Overview
- IIM‑Calcutta announced the new deferred‑placement policy at its 63rd MBA batch induction, held on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
- The policy lets MBA students step away from campus placements for one year to work on start‑ups and return to the institute’s placement process the following year if they choose.
- The incoming cohort has 480 students, with 67% men and 33% women, 41% freshers and 59% with prior work experience, and 54.7% from engineering backgrounds.
- The institute signed an MoU with the Adani Group at the same event, which will continue the Adani Accelerated Leadership Programme with six full‑fee scholarships per year for two years and donate 200 bicycles for campus mobility.
- By lowering the opportunity cost of founding a business, the policy could increase student-led start‑ups and still leave the campus recruitment safety net in place, so observers should watch take‑up rates and any impact on next year’s placements.