Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) is a premier Business School located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, that features regularly among the top 20 business schools of India. Established in the year 1987, XIMB is governed by the Government of India, the Government of Odisha, and the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The school was founded under what the parties called a 'social contract' between the Government of Odisha and the Jesuits in Odisha, with Fr. Romuald D'Souza SJ being its founder-director.[2] XIMB has been part of the exclusive Super League of B-Schools (Top-10) in India – the highest tier rated by All India Management Association (AIMA). XIMB was ranked 10th in the prestigious Dare2Compete India's Top 10 Competitive B-Schools 2022. The institute was also ranked 1st in the state of Orissa Education World B-schools ranking 2020–21. The institute is known to carry out research and development activities regularly in collaboration with government departments in the state.[3][4]
It is also the Centre of Excellence in Fiscal Policy and Taxation (CEFT) set up by the state government. With the establishment of XIM University , XIMB has become a constituent school under the university focusing exclusively on business management programmes. For admission into the MBA & EMBA programmes of the institution aspirants need to appear for CAT (conducted by IIMs), XAT (conducted by XLRI), GMAT (Conducted by GMAC) and XGMT (Conducted by XIM university). And, for the PhD programme in Business Management the standard admission procedure set by XIM University is followed by the institution.
Academics
The academic programmes offered by XIM university follow the global model for management education.[5] XIMB confers MBA and PhD degrees through XIM University . Currently, XIMB offers MBA programmes in Business Management and Global Management, Executive MBA in Business Management and Business Analytics, and PhD programmes through XIM university. The PGDM programmes in Rural Management and Human Resource Management, previously offered by XIMB are now housed under two different schools of XIM University named as School of Rural Management (SRM) and School of Human Resource Management (SHRM).[6][7][8]
The institute has been ranked 46th by the NIRF in the management and business category in the 2023[9]
XIMB has been part of the exclusive Super League of B-Schools (Top – 10) in India – the highest tier rated by All India Management Association (AIMA). XIMB was ranked 10th in the prestigious Dare2Compete India's Top 10 Competitive B-Schools 2022. The institute was also ranked 1st in the state of Orissa Education World B-schools ranking 2020–21.
International exchange
XIMB engages in the international exchange of faculty and students with the following institutions:[10]
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.[12]
Centre for Resettlement and Rehabilitation and Corporate Social Responsibility[16]
XIMB under XIM university publishes five journals: Vilakshan, Journal of Research Practice (JRP), Research World, and International.[17]
Accreditation
XIMB along with SHRM and SRM which are collectively known as Faculty of Management at XIM University have been granted the South Asian Quality Assurance Systems (SAQS) accreditation by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)[18][19] and the NBA Accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation.[20]
Infrastructure
Academic Block: XIMB has four administrative and academic buildings. The new academic block has a board room, conference room, and examination hall; all classrooms are air-conditioned and equipped with audio-video systems, overhead projectors, computers, and wireless hotspots. The auditorium seats 850 and is a venue for conventions[21] and high-level forums.[22]
Library: The three-storied library has a collection of printed and electronic resources which includes books, journals, working papers, audiovisual resources, dissertations, annual reports of corporate houses, volumes of periodicals, and international online databases on management development studies and related topics.
Residence: Students are required to reside on campus, in separate residences for men and women, with Wi-Fi throughout. The Studio apartment building has 113 furnished apartments for students, faculty, and visiting professionals. Some of the other apartment buildings (for men) are Cenderet, GR-I, and GR-II. For women, there are two residence buildings namely RMH and MTR.
Sports: There are two floodlit tennis courts and a basketball court, indoor badminton court, volleyball court, jogging track, and facilities for indoor sports for students and faculty. The institute also has a multipurpose gymnasium open 24/7.
Extension of campus: XIMB has started its first extension campus near Sundarpada jatani road in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar named as XIM University where its existing programmes in Business Management, Rural Management & Human Resource Management are now delivered along with multiple new industry-oriented programmes.[23] The XIM campus near Sundarpada, is a state of the art, digital campus spread over 35 acres of land. XIM University has started a number of next-generation courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels in areas such as Economics, sustainability, Public Policy, Urban Studies, Computer Sciences etc.[24]
Virtual classroom: XIMB's virtual classroom program reaches 100 cities.[25]
Campus life
There are a number of student committees for the Institute and for student life.[26] The Student Executive Council (SEC) is made up of students; it handles and controls all student activities and various committees.
Spicmacay: Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth
XPRESSIONS Steering Committee: The annual inter-B-school meet team[30]
SRC: Social Responsibility Cell, XIMB
XStage: The Cultural Club, XIMB
SportsCom: The Sports Committee of XIMB
XSEED: The Entrepreneurship Development Cell, XIMB
X-Lens: The Photography Committee of XIMB
Events
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at XIMB
Business and cultural events include "Xpressions", an annual business strategy games festival organised by the students of XIMB.[31] 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), IlluminatiX (The Media & PR Cell)
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. Business Excellence Summit is also a flagship event held annually at XIMB since its inception in 2017. It's a three-day extravaganza which witnesses a legion of pivotal business leaders sharing insights and enlightening management students.[32][33]
Alumni
XIMB boasts of an illustrious alumni network of more than 10,000 alumni spread across the world. Details of alumni who have made a mark for themselves in the corporate world as well as in entrepreneurship, politics, the arts, movies and other fields, along with alumni events, the XIM Alumni Association and other such information can be found at the official alumni portal www.ximalumni.com.
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