International School of Business & Media Kolkata: Admission 2025, Fees, Rankings, Scholarship

If a student wants to grow and nurture their professional abilities, the International School of Business & Media, Kolkata should be one of their choices. ISB&M Kolkata, founded by Dr. Pramod Kumar, started its journey in Kolkata in the year 2004 and comes under the top 2% B-School in terms of education and career.

According to the founder, the students are provided with an excellent educational environment and their sense of responsibility and ethics are fostered here. They have set their eyes on achieving long-term goals where the students are molded to lead the global business world and develop their relations with existing professionals and educationists in the corporate arena. To meet the requirements of the changing business atmosphere, the college aims to keep improving its curriculum.

It has more than 2500 alumni in various positions at renowned organisations along with a highly qualified faculty. The teachers at the institute have been associated with the top B-Schools of India through education/working experience and have multiple teaching methods like lectures, case studies, group projects, management-related games, live assignments, and many more.

The International School of Business & Media, Kolkata offers a 2-year dual specialisation Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program that is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It offers a flagship PGDM program in

The duration of these programs is 2 years which includes 6 trimesters combined with an 8-week summer internship. The curriculum of ISB&M has core and elective courses that are blended with workshops to form a strong base for the students and build their capabilities. The student is required to complete a minimum of 22 core courses, 20 elective courses, and 8 weeks of a summer internship to finish the PGDM program. It also has foundation courses that the students can choose to develop their proficient skills.

*More details on the courses and their specialisations offered are mentioned in the college’s brochure. 

Graduates aiming to develop a long-term career can be benefited the most from this B-School. The candidates who are willing to apply should have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a total of 50% or more marks (45% for the reserved category). They also require a test score for the CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ CMAT examinations and need to fulfil at least one of the following conditions (apart from the minimum eligibility) to get admitted to the college:

• 70% marks or more in CAT or 65% or more in XAT with 50% or equivalent CGPA in graduation.
• 75% in the 10^th standard, 75% in the 12^th standard, and 60% in Graduation.
• Qualify the ISB&M written competency test.

Here is the application procedure to apply at the institute:

• Download the Application Form from the official website or collect it from the marketing office at the college campus by paying the admission fee.
• The application fee needs to be submitted online together with the downloaded application form.

*To pay the application fee a Debit card/Credit card/Bank Transfer can be used.

Once the application is received by the institute, the shortlisted candidates are informed via SMS/Email/Courier and are called for a group discussion/personal interview. The names are also posted on the college’s website. Once the personal interview is done, the selected candidates receive a confirmation from the college.

Deserving students at the ISB&M are awarded Scholarships in the form of cash prizes. The Top 20 students who obtain the following are eligible to get the prizes:

• 80% & above in CAT/XAT
• 85% or above in the 10^th Standard
• 85% or above in the 12^th Standard
• 70% or above in Graduation
• CGPA of 4.5 and above in 1^st Trimester of the PGDM program