MBA in Urban Management and Governance 

at Xavier School of Human Settlements, Bhubaneswar

No, applicants cannot be admitted directly to Xavier School of Human Settlements PGDM/MBA programme. The institute accepts CAT, XAT, MAT scores in addition to the CAT score for admission. Furthermore, the fundamental requirements for admission to MBA programs are that applicants must finish their bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative aggregate of 50% and that the selection process be based on their legitimate results from the national entrance tests listed above in the response. 

The Xavier School of Human Settlements MBA students are required to complete a capstone project in the following cross- cutting areas:

• City Branding and Marketing
• Climate Change and Disaster Management
• Digital Infrastructure
• Economy and Livelihood
• Gender Studies
• Governance and Policy
• Green and Blue Urbanism
• Geoinformatics and Spatial Analytics, and others

Xavier School of Human Settlements students are provided various facilities to make them professionals. The college provides 100% placement assistance. 

Candidates pursuing the MBA programme get the opportunity to choose from a variety of fields such as Finance, Operations, HR, and Marketing. The placement process at the Xavier School of Human Settlements has seen better results with every passing year as more and more candidates are getting placed. The average package of the programme is following the trend of growth and beating the bad market conditions. 

Xavier School of Human Settlements offers courses at the UG and PG course levels. The courses that candidates can choose from in the admission process 2025 are: 
MBA/PGDM

BPlan

MPlan

The eligibility criteria and the admission process for these courses varies and candidates must learn more about the courses through the official website of the institute. 

Yes, students feel safe and comfortable on Xavier School of Human Settlements Campus at all hours. The college has CCTV cameras installed everywhere and has security staff at every entry and exit points. The safety of every student is taken care of.  

Yes, Xavier School of Human Settlements is a good college. The Xavier School of Human Settlements scholars are researching on wide variety of issues in infrastructure development, urban and municipal finance, urban mobilities, housing and affordability, water and waste management, climate change, economic development and sustainable livelihoods, and urban resilience, among others. Students are trained to become great researchers and teachers. 

Candidates can not get direct admission to Xavier School of Human Settlements as the admission process for the courses is entrance based. Candidates are required to appear for the entrance exams in order to get a shot at securing a seat in their desired course. The institute accepts candidates in a merit based process for the BPlan course. Candidates can learn more about the admission process through the official website. 

Xavier School of Human Settlements offers postgraduate and PhD programmes to students. These courses are provided across the Management, Research, and various other streams. At the PG level, the college offers an MBA-UMG course whose academic year comprises three terms of 12-14 weeks each. At the doctoral level, there are full-time and part-time Research programmes available. The two-year full-time Master's Programme in Urban Management and Governance has a core and elective coursework and other learning segments of 113 credits. The college expects the students to spend about 70 hours a week on their academic work.