XIMB Bhubaneswar PG Courses 2025

As per NIRF 2023 rankings (as per the official website), the XIM Bhubaneshwar is on 46th position under the Management category.

Apart from NIRF, XIM Bhubaneshwar has been also ranked by the Times and The Business today in 2023 and the ranks secured were as mentioned below:

XIMB Bhubaneswar considers CAT exams for admission to the MBA course. The cutoff was released for the last round, in which the closing percentile for 91, for the General AI category candidates. 

XIMB MBA cutoff in 2023 and 2022 were 91, for the General AI category candidates. This indicated that the cutoff for admission to MBA has been constant throughout three years. 

Aspirants must pass 3 year bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline with a at least 55% aggregate from a recognised university to apply for EMBA programme at XIMB.

Aspirants must also have atleast 3 years of work experience in executive capacity in an organisation of repute in public, private or non-governmental sector. Self-employed persons with at least 5 years of experience can also apply.

To get admission in XIM University, graduation is the minimum qualification. Hence, mere qualifying Class 12 won't get admission in the institute. Candidates need to complete graduation with a minimum of 50% aggregate to apply for a course. There is a 5% relaxation in the aggregate for reserved category aspirants. Any candidates with 60% in graduation can get admission provided they also meet other selection requirements. Moreover, the admission to PGDM courses at XIM University is totally depends on candidates CAT's percentiles.

BFSI was the top recruiting sector during MBA Business Management placements 2025, with 25% of placement rate. This was closely followed by Consulting sector with 24% of students placed. The table below represents the sector-wise distribution of XIM University placements 2025 for MBA Business Management:

Yes, for many undergraduate and postgraduate courses candidates can directly apply for admission without taking any entrance exam. B.A. B.Sc. B.Com B.A. LL.B. And B. M. undergraduate candidates need to apply directly and give a Personal Interview . 

Aspirants cannot get direct admission at XIMB. Candidates are selected based on their entrance exam scores at the first level. Selected aspirants are called for WAT and GDPI round for MBA and EMBA courses. PhD applicants need to pass PI round after selection based on their scores.

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar offers a large diversity of courses to students in Management field. XIMB Bhubaneswar admissions are held on the basis of entrance tests. Students seeking course admissions must clear their previous qualifying examination and appear for any of the prescribed entrance exams such as XAT,  X-GMT,  CAT, among others. Students can visit the official website to learn more regarding the course-wise eligibility and specialisation details.

XIM Bhubaneswar offers a two-year MBA in Business Management (MBA-BM) in the full-time mode. Admission to these courses is based on the applicants' XAT/CAT/GMAT/X-GMT scores. The candidates with a valid score in one of these examinations are shortlisted for a written admission test, GDPI round.

XIMB Bhubaneswar XAT cutoff 2024 is yet to be released for admission to the MBA/ PGDM courses. Considering the XIMB XAT 2023 cut off, the XAT percentile was 80 for the MBA programme for the General AII India category students.  

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the XIMB previous years' XAT cutoff trends for the MBA programme:

Check the table below to know about the stipend given to students during XIMB summer placements 2025:

Candidates seeking admission to XIM University admission to the full-time MBA in Urban Management and Governance and  Master of Business Finance courses must have a valid score in NMAT. Going as per past year trends, the cutoff score for XIM University must be around 140 for the NMAT exam. 

Sales & Marketing sector emerged as the top recruiting sector that placed 43% of the total students during XIMB MBA summer placements 2022. The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during XIMB MBA summer placements 2022 is presented below:

The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during XIMB MBA summer placements 2022 is presented below:

Yes. The university offer scholarships to meritorious students to provide financial aid and provide equal educational opportunity. Candidates will have to satisfy the eligibility criteria set for the scholarship to avail of the scholarship.

Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) accepts MBA admissions on an entrance basis. Students are required to appear for any of the national-level management entrance tests. While the institute indeed considers valid score obtained by the candidates in CAT, it also accepts scores obtained in other tests such as XAT, XMAT and more. For further information, students can visit the official website of the institute.

The Management college is ranked top 6 in India’s Top 100 private B-School and No. 1 private B-School by State Ranking in the Education World India Private B-Schools Ranking 2021-22. NIRF has ranked the institute as the top 34^th Management institute in the country. Hence, it is one of the prestigious institutes for Management studies.

The overall average package offered during XIMB MBA placements 2025 was INR 18.25 LPA. The average package offered during XIMB MBA placements recorded in recent years is given below: