XIM University is a state private college recognized by AICTE and UGC. It is also accredited to NBA and SAQS. The institute is rated A +++ in the India B-School Survey and ranked 4th among the top 50 B-Schools in India.

The college offers Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) and Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com) as three-year courses. The fees for both the courses is 4.71 lakhs for the full period.

Admission Procedure:

The admission procedure for both courses at the college are the same. The minimum eligibility criteria for the course are having cleared 10+2 examinations with 60% aggregate. Further, students are selected on the basis of merit in qualifying examination.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

• The college is home to a well-equipped library which includes journals, study material, magazines, and various e-learning facilities.

• It has separate boys and girls hostels on-campus.

• The college has top-class sporting and art & cultural facilities available.

• Campus Cloud and Data Center, Professional Audio-Video Studios, Graphics Labs are a few of the facilities provided on campus.

• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, wi-fi, air-conditioned classes, ATM, convenience stores, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

Placements:

BBM:

The course is a relatively new course at the college and is an undergraduate course, making the scope for placements pretty low. However, some recruiters come for placements via the placement cell, which includes Indigo, Pepsi, ICICI, Byju’s, and Deloitte.

B.Com:

• Top recruiters for the course are KPMG and ICICI.

• The lowest package received by a student of B.Com is 2 LPA. The highest package goes up to 5 LPA.

BBM is a relatively new course at the college. B.Com is an older course offered by the college. Placements for the BBM are relatively poor, while for B.Com they are moderate. A better college could be preferred for BBA specifically, while B.Com is preferred by students for this college.

The courses, Rural Management and Sustainable Management both have their merits and demerits. Both are core subjects focusing on different aspects.

Xavier School of Rural Management (XSRM) is at par with Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Xavier School of Rural Management is currently ranked 20th for MBA by Outlook 2020, 10th by Outlook ICARE and 31st by NIRF 2020 ranking. XSRM comes under the top 20 colleges in the world to provide this course.

The placement highlight of XSRM for 2020 is given below:

This rural sector is said to flourish in the coming years. Keeping the current world situation in mind, many countries including India will shift towards the rural sector. Therefore, it a good option to choose XSRM because of the current demand of the subject, its ranking, placement and job opportunities

In conclusion, one should ace the entrance exam conducted to secure a career in Rural Management.

XIM University is a state private college recognized by AICTE and UGC. It is accredited to NBA and SAQS.

The institute is rated A +++ in the India B-School Survey and ranked 4th among the top 50 B-Schools in India. MBA at the college has been ranked 16th and 38th by BW Business World and NIRF Rankings respectively.

Courses Offered:
The college offer Masters of Business Administration (MBA) as 2-year courses in the following specializations.

• Business Management

• HRM

• Rural Management

• Sustainability Management

• Urban Management and Governance

Apart from the MBA, it also offers MBA BM and EMBA courses.

Admission Procedure:

• The minimum eligibility criteria for MBA is having cleared the undergraduate degree examinations with 55% aggregate.

• Further, students are selected on the basis of marks obtained in CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ NMAT.

• The required CAT percentile last year was around 90.

• Shortlisted candidates are further called to appear for GD, PI, and writing ability test.

• Students are selected on the basis of the above steps and relevant work experience.

The fees for the courses range between 3.96 lakhs and 26.98 lakhs for the full period.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

• The college is home to a well-equipped library which includes journals, study material, magazines, and various e-learning facilities.

• It has separate boys and girls hostels on-campus.

• The college has top-class sporting and art & cultural facilities available.

• Campus Cloud and Data Center, Professional Audio-Video Studios, Graphics Labs are a few of the facilities provided on campus.

• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, wi-fi, air-conditioned classes, ATM, convenience stores, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

Placements:

• Top recruiters for the course include Hewlett Packard, KPMG, Lenskart, Nissan, OYO, Reckitt Benkiser, Salesforce, and Reliance Brands.

• The average CTC received by students is approximately 14.3 LPA.

• The median salary offered is 16.52 LPA.

• The highest package goes up to a whopping 27.5 LPA.

The ROI of the course is quite high which makes the college a preferred one among the students seeking admission for MBA. The curriculum is also updated with the latest industry trends making the students ready for the corporate world.

Xavier Labour Relations Institute or XLRI is located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and XIM University Bhubaneswar is situated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. For the year 2020, XLRI was ranked 9th by NIRF in the Management category. XIM University had a ranking of 31 in the Management category list of NIRF 2020. 

Fee Structure:

XLRI:

• The first-year fee for PGDBM is INR 11.8 Lakhs. The course duration is 1 year.
• The institute also offers PG Diploma for 1 year 3 months. The fee structure for the program is INR 20.95 Lakhs.

XIM University:

• The first-year fee for MBA is INR 8.6 Lakhs. The course duration is 2 years.
• The institute also offers EMBA for 1 year. The fee structure for the program is INR 3.6 Lakhs

Scholarships:

• In XLRI, students are offered scholarships of Rs. 1.75 LPA.
• In XIM University, scholarships are offered to SC/ST/Economically Backward/Minority with a 50% course tuition waiver and on the basis of merit.

Placement - 

• XLRI has an Alumni base of more than 16,000. 
• In the year 2020, the IT/ITES sector was the largest recruiter with 30% of the total offers., 90 XLRI students were placed in the year 2020. The highest international CTC was Rs. 58.22 LPA and the highest domestic CTC was Rs. 26 LPA.
• At XIM University, Accenture was one of the major recruiters, with over 29% of the eligible students placed. 

The table listed below gives a brief overview of the placement for the year 2020:

Campus Life

XLRI

• It has an Interdisciplinary Behavioral Lab, designed specifically for the study of human subjects. 
• There are many extracurricular societies and Interest groups like Dracula, SIGMA - Oikos, AXIOM, Bodhi tree, CEASE, etc. 

XIM University?

• It has the Bloomberg Terminal service for access to real-time data, news, and analytics. 
• There are many interest committees like EXEMPLAR, LITSOC, and XCUBATE. 

The decision for best college can be made with all the above available information, along with your perception of college branding and the ROI which is on an average 0.65:1 for XLRI and 0.93:1 for XIM University.