Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore

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.

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.