Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

The academic programmes offered by XIMB-XUB follow the global model for management education.[4] XIMB confers MBA and PhD degrees through Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. Currently, XIMB offers MBA programmes in Business Management and Global Management, Executive MBA in Business Management and Business Analytics, and PhD programmes through Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB). The PGDM programmes in Rural Management and Human Resource Management, previously offered by XIMB are now housed under two different schools of Xavier University named as Xavier School of Rural Management (XSRM) and Xavier School of Human Resource Management (XaHR).[5][6][7]

XIMB engages in the international exchange of faculty and students with the following institutions:[8]

• University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
• Skarbek Graduate School of Business Economics, Warsaw, Poland
• KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux and Marseille, France
• Reims Management School, Reims, France
• Antwerp Management School, Antwerpen, Belgium[9]
• Fordham University, New York, U.S.[9]
• Sellinger School of Business and Management, Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
• Facultad de Economia – IQS, Barcelona, Spain
• Kyiv Investment Management Institute, Ukraine
• College of Management Law & Languages, Siauliai, Lithuania
• HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leipzig, Germany
• IÉSEG School of Management, Lille – Paris, France
• Eastern Michigan University, Michigan, U.S.
• Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland

A Team of PGDM second-year students from XIMB reached 4th place in the Rubicon International Business Case contest held in 2006 in Iserlohn, Germany. The team was the sole Asian finalist.[10]

Management Development Center

Research centres at XIMB include:[11]

• CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) – XIMB Centre of Excellence[12]
• Centre for Development Research and Training
• Centre for Case Research
• Centre for EntrepreneurshiP
• Centre for Development of Small and Micro EnterpriseS
• Team Orissa Project Advisory Centre (TOPAX) [13]
• Centre for Resettlement and Rehabilitation and Corporate Social Responsibility[14]

XIMB-XUB publishes five journals: Vilakshan, Journal of Research Practice (JRP), Research World, and International.[15]

XIMB along with XaHR & XSRM which are collectively known as Faculty of Management at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar have been granted the South Asian Quality Assurance Systems (SAQS) accreditation by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)[16][17] and the NBA Accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation from March 2009 for a period of 5 years for PGDM, 3 years for PGDM-RM, and 3 years for PGDM-PT.[18] XIMB has applied for AACSB accreditation.[19]

XIMB was ranked 20 in India by Outlook India's "Top 150 Private MBA Institutions" of 2020.[20]

• Academic Block: XIMB has four administrative and academic buildings. The new academic block has a board room, conference room, and examination hall; all classrooms are air-conditioned and equipped with audio-video systems, overhead projectors, computers, and wireless hotspots. The auditorium seats 850 and is a venue for conventions[21] and high-level forums.[22]
• Library: The three-storied library has a collection of printed and electronic resources which includes books, journals, working papers, audiovisual resources, dissertations, annual reports of corporate houses, volumes of periodicals, and international online databases on management development studies and related topics.
• Residence: Students are required to reside on campus, in separate residences for men and women, with Wi-Fi throughout. The Studio apartment building has 113 furnished apartments for students, faculty, and visiting professionals. Some of the other apartment buildings (for men) are Cenderet, GR-I, and GR-II. For women, there are two residence buildings namely RMH and MTR.
• Sports: There are two floodlit tennis courts and a basketball court, indoor badminton court, volleyball court, jogging track, and facilities for indoor sports for students and faculty. The institute also has a multipurpose gymnasium open 24/7.
• Extension of campus: XIMB has started its first extension campus near Jatani town in the Puri district named as Xavier University, Bhubaneswar where its existing programmes in Rural Management & Human Resource Management are now delivered along with multiple new industry-oriented programmes.[23] The XUB campus near Jatani, is a state of the art, digital campus spread over 35 acres of land. Xavier University has started a number of next-generation courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels in areas such as sustainability, Public Policy, Urban Studies, Economics, Computer Sciences etc.[24]
• Virtual classroom: XIMB's virtual classroom program reaches 100 cities.[25]

There are a number of student committees for the Institute and for student life.[26] The Student Executive Council (SEC) is made up of students; it handles and controls all student activities and various committees.

There are also a number of Interest committees, which include:

• SpeakUp: The Oratory Club[29]
• XQuizzite: The Quizzing Society
• Spicmacay: Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth
• XPRESSIONS Steering Committee: The annual inter-B-school meet team[30]
• SRC: Social Responsibility Cell, XIMB
• XStage: The Cultural Club, XIMB
• SportsCom: The Sports Committee of XIMB
• XSEED: The Entrepreneurship Development Cell, XIMB
• X-Lens: The Photography Committee of XIMB

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at XIMB

Business and cultural events include "Xpressions", an annual business strategy games festival organised by the students of XIMB.[31] Xpressions 2011 included appearances from Lucky Ali, Jagjit Singh, Euphoria, and Jal.
"Celeblitz" is a celebrity night.

Business Conclave

This three-day interactive session organised by X–Fin (the Finance Club), MAXIM (The Marketing Association), XIMAHR (The HR Association of XIMB), IlluminatiX (The Media & PR Cell), RMAX (The Rural Management Association) and XOps (the Operations Team) draws on experts from throughout India to share their views, experiences, and ideas with the students. It works towards increasing the awareness, interest, and practical knowledge of the students. Business Excellence Summit is also a flagship event held annually at XIMB since its inception in 2017. It's a three-day extravaganza which witnesses a legion of pivotal business leaders sharing insights and enlightening management students.[32][33]

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