MBA-Business Management

ON-LINE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

MBA-BM | Two-Year Fully Residential Master’s Program in Business Management

Offered by Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar
Important Information
Minimum qualification
Bachelor’s degree of at least 3 years (or equivalent) in any discipline, with minimum 55% aggregate marks.
Final year students
Final-year degree students may also apply, provided they complete their final examinations and all degree requirements latest by 15 June 2027.
Admission test
XAT / CAT / GMAT / XGMT — choose at least one. You may apply through multiple tests.
XGMT date & time
17 January 2027 (Sunday) – 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
XGMT fee
INR 1,650 (excluding applicable payment gateway charges & taxes)
Application deadline

15 December 2026 (Tuesday)

You are eligible to apply if you meet the following requirement:

  • You hold a Bachelor’s degree of minimum three-year duration (or an equivalent qualification) in any discipline from a recognized University, with at least 55% aggregate marks.
  • If you are in the final year of your Bachelor’s degree, you may also apply, provided you complete your final examinations and all other requirements for obtaining the degree by 15 June 2027.

You must apply for and appear in at least one of the following admission tests:

Test

Conducted by

Date / Schedule

XAT

Conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur

3 January 2027

CAT

Conducted by the IIMs

29 November 2026

GMAT

GMAT conducted or to be conducted in 2026

2025/2026

XGMT

XIM General Management Test, conducted by

XIM University

17 January 2027

  • Important — XAT/CAT/GMAT applicants: You must register for the relevant test separately and comply with the respective test authority’s notification, deadlines and requirements. Registration for the chosen test is a prerequisite for applying to MBA-BM through that test.
  • Important — XGMT applicants: The XGMT examination fee is INR 1,650/-. There is no separate XGMT application form. Once you select XGMT for one or more programs in the XIM University application form, you will be automatically registered for XGMT scheduled for 17 January 2027.
  • XGMT Test Cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,  Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi and Rourkela. Although the candidate can choose up to three cities, they must  appear for the examination in the city allotted to them.

Step-1:

Go to the XIM University application portal. Under the New User section, enter your basic details to generate your unique XU ID / Login ID and password. You will receive these credentials via email.

Step-2:

Log in using your XU ID and password. Complete the application form by providing:
– Personal details
– Educational qualifications
– Work experience (if any)
– Program(s) you wish to apply for
– Preferred test option(s)
– Statement of Purpose (SoP)

Since the SoP that you submit will be an important document for your subsequent selection process, you must pay adequate attention in writing it.
– Upload your recent photograph and signature (see specifications below).

Step-3:

Pay the application fee through the secure payment gateway.

  • First program/test option: INR 1,900/-
  • Second program/test option: INR 850/-
  • Subsequent Each additional program/test option(s) : INR 400/-
    (Use a single application form to apply for multiple programs and/or through multiple tests.)

Candidates will be shortlisted for the subsequent selection process on the basis of their performance in the admission test(s) (XAT, CAT, GMAT or XGMT). Shortlisted candidates may then be called for the following:

  • Group Discussion (GD)
  • Writing Ability Test (WAT)
  • Personal Interview (PI)

If these activities are conducted offline, they may be held at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur or Patna. Although the candidate can choose up to three cities, they must appear for the interview in the city allotted to them.

  • Candidates attending an interview session, in the city allocated, will have to bear their own travel and accommodation expenses.
  • The detailed modalities of the shortlisting and selection process will be communicated to candidates in due course through the University website and/or email.
  • Final selection will consider performance in XAT/CAT/GMAT/XGMT and the interview, along with past academic records and relevant work experiences.
  • Admission offers issued to selected and waitlisted candidates are purely provisional in nature.

15 December 2026 is the last date for submitting the MBA-BM application form.

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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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Telephone: +91-674-6647 806 / 6647 900
Email: [email protected]

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