Excellent college for Marketing & HR

The admission process was through XAT. Shortlisted candidates go through the GD & PI process conducted by faculties of XIMB. Selection criteria depend on the profile of the candidate like work experience, graduation from college, and stream. The average age of batch 2011-13 was 25 years and the batch was a mix of people with technical and commerce degrees. Selected candidates are informed via mail. The admission process is very smooth with all details sent to students beforehand on mails and sessions on culture, values & ethos of the institute are organized by Dean's office.

The course has 6 trimesters with the first three emphasizing general management and the last three on a specialized stream chosen by a student. XIMB is known for Marketing & HR and has some reputed faculty from the HR domain.

Summer placements, Roles offered were mainly into marketing, HR and consulting roles. Stipends varied from rs 15,000/- to 80,000/- per month I got placed with Max group and project was compensation benchmarking.

Placements are excellent with organizations offering HR and marketing profiles. Summer placements start around August of every year and the final placement begins in October. The percentage of students getting placed is 99%.

The campus has a good relationship with corporates and provides placement support to students. Placement season commences around November every year for second-year students and almost all students are placed by end of every year. Some reputed organizations that visit campus are HUL, Religare, P&G, TCS, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Capgemini, etc.

Annual Fest-XPRESSIONS which is organized in Oct-November every year. It is a blend of cultural and business festivals and students from Tier-1 colleges are invited to compete with XIMB students.It's a 3 days long event and is concluded with a concert show by some celebrity. There are 4 key committees-Placecom, Alumni, IRC, and SRC. All sports facilities like, cricket playground, badminton, lawn tennis court, table tennis are available on campus.

Hostels are compulsory for all students as it is a residential program. Hostels are average and the food is good. Mess is good and they also have a cafe inside the campus. Hostels are allotted randomly but students can change rooms but it depends on affordability. The room is shared by two students and is furnished.

Yes, GD was on an abstract topic, and the interview focussed on personal achievements. GD & PI takes place in various metro cities. I prepared for GD/PI by attending a crash course with TIME and by reading newspapers like Mint and the comments section of various other newspapers.