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» 1952

Dr. B. C. Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, laid the foundation stone of India’s first Management Institute on May 03.

» 1953

Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management – India’s first management institute is established by University of Calcutta on Apr 25, 1953, with Dr. B. C. Roy the then Chief Minister of West Bengal as its President.

» 1954

The Institute, for the first time in the country, introduces a Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Business Management with affiliation of University of Calcutta. Introduction of the Business Management Programme was on the basis of recommendation of a committee constituted by Govt. of India and headed by Sir Jehangir Gandhy. Selection of the Institute as a Centre for the course in Business Management was made by AICTE.

» 1958

The Institute is registered as a Society with its present name and with broad aims and objects centering around being a Post Graduate Institution in Advanced Teaching & Research in Management and Social Sciences and functioning throughout the territory of India as an All India Institution.

» 1958

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru laying the foundation stone
  Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru laying the
foundation stone
 

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru while laying the foundation stone of the Academic Block of the Institute on Nov 30, 1958 mentioned in his address on the occasion about the Institute as under:

"It is obvious that an Institute of this kind is necessary and desirable and in the modern set up of things it can do very good work".

» 1976

MBA Course affiliated to University of Calcutta is introduced.

» 1978

MBA(Evening) Course is introduced in place of Post Graduate Diploma Course in Business Management.

» 1990

Post Graduate Diploma Course in Business Management (Evening) is introduced.

» 1992

Post Graduate Diploma Course in Human Resource Management (Evening) is introduced.

» 1993

Post Graduate Diploma Course in Environment Management, Energy Management, Transportation & Logistics Management and Health Care & Hospital Management is introduced.

» 2002

MHRM Course affiliated to University of Calcutta is introduced.

» 2003

National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accredits MBA and PGDBM Programmes

» 2004

The commemorative postage stamp on IISWBM
  The commemorative postage stamp on IISWBM  

Department of Posts, Govt. of India in their folder published on the occasion mentioned – "Despite the mushrooming growth of Management Institutes, IISWBM continues with an unsullied Image of the oldest of Management Institute of India imparting education impeccable in quality and exemplary in standard".

» 2007

National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accredited PSM Programmes.

» 2009

MPSM Course affiliated to University of Calcutta is introduced.

» 2010

Introduction to the following courses

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management Affiliated to University of Calcutta
  • Post Graduate Diploma In Retail Management (AICTE)