Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta)

The first national institute for postgraduate studies and research in management, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established by the Government of India in the year 1961. IIMC was established in collaboration with the Alfred P.Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation and Indian industry. Fifty-six years later, IIMC has grown into a mature institution that imparts high-quality management education.

Over the years, the institute has grown into one of Asia's finest Business Schools that attracts the best talent in the country. Core institutional values of IIMC include excellence, academic freedom, commitment, responsiveness to societal needs, creativity, openness and diversity with synergy. Serving as an autonomous body today, IIMC offers admission to postgraduate programs, doctoral-level programs and executive training programs in management. Some of the postgraduate management programs offered by IIMC are Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) and Fellow Programme in Management.

The scholarship is available to the deserving students on the basis of merit and various criteria stipulated by the Sponsors. NTPC awards merit scholarships for deserving SC/ST/students with disabilities based on the PGP-I result. The government of India also sponsors Merit cum Means Scholarship for SC/ST students based on their performance at the time of admissions.