Postgraduate Programs
XIM University
Xavier Institute of Management
Xavier Institute of Management is the flagship school of XIM University.
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) owes its origin to a “social contract” between the Government of Odisha and the Odisha Jesuit Society in 1987. It is acknowledged internationally as a world-class business school, which provides quality management education and develops future-ready managers with strong ethics and values.
XIM University is promoted by XIMB and it has grown from the three decades of distinguished service by XIMB.
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School of Human Resource Management
The School Of Human Resource Management owes its origin to XIMB’s HR specialization program. It continues the legacy of shaping HR professionals since 1987. These students are grounded in the vision and values of excellence and ethics set by the XIM University.
At School of Human Resource Management the focus is on grooming highly effective and competent human resource professionals with a holistic understanding of business, society and government. We empower our students with the knowledge, skills, and long-term vision that lead to innovation, service to society and growth. We groom visionary, competent, committed, compassionate and value-based business leaders.
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School of Rural Management
The school focuses on nurturing reflective professionals and enlightened knowledge leaders who would enable the effective management of rural institutions, businesses, development programs and civil society organizations, engaged in progressive economic development and social transformation work.
What makes the school’s programs truly unique are its pedagogical components that emphasize experiential learning through extensive fieldwork.
The unique features of our program are:
- The RLLE Rural Living and Learning Experience segment involves living in a village for forty five days;
- Summer internship opportunities with reputed organizations working in the rural management domain;
- Seminar and Colloquium featuring eminent speakers from the field to share and deliberate on various aspects of development, contemporary issues and future directions;
- A one-of-its kind Development Ethics Seminar series where students are sensitized to the ethical responsibilities of a development practitioner, the dilemmas which they are likely to confront, and ways to make principled choices and decisions.
- In addition Immersion Courses are offered to students to provide exposure and understanding of topics which are still emergent and likely to become key to the transformations happening in the field of rural development
The school runs the flagship two year full time Post Graduate Program in Rural Management (MBA-RM); earlier known as PGDRM (of XIMB). In addition, the school offers PhD in Rural Management.
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School of Human Settlements
As our cities expand rapidly, all organizations involved in their development are looking for specially trained professionals to plan and manage the systems and programs – including government agencies and departments, Urban Missions, international institutions, business organizations, policy and research entities, think tanks and other bodies. Technically and professionally qualified people with a systematic understanding of towns and cities, and how these work, are increasingly required for livable, sustainable and inclusive cities – more so, as urban areas are key to handling our climate change challenges.
The School of Human Settlements Post-graduate Programs prepares engineers, planners, architects, geographers, economists and others for careers in planning and managing sustainable cities, towns and other urbanising places. Unique features of our Programs which make our students industry-ready are –
- A six-week Municipal Immersion module
- Habitat Practice Colloquium featuring eminent professionals and policy makers
- Immersion courses on current and emerging topics in urban development
- Summer Internship with reputed organizations in urban development
- Annual Research on Cities Summit and Urban Innovations Festival to provide wide exposure and develop professional and entrepreneurial skills
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School of Sustainabilty
Business corporations, UN agencies, government departments, civil society and other development actors are seeking a different cadre of human resources who can align profit with ecological and social mission.
The School of Sustainability is established in XIM University, to fulfil XIM University social and environmental mission of bringing about transformation in our society. The School, being the first of its kind in India, aims to create and nurture the next generation of managers and leaders who can anchor and accelerate sustainability as a strategy for economic growth and sustainable human development.
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School of Communications
School of Communications is born with a vision to enhance knowledge and professionalism in the field of Mass Media in India and globally. The mission is to give aspiring students across the country an opportunity to pursue professional courses in mass media and making them employable. Inspired by the Jesuit ethos of community building via education, this dream of starting a school of communications took shape eventually and soon translated into reality.
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School of Commerce
School of Commerce, one of the constituents of XIM University was founded in 2014 to cater to the ever-increasing demand for commerce education in the country. While setting up the school the objective was not to be just another commerce school in the crowd but to be a center of excellence in the field of commerce education. Since the beginning, the school’s endeavor has been to contribute to the society and meet the demands of the times by creating graduates who can meet the challenges of tomorrow and take leadership positions in a complex environment.
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School of Computer Science and Engineering
The School of Computer Science & Engineering is a unique school that leverages the high-quality programs of XIM University and emphasizes sound computer science fundamentals, coding, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It currently offers B.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering, M. Tech in Data Science & Analytics and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering. Its current faculty mostly has Ph.D. and/or postdoctoral experience from IITs/IISc or abroad. It is mentored by Prof. Chitta Baral from Arizona State University, Prof. Prasant Mohapatra from the University of California Davis and Dr. Ashutosh Dutta of Johns Hopkins University.
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XAVIER-EMLYON Business School
XIM University India, and Emlyon Business School, France, have jointly created this unique global business school, whose aim is to offer entrepreneurial opportunities and a unique experience of global education in India.
The XIM brand unquestionably stands for quality. XIM University’s identity is characterized by its philosophy of “Semper Excelsius” by offering both a classical business education as well as exploring new, lesser-known paths.
This is why the partnership with emlyon business school, a world-class French business school driven by entrepreneurship, innovation and humanism, is particularly coherent. emlyon business school belongs to the 1% of business schools in the world to have received three international accreditations: AACSB, Equis and AMBA.
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School of Economics
School of Economics aims to provide students with broad-based knowledge, advanced technical, communication and entrepreneurship skills.
Graduates here obtain skills which give them opportunity to explore and apply competency in the industry by integrating in-depth research, conceptual development, strategic thinking and problem solving. Through carefully planned structure of learning, the graduates will equip themselves with multi-disciplinary skills and practices.
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School of Governance and Public Affairs
Since its inception in 2013 XIM University has built a reputation as a pioneer of higher education in India. After all, it is a University that inherits nearly 33 years of the rich legacy of one of India’s premier business schools, the Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB). With the School of Governance and Public Affairs, XIM University has ventured into building capacity for the public affairs space – in government, non-profits and corporations – that will require a vast amount of talent in the near future as India (and, the world) transform at a rapid pace.
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