INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA

MBA Program in Management, 56th Batch (2019-21)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OFFER OF ADMISSION

1. OFFER OF ADMISSION
This Offer of Admission (“Offer”) is for the MBA Program, 56th Batch only and is valid till the last date
mentioned in the offer letter. This Offer will not be extended to any subsequent academic session. All
admissions to the Institute are treated as provisional subject to the candidate fulfilling all the eligibility
conditions, otherwise, his/her candidature would automatically stand cancelled and he/she would be required
to withdraw from the Program forthwith.

2. ACCEPTANCE & PAYMENT OF DEPOSIT

The enclosed Acceptance Form, (Enclosure I) duly filled in must reach Manager, Admissions Office, Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta, on or before the deadline mentioned in the offer letter.
Demand Draft / Banker’s Cheque for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one Lakh only) drawn in favour of
“Indian Institute of Management Calcutta” payable at Kolkata, has to be sent along with the duly filled
in Acceptance Form. Non-receipt of the Acceptance Form and the Demand Draft, on or before the due date
mentioned in the offer letter, would result in automatic cancellation of the Offer. The Indian Institute of
Management Calcutta will not bear any responsibility for postal delay or delay caused by any other factor.

3. REPORTING AND REGISTRATION

A candidate who has accepted MBA admission offer must report at the students’ hostel between June 8
and 10, 2019. Hostel facilities for the incoming batch will be available only from June 8, 2019 and not
before this date. He/she must also report at the MBA Program Office for registration as a student between
June 11 and 12, 2019. Details of the registration procedure will be available on arrival. Failure to report
at the MBA Program Office within office hours of June 12, 2019 without prior permission would result
in automatic withdrawal of the MBA Admission Offer.
Candidates who are employed must produce in original the letter of release from the employer
and submit a photocopy of the same during the MBA Registration process.

4. LATE REPORTING/REGISTRATION
If a candidate who has been offered admission, is not in a position to report and register latest by June 12,
2019, he/she must obtain prior permission for late registration by applying in advance to the Chairman,
Admissions over email ([email protected]) giving reasons for the delay with documentary evidence.
The Chairman, Admissions, reserves the right to accept or reject such applications for late registration
without assigning any reasons. Late registration will not be allowed under any circumstances after
June 21, 2019. If a candidate gets permission to report late from the Admissions Office and then fails
to report by June 21, 2019, then the MBA admission offer sent herewith for the batch 2019-21 will stand
withdrawn automatically.
Candidates who register after June 12, 2019 are required to pay a late registration fee of Rs.5,000/- plus a
late fine @ Rs.200/- per working day.

5. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN MANAGEMENT GAME

Management Games Session for first year MBA students is tentatively scheduled on July 13 and 14, 2019.
Participation of all students in Management Game is mandatory.

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 6. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of
the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PwD)
category], from any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or
other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University
under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD,
Government of India. In case a candidate fails to submit mark sheet/certificate within the due date that
he/she has completed graduation with 50% (45% in case of SC/ST/PwD) marks in aggregate, his/her
registration will be cancelled.
A candidate who has not yet obtained a Bachelor’s degree, will have to submit a certificate at the time of
registration (Enclosure II) relating to completion of graduation from the Head of the College/Institute (or
any other authorized official of the College/Institute), where he/she has studied for the graduate degree.
The certificate should mention the date by which he/she has completed all requirements of graduation. The
date should not be later than June 30, 2019. Any candidate who is unable to complete all requirements for
his/her graduation (B.A., B.Com., B.Sc., B.Tech. etc.) by June 30, 2019 is not eligible for
admission/registration. Every candidate must satisfy this eligibility criterion.
A candidate who has not received his/her graduation results at the time of registration will have to produce
certificates and mark sheets in original together with the photocopies as soon as the respective
University/Institute publishes the results, but NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2019, failing which
his/her registration as a student of IIM Calcutta will be automatically cancelled and he/she will be required
to withdraw from the Program forthwith. Any candidate who submits University Mark sheets which do not
clearly indicate that he/she has passed the Bachelor’s Degree course or equivalent, and also submits
Provisional Certificate from an affiliated College/Institute would, in addition, be required to produce an
authorization certificate from the University stating that such an affiliated College/Institute is
authorized/empowered to issue such a certificate on behalf of the University.

7. QUALIFYING TEST ON MATHEMATICS

A Test on Qualifying Mathematics for all MBA registered candidates will be tentatively held on June 25, 2019
between 4.15 p.m. and 6.15 p.m., after commencement of the session for the first year.
i. Those who pass this Test will get waiver in Qualifying Mathematics for Term I.
ii. Those who fail the Test and/or those who do not appear for the Test will be required to continue with
the Qualifying Mathematics course in Term I, and will get two more chances to clear the Examination,
failing which they will have to leave the Program.
The syllabus for Qualifying Mathematics is given in Enclosure III.

8. COURSE CURRICULUM
Compulsory courses for Term I, II and III in the first year are detailed in Enclosure IV. All courses offered in
the second year are elective courses.

9. GUARDIANSHIP

Declaration of Guardianship (Enclosure V) will have to be submitted at the time of registration.

10. VERIFICATION

At the time of registration every candidate must produce for verification all original certificates and mark
sheets starting from the School Final Examination of a recognized Board to the Graduation/Post Graduation
Examination of a recognized University (or equivalent). Self-attested photocopies of all originals are
also required to be submitted during MBA registration process. Reserved category students must also
produce, for verification, at the time of registration, Caste/Tribe certificates, in original, obtained from the
competent authority, together with self- attested photocopies.

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 The admission for Non Creamy Layer (NC) Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates is provisional subject
to the community certificate being verified through the proper channels. If the verification reveals that the
candidate’s claim of belonging to Other Backward Classes as per the central list of OBC (www.ncbc.nic.in) or
non-creamy layer is false, his/her admission will be cancelled forthwith without assigning any further
reasons.

As per the provisions of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), PwD students
with not less than 40% disability are required to produce for verification at the time of registration, disability
certificate, in original, with a self-attested photocopy.

11. ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM FOR PwD STUDENTS

A special form has been designed by the Institute for PwD students to understand their specific need and
requirement which is enclosed (Enclosure VII). PwD students with specific needs are requested to
send the special form duly filled-in to the Admissions Office along with the acceptance fees
and form. This advance information will help us in understanding the special needs of PwD students and
meeting them to the extent possible.

12. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

All students are governed by the Academic Regulations of the Institute in respect of academic
performance/grade points, personal conduct, etc. A student who fails to satisfy the prescribed standard of
academic performance and/or personal conduct may be asked to withdraw from the MBA Program, any time
over the duration of the program.

13. CAMPUS RULES

The MBA Program is residential. All students are required to abide strictly by the Campus Rules and are
required to sign a declaration at the time of registration agreeing to abide by these rules. Violation of Campus
Rules will invite disciplinary action.
Students are NOT allowed to bring their own motor vehicles (cars and motor cycles) inside the
campus.

14. ATTENDANCE

All students are required to stay at the Institute’s Hostels and attend to all academic requirements in
accordance with the rules of the Institute. Absence from the Hostel is permissible only during authorized
holidays and during the recess, if any, between academic terms. MBA Program Rules and Regulations in
connection with attendance will be binding to all the students during the entire duration of the course.

15. IMPORTANT DATES

Reporting at IIMC : June 8-10, 2019
Registration Session : June 11-12, 2019
Freshers’ Welcome : June 14, 2019
Orientation Programme : June 11- 13 and 15, 2019
Commencement of Classes : June 17, 2019
First Qualifying Mathematics Test : June 25, 2019
Management Game : July 13-14, 2019

* Some dates may change subject to approval of competent authority

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 GENERAL INFORMATION

1. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The 135-acre picturesque campus is located at the southern end of Kolkata, about 15 kms from the city
centre. It has a cluster of administrative and faculty office blocks, fully equipped classrooms, seminar and
conference rooms, library, computer centre, an executive training complex, a 750-seat auditorium, fully
furnished student hostels with Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity, Residential Quarters, a Central
School, a modern Gymnasium, Swimming Pool, Kayaking, facilities for playing Indoor and Outdoor games,
well-equipped Dispensary, Coffee Corner, State Bank of India (SBI) Branch, SBI ATM, ICICI Bank ATM and a
Post Office. Stationery and basic day to day provision are available on campus at IIMC Consumers’ Co-
operative Stores Ltd.

2. ON REACHING IIMC CAMPUS

On your arrival at the Institute, please report to In-charge, Hostels at the Ramanujan Hall.

3. HOSTEL

All students will be provided single accommodation with common bath/toilet facilities.
A candidate is advised to bring the following items at the time of reporting at the hostel: bed linens, pillow,
mosquito net, stationery, padlock & keys, other items of personal use.

4. STUDENT MESS

The Hostel Mess is run by the MBA Program Mess Committee comprising elected representatives of the
students. The expenses can vary between Rs. 4,000/- and Rs. 5,000/- per month (based on actuals and to
be decided by the Mess Committee).

5. FEES FOR THE MBA Program, 56th BATCH 2019-21

The total fees for MBA Batch 2019-21 Batch will be Rs. 22,50,000/- (Rs. Twenty two lakh fifty thousand only).
In addition, a student will also have to pay a refundable caution deposit (subject to adjustments) of Rs.
20,000/- (Rs. Twenty thousand only) at the time of MBA Registration. Mess charges will be extra based on
actuals.

An Acceptances Fee of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh only) is required to be sent by way of a Demand Draft
in favour of “Indian Institute of Management Calcutta” along with the MBA acceptance form on or before the
last date of acceptance mentioned in the Admission Offer. This amount of Rs.1,00,000/- paid as acceptance
fees will be adjusted against the balance amount of first term fees. The balance amount to be paid
towards first term fees at the time of MBA registration and other details will be mentioned in the
fees structure which will be sent to you in due course.

6. INDUCTION/ORIENTATION FOR FRESHERS

The Chairman, MBA Program will organize the Induction/Orientation Program for the Freshers from June 11
to 13 and June 15, 2019.

7. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

IIMC offers Need Based Financial Assistance for this purpose. Students admitted to IIMC, whose annual
gross family income is Rs. 8,00,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakh only) or below will be eligible for receiving financial
assistance amounting to less than or equal to full tuition fee waiver. The financial assistance scheme will be
available to both first and second year students.

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 Further, several scholarships/prizes/awards sponsored by different companies or state/central government
agencies would be available for the deserving students on the basis of merit and various criteria. Please note
that a candidate will not be eligible for multiple concurrent scholarships.
In addition, various banks provide loans to students at a concessional rate of interest. Details will be
available at their websites. Students who desire to avail of the loan facility should contact banks directly.
Although the Institute endeavours to facilitate the process of availing of loan from banks, it is not directly
involved in the process.

8. MEDICAL INFORMATION

Each newly admitted student will be covered by a medical and accidental insurance scheme of Rs.1,00,000/-
each. Beside the insurance coverage as stated above, the Institute Campus is equipped with a small
dispensary and there is a Resident Doctor available from 8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 6.00 p.m. to 8.00
p.m. on all weekdays and Saturdays. Besides, a non-resident doctor is also available on all weekdays from
2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. A qualified medical counsellor is also available to help the students.
Please note that you are required to submit some basic information about your health profile at the time of
registration in the prescribed from (Enclosure VI) which must be countersigned by a Family
Physician/Doctor. However, the information provided by you will remain confidential and will be used in case
of medical emergencies only.

9. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

i. Photographs: All students should bring eight (8) copies of a passport size photograph for records at
the MBA Office (2), Library (1), Placement Office (2), Mess (1) and Bank (2);
ii. Sundry Expenses: All students should have sufficient funds to meet the cost of local transport,
books, laundry, recreation and other personal expenses.
iii. Bank Account: The State Bank of India has a Branch with ATM within the IIMC campus (IIM Joka
Branch, Branch Code No. 6210). A student should open a Bank Account with this Branch. There is
also an ICICI Bank ATM inside the Campus.

10. MAILING
Non-receipt of the Acceptance Form along with the Demand Draft before the due date mentioned in the
offer letter would automatically result in cancellation of the Offer of Admission. It is advisable to send
the Acceptance Form together with the Demand Draft by Courier/ Speed Post/ Registered
Post. Please mail early to avoid delay. Please find below the address where the Acceptance Form and
the Demand Draft has to be sent:
Manager, Admissions Office
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Diamond Harbour Road, Joka
Kolkata 700 104, W.B.

11. HOW TO REACH IIM CALCUTTA, JOKA CAMPUS

i. The Joka Campus of the Institute is situated on the Diamond Harbour Road, about 20 kms. from the
Howrah Station, 18 kms. from the Sealdah Station, and 35 kms. from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
International Airport. The campus is about 1.5KM south of the Thakurpukur Bus Terminus.
ii. To reach IIM Calcutta Joka Campus, you may avail the services as mentioned below:
Prepaid cabs/App-based cabs (Ola, Uber) are available from Howrah/Sealdah Railway Station and the
Airport to IIM Calcutta Joka Campus. Fares will range between Rs.500/- to Rs.800/- approximately.
iii. Contact Details:
Joka Campus
Tel. No.: (033) 2467 8300-04; 2467 8306; 2467 8313; Fax: (033) 2467 8062
Admissions Office, Tel. No.: (033) 2467 9178 (D); Fax: (033) 2438 0892
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ENCLOSURE I

MBA PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE FORM

Please affix
your
Chairman, Admissions photograph
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Diamond Harbour Road, Joka
Kolkata 700104, W.B.

Sir,

I accept your Offer of Admission to the MBA Program in Management, 56th Batch (2019-21) of the Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta. I understand that this Offer is subject to the Terms and Conditions of
Offer of Admission enclosed with your letter.

I have read the Terms and Conditions of your offer carefully and accept the same.

I am enclosing a Demand Draft / Banker’s Cheque for Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) in favour of
“Indian Institute of Management Calcutta” payable at Kolkata.

Yours faithfully,

Signature of the Candidate

Date:

CAT-2018 User ID No:

Candidate’s Name:

Present Mailing Address:

Contact No(s):

E-Mail Address:

Demand Draft (DD) No. and Date:

Name of the Drawee Bank:

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 ENCLOSURE II

If a candidate has not yet obtained a Bachelor’s degree, then the following Certificate from the Head (or any
other authorized Official) of the College/Institute last attended, will have to be submitted at the time of
registration

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

This is to certify that Mr./Ms. has

completed all examinations and all other requirements including projects, viva-voce, etc. for the Bachelor’s

degree by *

* Please indicate exact date.

Signature:

Name:

Designation:

Name and Address of College/Institute:

College/Institute Seal:

Date:

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ENCLOSURE III

SYLLABUS FOR QUALIFYING MATHEMATICS (OM-100)

1. Set Theory: Definition, Notation, Membership, Subsets, Supersets, Cardinality, Countable Sets, Uncountable
Sets, Finite Sets, Infinite Sets, Cartesian Product, Commonly used Sets, Basic Set Operations, and Venn
Diagrams.

2. Functions: Definition, Linear Functions, Quadratic Functions, Cubic Functions, Plotting the graphs of functions
using horizontal and vertical shift, Asymptotes, Rational Functions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. One to
one, Many to one, Into and Onto functions, Inverse of a function (if exists), Zeros of a function. Limits,
continuity and differentiability of a function.

3. Differentiation: Introduction to Derivatives, Derivatives of some commonly used Functions, Chain Rule,
Derivatives of sum/difference/product of two functions, Derivatives of Rational Functions, Higher Order
Derivatives, Applications and Interpretation of Derivatives, Determining maxima, minima, points of inflection of a
function, Determining the curvature (convex/concave) of a function

4. Partial Differentiation: Differentiation of functions of more than one variable.

5. Integration: Introduction, Integration by Substitution, Integration by partial fraction, Integration by parts,

Introduction to Definite Integration and its properties. Applications of definite integration to determine the area
under a simple curve and the area enclosed between two curves

6. Differential Equations: Order and degree of differential equations, Solving first order linear differential
equations

7. Combinatorial Analysis: Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem for a positive integral index,
properties of binomial coefficients.

8. Linear Algebra: Introduction to Matrices, Addition, Subtraction, Scalar and Matrix Multiplication, Transpose
of a matrix, Matrices with special characteristics such as Diagonal matrix, Scalar matrix, Identity matrix,
Symmetric and Skew-symmetric matrix, Determinants, Properties of Determinants, Solving Systems of
Simultaneous Linear Equations using Cramer’s Rule, Gaussian Elimination method, Gauss Jordan Elimination
method.

9. Co-ordinate Geometry: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, shift of origin. Equation of a
straight line in various forms, distance of a point from a line, Lines through the point of intersection of two given
lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, Equation of a circle.

10. Progression: Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means,
sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the
first n natural numbers

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ENCLOSURE IV

MBA CURRICULUM

List of Term-wise Compulsory Courses

Group Term I Term II Term III Total

credits
Finance and Corporate Financial Reporting Cost Management (1.5) Corporate Finance (3) 7.5
Control & Analysis (3 )
Organizational Organizational Behaviour-I (3) Organizational 4.5
Behaviour Behaviour-II (1.5)
Marketing Marketing Management I (3) Marketing Management 4.5
II (1.5)
Economics Microeconomics (3) Macroeconomics (3) India and the World 7.5
Economy (1.5)
Operations Statistics for Management (3) Risk Management (1.5) Production & 10.5
Management Operations
Operations Research (3) Management (3)
MIS Information Technology 3.0
and Systems (3)
Strategic Strategic Management 3.0
Management (3)
Human Human Resource 1.5
Resources Management (1.5)
Management
Public Policy Indian Economic & Political Indian Legal System 6.0
and History (1.5) (1.5)
Management
Environment & Development Indian Social Structure
(1.5) (1.5)

Total 18 15 15 48.0
Qualifying Qualifying Mathematics Managerial Business Ethics
Non-credit Communication-II (15 hours)
Courses (15 hours)
Managerial Communication-I
(15 hours)

Summer Project
Students who successfully complete the first year of the program are required to do a Summer Project (of 3
credit points) as a compulsory Pass/Fail Credit course during the summer vacation between Terms III and IV.
Summer Interns are attached to firms and complete their project under the guidance of a firm representative.

Course Structure for MBA Second Year

All courses offered in the Second Year are elective courses.

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ENCLOSURE V

DECLARATION OF GUARDIANSHIP
(To be submitted at the time of Registration)

I, do hereby declare that Mr./Ms.

who has been offered admission to the MBA Program

in Management at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, is my

and I am his/her guardian. My contact address and telephone number(s) is/are given below. I also provide

below the name, address and telephone numbers of the local guardian.

Signature of the Guardian:

Name of the Guardian: Relationship:

Address of the Guardian

Residential: Office:

Telephone No: Telephone No:

Fax No.: Fax No.:

E-Mail: E-Mail:

Name of the local Guardian: Relationship:

Address of the local Guardian:

Residential: Office:

Telephone No: Telephone No:

Fax No.: Fax No.:

E-Mail: E-Mail:
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ENCLOSURE VI

MEDICAL INFORMATION FORM

The Institute maintains detailed medical records of each student in order to facilitate quick and effective
treatment in case of an emergency. The following details are required for this purpose.

Please note the information you provide will remain confidential and will be used in case of medical emergencies
only.

The form is to be countersigned by a registered medical practitioner, preferably your family doctor, and
submitted at the time of program registration.

Name of the Student :

MBA Registration No. :
Blood Group :
RH-Type :

Medicines Causing Allergy :

(Please write “Don’t Know” in case you don’t know which drugs you are allergic to)

1) 2) 3)

Serious ailments during the last five years: (Please write ‘NA’ if ‘Not Applicable’)
(e.g. Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy, Anxiety Neurosis, Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder, Depression, etc.)

1) 2) 3)

Medicines you have been taking on a regular basis: (Please write ‘NA’ if ‘Not Applicable’)

1) 2) 3)

Any other information including family history etc.:

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Signature of the Student
Signature of the Doctor: ---------------------------------------------

Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: ------------------------

Name of the Doctor: -------------------------------------------------

Registration number of the Doctor: -------------------------------

Contact Address: -----------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mobile / Landline Number: ------------------------------------------
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ENCLOSURE VII

Student's Reasonable Accommodation Request Form for MBA Students with Disabilities

CONFIDENTIAL

Name:

First Middle Last

Current Address:

City/District: State: Pin code:

Phone no. with STD code: Mobile No(s):

E-mail ID:

Nature of Disability/Medical Condition:

Percentage of Disability: Documentation Attached? Yes No

Any aids/appliances/assistive technology that you use:

Is there anything we should know about your disability or condition that would aid us in meeting your needs?

A. Do you have any special preference for rooms in hostel for example, rooms in ground floor, closer access to
academic buildings and so on? Please specify your needs:

B. i) What academic accommodations/support* have you used in earlier academic life? Please give the details of
assistive equipment or technology that you use?

ii) Any specific academic accommodations/support that you require at IIMC? (Note: we may need a reasonable
amount of time to respond to some accommodations/support request.)

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iii) Will you prefer having a faculty mentor or a senior MBA/Ph.D student who you could reach out for guidance and
assistance? Tick your preference(s)

a) Yes, Faculty mentor b) Yes, Student mentor c) No, Thanks

CAT 2018 User ID:

Signature:
Date:

*Academic Accommodations are individualized and determined according to the nature of the student’s disability.
Accommodations include, but are not limited to, note-takers, scribes, readers, test aides, sign/oral language
Interpreters, and access to specialized software and equipment.

NOTE: All information provided on this form will be kept confidential. However, this information may be shared
with appropriate personnel in order to facilitate the implementation of academic or physical accommodations for
the student, but only on a need-to-know basis. Specific information may be released to first aid personnel or
Public Safety as a preventive safety measure and in the event of a medical emergency. Also, this information
may be used in aggregate form for reporting purposes. Finally, under certain circumstances, we may be obliged
to report this information to government officials investigating IIM-Calcutta’s compliance with regulations
protecting persons with disabilities.

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