Executive Master of Business Administration [EMBA] From IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur EMBA Important Dates

Objectives of IIT Kharagpur EMBA

• With the ever-increasing pace of knowledge creation and knowledge obsolescence, a professional can no longer presume to be a high achiever over his/her entire career, banking only upon his/ her initial professional qualification.
• The EMBA Programme focuses on general management and is therefore suitable for a wide variety of sectors. Students are given the opportunity to choose courses from a wide range of electives in a variety of areas.

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IIT Kharagpur EMBA Program Highlights

The Highlights of IIT Kharagpur EMBA are as Follows:

• 3-year program, divided into 12 terms 
• 9 teaching terms and 3 project terms 
• term of 9 weeks each 
• Three weekends of Classes and one weekend-off 
• Around 15 hours of classes on a weekend of Saturdays and Sundays 
• 95 credits for EMBA balanced across theory and projects 
• Theory Papers: 80 credits 
• Management Project: 15 credits. Management Project to be conducted at the company where the student is employed or any other location, with mandatory progress presentations every term, spread over Terms X, XI & XII.

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IIT Kharagpur EMBA Eligibility Criteria

The executives applying for this program must have at least 3 years of experience (as of 31st July 2023) and a 1st class bachelor's degree in Engineering / Technology or a 1st class Masters's degree in Science, Economics, or Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at the Bachelor's degree level), with the following criteria:

• GE/NC-OBC/EWS: Minimum of 60% marks. (OR CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale) 
• SC/ST/PwD: Minimum of 55% marks. (OR CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale) 
• For both the above cases, if the CGPA is on a different scale than 10.0 the eligibility of the candidates will be calculated corresponding to the equivalence stated above. 
• Admission of reserved category candidates will be as per Government of India rules.
• The CGPA will not be converted into percentage marks if the degree awarding Institute provides marks in the CGPA system. Their admission will be based on the CGPA awarded in the transcript. 

IIT Kharagpur EMBA Selection Criteria

Selection is through a written examination and interview at Kolkata. Reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates will be as per the GOI rules applicable to IIT Kharagpur.

IIT Kharagpur EMBA Program Benefits

Studying while you remain in full-time employment enables you to improve your workplace performance from day one as you apply each new classroom concept with direct relevance to you and your organization. The practical business expertise and the new ways of management thinking that you develop at the School change your approach to decision-making and give you the ideas, inspiration, and contacts to shape your future care.

• You are able to move up in your career quickly and with confidence.
• You can successfully make the transition to general management from a technical or functional role.
• The elective portfolio allows you to specialize in certain subject areas or gain breadth across a range of business and management disciplines.
• You gain entrepreneurial skills to help you develop your own venture or to implement new and innovative ideas within your organization.
• You are able to build a strong network of personal and professional contacts.

IIT Kharagpur EMBA Course Structure