Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

Xavier Institute of Management
Established 1987
Type Private business school
Director Fr. P.T.Joseph, SJ
Academic staff 47
Admin. staff 200
Postgraduates 500
Location Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Campus Urban, 20 acres, 1600 x 545 sq ft
Website XIMB.ac.in

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM Bhubaneswar, also known as XIMB), is a business school in India, located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Orissa.

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History

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 the Orissa Jesuit Society, Government of India, and Government of Orissa and eminent invited industrialists and educationists.

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,

International Exchange

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

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.[4]

Research Centres

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 on the outskirts of the city of Bhubaneswar.[6]

Accreditation

XIMB has been granted the SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance Systems) accreditation by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA).[7][8] XIMB has been awarded the NBA Accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation from March 2009, for a period of 5 years for PGDM, 3 years for PGDM-RM & 3 years for PGDM-PT.[9]

XIMB has applied for AACSB accreditation.[10]

Rating

XIMB has been ranked as the 8th best B-school in India according to the Outlook India Best B-schools Survey 2008. [11] XIMB belongs to the Super League (SL) category of the top business schools in India as surveyed by AIMA (All India Management Association).[12]

XIMB has been ranked as the 6th best B-school in India by AIMA (All India Management Association) and Business Standard in their joint survey in 2011. [13] [14]

Events

Xpressions is the annual management and cultural festival of XIMB. [15]

Student Achievements

1. National Winner - Nissan Student Brand Manager 2011 - Amit Kaundinya[16]
2. National Winner - Cognizant Board Room 2010 - Sudip Ghosh, Shreejit Mitra and Chinmoy Mishra [17]
3. National Winner - Avalon Consulting Finding Sun Tzu Challenge 2010 - Ashutosh Didwania and Nehal Bazari[18]
4. National Winner - Cognizant Board Room 2008 - Shikha Agarwal, Chaitali Roy and Sudeep Vaidya[19]

Noted alumni

Gallery

External links

See also

References

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  3. ^ "XIMB launches LAMP Course for People Living with HIV". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 9 January 2007. http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/09/stories/2007010901680200.htm. 
  4. ^ "XIMB Alumni Special - Rubicon Winners in Iserlohn, Germany". 10 January 2007. http://www.rubicon-contest.com/?/45-0-the-winners.htm. 
  5. ^ "IPICOL, XIMB to set up Project Advisory Centre". 7 July 2008. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=41691. 
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  9. ^ "NBA Accreditation for XIMB". 09 April 2009. http://ximb.ac.in/ximb/index.php?id=284. 
  10. ^ "a membership for XIMB". 28 August 2008. https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=CADEF77A-6573-49BB-9BA2-CE21EC93841E. 
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  13. ^ "AIMA - Business Standard Best B-schools Survey 2011". 11 May 2011. http://www.ximb.ac.in/ximb/fileadmin/templates/XIMB/pdf/BSchool_rank_BS_12th_May_2011.pdf. 
  14. ^ "AIMA - Business Standard Best B-schools Survey 2011". 11 May 2011. http://www.ximb.ac.in/ximb/fileadmin/templates/XIMB/pdf/XIMB_ranking_in_AIMA_s_Indian_Management.pdf. 
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