IIM Calcutta triple crowned; becomes first and the only B bschool accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS

Moving forward in the effort to enable Indian Management education make Global footprint, IIM Calcutta has become the first and the only B-school in India getting crowned with all the 3 international accreditations after being awarded the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) Accreditation. One of the top 3 IIMs, the IIM Calcutta has already been awarded with AACSB and AMBA accreditations.

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has been awarded the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) Accreditation by EFMD, the globally recognized international organization for management development, with over 800 members from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 81 countries. The EQUIS Accreditation Board voted to confer EQUIS Accreditation on IIM Calcutta on April 12, 2016.

IIM Calcutta has already been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in 2014. With EQUIS accreditation, IIM Calcutta becomes the first Indian business school to achieve the Triple Crown in accreditation, i.e. accredited by all the three major accreditation agencies in the world for management education. Only 5 other business schools in Asia and 73 business schools around the world are currently Triple Accredited.

AACSB, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is based in Tampa, Florida in the United States; AMBA, The Association of MBAs, is based in London, United Kingdom; and EFMD which awards EQUIS Accreditation is based in Brussels, Belgium.

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first National Institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961.
Over the years, IIMC has grown into a matured institution with global reputation, imparting high quality management education. It has been playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level programs, Executive Training Programs, Research and Consulting Activities.

It has produced notable alumni like Patanjali G. Keshwani, Founder Lemon Tree Hotels- Batch 1983; Haresh Chawla, Partner India Value Fund Advisors - 29th batch; Meena Ganesh, CEO EduRite - 20th Batch; K. Ganesh, CEO & Founder of TutorVista; Krishna Palepu, senior adviser- Harvard University; Rohit Pande, Founder Classteacher Learning Systems:32nd Batch; Prof. Sushil Khanna, Non-Official Part-Time Directors NTPC among others.

IIM Calcutta: Key facts
Flagship programme: Post Graduate Programme (PGP)
Fee for PGP 2016-18: Rs. 19 lakhs
Average Placement: Rs.20 lakhs per annum
Final result for admission to PGP 2016-18 batch has been published by IIM Calcutta and the candidates who have been selected can check the result at https://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/
pgp/admission/results