Pre-term

Three days of introductory course, which lay the foundation for all courses to be, is taught during the 15 month full-time MBA. The objective of the pre-term is to normalize students coming from different backgrounds.

Term-wise break-up

List of Electives Offered

Leadership & Adventure

The essence of the adventure trip is to experience the thrill and power of team spirit. This fun trip deepens the belief in team power. Students experience a rush of adrenalin and the two and half days can be defined as fun and frolic. The trip tests a student's physical, mental, strategy building, resource/energy management and team building skills. This program helps one understand his/her limits and then go way past them. The philosophy of stretching beyond the limit is what XLRI preaches. XLRI's methodology of teaching, which is about reinventing oneself continuously, is put to practice in this trip.

Rural Exposure

The intent of this program is to train students to understand the problems of rural India and address them in a better way, it is mandatory for students to spend a few days in the rural parts of India.

Under the Village Exposure Program, students of the GMP have to identify the problems of the people of a particular village and then suggest solutions. Students will then have to design business modules. The rural exposure Program will help the future managers to understand the needs of the local people and provide solutions to their problems.

The current batch size is of 109 students. Admission is through professional experience, academic record, GMAT/ XAT scores, essays and personal Interviews. This rigorous program offers a great opportunity for professionals to sharpen their business acumen in a school with one of the best academic infrastructure and environment in India - XLRI Jamshedpur.

2017-18 BATCH STATISTICS

Eligibility: Candidates must hold a recognized bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline with at least 5 years of managerial/supervisory experience by March 31, 2018. PGDM (GMP) candidate may choose to apply through XAT 2018 or GMAT score (taken during December 1, 2015 to December 20, 2017).

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Selection Criteria

Candidates may apply for more than one programme. Those who apply for multiple programmes may be called for multiple interviews and/or group discussions. The selection criteria for different programmes may differ depending on the nature of the programme. XAT written test will have multiple components and you need to maximize your performance in each of these components. In its pursuit of academic excellence, XLRI actively encourages the students from diverse backgrounds. While preparing the shortlisted candidates for the interview, in addition to XAT performance, we may factor in academic ability and the relevant work experience. Besides performance in the personal interviews (and/or group discussions) we also consider XAT performance, relevant work experience, academic ability, extra-curricular activities etc. while preparing the final list. For candidates who cannot be present physically for the XLRI interviews due to their being out of the country, interviews would be carried out in online mode via Internet only for General Management Programme (GMP).

Note: Candidates may please note that the tentative dates for interviews are likely to be scheduled during February 16 to March 15, 2018.

Stage 1: Applying through GMAT/XAT

Prerequisites for GMAT Applicants:

All GMAT applicants must take their GMAT between December 01, 2015 and December 20, 2017 and pay a fee of Rs. 2500/- through cash/online/demand draft/banker's cheque (Rs. 5000/- for NRI applicants) in favor of "XLRI Jamshedpur" payable at Jamshedpur.

Candidates made payment through DD modeneed to send the Confirmation page along with the Demand Draft to the Admissions Office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur - 831 001 within 15 days from the issuance of Demand Draft.

Stage 2: Shortlist of Candidates

• The names of the GMAT candidates will be shortlisted by end of January.
• The names of the XAT candidates will be shortlisted by end of January .

Stage 3: Interview Process

• The interviews for GMP candidates through GMAT and XAT will be conducted between February and March in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Jamshedpur only.
• GMP Interviews can be conducted over G-talk / Skype for overseas candidates. Candidate needs to get in touch with the admissions office for scheduling the interview online.

Stage 4: Result Announcement

• The short listed candidates will be announced via email along with an offer letter for XLRI-PGDM (GMP) by end of March.

Fees

Fees and other charges for 15-month PGDM (General Management) will be approximately Rs. 18,50,000/- (or equivalent in $ US) for the academic year 2018 - 2019. Food, electricity and other personal expenses would be charged extra depending on the type of accommodation preferred by the student. Fee may change next session based on the recommendation of Fee Fixation Committee.

The response from the industry was overwhelming, with the likes of JPMC, ZS Associates, Microsoft, Genpact, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Oracle taking part in the recruitment process. The rolling placements started in November 2016 and multiple roles were offered to the class of 2017 including Associate VP, Business Analyst, Consultant, Deputy General Manager, Senior Manager, Director, Vice President. The roles were offered for functions such as IT/ITES, Strategy, Manufacturing, Banking, Consulting, Operations, Marketing, Sales/Business development, Supply Chain, Quality assurance, and Analytics space.

Placement statistics of the class of 2017

Last year's recruiters: