Parbati Gohain Baruah's Review On Xavier Institute Of Management And Entrepreneurship - [XIME], Bangalore

I took the MAT, and I scored 96 percentile. Out of all the colleges, I opted for XIME because my college professor advised me to, citing it as the best college out of all that accepted MAT scores.

The course structure is satisfactory with many electives for a student to choose from. However, the details of the course plan is not shared till the course commences leaving the students to research themselves about the subject and the areas it may focus on.

The college brings companies for internship. However, many of them are startups and which do not provide more than Rs. 10,000 a month, and some don't pay at all. Some of the students get placed in good companies, such as Dell, Samsung, Britannia, KPMG, HAL, Bosch etc.

The placement is good, with the placed percentage being almost 95% every year and the average being 6.5 lakh rupees per year for freshers and around 8 lakh rupees per year for students with a few years of work experience. Some of the companies that come for placement are KPMG, Dell, E&Y etc. as well as many startups.

The yearly management fest, Ximera is held in the month of November- December, and is wholly organised by the students. There are different competitions in the fields of Business Quiz, Marketing, Operations, Finance, HR, Best Manager etc. XIME doesn't participate in these competitions and acts only as a host. Management colleges all over India are invited to participate.

Since availing hostel facility is compulsory, the total fees for 2 years comes up to Rs 11 lakhs. The average placement is 6.5 lakh rupees per year for freshers and around 8 lakh rupees per year for students with a few years of work experience. Thus, the ROI is satisfactory. Plus, XIME provides various platforms for the students to showcase as well as develop their skills.

There are scholarship and loan schemes available, based on the performance in the examinations and the financial situations of the students respectively. However, a student cannot apply for a scholarship for more than one term.

Xime has a gender ratio of 50-50%, with the 2017 batch having a ratio of 60% girls. Apart from that, there are students from all over India, and there is at least one student from almost all the states in India. This makes XIME a very colorful place and there sre ample opportunities to learn new languages and cultures.

The hostel facility is good. Rooms are on a 3 sharing basis, in alphabetical order. Students are allowed to choose their roommates from the 2nd year onwards. Sometimes it leads to clashes because of the diversity as students from all over India study in XIME, but most of the time it's an enthralling experience. The mess food is satisfactory.

We have 3 terms in a year, making it a trimester system. The exams do make it a little hectic, including mid terms, end terms, class tests, assignments etc. Additionally, the grading system is CGPA based which makes it even more competitive and hectic.

After the MAT results were out, I filled the form for admission through shiksha.com. My hometown is Assam, and the nearest GD/PI session at that time was in Kolkata. So I booked my flight to Kolkata, and the GD/PI session was held in St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. There were around 30 students in my time slot, and the GD discussion topic was on the latest Union Budget.

The faculty is satisfactory, as in like every other college XIME too has exceptionally good faculty as well as average faculty. Apart from the regular faculty, we also have visiting faculty for some of the electives. All the faculty is dedicated and any doubts can be cleared outside the classroom to.