VGSoM IIT Kharagpur offers a 2 year fully residential full time MBA flagship postgraduate program. The College also offers Micro specialization in Business Analytics along with regular MBA programs that enable students to meet the industry requirements, especially in the analytical field. Minimum CAT-2023 Percentile for shortlisting in subsequent PI round is expected to be 90 in general category. IIT Kharagpur MBA admission depends upon various weightage factors such as CAT score (40%), performance in PI (40%), Past Academic Record and Work Experience (20%). VGSOM IIT Kharagpur MBA fees is INR 12.85 Lakhs (Including Hostel Charges) which is pretty decent in terms of ROI against an Average package of INR 20.83 LPA. Read more about: IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission.

IIT Kharagpur MBA Important Dates 2024

Events Dates
Admission Last Date to Apply February 5, 2024
Form Correction Window February 6 - 8, 2024
Online Personal Interview Schedule 1: March 2 - 4, 2024
Schedule 2: March 9 - 11, 2024
Schedule 3: March 22 - 24, 2024
Declaration of Admission Results May 1 - 5, 2024

IIT Kharagpur MBA Eligibility Criteria

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA Program of the Institute should fulfill the below-mentioned criteria.

  • Candidates should possess a 4 year Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy or similar disciplines.

 or 

  • Master's degree in Science, Economics or 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.
  • Candidates appearing for the final year of the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. 
  • Applicants must be in good health with a written medical fitness to be submitted during registration
  • Candidates belonging to the PwD category seeking admission to MBA are required to appear before a medical board at IIT Kharagpur.

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IIT Kharagpur MBA Fees

For the year 2024-26, the fee of IIT Kharagpur PGP remained as follows:

Particulars Total Fees
One time Deposit INR 108200
Caution Deposit INR 6000
Semester 1 Fees INR 291350 (Including Hostel Charges)
Semester 2 Fees INR 291350 (Including Hostel Charges)
Semester 3 Fees INR 291350 (Including Hostel Charges)
Semester 4 Fees INR 291350 (Including Hostel Charges)
Students Brotherhood Fund INR 400
Insurance Premium INR 5000
Total Fees INR 12,85,000

IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission Process

The Institute offers MBA admission to aspirants based on the below-mentioned admission criteria.

Stage I: Shortlist for Online Personal Interview

The applicants are short-listed for PI on the basis of CAT score, past academic performance, and other criteria, if applicable The candidate must meet the minimum CAT Cut Off. The applicants must have the minimum CAT 2023 percentile as mentioned below. Know more about IIT KGP Cutoff.

Category Total Percentile
General 90
NC-OBC 80
SC 75
ST 75
PwD 75
VGSOM IIT Khragpur will add the score in CAT 2023, Application Rating and Gender Diversity as per the given weightages
Components Weightage
CAT 2023 Scaled score out of 20
Application Rating Out of 20
Gender Diversity Factor (GDF) 2 marks will be given to female candidates only

The application rating (AR) looks at the applicants’ academic performances at various stages such as secondary, higher secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate (if any), along with professional work experiences. 

Application Rating Score (For 10th and 12th Students)

Percentage score in 10th Std. Exam Rating Score A Percentage score in 12th Std. Exam Rating Score B
85% to 100% 3 85% to 100% 4
75% to <85% 2 75% to <85% 3
65% to <75% 1 65% to <75% 2
55% to <65% 1

Application Rating Score for Under and Postgraduate Students

Percentage score in B.Tech/BE./B.Pharma/Dual degree BTech-MTech/Dual-degree BTech-MSc Exam Rating Score C Percentage score in BSc/B.Com/BA Exam Rating Score D Percentage score in MA(Eco)/M.Sc/M.Com/MCA Exam Rating Score E
90% to 100% 7 80% to 100% 4 75% to 100% 3
80% to <90% 6 70% to <80% 2 65% to <75% 2
70% to <80% 5 60% to <70% 1 55% to <65% 1
60% to <70% 4

The following score will be applicable for 

  • Applicants having M.Tech or M.E degree
  • Applicants with professional qualifications such as Chartered Accountancy (CA), Company Secretary (CS), Cost & Management Accountants (CMA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Financial Risk Management (FRM):
Qualifications Rating Score F
MTech/ME 1
Professional Qualifications* 1

Application Rating Score for Work Experience

Experience in Days Rating Score G
<180 0
180 - 730 3+(no. of days-180)×0.003636*
731 - 1827 5-(no. of days-730)×0.003646**
> 1827 0

Stage II: Final Selection:

Criterion Weight
Application Rating* 20
CAT 2023 VARC 20
DILR 10
QA 10
PI 40
Total 100
*Total of rating scores (A+B+C+F+G) or (A+B+D+E+F+G)

IIT Kharagpur MBA Application Process 2024

Before filling up the application form candidates must keep the following documents/information ready:

  • CAT 2023 score
  • Email address
  • Mobile number
  • Educational details
  • Debit/credit card or net banking details

After taking CAT 2023 Examination, Domestic/ Indian Nationals can apply on the website of IIT Kharagpur by paying 1600 (General & NC-OBC candidates)/ INR 800 (SC/ST/PWD). 

IIT Kharagpur MBA Placements 2024

The institute has been maintaining a good placement record over years & students also receive lucrative package packages during its placement drives. The final report of VGSoM IIT Kharagpur Placements 2024 has been released. According to the report, the highest package offered was INR 37.07 LPA. Average package stood at INR 20.83 LPA.

During the placement drive, recruiters came from various sectors. The highest number of offers were made from the Strategy & Consulting domain (29%) followed by the BFSI domain (22%). Students received job roles like Analyst, Consultant, Program Manager, Management Trainee etc.

Particulars Placements Statistics (2022-24) Placements Statistics (2021-23)
Number of recruiters NA -
Batch strength 118 94
Number of students placed 118 94
Number of PPOs 46 41
Highest package INR 37.07 LPA INR 43.37 LPA
Average package INR 20.83 LPA INR 22.13 LPA
Median package INR 20.65 LPA INR 21.04 LPA

VGSoM IIT Kharagpur has also released their summer internship placement report of batch 2023-25 and the Highest Stipend offered was INR 5.35 Lakhs and the Average Stipend offered was INR 2.07 Lakhs.

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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 12 core courses.
  • In the second semester. Candidates have to study 11 core courses and opt for 1 elective
  • While in third and fourth there are 3 and 2 core courses and candidates have to opt for 7 and 6 electives.
  • Additionally, students have to take a Project in the first three semesters and in the fourth semester, there will be a Comprehensive Viva.
  • The total credit of all the semesters 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
Semesters Core Electives Project Total credit
Semester-I 12 None None 23
Semester-II 11 1 Project 22
Semester-III 3 7 GPEI, SIP 26
Semester-IV 2 6 AMRP, Viva 20
Total Credits - - - 91

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IIT Kharagpur MBA FAQs

Ques. Is there any scholarship provided to students for MBA at IIT Kharagpur?

Ans. There is no such designated scholarship criteria for students enrolled for MBA at IIT Kharagpur but You may avail the Bank Loan Facility to avail of the course post admission.Nationalized PSU Bank such as PNB and SBI at IIT Kharagpur campus provides Bank loan to students opted for MBA after admission.

Ques. What is the proposed intake in MBA at IIT Kharagpur for the Admission Calendar 2024?

Ans. For the previous batch total seat intake was 140 but later on 30 more seats were allocated. The total number of seats for batch 2024 is 200.

Ques. What is the faculty: student ratio in MBA at IIT Kharagpur?

Ans. There are 23 members of "Core Faculty" for about 230 students which works out to a faculty: student ratio of about 1:10. Including the visiting faculty, the ratio becomes better.

Ques. Are MBA admission calls for WAT/PI given by IT Kharagpur based on profile or only based on CAT scores?

Ans. Admission Calls would be given on the basis of the CAT score and the overall application rating (AR). Application rating comprises various parameters like prior work-experience and past academic performances.

Ques. My extra-curricular achievements are not outstanding. Do I stand a chance for MBA admission at IIT Kharagpur?

Ans. Extra-curricular and personal achievements are not considered during initial shortlisting for WAT-PI. But these may be considered by the interview panel in rating the applicant. While these achievements are always appreciated, absence of these would not deter the chances of admissions as such.

Ques. Is VGSoM good for MBA? 

Ans. VGSoM is absolutely a good choice for pursuing an MBA program. MBA is the flagship program of VGSoM IIT Kharagpur which helps the students in developing managerial qualities and prepares the students for the best leadership positions. Also, the placement opportunities at VGSoM are excellent.