Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore

Apart from XAT, the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship also accepts CMAT scores for admitting students to its MBA course. The CMAT cut offs for admission are usually lower than CAT and XAT so it is a popular preference among management aspirants. CMAT cutoff 2024 for XIME Bangalore is yet to be released. During the XIME Bangalore CMAT cutoff 2022, the percentile was 80 for the General All India category candidates. Considering the previous year score, CMAT cut off for XIME Bangalore MBA course is expepcted to be in a range between 80 to 85 for the General cantegory students. 

Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, also known as XIME Bangalore, is a private university with a wholly residential campus that was founded in 1991. The NBA and ACBSP have accredited Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, and it has received AICTE approval. The institute belongs to AIU as well. The Times 2022 ranks XIME Bangalore 47th for MBA. Bangalore, Chennai, and Kochi are the three cities where XIME maintains campuses. Students can choose from a variety of Business Analytics, Management, and other streams of PG, certificate, and PhD degrees at Xavier Institute of Management. 

XIME Bangalore has a good record of placement for its PGDM course. In 2024, the participating recruiters placed 173 students of the PGDM and 55 students of the PGDM Business Analytics (BA) batch 2024 in new-age job roles. The highest package offered to the PGDM and PGDM (Business Analytics) batches during XIME Bangalore placements 2024 stood at INR 15 LPA and INR 22 LPA,  respectively. The key highlights of XIME Bangalore placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Yes, aspirants must pass XAT/ CAT/ CMAT/ MAT/ ATMA/ 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.

The annual seat intake for PGDM and PGDM BA is 180 and 60, respectively. Candidates who have passed a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 50% for all subjects taken together (45% aggregatefor SC/ ST candidates can apply for the PGDM course. Aspirants who are appearing for their final year examination and are awaiting their results may also apply.

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.

Getting admission in XIME Bangalore is moderately competitive. Students require 70+ percentile in CAT or XAT. Aspirants must also score at least 50% in graduation and must perform well in GDPI round to block their seat in PGDM programme. Right preparation and decent academic scores can easily get admission in PGDM course of XIME Bangalore.

XIME Bangalore applications are open for PGDM programme. Candidates can apply on the institute's website for admission. The institute has not released the last date to apply yet. Aspirants can apply till the time applications are open.