Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

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Coordinates: 20°18′30″N, 85°49′3″E

Xavier Institute of Management
Established: 1987
Type: Education and Research Institution
Director: Fr. P.T.Joseph, SJ
Faculty: 47
Postgraduates: 310
Location: Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Campus: Urban, 20 acres
Website: www.ximb.ac.in

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM Bhubaneswar, also known as XIMB), is a premier business school in India, located in the eastern state of Orissa. It belongs to the Super League (SL) category of the top business schools in India as surveyed by AIMA (All India Management Association).[1]

XIM, Bhubaneswar

Auditorium at XIM, Bhubaneswar

MDC at XIM, Bhubaneswar

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[edit] History

[edit] Foundation

Established in 1987, the Institute owes its origin to a Social Contract between the Government of Orissa and the Orissa Jesuit Society. The Institute is led by a Governing Board consisting of representatives from Orissa Jesuit Society, Government of India, and Government of Orissa, and invited industrialists and educationists.

[edit] Mission

XIMB aims at developing professional managers for the corporate sector and for other socio-economic institutions which serve the people of India and fostering the progress of the nation towards a more prosperous, just, and humane society. XIMB aims to develop technical, professional and managerial excellence, social and cultural sensitivity, ethical responsibility, and concern for the environment among present and future managers.

[edit] Academic Programmes

The academic programmes offered by XIMB are based on the standard model of management education practised globally.

Currently, XIMB offers the following diploma and certificate programmes, namely,

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management)
  • Fellow Programme in Management (Doctoral-Level )
  • Executive Postgraduate Diploma in Management
  • Postgraduate Certificate Programme in Business Management [2] [3]
  • Management Development Programmes
  • Certificate Programme in Leadership and Managerial Proficiency [4]

[edit] International Exchange

XIMB has international exchange of faculty and students with the following institutions:

  • University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), Capetown, Republic of South Africa
  • Skarbek Graduate School of Business Economics, Warsaw, Poland
  • Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management, Marseille, France
  • Reims Management School, Rheims Cedex, France
  • UFSIA, Antwerpen, Belgium
  • Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Facultad de Economia - IQS, Barcelona, Spain
  • College of Management Law & Languages, Siauliai, Lithuania
  • HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leipzig, Germany
  • IÉSEG School of Management, Lille, France

A Team of PGP second year students from XIMB claimed the 4th spot in the Rubicon International Business Case contest held in 2006, in Iserlohn, Germany. Incidentally, the team was the sole Asian finalist.[5]

[edit] Research Centres

  • CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)-XIMB Centre of Excellence
  • Centre for Development Research and Training
  • Centre for Case Research
  • Centre for Entrepreneurship
  • Utility Regulation Research Centre
  • Centre for Development of Small and Micro Enterprises
  • Centre for Healthcare Management

[edit] New XIMB campus

XIMB will establish a second campus in Orissa. This 100-acre (0.40 km²) campus is slated to start in 2011 to coincide with the institution's silver jubilee. It will be located somewhere in the outskirts of the city of Bhubaneswar.[6]

[edit] Illustrious alumni

  • Abhilash Tripathi (Class of 1996), General Manager - Business Head, Olam International limited, South Africa
  • Ajay Arora (Class of 1995), Partner, Ernst & Young, India
  • Ajit Varghese (Class of 1995), MD, Maxus India [7]
  • Joseph Hadrian Bosco (Class of 1996), Senior Vice President, ICICI Securities Ltd
  • Mohammed A.Alam(Class of 1996), Head of Product Management, National Commercial Bank,Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
  • Mitul Rustagi (Class of 1996), Executive Director Business Development & Strategy, Johnson Controls Inc
  • Pinaki Banerjee (Class of 1995), Country Manager - South Asia, Pilkington Glasses-UK
  • Pinaki Rath (Class of 1991), MD, GoldMatrix Resources, Singapore
  • Pinaki Mishra (Class of 1991), Partner, Ernst & Young, India
  • Prateek Agrawal (Class of 1994), Head - Equities, Bharti AXA Investment Managers [8] [9]
  • Ravikumar Sangaselli (Class of 1997), AVP, Infosys Technologies Ltd
  • Rajendra Kumar Mishra (Class of 1991), Founder & CEO, Indea Capital, Singapore [10]
  • Sidharth Rath (Class of 1992), Senior Vice President - Capital Market, UTI bank
  • Sriram Rajan (Class of 1998), Country Manager - UFB, IBM India
  • Suresh Subramaniam (Class of 1995), MD, Insight Asia (Indonesia)
  • Tarun Sisodia (Class of 1997), Director, Anand Rathi Securities
  • Y V Shanti Swarup (Class of 1994), Vice President, ABN Amro Bank N V

[edit] External links

[edit] Events

Xpressions is the annual cultural festival of XIMB. The biggest B-school fest of the east[11] and one of the best in India, the gamut of participants varies from management students to art & engineering undergraduates, from aspiring MBA's to professionals.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ AIMA Best Business Schools Survey 2007 (29-May-2007).
  2. ^ Reliance WebWorld and XIMB launch virtual class room platform across 100 cities (4-May-2005).
  3. ^ XIMB ties up with Reliance ADAG (25-June-2007).
  4. ^ XIMB launches LAMP Course for People Living with HIV (09-Jan-2007).
  5. ^ XIMB Alumni Special - Rubicon Winners in Iserlohn, Germany (10-January-2007).
  6. ^ Coming up: XIMB II (6-May-2007).
  7. ^ XIMB Alumni Special - Ajit Varghese (10-October-2006).
  8. ^ XIMB Alumni Special - Prateek Agrawal (20-July-2007).
  9. ^ XIMB Alumni Special - Prateek Agrawal (22-April-2008).
  10. ^ XIMB Alumni Special - Rajendra Kumar Mishra (20-July-2007).
  11. ^ XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off (02-November-2007).

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