Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar


Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar is an Indian Business School located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Established in the year 1987, XIMB is governed by the Government of India, the Government of Odisha, and the Society of Jesus. The school was founded under what the parties called a 'social contract' between the Government of Odisha and the Jesuits in Odisha, with Fr. Romuald D'Souza SJ being its founder-director. The institute is known to carry out research and development activities regularly in collaboration with government departments in the state. It is also the Centre of Excellence in Fiscal Policy and Taxation set up by the state government. Admission is through the XAT and CAT examinations with final admission offer being made to the 98th percentile and above historically.

Academics

The academic programmes offered by XIMB-XUB follow the global model for management education. 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. 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 and Xavier School of Human Resource Management.

International exchange

XIMB engages in the international exchange of faculty and students with the following institutions:
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.

Research centres

Research centres at XIMB include:
XIMB-XUB publishes five journals: Vilakshan, Journal of Research Practice, Research World, and International.

Accreditation

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 accreditation by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia 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. XIMB has applied for AACSB accreditation.

Rankings

XIMB was ranked 10 in India by Outlook India

Infrastructure

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

XIMB has four core committees:
Apart from this, there a number of functional committees:
There are also a number of Interest committees, which include:
Business and cultural events include "Xpressions", an annual business strategy games festival organised by the students of XIMB. 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, MAXIM, XIMAHR, IlluminatiX, RMAX and XOps 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.