Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM) was established in 1989 by Prof. Dr. Satyajit Chakraborty in Kolkata West Bengal as a self-financed private engineering college in a serene sylvan atmosphere to provide research-oriented and outcome-based education whereby creates technically-abled and socially-responsible people with great leadership qualities. It is an AICTE-approved institution accredited “A” grade by the NAAC and affiliated with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.
In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details about the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures, and fee structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where IEM gave its reports.
Students Intake at IEM Kolkata
Students Intake
IEM admitted 720 students each in 2021, 2020, and 2019 at UG programs and 54 students each in 2021 and 2020 at PG programs, respectively.
Faculty
IEM has 195 distinguished professors at its faculty, and the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:15, that is, one professor is available for every 15 students.
IEM Kolkata Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
IEM spent Rs. 22.31 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which 5.97% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, a modest 15.86% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 6.9% spent on engineering workshops, and the remaining 71.27% spent on the creation of capital assets. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 20.06 crores and it was around Rs. 5.43 crores in 2019. The spending of capital expenditure has been increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
IEM spent over Rs. 43.8 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which a significant 47.23% spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a considerable 45.62% spent on maintaining academic infrastructure, and the remaining 7.15% spent on Seminars/Conferences/Workshops. Spending as operational expenditure was Rs. 27.65 crores in 2020 and Rs. 38.81 crores in 2019. The spending of operational expenditure has also been increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
IEM Kolkata Research Details
Sponsored Projects
As IEM has some distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 38.71 and Rs. 13.85 lakhs through 47 and 9 sponsored research projects from 35 and 9 companies in 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
As IEM has some distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, big companies are willing to get a consultation at this institution for their projects, and therefore, it received Rs. 1.59 crores through 27 consultancy projects from the same number of 27 companies in 2021, and received Rs. 37.13 and Rs. 16.25 lakhs through 11 and 12 consultancy projects from 11 and 8 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
IEM Kolkata Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
At IEM, a significant number of 855 students got admission to UG degree courses and a considerable 97.78% of them graduated, of whom merely 22.41% got placements at top companies, and 73 were selected for higher studies in 2021; a huge 96.09% of students graduated, of whom 58.07% got placements and 37 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and a massive 97.01% of students graduated, of whom 61.81% got placements and 53 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At IEM, a bulky 86.67% of them graduated, of whom merely 9.09% got placements at top companies, and 2 were selected for higher studies in 2021; a huge 92.86% of students graduated, of whom 15.38% got placements, however, none was selected for higher studies 2020; and a significant 86.67% of the students, of whom none got placements, however, 5 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 3.6 LPA in 2021, Rs. 3.36 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 3.45 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 3 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 3.38 LPA 2020.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 3 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 3.38 LPA 2020.
The top recruiters of IEM are Microsoft, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Amazon, Mu Sigma, TCS, Reliance Communications, and Syntel, who are looking for fresh graduates at IEM for their companies.
Students Diversity at IEM Kolkata
At IEM, a significant number of 2992 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 65.24% are boys and a modest number of 34.76% are girls, 1010 students are from within the state, 1750 students are from other states, and the remaining a considerable number of 232 students are from foreign countries.
Facilities on IEM Kolkata Campus
IEM has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, medical facilities, labs, libraries, cafeterias, a sports complex, a gym, IT infrastructure, wi-fi campus, a transport facility, a parking facility, a counseling center, an auditorium, lifts/ramps, etc., that are available for students to utilize.
Campus Festivals at IEM Kolkata
IEMPOWER is the annual international technical conference organized for three days in November on the campus where all accepted papers are published in SCOPUS – indexed conference proceedings of the American Institute of Physics.
IEM celebrates INNOVACION as a Techno-management fest for three days where a plethora of technical and management events like coding, robotics, guest lectures, and workshops are organized to entice the students to engineering and management and give them some food for thought and make them innovators in engineering science and technology.
Moreover, many activities and technical events such as webinars and seminars on various technologies are conducted with other institutions and bodies.
IEM celebrates INNOVACION as a Techno-management fest for three days where a plethora of technical and management events like coding, robotics, guest lectures, and workshops are organized to entice the students to engineering and management and give them some food for thought and make them innovators in engineering science and technology.
Moreover, many activities and technical events such as webinars and seminars on various technologies are conducted with other institutions and bodies.
Accessibility
As IEM is in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal and one of the metropolitan cities in India, therefore it has a fair transport system along with some major railway stations and an international airport. Both Howrah Railway Station which is at a distance of 19.7 km away and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport which is around a distance of 12.7 km away from the institutions are available to reach the institution, therefore students from anywhere can commute to this institute easily.
How to Get Admission at IEM Kolkata
For UG Courses: Candidates who passed the +2 exam in the science stream need to take WBJEE/JEE (Main) and should clear it for admission to the UG course at this institution. Admissions to 90% of the total seats are given through WBJEE online counseling and the remaining 10% of seats are given through JoSSA counseling for JEE (Main).
For PG Courses: Candidates who passed the UG degree in the respective stream or MSc., Computer Science/Computer Applications/Mathematics need to take and clear PGET conducted by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Technical University and participate in counseling conducted by IEM to get admission to the PG course at IEM.
For PG Courses: Candidates who passed the UG degree in the respective stream or MSc., Computer Science/Computer Applications/Mathematics need to take and clear PGET conducted by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Technical University and participate in counseling conducted by IEM to get admission to the PG course at IEM.
Fee Structure at IEM Kolkata
Students need to pay around Rs. 5.89 lakhs as total fees for UG courses at IEM, however, the saving grace is they can get a decent salary of Rs. 3.6 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within two years.
IEM Kolkata Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning, and Resources: IEM has a good faculty and good infrastructure for innovative research, therefore it scored 50.66%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: IEM has some distinguished professors and research scholars, however, it lacks in research and professional practice. Therefore it scored 9.34%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As IEM has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time allocated, and a decent number of students got placements at companies. Therefore it scored 44.80%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: IEM has students from every section and every part of India and the world, and has admitted a modest number of girl students. Therefore it scored 67.09%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: IEM has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs. Therefore it scored 4.23%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: IEM has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs. Therefore it scored 4.23%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
