MASTER’S PROGRAM IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT(MBA-BM) OFFERED BY XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
The minimum requirement for admission to the Program is a three-year Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with at least 55% marks in aggregate from a recognized University. Candidates who expect to complete the final part of their degree examinations by June 15, 2025, can also apply. Offers of admission to such candidates, if made, will be provisional and will be automatically cancelled in the event of their failing to complete all the requirements for obtaining the degree before June 15, 2025.
Applicants are required to take any one of the Admission Tests:
a) XAT to be conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur, January 05, 2025, OR
b) CAT to be conducted by IIMs on November 24, 2024, OR
c) GMAT conducted or to be conductedin 2023 or 2024, OR
d) XGMT (XIM General Management Test) to be conducted by XIM University on January 25, 2025.
Applicants opting for XAT/CAT/GMAT are required to follow the XAT/CAT/GMAT advertisements respectively and apply in time. Registering for XAT/CAT/GMAT is a prerequisite for applying to XIM University’s MBA-BM program, if not opting for XGMT.
Applicants also have to fill up the online application form separately for XIM University program at: www.xim.edu.in . Upon successfully filling the online application form and paying the relevant application fee, the applicant will be intimated by email about the acceptance of the form.
It may be noted that besides registering for XAT/CAT/GMAT, one has to apply (online) separately to XIM University.
The Institute will decide the section-wise as well as total cut-off marks which will be used for short-listing the candidates to be called for Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. WAT, GD & PI will be held in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai (if held offline). Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses for appearing in the Interview session.
Please note that the modalities of the shortlisting/selection process will be shared with the candidates in due course. The final selection will be made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the XAT/CAT/GMAT/XGMT as well as in the Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview (which factors in the past academic record and relevant work experience). The selected candidates will be informed by mail in the month of April 2025.
The program will begin by the third week of June 2025 for the first year students. At this time the students will be given a Manual of Policies and Regulations which will be binding on them.
The last date to fill up the application form is December 10, 2024.
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PROGRAM DETAILS
TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME MASTER'S PROGRAM IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
This residential Program leads to the MBA degree of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. While the Program is based on the standard model of management education as practised by top ranking institutions, this Program is distinguished by its rigour and discipline.
Program Objectives: This two-year Program is designed to develop competent men and women into accomplished professionals, capable of working in various organisations in the private as well as the public sectors.
This MBA Program is designed to develop holistic perspective about an organization and gain knowledge of various business functions and skills. They would also learn to work in teams and effectively communicate in oral and written form. The program aims to develop strong analytical skills among the students coupled with awareness of social and ethical responsibility.
ACADEMIC SYSTEM
Program Design:The Program consists of core course-credits and elective course-credits totalling 105 credits. A course can be of 1.5, 2, 3 or 4 credits. One credit is equivalent to 10 contact hours. In the firstyear, the students are exposed to the core courses only. These are certain basic and functional area courses. The objective is to expose the students to the social and economic environment within which businesses operate in India.
At the end of the first year (during the summer vacation), the students are required to spend a minimum of eight weeks in an organisation doing a project on some significant aspect or management problem to be given by the host organisation. The objective of the summer project is to provide the students with an opportunity to observe an organisation in operation and to relate what they have learnt to actual practice. The student is required to submit the project report to the guide in the organisation and also to the faculty guide at the Institute for evaluation. This is a compulsory requirement to be eligible for the award of the Degree.
Electives: Every year, each Area announces the list of electives to be offered. In an effort to continually update the syllabus, keeping with the faculty interests and industry requirements, elective courses can be added or deleted from the list. Currently, around fi ty-three electives are being offered from the various functional Areas which is one of the highest amongst B-schools in the country. Only core courses from the OB and HR area offered to MBA – BM students. Electives from the OB and HR are generally not available for students of MBA – BM. Electives will be offered in groups of subjects and students would be required to choose one elective from each group, subject to a minimum and maximum.
THIS TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP COMPETENT MEN AND WOMEN INTO ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONALS.
Academic Calendar: The academic year consists of three terms, each of approximately three months’ duration. The first term extends from June to September, the second from September to December and the third from December to March. The full-time residential Program involves an average of 14 class sessions a week, each of 90 minutes’ duration. The students’ workload, including class sessions, required readings, term papers, project work and field visits, is expected to require about 70 hours of work per week.
Practical Exposure: Over and above the regular courses offered in the program, senior executives from industry are also invited regularly to offer Immersion Courses for the students with an objective of providing insightful discussions on specifi topics, which are normally not covered in the regular course curriculum. Moreover, project assignments, seminars by eminent scholars and executives, and summer training in industry help the students acquire practical knowledge about the technical and human problems in organisations. The students are thereby enabled to observe the prevailing methods and practices in organisations, and relate them to the knowledge gained in the class room lectures. These immersion courses, seminars and projects aim at generating and evaluating alternative solutions to management issues. The students are thus prepared to face with confiden e, the problems they may encounter in their professional career.
Student Exchange
The institute has students exchange program under which students from XIMB are sent to Universities in Europe. Similarly, students from Europe visit XIMB and undergo course work along with the MBA Students at the institute. For the work done in different places, the students get credit transfer. Our students have done their exchange Program courses in EUROMED Marseille Institute of Management, France, IESEG School of Management, Lille Catholic University, Lille, France and REIMS Management School, Reims Cedex-France, etc
Extra-curricular Activities
As a policy, the Institute encourages students to develop citizenship qualities in addition to academic accomplishments. The Institute encourages students to understand the community in terms of their problems, difficulties way of living, livelihood systems, interface with the market, etc.
Enough scope also exists in the campus for other extra-curricular pursuits such as sports, social service, book club, music, debates, quizzes, contests, etc. through area-specific voluntary student associations.
Degree: XIMB, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar awards the MBA in Business Management to the University awards the MBA in Business Management to the students who have successfully completed the course work equivalent to 105 credits, fulfilled the prescribed academic standards, and have done the summer project as per the prescribed requirements. The Degree is awarded at the Annual Convocation which is usually held in the month of March/ April.
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