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{{short description|Management Institution in West Bengal}}
{{Disputed|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
| image = IISWBM LOGO.svg
| image_size = 150px
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[business school]]
| established = {{Start date and age|1953|04|25}}
| founder = [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]]
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist |[[University of Calcutta]] | [[AICTE]]}}
| president = Partha Chatterjee
| director = Dipankar Das Gupta
| academic_staff = 52 (2022)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| students = 599 (2022)<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2022 |url=https://www.iiswbm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/nirf-data-2022.pdf|publisher=IISWBM}}</ref>
| postgrad = 554 (2022)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 45 (2022)<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| location = [[Kolkata]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|34|34.26|N|88|21|38.86|E|type:edu_region:IN-WB|display=title,inline}}
| campus = Urban
| campus_size = 1,786 Sq.m
| website = {{Official url}}
| }}

The '''Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management''' ('''IISWBM''') is a [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[business school]] in [[Kolkata]], India. The school is the first institute in Asia to offer an MBA degree.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 24, 2017|first=Somdatta|last=Basu|title=Country’s oldest B-school, IISWBM, to become a university|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/countrys-oldest-b-school-iiswbm-to-become-a-univ/articleshow/60812042.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

It was ranked 34th among management schools by the Business Today' "India's Best B Schools 2014".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bschools.businesstoday.in/|title=India's Best B-schools 2015|website=bschools.businesstoday.in}}</ref> As per Economic Times B-School Survey, IISWBM was ranked 33rd in Human Resource Management and 37th in Overall Ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/etbschoollist.cms|title=Business School Rankings, Best Business Schools in India - About the ET B-School Ranking|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

== History ==

In August 2017, Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] suggested IISWBM upgrade to a university.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Basu|first=Somdatta|title=Country’s oldest B-school, IISWBM, to become a university|work=[[Times of India]] Sep 24, 2017, 09:40 IST|publication-place=Kolkata|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/countrys-oldest-b-school-iiswbm-to-become-a-univ/amp_articleshow/60812042.cms|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> In 2019, alumni association also demanded, university or deemed university status for country's oldest B-school.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Alumni seek deemed varsity status for IISWBM|work=[[The Hans India]] 2019-01-23 05:30 IST|publication-place=Kolkata|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2019-01-23/Alumni-seek-deemed-varsity-status-for-IISWBM/480369|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>

==Academics==

The institute offers the following courses:
* Master of Business Administration (MBA Day)
* Master of Business Administration (MBA Evening)
* Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
* Master of Business Administration in Public Systems Management with specialization in Environment Management, Energy Management, Healthcare & Hospital Management, Transportation and Logistics Management<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/pg-diploma/psm-overview.asp|title=MPSM Programme|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727160200/http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/pg-diploma/psm-overview.asp|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:IISWBM_SHRM.png|alt=|thumb|400x400px|SHRM (USA) accredited MBA (HRM) Courses in the World.]]
*PhD & M.Phil. (University of Calcutta)
* Executive Post Graduation Programme in Management (EPGPM)
* Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management (PGDSM) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/sports-management.asp|title=Sports Management Programme|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822073106/http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/sports-management.asp|archive-date=22 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The institute publishes a management Journal called '''''Survey'''''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iiswbm.edu/About%20SURVEY%20Journal.pdf |title=Survey, ''Quarterly Management research Journal of IISWBM- India's First B-School'' |access-date=7 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727160248/http://www.iiswbm.edu/About%20SURVEY%20Journal.pdf |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
This list consists of notable people who have been associated with this Institute:

*[[Arindam Sil]], Indian Film Star, Director and Producer
*[[Partha Chatterjee (politician)|Partha Chatterjee]], Minister for Education and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of West Bengal.
*[[Sumantra Ghoshal]], Indian Scholar and Educator

== See also ==
*[[List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta]]
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.iiswbm.edu/ Official website]

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