Life at XLRI

The HR course was quite comprehensive. Lots of subjects were dedicated to different functionalities of HR. Lots of focus on Law, and employee benefits, worker rights and employer responsibility. The course boasts of some of the stalwarts of the industry teaching different courses such as the Professor who teaches compensation is responsible for designing the compensation structure over at HUL. It's very comprehensive, and periodically reviewed to remain relevant to the changing times

The fees at XLRI is on the higher side of the spectrum. 30lacs almost for two years round. The campus has no AC in rooms, so the lodging expenses are quite high considering how the mess fees are not part of the fee structure but a separate contract of each individual with the mess contractor. However, the library fees come with a lot of access to premium resources such as EBSCO, HBR articles and cases, and lots more.

The campus life in terms of engagement was quite good. They have couple of famous events like EV which is the annual cultural fest and Maxi Bazaar which is a disguised research project. Apart from these there are about 25 committees on campus run by students spanning various interests and specialties. The campus is well-quipped with two gyms, a football ground, a cricket ground, basketball courts, badminton courts, table tennis rooms, and a pool room. As mentioned before we have a 23*7 library with unlimited access to resources. The technology in classrooms is good, each dest having it's own electric portal and LAN port.

The admission process was very smooth. I sat for XAT and scored around 90 percentile with my lowest sectional percentile in DM at 73 percentile which just crossed the sectional cutoff of 72 percentile. I got an interview call which I had to select the slot for. Once selected, and online meeting was scheduled, and on the day of the interview I had 3 panelists (all male). The interview lasted for about 20 mins with questions spanning from why MBA to hobbies, interests and some technical questions based on past work ex. Once the interviews concluded the results were announced under 2 months and I was wait listed. XAT was in some ways a tough exam to crack, especially the DM section. I have no real notes for improvement on the process. It was pretty smooth from my perspective

The faculty cohort at XLRI is extremely knowledgeable, well read, and highly educated. Everyone has their own way of teaching. Some traditional and some modern, but all of them effective nonetheless. Some teachers are quite advanced in their teaching methods and make use of technology, whereas Some rely on old school tools. But most professors are researchers who have published papers and hold doctorate degrees or are in the course of securing a doctorate. The teacher to student ratio is favourable, although not the best. But all professors are extremely approachable barring a few, all teachers' email ID and contact is available on the student portal and professors staying on campus also makes a huge difference. Some professors go on ti devote extra time on students struggling. Their support is massive