Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore

Candidates seeking admission to the PGDM programme at XIME Bangalore must fulfil the eligibility criteria. Given below are the eligibility and selection process:

• The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories).
• Candidates based on valid scores in CAT/ ATMA/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT will shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) and Group Discussion (GD).
• Those who qualify for the GD & PI rounds will be required to report to the admission cell at XIME Bangalore for document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.

According to the latest report, the participating recruiters hired 164 students of the PGDM and 31 students of the PGDM Business Analytics (BA) batch 2023 in new-age job roles. Given below are the key highlights of XIME Bangalore placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023:

PGDM at XIME Bangalore being a fully residential programme requires students to stay at campus hostels. For candidates who wants to stay outside the campus can reach out to the administrative block at XIME Bangalore for more clarity on this. PGDM at XIME Bangalore is a two-year full-time programme, candidates willing to enrol in the PGDM programme must possess a UG degree in any discipline.

Candidates seeking admission to the PGDM programme at XIME Bangalore must have valid scores in CAT/ GMAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ XAT will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Hence, it is very important for students to obtain adequate percentile in the aforementioned exams. As per the XIME Bangalore cut-off list for admission to the PGDM programme. The overall and section-wise CAT percentile were 70 and 40, respectively for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. This indicates that there has been no change in the minimum percentile for admission to the PGDM programme at XIME Bangalore.

XIME Bangalore usually concludes the application process for the PGDM programme between October and December. XIME Bangalore inducts candidates based on valid scores in CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA. Therefore, candidates must apply for any of the aforementioned entrance exams after which they should apply for the PGDM programme through XIME Bangalore official website by paying the required application fee within the specified time period. Candidates based on their scores in CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ ATMA will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) and Group Discussion (GD) rounds.

XIME encourages the high-quality performance of its students and extend support to such students in case they need financial assistance. For 2021-22, funds allocation for student recognition was well in excess of 50 lakhs.The scholarship value usually varies from INR 1 Lacs to INR 2 lakh. The scholarships offered are subject to change. Some of XIME’s top scholarships include:

• Prof. J. Philip Scholarship to a meritorious student
• Fr. Dr. E. Abraham S.J. Scholarship
• Prof. J.D. Cherayil Merit Scholars
• Sarosh J Ghandy Scholarship

PhD admissions at XIME Research Center are governed by the Mysore University admission rules notified on the website of the University of Mysore. Admission to PhD courses is based on UGC NET/ CSIR NET/ SLET/ GATE score. The institute also considers the academic performance and work experience of the candidates for providing admission to PhD course. Candidates must hold a master's degree or Diploma or MPhil with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST to apply for the PhD course.

Candidates must pass XAT/ CAT/ CMAT/ MAT/ GMAT followed by a GDPI round for admission to the PGDM course. The institute also considers the academic performance and co-curricular activities of the aspirants. After completion of the selection rounds, the university releases a merit list to announce the names of the shortlisted candidates. The shortlisted candidates need to come for counselling and document verification. Aspirants need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the university. Click here to know more about the admission process for the PGDM course.

PGDM is a two-year full-time residential course offered in five specialisations, namely Finance, Marketing, Operations & IT, Human Resource and Analytics. Besides, the institute also offers PGDM BA at the PG level. The course is offered in trimester system. The annual seat intake for PGDM and PGDM BA is 180 and 60, respectively.

No, admission at XIME Bangalore is a multi-step process. Check below the admission process of XIME Bangalore:

1. Application: The mode of application is online. Candidates need to pay an application fee of INR 2,000 for admission.
2. Selection Rounds: Aspirants are shortlisted for PGDM course based on XAT/ CAT/ CMAT/ MAT/ GMAT followed by a GDPI round. The institute also considers the academic performance and co-curricular activities of the aspirants.
3. Admission Confirmation: After completion of the selection rounds, aspirants need to come for verification round. Shortlisted aspirants need to pay a fee to confirm their admission.