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 in collaboration with Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation and Indian industry. During its initial years, several prominent faculty formed part of its nucleus, including Paul Samuelson, Jagdish Sheth, J. K. Sengupta, among others.

Over the years, IIMC has grown into a mature institution with global reputation, imparting high quality management education. It has been playing a pioneering role in professionalising Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level programs, Executive Training Programs, Research and Consulting Activities.

Today, the institute serves as an autonomous body, continually evolving to meet its goals in an ever-changing business environment.

IIM Calcutta will be using HughesNet Global Education platform of Hughes Communications India Ltd. (HCIL) for delivering select Executive Education Programs.

The vision of the Institute is to emerge as an International Center of Excellence in all facets of Management Education, rooted in Indian ethos and societal values. Over the past four decades, IIM Calcutta has blossomed into one of Asia's finest Business Schools. Its strong ties to the business community make it an effective mechanism for the promotion of professional management practices in Indian organizations. Today, IIM Calcutta attracts the best talent in India - a melting pot of academia, industry and research. The best and brightest young men and women pursue its academic programs.

The main thrust of training is to imbibe a sense of strategic outlook to management problems in the students. The emphasis, therefore, is on management as an integrated process and requires the students to develop a global view of economic, technological, cultural and political environment of the business.

One of the biggest strengths of the Institute is its world renowned faculty. The faculty members have distinguished academic achievements in different areas of management and the related basic disciplines and are actively involved in teaching, training, research and consulting. They carry out consultancy assignments to keep in touch with the real life management problems in public and private corporations, financial institutions, government agencies and international agencies.

This dynamic learning process at IIMC enriches teaching and training activities of the faculty. It also helps development of case studies and identification of directions of research relevant for business and industry

Programme Calendar 2009 – 2010

Executive Program in Business Management - EPBM

The most popular flagship programme, designed to contribute to management development within the structure and systems of organizational behavior, blending management theory and tools with practical insights and participation.

Engineers, Post Graduates & Graduates with minimum 50% marks and 5 – 15 years of work experience may apply for the Program

Executive Program for Young Professionals – EPYP

Designed to provide young people with both perspective and skill in management and also equip them with critical inputs required to do well in select functional areas.

Graduation with minimum 50% marks and 1 to 5 years of experience.

Executive Program in Human Resource Management

This program takes the customer oriented view about managing human resources in manufacturing, services, and sales organizations. Because of the centrality of customer in services, it has large service industry component. The program tries to address important issues of acquisition, retention, and management of talent and knowledge. It also deals with specific issues of representative industries like healthcare, IT/outsourcing, financial services/professional services, sales, and manufacturing.

Working graduates. Executives looking forward to making a career in HRM or assuming senior management roles may apply.

Enrollment Open.

Executive Program on Leading Organizations and Innovations - EPLOI

The program provides executives with the high level perspectives in organizational leadership and innovative strategies that are necessary for managing businesses successfully in today’s global economy.

Executives in the upper middle or senior cadres in the organizations of various kinds, with at least 7 years of management experience .

Enrollment Open for Batch 1

General Management Program for Accounting Professionals – GMPAP

This program is targeted at Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants and Company Secretaries who aspire to make a career in the corporate sector and climb to the position of CFO / CEO. This program is oriented towards providing general management inputs to enable participants appreciate and understand the environment in which he/she operates. It has been designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and tools, which will enable them to broaden their business perspectives and help them take strategic decisions.

Young professional accountants (CA/ICWA) and Company Secretaries.

Enrollment Open for Batch 2

Program on Leading & Managing - PLAM

The program focuses to strengthen management & leadership skills essential to achieving collaboration in teams and partnerships. It increases participants’ understanding of the key elements and characteristics of effective collaborative partnerships.

Graduates with minimum 50% marks & 10 years experience.

Executive Program in Global Business Management – EPGBM

The Program is designed to contribute to global management development within the structure and systems of organizational behavior, blending management theory and tools with practical insights and participation.

Graduation with minimum 50% marks in graduation and at least 2 year of work experience.

Executive Program in Sales & Marketing - EPSM

The program is specially designed to help participants to develop a broad understanding of emerging Sales & Marketing frameworks and their relationships with other business functions.

Graduation with 50% marks and at least 2 years of work experience.

Executive Program in International Business – EPIB

A program designed to keep pace with today’s changing trends in international business and help students acquire knowledge and skill to help work in International environment.

Graduation with minimum 50% marks and 3 years of experience.

Executive Program in Business Analytics – EPBA

The programme is designed to expose participants to state of the art tools and techniques of analytics.

Engineers, Post Graduates & Graduates with minimum 50% marks and 2 years of work experience