Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

Xavier Institute of Management
Type Business school
Established 1987 (1987)
Religious affiliation
 Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Director Fr. Paul Fernandes, S.J., Ph.D
Academic staff
 64
Administrative staff
 300
Postgraduates 360 (Flagship MBA BM)
60
Location Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
20°18′30″N 85°49′3″E / 20.30833°N 85.81750°E / 20.30833; 85.81750Coordinates: 20°18′30″N 85°49′3″E / 20.30833°N 85.81750°E / 20.30833; 85.81750
Campus Urban, 20 acres, 1600 x 545 sq ft
Website ximb.ac.in

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) is an institute of national repute and a premier business school in India, located in Bhubaneswar the capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It is managed by a board of governors consisting of representatives of the governments of India and Odisha, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), industrialists, and educators. The school was founded in 1987 under what the parties called a 'social contract' between the Government of Odisha and the Jesuits in Odisha.[1] It has consistently been ranked among the best management institutes in India and is one of the 'Big-Three' in eastern India, along with IIM Calcutta and XLRI Jamshedpur. Each batch at XIMB has a good mix of students from the country's top institutes such as the IITs, NITs, and BITS Pilani. The institute is known to carry out research and development activities regularly in collaboration with government departments in the state. It is also the Centre of Excellence in Fiscal Policy and Taxation (CEFT) set up the the state government. Admission is through the XAT and CAT examinations. XAT is written by close to 100,000 candidates every year competing for 360 seats each at XLRI and XIMB, thus making it one of the toughest entrance examinations in the country. CAT on the other hand is written by around 200,000 candidates out of which the top 2 percentile on average get a final call from the institute. [2]

Administration

The Director of XIMB is Fr. Paul Fernandes, S.J. and Prof. Biswa Swarup Misra is the Academic Dean. The Chairman of the Board of Governors is Shri Rajive Kaul (Chairman, NICCO Corporation Ltd.). Other members include Shri Bijaya Kumar Patnaik (Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha), Shri J. P. Dua (CMD, Allahabad Bank), Shri Roopen Roy (M.D., Deloitte & Touche Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.), and Shri B. L. Bagra (CMD, National Aluminium Company Limited).

Academic programmes

The academic programmes offered by XIMB are based on the standard model of management education practised globally. Under the academic curriculum of Xavier University, XIMB awards MBA degrees for various postgraduate programmes and PhD degrees for doctoral programmes.[3][4] XIMB Bhubaneswar has started the admission process for the academic year 2016-18 to different MBA programmes.[5][6]

New Academic Block

Currently, XIMB offers the following academic programmes:

The school's curriculum is research-based and faculty is involved in research in a number of areas.[7]

International exchange

XIMB engages in international exchange of faculty and students with the following institutions:[8]

A Team of PGDM second year students from XIMB reached 4th place in the Rubicon International Business Case contest held in 2006 in Iserlohn, Germany. The team was the sole Asian finalist.[9]

Research centres

Research centres at XIMB include:[10]

Management Development Center

Accreditation & rankings

XIMB has been granted the South Asian Quality Assurance Systems (SAQS) accreditation by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA).[12][13] 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, and 3 years for PGDM-PT.[14] XIMB has applied for AACSB accreditation.[15]

Various rankings for XIMB over the years:[16]

Infrastructure

Campus life

There are a number of student committees for the Institute and for student life.[22] The Student Executive Council (SEC) is made up of students; it handles and controls all student activities and various committees.

XIMB has four core committees:

  • IlluminatiX (the media and PR cell)
  • Placement Committee
  • Alumni Committee
  • International Relations Committee [23]

Apart from this, there a number of functional committees:

  • MAXIM: The Marketing Association
  • CONSTRAT: The Consulting and Strategy Consortium
  • X-FIN: The Finance Association
  • X-SYS: The Systems Association
  • X-OPS: The Operations Association

There are also a number of Interest committees, which include:

Events

Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam taking oath from students of XIMB
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at XIMB

Business and cultural events include "Xpressions", an annual business strategy games festival organised by the students of XIMB.[24] Xpressions 2011 included appearances from Lucky Ali, Jagjit Singh, Euphoria, and Jal.
"Celeblitz" is a celebrity night.

BUSINESS CONCLAVE
This three-day interactive session organised by X–Fin (the Finance Club), MAXIM (The Marketing Association), and XOps (the Operations Team) draws on experts from throughout India to share their views, experiences, and ideas with the students. It works towards increasing the awareness, interest, and practical knowledge of the students.[25]


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ANNUAL ALUMNI MEET
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, hosted the annual alumni meet called “Sanidhya”, in Bhubaneswar on Sunday the 4th October 2015.[27]

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