All About Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, (XIME), Bangalore (latest review)

Colleges Applied: XIME, Bangalore(PGDM), Christ University, Bangalore(MBa), IFIM, Bangalore(PGDM), IBS, Hyderabad Admission Criteria: XIME (Bangalore/Chennai/Kochi) The admission criteria include - Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks for all subjects taken together. (45% for SC/ST candidates) -Note: Candidates who are pursuing final year and awaiting their results may also apply. Next, An Entrance Test Score of 75 percentile or above in any of the entrance tests such as XAT, CAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT. There is no particular Age Criteria, although if you are above 30 years old then you must have damm good reasons for pursuing PGDM. The Admission Process was intimated via E-Mail and I got the center for GD/PI at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. The selection process consisted of 3 rounds. The first round was paragraph writing, the second was GD, and the third was PI.

Management education and degree are some of the most sought-after areas in the "Indian context" of education. To ascend the ladders in a corporate world a management degree is very essential. The Faculty-Student Ratio at XIME is 1:5. There is around 71 faculty staff in total out of which 17 of them are PhD holders. The teaching here in XIME is closely industry-related. The course curriculum is dynamic and the subjects keep on varying and changing based on the industry and market demand. The teaching methodology is interactive and dynamic developed by our very own Prof. Philip who is the Founder and Chairman of XIME. Prof. Philip is a robust and dynamic business leader with over 60 years of Industry Experience. He is also the former director of IIM B. The faculties are a gem to be cherished for life, here at XIME, Bangalore. They are not just faculties, they are like one single family who has each other's back. They have tons of Industry Experience, along with high subject matter expertise

I am interning at Outlook Group which is under the Raheja Group of Industries. Now everybody knows Outlook is a flagship brand of magazines in India for the past 25 years. Their USP is their honest and responsive journalism and crisp colorful content which is pleasing for the eyes and soothing to read. Outlook selected their candidates through interview rounds of two, 1- GD and 2- PI. Before that they shortlisted candidates on their CV's. So take extra care in making a good CV. There were several tasks given to us through the internship which ranged from marketing strategy building, customer relationship management and product building. Overall it was a wonderful experience which can be shared in the form of a story in future! My other friends at XIME are doing at Axis Bank, Tata Steel, VM Ware, Adobe, Indigo, Zomato, BigBasket to name a few. Oppurtunities are plenty you just have to grab it here! Just keep your heads up and enjoy the ride.

Placement starts in December each year. Several companies stay in touch with the college offering PPO to deserving candidates who have performed exceptionally well in their summer internships. The internship is conducted in June and lasts for two months. Nearby a 100 companies were brought by our SIP Team which ranged from Fortune 500 to fresh start-ups. Each student had a choice of atleast 10 companies to leave or join with. The placement drive of the previous year is mostly done. Companie slike Infy, TCS, HP, VMWare, PWC, EY, Oracle, Tech Mahindra are regular and happy recruiters from our campus. Apart from that, we had Mercedes, KPMG, and Volvo coming for placements. Also, we had Axis Bank, Yes Bank, and Exim Bank for the finance guys. Roles offered were associate lead, business development manager, sales manager, associate consultant, Product manager, and many. The average salary was similar to each year ranging from 7.5LPa to 8.5Lpa on an average. The highest salary offered was 19lakhs.

The fees for Bangalore Campus are 11Lakh. For Chennai and Kochi, it's 8Lakh. The Bangalore campus is the oldest and has the highest fees because it includes a mandatory international study tour or student Exchange Program where students are taken to Audencia Business School, France, or Guandong University of Foreign Studies, China based on the convenience. XIME provides scholarships (COVID-19 scholarship) to students based on their economic-financial status and merit. 50% of the total fees is granted a scholarship to the students who fall in the criteria. There is a separate department that looks after the financial aid which helps students seeking education loans with several partner banks such as IDBI, Yes Bank, Canara Bank, etc. XIME follows a rigorous method of 100% placement assistance. XIME is operated under student-formed committees with a faculty mentor heading the process. They relentlessly work from the beginning to attract the best of the companies to the campus.

The Annual Fest is Ximera' which is an intercollegiate cultural and business fest attracting a host of participants from various b-schools from across different countries, states and cities. This is a flagship event of XIME conducted in February every year. Each and every dept. viz. finance, marketing, operations has their respective clubs headed by student representatives elected by the students themselves. They conduct various activities in their respective domain throughout the year. MARK-XIME, X-OPS, FINITIATIVE, X-INSIGHTS. Apart from this, there is EMPRESSARIO ,X-SEED and X-ORATION who conducts Business ideas, Social work, and comunication workshops. The library is located in the main campus It has over 5000+ books and over 100 journals. It's fully self-sufficient as XIME has only an intake of 180 students per year. The classroom and the hostel is neat and clean. XIME follows a policy of a 50-50 gender ratio of boys and girls. Extra activities and sports events are also a part.

The Room is big enough for three people which is shared by two people. It has an attached bathroom and a beautiful balcony along with it. The corridor is huge and spacious. There is a gymnasium with many types of equipment on the top floor. The mess area is on the ground floor. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner is served here. The menu has both veg and nonveg options to choose from. The items in the menu range from South Indian delicacies such as Dosa and Idli to North Indian cuisine of Paratha and Dal Makhani, Chicken Biriyani on Thursdays! The food is light and tasty and good for the stomach.

The 1st round was paragraph Writing for which we got 15 mins. in which the topic given was "Are B-Schools responsible for the rise in a number of unemployed MBa graduates"The 2nd Round was GD on a topic "Do you feel its necessary for B-Schools to have constant industry-faculty interaction?". There were 8 participants judged by a panel of 4 senior managemnt from XIME. The GD lasted for 20 minutes. Next, we had PI Rounds. My PI was conducted by Prof. David Jawahar and Mr. Richin Jose. It was a smooth process altogether from the beginning conducted professionally to the core. I was asked questions based on my work ex mostly and I was more than happy to share. For freshers its advisable to have positive answers for each and every question.(for eg. Why do u want to do MBa?and you answer I want to do a high-paying job or something)DONT! Instead, you can talk about your interest in a specific subject or area of MBa which is why you wanted to do MBa.