offered to selected students by OP Jindal Group after a rigorous process of personal interviews and online aptitude tests. The students eligible for this IIMCal scholarship are selected based on their academic performance.

T. Thomas Scholarship

HUL offers this Indian Institute of Management Calcutta scholarship to second-year students based on their merit and academic performance.

Ratan Tata Trust Scholarship

An educational grant is awarded to students as an IIM Calcutta scholarship on their exemplary display of merit and academic performance.

Scholarships by The Government of India

The Government of India offers a helping hand to the needy and meritorious students of the country. Various IIM Calcutta scholarships are offered to students, which help them pursue their academics and build careers. Scholarships are offered to the SC, ST, and other minority/backward class students of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

Awards for MBAEx Course

The students of MBAEx courses are given various awards at the end of their academic year by IIMCal. In addition to the award prizes, students also get their names listed on the Director’s Merit List and receive book prizes, which Taylor and Francis Group sponsors. The awards granted to the students are displayed below,

• IIM Calcutta Chapter Alumni Gold Medal (for first rank holder)
• IIM Calcutta MBA for Executives Programme First Batch Alumni Silver Medal (for second rank holder)
• IIM Calcutta MBA for Executives Programme Fourth Batch Alumni Silver medal (for third rank holder)
• Arvind Kumar Memorial Award (awarded to 2 alumni of the MBAEx course for exhibiting exemplary entrepreneurial and leadership qualities)

Other Awards

Some of the other awards offered as part of IIM Calcutta scholarship 2023 are:

• For first-year of PGDM
• BP Poddar Scholarship
• BPL Prize
• PR Karthik Scholarship
• TT Krishnamachari Award
• India Carbon Scholarship
• Damodar Valley Corporation Award For Creditable Performance
• Aditya Kashyap Memorial Scholarship (for first rank holder)
• Central Bank of India Prize For Best Performance In Finance Course
• For second-year of PGDM
• John Wynne Prize
• Chairman's Prize
• Dr BC Roy Memorial Gold and Silver Medals
• Alumni awards
• IIMC Alumni Association, Calcutta Chapter Prize
• IIMC Alumni Association, Calcutta Chapter Award for Outstanding Academic Performance
• Other awards (Sponsored Outside Organisation)
• Taylor and Francis Book Prize
• ABC India Award
• Bengal Chamber of Commerce Medal in the area of Human Resource Management
• Calcutta Port Trust India Award
• Balmer Lawrie Award
• Calcutta Management Association Trophy
• BS Dua Memorial Prize for 2nd Rank holder
• Magunta Subbarami Reddy Award
• TIL Scholarship.