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Admission
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 From the
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                                              Vision &
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                                                                                     Genesis
 Director’s                                   Mission
 Desk

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 Student
                                             44
                                             Alumni
                                                                                     46
                                                                                      Placements
 Activities &                                Relations
 Societies on
 Campus

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Board of
Governors

Published by : The Admissions Office XLRI, C H Area (East), Jamshedpur – 831 001
Phone : 0657 665 3203/04/05 | Fax : 0657 665 3200/2227814 | www.xlri.ac.in/www.xlri.edu
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 Campus
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                                               Programmes
                                                                                             38
                                                                                             Campus
 Infrastructure                                Offered                                       Life at XLRI

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  Faculty
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                                               XLRI
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                                                                                             Centres of
                                               Administration                                Excellence at
                                                                                             XLRI

Should it be deemed necessary in the interest of the student, and/or of the Institute and/or of the profession, the Institute reserves the
right to change any information and regulation pertaining to the calendar, curricula and fees as described in the prospectus at any time
without prior notice. The prospectus may also be downloaded from: www.xlri.ac.in/eprospectus
2017 Admission Prospectus - XLRI
FROM THE
                                                     DIRECTOR’S DESK

    I am delighted to introduce you to XLRI and          time PGDM programme in Business Management
    welcome you to this esteemed institution.            in Jamshedpur and multiple one-year part-time
    XLRI was established in 1949, soon after the         Satellite Programmes. Prospective students can
    independence of India and joined in spirit and       choose any programme according to their need
    action the selfless patriots and great leaders       and convenience.
    of India in building the nation. It focused on       Our new campus is an accomplishment that
    training people who can shape the destiny of         speaks for itself. We have won acclaim and
    India with competence and dedication. XLRI           approval from various national and international
    continues to have the same vision – to train         assessors and accreditation bodies. We are proud
    leaders who will excel in competence, personal       to be part of the exclusive group of global
    values and social concern.                           business schools who have triple accreditation
    “Excellence and Integrity” is the motto of XLRI,     from AACSB, AMBA and NBA.
    derived from the Jesuit principle of “Magis”         I welcome you to Jamshedpur, the first planned
    – ever greater, ever better. We try to translate     city of India, the cleanest and most hospitable
    excellence through academic excellence, value        city. Jamshedpur offers excellent sports and
    excellence and social excellence. This means         recreational facilities, and sylvan environment.
    we are not only concentrating on knowledge           You will get ample opportunity to interact
    development, but also on personal, spiritual         with national and international leaders from
    and social development. This is the integral         every walk of life and learn the problems
    formation we offer to students. This integral and    and prospects ahead of you and available to
    value based formation should impel a person to       you. These interactions combined with your
    be an innovative, competent and creative leader.     classroom inputs will help you to opt for a career
    Our academic excellence is our greatest strength.    you dream of.
    The values we instil in students through             I welcome you to become a nation builder who
    effective courses, group activities and cultural     continually strives to build a better and more
    events groom them to become responsible              inclusive society.
    leaders. Our emphasis is to mould them into
    agents of change who will make a difference in
    the organisation through innovative ideas.
    XLRI strives to meet the educational needs
    of various segments of students by offering a
    variety of management-centric programmes.
    Our flagship programmes include the two-
    year Postgraduate Programmes in Business
    Management, Human Resource Management,
    besides the full-time fifteen months General                                    Fr. E. Abraham, S.J.
    Management Programme for executives with
    experience. In addition, we offer three-year part-

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VISION
To be an institution of excellence nurturing
responsible global leaders for the greater
common good and a sustainable future

                       MISSION
                       • To disseminate knowledge in
                         management through a portfolio
                         of educational programs and
                         publications
                       • To extend frontiers of knowledge
                         through relevant and contextual
                         research
                       • To nurture responsive ethical leaders
                         sensitive to environment and sociery
                       • To encourage critical thinking and
                         continuous improvement
                       • To inculcate a culture of innovation
                         and entrepreneurship

                         VALUES
                         Inspired by the Jesuit spirit of “Magis”, XLRI will be guided by the following values:
                        • Ethical Conduct                           • Inslusiveness and Tolerance
                        • Integrity and Trust                       • Creativity and Innovation
                        • Passion for Excellence                    • Global Mindset
                        • Sensitive Social Conscience

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The Genesis And Journey

    Keeping true to its vision,
    XLRI strives to offer an
    education which is not
    just leading to a degree,
    but one that inspires
    students to respond to
    the unmet needs of the
    society.

             XLRI was founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright,          better, to excel; (2) Conviction through discernment
             SJ, in the Steel City, Jamshedpur, soon after          – a decision making process which is not self-
             Independence. The country was undergoing a             centered but God-centered and (3) Courageous
             political, economic and social transformation. Fr      execution of the decisions because it was God’s
             Enright visualised XLRI to be a partner in this        work. The hallmark of this culture is, not to walk
             liberation and development journey. His vision         on the beaten path, but to strike new routes; not to
             was to renew the face of the earth through XLRI.       benchmark, but to be benchmarked; to be second
             Together with Fr Bill Tome, Fr Edward McGrath          to none, but to be the first to respond to the needs
             and other Jesuit companions, he worked tirelessly      of the people and the nation. It is this enterprising
             towards translating this vision into reality.          and pioneering spirit that sets XLRI apart from
                                                                    other management schools.
             The Jesuit Society has been guiding the activities
             and affairs of the institute since 1949. The forces    XLRI has always had a global outlook. It was the
             that made it possible for XLRI to realise the vision   first to internationalise its programmes. Renowned
             were (1) Commitment to magis – to strive for           personalities have been a part of the institute

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   over 60 Years

                                                                                        quo for meaning and wisdom in life; (b)
                                                                                        Values — imbibe and stand for ethical and
                                                                                        social values, even in the midst of squalor,
                                                                                        corruption, opposition and above all
                                                                                        human loneliness and (c) Social concern
                                                                                        for people — to be at the service of the
                                                                                        needy. Integrity should permeate all the
                                                                                        three aspects, one’s thoughts, feelings and
                                                                                        actions.

                                                                                        During the initial years of its growth,
                                                                                        XLRI developed and organised several
                                                                                        management courses for trade unions.
                                                                                        In 1953, a two-year, day programme in
                                                                                        Industrial Relations and Welfare was
                                                                                        started which has been re-christened
                                                                                        to Human Resource Management.
                                                                                        Since then, XLRI has added many more
                                                                                        academic programmes and has expanded
                                                                                        its infrastructure to meet the growing
                                                                                        demand. A three-year, evening programme
                                                                                        in Business Management was started
                                                                                        in 1965, while the two-year, full-time
                                                                                        programme in Business Management
                                                                                        was launched in 1968. In responding to
as leaders and teachers. The Board of        with being a mediocre and aspire to        the demand of the corporate and public
Governors comprises distinguished            excel. He/she relentlessly strives for     sector, a one-year General Management
industrialists, academicians and             more, for something greater and better.    Programme for working executives was
members of the Jamshedpur Jesuit             Instead of wishing circumstances to        launched in 1997.
Society.                                     change and be different, magis-driven      To disseminate quality management
                                             persons either make them different or      education to executives working in
Keeping true to its vision, XLRI strives
                                             make most of them. Instead of waiting      different cities, the Virtual Interactive
to offer an education which is not just
                                             for golden opportunities to come along,    Learning (VIL) arm of XLRI offers a
leading to a degree, but one that inspires
                                             they turn all that is in hand into gold.   portfolio of 12-month consolidated
students to respond to the unmet needs
                                             Magis should be reflected in every Xler    programmes in different functional areas
of the society.
                                             in three areas (a) Academic excellence     of management. A Postgraduate Certificate
The single-most characteristic that sets     – learning not for grades but for          in Business Management was started
apart XLRI students, is magis —– the         knowledge and wisdom. A genuine thirst     in 2002 and Postgraduate Certificate in
zeal to do better, never to be satisfied     for knowledge, questioning the status      Human Resource Management in 2003.

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CAMPUS
    INFRASTRUCTURE

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                                            The library is fully automated and
Sir Jehangir Ghandy                         equipped with the latest technology.
Library                                     RFID tags and tattle tapes have been
                                            fixed in all books which facilitate
Sir Jehangir Ghandy Library came
                                            self-check in and check out of books
into existence in 1949, soon after the
                                            by the users without the assistance of
institute was established. It was named
                                            library staff.
after late Sir Jehangir Ghandy, the first
Chairman of the Board of Governors          The Knowledge Portal is one of the
of XLRI in February 1972. It is housed      unique features of the library that
in the ground floor of a spacious and       allows access to the entire digital
centrally air-conditioned building          resource by a single click. Library has
overlooking the administrative block.       established a full- fledged Digital
                                            Resource Centre with more than 21
The library strives to cater to the
                                            online database including journal
information needs of faculty, research
                                            database like ProQuest (ABI/lnform),
scholars, PG students and other
                                            EBSCO (Business Source Complete),
members of the institute. It is the
                                            Emerald Insight, Science Direct, J-Gate,
heart of the institute and holds a wide
                                            Sage online and JSTOR Archives,
collection of literature predominantly
                                            covering almost 21,000 full text
related to all functional areas of
                                            e-journals; The e-brary portal covers
management and its allied subjects.
                                            over 5,500 e-books; other industrial
It continuously strives to develop a        database like Bloomberg, ISI-
comprehensive collection with well          Emerging Markets, CMIE’s nine online
formulated collection development           products, IBID, CRIS, INFAC Indiastat.
strategy of print as well as digital        com and Supreme Court cases on CD-
resources useful for teaching, research     ROM (LAN).
and reference purposes.
                                            Library works for 21 and a half hour
The library houses a veritable collection   every day throughout the year barring
of 66,687 books; 16,806 bound back          the institute holidays. It facilitates
volumes of print journals (some of them     specialised information services like,
dating back to the days of inception);      document delivery services; research
170 national and international print        assistance services; curriculum
periodical publications; 21 online          support; online information services;
database; 14,100 PG and Doctoral            reference and referral services;
dissertations; 1,452 CD-ROMs and            documentation service; current press
DVDs; 590 video cassettes; 500 annual       clippings, current contents alerts;
reports of companies and more than          bibliographic service; reprographic
5,000 publications of Government and        services and user orientation and
Reserve Bank of India.                      education besides its usual services.

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Information &                                     Academic Block                            400 rooms in all. There are two gents
                                                                                            residences (Fr Enright Residence and
Communication                                     The academic building has air-            St Thomas Residence) and two ladies
Technology Facilities                             conditioned lecture halls, an
                                                  examination hall, computer centre and
                                                                                            residences (Prof. Acharji Residence
                                                                                            and Mother Teresa Residence). The
Information technology is unarguably the          syndicate rooms, all connected to the     residences are well-equipped with
defining force of this millennium, and XLRI       campus-wide network.                      facilities such as phones, water filters,
is poised to break new ground by being the                                                  coolers and common rooms. Each
most e-enabled business school in India.
                                                  Classrooms                                hostel building has access points
                                                                                            linking to the Local Area Network and
The initial focus of being technology friendly    There are 12 state-of-the-art
                                                                                            the various network resources and
has now resulted in a virtual flood of            classrooms with multimedia
                                                                                            services. The institute has excellent
e-initiatives. The Wi-Fi enabled campus and       presentation support. The seating
                                                                                            residential facilities for the students
other infrastructure facilities, supplemented     arrangement is amphitheatre style
                                                                                            of General Management Programme.
                                                  and each lecture hall has a capacity
with new courses, workshops, seminars                                                       The GMP Residential complex has
                                                  for 70. These classrooms also support
and live projects empower students to                                                       both self-contained AC single rooms
                                                  closed-circuit recording and playback
integrate technology solutions to workplace                                                 as well as family accommodation.
                                                  of lecture sessions. The four syndicate
challenges.                                                                                 These rooms have 24-hour internet
                                                  rooms are multi-purpose areas for
                                                                                            accessibility. Students may avail
                                                  other academic exercises. In addition
The computing resources at XLRI include                                                     either a single-room or a family
                                                  to this the new academic complex
latest servers and workstations, a state-of-                                                accommodation according to their
                                                  is equipped with latest servers and
the art campus network and leased line of                                                   preference. The GMP residence is
                                                  workstations to facilitate the learning
310 MBPS raw bandwidth WAN connectivity.                                                    surrounded by a sprawling park on
                                                  process.
There are high-end servers, which host the                                                  the western side, Dalma range on
XLRI intranet services, library database          Student Residences                        the eastern side and Subernarekha
                                                                                            flowing on the northern side. The GMP
and SNTP server, Oracle, SAS, DB2 and
                                                  Student residence facilities at XLRI      residence has its own canteen that
other softwares. Apart from value added           consist of four blocks with more than     serves delicious meals.
learning of different packages, users have
access to database and electronic journals.
XLRI provides web-hosted SAP solution for
hands on ERP through University Alliance
programme.

XLRI has 10 gigabit ready Ethernet network
in the campus to support the institute’s local
area network. Every student is equipped with
a laptop and has round-the-clock access to
intranet as well as internet. Entire academic
activities such as a bulletin board, discussion
forum, grades, feedback, leave application,
course outline, electives, handouts and class
schedule are made available online to the
faculty, students and the administration.

Apart from the individual nodes, more than
500 units of workstations/laptops, scanners,
laser printers, close circuit surveillance
camera, multimedia projectors and digital
camera are available to meet the teaching
needs of faculty.

The video conferencing facility through
ISDN lines and IP connectivity are available
for pre-placement interviews and pre-
placement talks by MNCs/corporates and for
interactive lectures and dialogue sessions.

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Computer Centre
The Computer Centre houses labs equipped with:

• Latest servers for hosting various applications
• 150 Dell personal computers
  with access to the internet and other online resources
• A dedicated helpdesk service for software and hardware
  support for users

• High speed Wi-Fi connectivity

• Printing, photocopy and scanning facility
Further XLRI has a Behavioural Research Lab supported
by state-of-the-art hardware to enable HD audio video
conferencing. A dedicated server client set up with
application software is available to help researchers with
their creation of powerful computerised
experiment and analysis with multimedia
capabilities.

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New Campus                                                      Auditoriums
The new campus, which is an extension of the existing           The campus has three state-of-the-art auditoriums, fully
Jamshedpur campus, is spread over an area of 7 acres. The       air-conditioned. Two of these auditoriums have a seating
carefully thought-out architecture houses a new learning        capacity of about 150 each. These auditoriums play host to
centre, an international centre for Global MBA programme        internal student events, guest lectures and seminars, and
and hostel facilities for boys and girls. All integrated with   the famed XLRI Student General Body Meetings. The Tata
world-class infrastructure to enable students, faculty,         Auditorium, the biggest of the three, has a capacity of about
staff and other internal stakeholders in furthering their       1,500, and is known in music circles to have one of the finest
professional and personal aspirations.                          acoustic systems in the region. The Tata Auditorium hosts
                                                                all major events ranging from Annual Convocation, Ethics
Learning Centre                                                 Oration and Ensemble. It has played host to a huge number of
                                                                performances by eminent personalities from India and abroad.
The new learning centre is meticulously designed to
create spaces that support learning and encourage lively
discussions. There are 15 classrooms, each with a capacity
                                                                Sports Facilities
for 75, and six syndicate rooms (50-60 seaters each). A         A sound mind in a sound body is what XLRI aims to fulfill
75-seater computer lab is fitted with latest servers and        through its management education. Sporting facilities
workstations to facilitate the learning process. Keeping in     available for students include grass football field, tennis
context the growing intake of outstanding students the          court, basketball courts and beach-volleyball court of
new learning centre has two large classrooms (150-seater        international standard. SC Sarkar Gymnasium has state-of-
each) and two small classrooms (60-seater each).                the-art facilities for indoor badminton and equipment for
                                                                workouts and exercises.
Hostel Facilities                                               In addition to the facilities on campus, students have access
The two separate hostels for boys and girls have 384            to swimming pools, squash courts and synthetic athletics
single-room accommodations.                                     track — all in proximity from the campus —through affiliations
                                                                with local sports authorities.
International Centre
The towering, six-floor international centre includes four
                                                                Medical Facilities
offices, 65-seater classrooms, 96 rooms with attached           We have an infirmary equipped with all basic amenities
washrooms and eight suites. Comfortable dining facility,        including five beds to attend students who may require
relaxing lounges and upfront reception desk are few of          special medical attention. Three doctors visit us, one in the
the noticeable amenities at the international centre.           morning and two in the evening. Medical assistance is also
                                                                available to us at the multi-disciplinary Tata Main Hospital,
                                                                which is just 1km away from the campus.

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Programmes
     offered

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PROGRAMMES
OFFERED
01                                               02
     FULL-TIME RESIDENTIAL                               PART-TIME PROGRAMMES
     PROGRAMMES                                          FOR WORKING
     • PGDM HRM                                          EXECUTIVES
       – Two-year Postgraduate Programme in Human
       Resource Management                               • BM (Part-Time)
     • PGDM BM                                             – Three-year Programme for the working
       – Two-year Postgraduate Programme in Business       executives
       Management                                        • Exec-FPM
     • PGDM GMP                                            – Executive Fellow Programme in Management
       – 15-month General Management Programme           • EDHRM
       for the executives with five or more years of       Executive Diploma in Human Resource
       experience                                          Management spread over 16 months
     • FPM - Four-year Fellow Programme in Management

                                                           CORPORATE
     VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE
                                                           PROGRAMMES
     LEARNING (VIL)
                                                           • Management Development Programmes
     • PGCBM
       – 12-month Postgraduate Certificate in Business     • In-Company Training Programmes
       Management                                          •   Virtual Customized In-company Programmes
     • PGCHRM                                              • Consultancy Services
       – 12-month Postgraduate Certificate in Human
       Resource Management                                 • Executive Coaching
                                                           •   Research and Innovation Cell
     Entrepreneurship
                                                           Certificate Programmes
     Programme                                             • Agri-Business Management Programme

     • PGP- CEM (full-time, 6-month Post Graduate          • Defence Programme
       Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship
       Management)

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                                                                                    XAT & XLRI
Admission Procedure                                                                REGISTRATION
  Academic Programmes                                                     like last year, in XAT 2017, you can apply to both
                                                                               XLRI and XAT from a single registration.
  offered at XLRI
                                                                                                 Visit:
                 PGDM
     2
    year
                 Two year full time post-graduate programme
                 1. PGDM Business Management (BM)
                 2. PGDM Human Resource Management
                                                                                      www.xatonline.net.in
                                                                                        www.xlri.ac.in
                 (HRM)
                                                                                      Mode of payment
                                                                     Through XAT                          Through GMAT
                 PGDM GMP                                            Indian candidate:
                                                                       1600/- and 300/-
                                                                                                          Indian candidate:
                                                                                                            2500/- (only for GMP)

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                 15-month, full-time programme for                   each for every additional
                 experienced executives leading to                   programme of XLRI (without           NRI and Foreign
                                                                     late fee)                            candidate:
                 a Postgraduate Diploma in General
   month         Management Programme                                 2000/- and 500/- each                5000/-
                                                                     each for every additional            (For all programmes)
                                                                     programme of XLRI (with
                                                                     late fee)
                                                                     Foreign and NRI candidate:
   Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their                $50 and $25 for every
   application is complete and all the information                   additional programme of
   provided in connection with their application is                  XLRI
   authentic and accurate.
   The XAT score card containing the performance of the               General Information :
   candidate in XAT 2017 will be mailed individually to all          • Candidates may apply for more than one programme
   the candidates.
                                                                     • Admission to full-time HRM/BM programme is based
   Names of the shortlisted candidates for the interview               only on XAT scores
   will be posted at www.xlri.ac.in
                                                                     • NRI candidates, however, may choose GMAT
                                                                     • GMP candidates may apply either through XAT or GMAT.

Selection Criteria
A candidate may apply for multiple programmes. Those who apply for more than one programme 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 different components and you need to maximise your performance in each of them. In
its pursuit of academic excellence, XLRI actively encourages the students from diverse backgrounds. While preparing the short-
listed candidates for the interview, in addition to XAT performance, we may factor in academic background and the relevant work
experience. Besides performance in the personal interviews (and/or group discussions), we also consider XAT performance, relevant
work experience, academic background, extracurricular activities while preparing the final list.

   The last date for the online registration for XAT
   The last date for the online registration for XLRI
                                                              November 30, 2016
   programmes
                                                                                                   IMPORTANT
   XAT will be held on Sunday, January 08, 2017 in
   47 cities across the country and two international         Sunday,                                DATES
   Centres of Dubai and Kathmandu for all three               January 08, 2017
   programmes (HRM, BM and GMP).

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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN BUSINESS
  MANAGEMENT (BM) AND HUMAN RESOURCE
  MANAGEMENT (HRM)
The two-year full-time Postgraduate Programme in Business
Management (BM) / Human Resource Management (HRM)
                                                                       Eligibility
prepares a student for a career in industry and services.              For BM and HRM programmes, students who have completed
                                                                       three years of Bachelors degree or equivalent in any discipline,
The courses are designed to develop and enhance
                                                                       recognized by a University or Deemed University, are eligible
• The analytical, problem solving and decision making abilities,       to apply. Those completing their final examination by June 10,
• The awareness of the socio-economic environment, and                 2017 may also apply.

• The personality with socially desirable values and attitudes
                                                                       Orientation Programme
The BM Programme equips the students with an integrated
                                                                       An orientation programme will be conducted during June 2017.
approach to management function and managerial skills. The
                                                                       The objective of the programme is to
programme also provides an opportunity to concentrate in one or
two of the functional areas (viz. Economics, Finance, Information      • introduce the new members of the XL family to the culture
Systems, Marketing, Production, Operations & Decision Sciences           and working ethos of this Institute.
and Strategic Management).                                             • to help the students identify their profile, and areas for self-
                                                                         development.
To fulfill the requirement of area(s) of concentration, a student is
                                                                       • help the freshers for their successful stay at XLRI.
required to do at least five electives in that particular area.

The HRM Programme facilitates learning in concepts, techniques         Academic Programme
and practices in the management of human resources in
                                                                       The academic programme consists of six 10-12 week Terms,
addition to exposing the student to different functional areas of
                                                                       spread over two years for the BM and HRM programmes.
management to enhance the effectiveness.
                                                                       During the first year of the Business Management Programme,
Since the HRM programme is a specialized programme in itself,
there are no separate Areas for concentration.                         students learn basic concepts in the areas of Finance and
                                                                       Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing,
The BM / HRM Programme consist of 105 credit courses (63               Organizational Behaviour, Systems, Production and Quantitative
credit core courses and 42 credit elective courses) and a Summer       Techniques.
Project.

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These core courses help students appreciate the                     organization as an integral part of the curriculum. Students
interdependency of the various functional areas and integrate       work on live assignments for various organizations which gives
them while addressing problems in the business context.             the students an opportunity to sharpen their knowledge and
                                                                    skills, develop better appreciation of the practical problems
During second year, students can pursue elective courses
                                                                    of business organizations in general and the management in
dealing with the functional areas of their interest.
                                                                    particular. The Summer Projects help the students plan their
During the first year of the Human Resource Management              professional career in the light of the practical experience
Programme, students are given exposure to the courses directly      gained during the eight to ten week period.
related to HRM such as Labour Law, Industrial Relations,
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Development,            Academic Evaluation System
with a package of courses in basic subjects as well as other
                                                                    The Institute’s evaluation system is designed to continually
functional areas of management. Students are also given
                                                                    assess the students’ performance in relation to the required
exposure to the socioeconomic environment, ethical and legal
                                                                    standards of academic achievement. Apart from examinations,
frameworks within which business operates in India
                                                                    a student’s performance is assessed on the basis of class
During second year, students can pursue elective courses, in        participation, preparation of periodic assignments, mid-term
the areas of Human Resource Management, Organisational              tests and surprise quizzes. The Institute expects a minimum
Behaviour, Information Systems and Strategic Management.            standard for promotion to the second year and for the award
                                                                    of the Diploma. Failure to meet the minimum standards of
Team Building & Village Exposure                                    performance at any time would require a student to discontinue
Programme                                                           from the programme.

A three-day team building programme is compulsory for               The Pedagogy
the students. The objective of the programme is to develop
                                                                    The pedagogy followed in all the Programmes at the Institute
leadership and teamwork through adventure activities. The
                                                                    include:
programme includes overnight camping and other outdoor
activities. Attendance to the team building programme is            • Classroom Lectures and Group work
compulsory for the students.                                        • The Case Method
A village exposure programme is also mandatory for the              • Project Work and Assignments
students. The students are expected to stay in the villages. They   • Term Papers and Industrial Visits
would be expected to study some of the practices and issues
                                                                    • Simulation Games, Role Play and Audio Visuals
relating to rural India.
                                                                    • Seminar Presentations and workshops
Summer Project
                                                                    Electives
At the end of the first year, all students of the BM and HRM
programmes are required to undertake a project in an                During the second year of the two-year programmes, the
                                                                    students take up optional (elective) courses. The list of elective
                                                                    courses is given under the section, Core and Elective Courses.
                                    Fees                            However, floating of any given elective course is dependent
                                    Fees and other charges          on the market requirement, minimum number of registrations
                                    payable for two year PGDM       and other related factors. Emphasis in the electives is laid on
                                    Business Management             application of knowledge and case discussions. Electives may
                                    and Human Resource              also require students to undertake research studies in their
                                    Management will be
                                                                    field of interest and specialisation as term papers / project
                                    approximately 10,00,000/-
                                                                    work.
                                    p.a. (or equivalent in US $).

                                                                    Convocation
                                                                    Annual convocation for the award of Diplomas is held at the
                                                                    end of the academic year. At the convocation the awards for
                                                                    excellence in academic performance are also given to those
                                                                    students who excel in their studies. The tentative list is
                                                                    given below. The final list of medals to be awarded would be
                                                                    announced at the beginning of the second year.

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Medals for Academic
Excellence
XLRI Medal : Best All-round Student in   XLRI Medal : Highest CQPI – HRM in    XLRI Medal : Second Highest CQPI - BM
Memory of Parineet Reddy                 Memory of John P D’Costa              [Sponsored by Janardhan Pyda]
[Sponsored by Reddys]                    [Sponsored by Ronald D’Costa]
                                                                               XLRI Medal : Highest CQPI – GMP in
XLRI Medal for Social Initiatives        XLRI Medal  : Second Highest CQPI –   Memory of R S Pande
[Sponsored by State Bank of India]       HRM                                   [Sponsored by K G Pande]

XLRI Medal : Best All-round Woman        XLRI Medal : Highest CQPI – BM in     XLRI Medal : Highest CQPI – Business
Student in memory of Geeta Saxena        Memory of Ram Awtar Chachra           Management [Evening]
[Sponsored by Madhukar Shukla]           [Sponsored by Krishna Lal Chachra]    [Sponsored by Jagans]

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List of Scholarships
Some scholarships are available to students on the basis of their performance and/or need. Need based scholarships are also
available to students belonging to economically disadvantaged families. List of scholarship awarded last year are given below:

   Aditya Birla Scholarship                                           Kalyan Ganguly XEF Scholarship
   HRM-I, BM-I                                                        BM-II
   Merit and selection as per the                                     Merit-cum-Need
   company criteria                                                   One
   Three                                                              ` 1,00,000
   ` 1,75,000 / Year

   OP Jindal Engineering & Management                                 Naveen Jain & Distinguished Alumni Award
   HRM-II, BM-II                                                      HRM-II, BM-II
   Merit-cum-Online Test and Interview                                Merit-cum-Need
   One                                                                One
   ` 1,50,000                                                         ` 20,000

                                                                      Vasantha Sankaran Scholarship
   T Thomas
                                                                      BM-II
   HRM-II, BM-II
                                                                      Stipulated criteria by the Donor
   Selection as per the company criteria
                                                                      One
   One
                                                                      ` 1,00,000
   ` 1,00,000

                                                                      XLRI Diamond Jubilee [Seniors]
   PMI Scholarship
                                                                      HRM-II, BM-II
   BM-II
                                                                      Merit-cum-Need
   Best Student Award in “Project Management” Course
   Three                                                              Two
   ` 50,000 + Sponsoring Camp Certification Fee                       2nd Year Tuition Fees upto ` 2,85,000
   ` 25,000 + Sponsoring Camp Certification Fee
   Sponsoring Camp Certification Fee                                  XLRI Diamond Jubilee [Juniors]
                                                                      HRM -I, BM-I
   Pirojsha Godrej                                                    Merit-cum-Need
   HRM-I, BM-I                                                        Two
   Merit-cum-Need                                                     1st Year Tuition Fees Upto ` 2,55,000
   One
   ` 25,000                                                           Alumni Scholarship
                                                                      HRM-II, BM-II
   Joseph M Sciortino [for ST Students]
                                                                      Merit-cum-need
   HRM-II, BM-II
                                                                      Four Each
   Will be distributed equally among the applicants
                                                                      ` 1,50,000
   ` 25,000

                                                                      Alumni Scholarship
   Geeta Saxena Memorial                                              GMP
   HRM-II, BM-II                                                      Merit-cum-need
   Stipulated criteria by the Donor                                   Two
   One                                                                ` 1,50,000
   ` 20,000

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HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
                             63                                                  42
                          CREDITS                                              CREDITS

                     Core Courses                                        Elective Courses

     TERM 1 [ 20 credits ]                                   TERM 4,5,6
     1.   Accounting For Management                          1.    Advanced Environmental Management and
     2.   Fundamentals of Human Resource Management*               Green Marketing
                                                             2.    Advanced Manpower Planning
     3.   Fundamentals of Industrial Relations
                                                             3.    Applied Econometrics for HRM
     4.   Fundamentals of Labour Laws*
                                                             4.    Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
     5.   Human Resource Planning - 2 credits
                                                             5.    Applied Quantum Innovations
     6.   Managerial Economics                               6.    Assertiveness Training
     7.   OB – I : Individual Behaviour in Organization      7.    Balanced Score Card
     8.   Quantitative Techniques for Human Resource         8.    Basic Econometrics of HR
          Management                                         9.    Behavioral Strategy & Decision-Making
                                                             10.   Building Learning Organisations
     TERM 2 [ 22 credits ]                                   11.   Business and Data Communications Networks
     1.   Employment Relations Law: Law of Industrial        12.   Business Intelligence and Data Mining
          Relations                                          13.   Business Modeling Through System Dynamics
     2.   Introduction to Sustainable Development &          14.   Business Networking*
          Corporate Sustainability - 2 credits               15.   Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Process
     3.   Managerial Communication                           16.   Competition and Globalisation
     4.   Managerial Ethics - 2 credits                      17.   Consulting to Management
     5.   Macroeconomic Theory and Policy                    18.   Corporate Image Building
                                                             19.   Cross-Cultural Management
     6.   O B – II : Group Behaviour in Organization
                                                             20.   Cyber Law
     7.   Production Management
                                                             21.   Data Structures
     8.   Wage Determination and Administration
                                                             22.   DBMS with Oracle
                                                             23.   Decision Support Systems
     TERM 3 [ 21 credits ]                                   24.   Designing Organisations for Uncertain
     1.   Basic Financial Management                               Environment
     2.   Employment Relations Law: Law of Social Security   25.   Development Economics
     3.   Marketing Management                               26.   Economics of Human Resources
                                                             27.   Economics of Information and Network
     4.   O B - III : Organizational Structure, Design and
                                                                   Industries
          Change
                                                             28.   Employee Empowerment*
     5.   Performance Management and Appraisal
                                                             29.   Emotional Intelligence and Managerial
     6.   Social Research Methods                                  Effectiveness
     7.   Strategic Management                               30.   Enterprise Resource Planning
                                                             31.   Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

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       Elective Courses

32. Entrepreneurship Planning and
    Development: with special reference to
    Tech-Entrepreneurs and Professionals       60.   Managing Diversity in the Workplace
33. Executive Compensation                     61.   Managing Private-Public Partnerships
34. Financial Considerations in Managing       62.   Managing Redundancy
    HR                                         63.   Marketing Decisions for HR
35. Game Theory for Managers                   64.   Measuring HR*
36. Global Business Turnaround                 65.   Money Banking and Finance
    Management : Transformation                66.   Object-Oriented Programming
37. Grievance Resolution*                      67.   Occupational Testing
38. HR Audit*                                  68.   Operations Research for HRM
39. HR Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions      69.   Organisational Change and Development
40. HR Tools & Techniques*                     70.   Participative Management*
41. Human Resource Information Systems         71.   Personal Effectiveness and Self-Leadership
42. Human Resource Management in Service       72.   Personal Growth Lab
    Sector
                                               73.   Political Behavior & Impression Management
43. I S Strategy                                     in Organizations
44. Indian Philosophy and Leadership           74.   Principles of Labour Administration
    Excellence
                                               75.   Resource Based Strategy
45. Industrial Economics and Competitive
                                               76.   Role of HR in Knowledge Management
    Strategies
                                               77.   Selection*
46. Industrial Jurisprudence
                                               78.   Social Banking and Microfinance
47. Information Security and Risk
    Management                                 79.   Social Finance Impact Investing & Insurance
48. Intellectual Property Rights               80.   Social Legislation for Indian Managers
49. International Business Economics           81.   Software Project Management
50. International Human Resource               82.   Strategic Human Resource Management
    Management                                 83.   Strategies for the Bottom of the Pyramid*
51. International Relations and Management     84.   Strategies of Co-operation
52. Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship    85.   Stress Management
53. Labour Law Applications                    86.   Taxation of Salaries*
54. Leadership, Influence and Power            87.   Total Quality Management
55. Leading Digital: Turning Technology into   88.   Training and Development
    Business Transformation                    89.   Transactional Analysis
56. Management of Creativity                   90.   Transformation for Sustainable Superior
57. Management of Relationships                      Performance
58. Managerial Competencies and Career         91.   Zen and the Executive Mind
    Development                                • *Half-Credit Course
59. Managerial Counseling

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
     PROGRAMME
                     63                                                                    42
                   CREDITS                                                                CREDITS
                                                            Elective Courses
Core Courses                                                TERM 4,5,6
TERM 1 [ 21 credits ]                                       Economics
1.   OB-I: Individual and Group Behaviour in Organization
                                                            1.   Applied Econometrics for Managers
2.   Management Accounting - I
                                                            2.   Demand and Business Forecasting
3.   Managerial Communication
                                                            3.   Development Economics
4.   Managerial Economics
                                                            4.   Economics of Human Resources
5.   Marketing Management-I
                                                            5.   Economics of Information and Network Industries
6.   Operations Management – I
                                                            6.   Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
7.   Quantitative Techniques - I
                                                            7.   Firms, Markets and Global Dynamics

TERM 2 [ 22 credits ]                                       8.
                                                            9.
                                                                 Game Theory for Managers
                                                                 Industrial Economics and Competitive Strategies
1.   Financial Management – I
                                                            10. International Business Economics
2.   Introduction to Sustainable Development &
                                                            11. Managing Private-Public Partnerships
     Corporate Sustainability - 2 credits
                                                            12. Money Banking and Finance
3.   Management Accounting - II
                                                            13. Social Banking and Microfinance
4.   Managerial Ethics - 2 credits
                                                            14. Time Series Analysis*
5.   Management Information Systems
6.
7.
     Marketing Management-II
     Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
                                                            Finance
                                                            1.   Behavioural Finance*
8.   Quantitative Techniques - II
                                                            2.   Business Analysis and Valuation

TERM 3 [ 20 credits ]                                       3.
                                                            4.
                                                                 Capital Expenditure Planning and Control
                                                                 Commodities Derivatives Market
1.   Business Law - 2 credits
                                                            5.   Corporate Taxation
2.   OB-II: Organizational Structure, Design and Change
                                                            6.   Financial Analysis, Planning and Control
3.   Business Research Methods - 2 credits
                                                            7.   Financial Decision Making Under Information Asymmetries*
4.   Financial Management - II
                                                            8.   Financial Markets
5.   Human Resource Management - 2 credits
                                                            9.   Financial Modeling Using Excel
6.   Operations Research - 2 credits
                                                            10. Financial Risk Management
7.   Operations Management - II
                                                            11. Financial Technical Analysis and Introduction to Global
8.   Strategic Management                                       Intermarket Analysis*
                                                            12. Fixed Income Securities
                                                            13. Indian Accounting Standards
                                                            14. International Business Economics
                                                            15. International Financial Management
                                                            16. Issues in Empirical Finance
                                                            17. Management of Banking

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18. Mergers, Acquisition and Corporate    14. Marketing Research                    13. I S Strategy
    Restructuring                         15. Pricing Management                    14. International Relations and
19. Options and Futures                   16. Product and Brand Management              Management
20. Risk Management and Insurance         17. Qualitative Market Research*          15. Introduction to Management
21. Security Analysis and Portfolio                                                     Consulting Practice
                                          18. Retail Management
    Management                                                                      16. Introduction to Social
                                          19. Sales and Distribution Management         Entrepreneurship
22. Social Finance Impact Investing &
    Insurance                             20. Services Marketing                    17. Managing Private-Public Partnerships
23. Structured Finance                    21. Strategic Marketing                   18. Mergers, Acquisition and Corporate
                                                                                        Restructuring
Information                               Production,                               19. Resource Based Strategy

Systems                                   Operations &                              20. Strategic Game Theory for Managers
                                                                                    21. Strategic Marketing
1.   Business and Data Communications     Decision Sciences                         22. Strategies for the Bottom of the
     Networks                                                                           Pyramid*
                                          1.   Advanced Inventory Control
2.   Business Intelligence and Data                                                 23. Strategies of Co-operation
     Mining                               2.   Advanced Operations Research
                                                                                    24. Technology Management
3.   Business Modeling Through System     3.   Demand and Business Forecasting
                                                                                    25. Transformation for Sustainable
     Dynamics                             4.   Electronics Business and Markets
                                                                                        Superior Performance
4.   Business Modeling using Spread       5.   Enterprise Resource Planning

5.
     Sheets
     Cyber Law
                                          6.   Logistics and Supply Chain
                                               Management
                                                                                    Courses from other
6.   Data Structures                      7.   Materials Management                 Functional Areas
7.   DBMS with Oracle                     8.   Production Planning and Control
                                                                                    1.   Analysis for Managerial Decision
8.   Decision Support Systems             9.   Project Management                        Making
9.   Enterprise Resource Planning         10. Service Operations Management*        2.   Assertiveness Training
10. I S Strategy                          11. Supply Chain Analytics                3.   Balanced Score Card
11. Information Security and Risk         12. Technology Management                 4.   Behavioral Strategy & Decision-
    Management                            13. Theory of Constraints                      Making
12. Intellectual Property Rights          14. Total Quality Management              5.   Building Learning Organisations
13. Leading Digital: Turning Technology                                             6.   Consulting to Management
    into Business Transformation          Strategic                                 7.   Corporate Governance
14. Managing Business Process
    Outsourcing                           Management                                8.   Corporate Image Building

15. Object-Oriented Programming                                                     9.   Cross-Cultural Management
                                          1.   Advanced Environmental
16. Software Project Management                Management and Green Marketing       10. Designing Organisations for
                                                                                        Uncertain Environment
                                          2.   Applied Quantum Innovations
Marketing                                 3.   3.Balanced Score Card
                                                                                    11. Emotional Intelligence and
                                                                                        Managerial Effectiveness
1.   Advertising and Sales Promotion      4.   Building Learning Organisations      12. Indian Philosophy and Leadership
2.   Business-to-Business Marketing       5.   Business Models of Organisational        Excellence
                                               Excellence*                          13. Leadership, Influence and Power
3.   Competition and Globalisation
                                          6.   Business Networking*                 14. Management of Creativity
4.   Consumer Behaviour
                                          7.   Competition and Globalisation        15. Management of Relationships
5.   International Marketing
                                          8.   Contemporary Business Practices      16. Personal Effectiveness and
6.   Internet Marketing
                                          9.   Designing Organisations for              Leadership
7.   Marketing Decision Models
                                               Uncertain Environment                17. Personal Growth Lab
8.   Marketing Engineering*
                                          10. Entrepreneurship and New Ventures     18. Political Behavior & Impression
9.   Marketing in Emerging Countries*
                                          11. Entrepreneurship Planning                 Management in Organizations
10. Marketing in Practice                     and Development: with special         19. Stress Management
11. Marketing Law                             reference to Tech-Entrepreneurs and
                                              Professionals                         20. Transactional Analysis
12. Marketing Metrics for Marketing
    Performance Evaluation*               12. Global Business Turnaround            21. Zen and the Executive Mind

13. Marketing Performance Assessment          Management : Transformation           • *Half-Credit Course

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PGDM (GENERAL
 MANAGEMENT)
 FOR WORKING EXECUTIVES
Knowledge and continuous learning is the mainstay amongst the best organizations of today. In order to satisfy this thirst for
knowledge and to become a learning organization, XLRI has evolved a fifteen months consolidated programme in general
management with the objectives of providing the practicing managers a substantial exposure to theoretical foundations in
management as well as to provide them a holistic perspective of business in such a way that they are not only equipped with tools
and techniques to perform their task effectively but also to shoulder greater responsibilities in the future as they move up the
hierarchy.
The Institute awards the Postgraduate Diploma in Management [General Management] to the participants who successfully
complete all the requirements of this programme.

Eligibility                                   for management education. Currently
                                              the core courses are categorized into
                                                                                          Field-Based Training
Candidates applying for General               seven major areas, Finance, Marketing,      It is compulsory for all students to
Management Programme must hold                Production, Operations and Decision         undergo three-month field based
a minimum of three years Bachelor’s           Sciences, Information Systems, Human        training after completing the 12
Degree from a recognized University           Resource Management, Organizational         months campus component. Majority
in India/abroad in any discipline, be         Behaviour, Economics and Strategic          of GMP students would join different
employed in a full-time job, must have        Management, providing not only the          companies after completing the
at least five years of relevant managerial    essentials of management but also           academic requirements. During the first
experience as on March 31, 2017 in an         the core functional skills. The core        three months in those companies, the
organization of repute in the public,         course curriculum also includes Soft        students are required to do a project
private or non-governmental sector after      Skills workshop, Industry Interfaces and    work and obtain a satisfactory certificate
completing graduation.                        Integrated courses.                         from the company. Rest of the students
                                                                                          are allowed to fulfill the requirements
Curriculam                                    Successful completion of the core
                                              courses paves the way for the elective
                                                                                          by undergoing a project work under the
                                                                                          guidance of a faculty mentor. A student
The AICTE recognized 15 months                courses, chosen by the participants,
                                                                                          will be eligible for the diploma only after
programme currently consists of Core          helping them to further their areas of
                                                                                          obtaining the successful completion
and Optional/Elective courses specially       interest. Our effort has always been to
                                                                                          certificate of the three-month field
designed for fast track executives with       provide a wide range of electives with a
                                                                                          based training.
work experience. They provide the             cutting edge focus in areas of relevance
essentials of management education
with the flexibility of individual
                                              in grooming tomorrow’s business
                                              leaders. These are organized into six
                                                                                          Academic Evaluation
exploration in their chosen area of           functional areas of Finance, Marketing,     System
interest. The entire programme spans for      Production, Operations and Decision
                                                                                          The Institute’s evaluation system is
about 780 minimum and 880 maximum             science, Human Resource Management,
                                                                                          designed to continually assess the
contact hours in class. The programme         Information Systems, Economics and
                                                                                          students’ performance in relation to
encourages, supports and provides             Strategic Management. Students are
                                                                                          the required standards of academic
enough scope to the participants for self     allowed to choose electives from a list
                                                                                          achievement. Apart from examinations,
study.                                        of offered electives. A minimum number
                                                                                          a student’s performance is assessed
                                              of participants should opt for a specific
The programme starts with induction                                                       on the basis of class participation,
                                              elective to be offered.
for initiating the participants with XLRI’s                                               preparation of periodic assignments,
culture and refreshing the fundamentals       The programme and the courses, both         mid-term tests and quizzes. As specified
for better appreciation of the courses to     core and optional, are continuously         in the manual of Policies, the Institute
follow.                                       restructured to make them contemporary      expects a minimum standard for the
                                              to the changing scenario in management      award of the Diploma.
Thereafter the participants undergo the
                                              education.
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                                          13. Consumer Analytics
     Core Courses                         14. Consumer Behaviour
                                          15. Corporate Tax Management
1.   Financial Management                 16. Demand Forecasting
2.   Human Resource Management            17. E-Business Strategy
3.   Integrated Course                    18. Economics Of International Trade
4.   Introduction to Sustainable          19. Economics Of The Currency Market
     Development and Corporate                And Open Economy Macroeconomics
     Sustainability
                                          20. Employee Empowerment And
5.   Legal Environment of Business            Participative Management
6.   Management Accounting                21. Entrepreneurship And New Ventures
7.   Management of Information            22. Executive Development Tools And
     Systems : Technical and Social
     Perspective
                                              Techniques                              Fees
                                          23. Experiential Workshop On Selling &
8.   Managerial Communication                 Negotiation Tactics                     Fees and other charges
                                                                                      payable for 15 months PGDM
9.   Managerial Economics                 24. Financial Modeling Using Excel
                                                                                      (General Management) will be
10. Managerial Ethics                     25. Financial Risk Management               approximately 17,25,000/-
11. Managing Human Behaviour at Work      26. Foundations Of Management               (or equivalent in US $). Food,
12. Marketing Management                      Consulting Practice                     electricity and other personal
13. Operations / Optimization Models      27. Fundamentals Of Development             expenses would be charged
    for Managerial Decisions                  Economics                               extra depending on the type of
                                          28. Game Theory And Its Business            accommodation preferred
14. Quantitative Techniques for
                                              Applications                            by the student.
    Managerial Decisions
15. Spreadsheet Modeling                  29. Hr Analytics
                                                                                    52. Project Planning And Control
16. Strategic Management                  30. Hr Issues In M&A
                                                                                    53. Quality Management
                                          31. Infrastructure Management Through
                                                                                    54. Resource Based Strategy
     Elective Courses                         Public Private Partnerships
                                                                                    55. Retail Management
                                          32. International Management
     (Tentative list)                     33. Internet Marketing                    56. Sales & Distribution Management
                                          34. Introducing Operations Strategy       57. Services Marketing
1.   Advanced Corporate Finance
                                          35. Introducing Supply Chain Analytics    58. Social Banking And Inclusive
2.   Advertising & Integrated                                                           Finance
     Brand Communications                 36. Introduction To Enterprise Resource
                                              Planning                              59. Social Mobile Analytics And
3.   Applied Econometrics For Business                                                  Cloud - The Emerging Business
                                          37. Investments
4.   Big Data Analytics                                                                 Accelerator
                                          38. Is Strategy
5.   Business Analysis & Valuation                                                  60. Software Project Management
                                          39. Managing Competencies And
6.   Business Intelligence And Data                                                 61. Strategic Cost Management
                                              Performance In Organizations
     Mining                                                                         62. Strategic HRM
                                          40. Managing Corporate Reputation
7.   Business Modeling Using                                                        63. Strategies For The Bottom Of The
     Spreadsheets                         41. Managing Information Businesses
                                                                                        Pyramid
8.   Business Models For Organizational   42. Managing Service Operations
                                                                                    64. Strategies Of Co-Operation
     Excellence                           43. Marketing Analytics
                                                                                    65. Structured Finance
9.   Business To Business Marketing       44. Marketing In Emerging Countries
                                                                                    66. Supply Chain Management
10. Capital Expenditure, Planning &       45. Marketing Research
    Control                                                                         67. Systems Dynamics
                                          46. Marketing Strategy &
11. Competition And Globalisation                                                   68. Theory Of Constraints for
                                              Implementation
                                                                                        Operations
12. Competitive Strategies For            47. Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate
    Oligopolistic Markets- Theoretical                                              69. Thriving In Political Environment
                                              Restructuring
    Underpinnings In Industrial                                                         (With Integrity & Ethics)
                                          48. Money And Banking
    Organization                                                                    70. Tools and Techniques for Executive
                                          49. Operations Planning And Control           Development
                                          50. Performance Management And            71. Transformation For Sustainable
                                              Appraisal                                 Superior Performance
                                          51. Product & Brand Management

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DOCTORAL LEVEL
   PROGRAMME (Fellow Programme
   in Management (FPM)
The Fellow Programme in Management
(FPM) is Doctoral Programme of XLRI,                 Eligibility and Admission Process
Jamshedpur. The FPM is a full-time,                  Applicants for FPM may choose ONE of the following options:
residential programme that trains
prospective scholars to become highly
skilled and innovative researchers,
management thinkers and teachers in
various aspects of management. It primarily
                                                     Option – 1                                Option - 2
aims at preparing students for careers
as faculty members at premier academic
                                                     (XL-RAPT)                                 (UGC JRF/
institutions.                                                                                 NET; GMAT/
Course Structure                                                                              GRE/GATE)
                                              Candidates with Post Graduation
The FPM would ordinarily demand four
                                              from Universities (MBA/Master’s
years of residential requirements in two
                                              degree in any discipline India/
stages. In the first stage, the selected
                                              Abroad) and Centres of Higher
candidate needs to meet the course                                                        Candidates with any of the
                                              Learning with at least 55% marks
requirements over two years. During this                                                  mentioned qualification (as
                                              (50% for SC/ST candidates) with
stage, the student is given appropriate                                                   stated in Option-1) may submit
                                              the Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent
exposure to the basic discipline of                                                       UGC JRF/NET; GMAT/GRE/GATE
                                              qualification with at least 60%
management, thus preparing him/her for                                                    scores for admission to FPM. Such
                                              marks (55% for SC/ST candidates)
the thesis work in the next stage. The                                                    candidates will be exempted from
                                              obtained after a minimum of three
course work that will be undertaken by                                                    appearing in XL-RAPT.
                                              years of education after completing
the student in the first year will be from
                                              higher secondary education (10+2) or
among those courses that are offered to
                                              equivalent
the PGP students, and in the second year
will include specially designed doctoral
and advanced courses.
                                              or
                                                                                               Option - 3
                                              Five years/four years Integrated
On successful completion of the course        Master’s Degree programme in any               (MBA/PGDM
work, the student has to qualify in the       discipline, with at least 55% marks
comprehensive examination before taking       (50% for SC/ST candidates), obtained            candidates)
up the thesis work.                           after completing higher secondary
                                              education (10+2) or equivalent
The thesis stage is of two years. The
student will select a thesis topic from       or
among the specialization areas:
                                              BE/B.Tech degree or its equivalent         Candidates who have done their PGP
• Economics                                   with at least 60% marks (50%for            from XLRI, any IIMs, FMS Delhi, MDI
                                              SC/ST candidates) with 2 years of          Gurgaon, XIM Bhubaneswar, IRMA,
• Finance
                                              relevant work experience                   SP Jain, School of Management of
• Information Systems                                                                    IITs & NITs, TIFR, TISS, ISI and other
                                              or
• Marketing,                                                                             comparable Institutes with a CQPI
                                              A professional qualification like CA,      of at least 6.00/8.00 or equivalent
• Production, Operations & Decision           ICWA or CS with at least 55% marks         will be exempted from appearing in
  Sciences
                                              (50% for SC/ST candidates).                the XL-RAPT.
• Organizational Behavior
                                              May choose to appear in the XLRI           Shortlisted candidates will be
• Personnel Management & Industrial           Research Aptitude Test (XL-RAPT)           required to appear for personal
  Relations/Human Resource Management         to be conducted all over India on          interview at XLRI, Jamshedpur for
• Strategic Management.                       January 7, 2017.                           final selection.

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The student is expected to identify a        been designed to cater to the scholarly
thesis topic in consultation with a thesis   needs of working executives / managers
adviser, and work under the supervision      / faculty members / researchers.
of a Thesis Advisory Committee. On
                                             The objective of the programme is to
successful completion of all the
                                             develop prospective scholars for careers
requirements of the FPM, a student
                                             not only in management research and
will be awarded the title ‘Fellow in
                                             teaching but also in management
Management of XLRI’.
                                             practice, consulting, training and
Fellowship                                   development.

Fellow students are awarded a                Eligibility and
fellowship of Rs. 25,000/- per month
during 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 30,000/-
                                             Admission Process
per month for the next two years, and        Applicants for Exec-FPM should be:
no fees (admission, tuition, course
                                             a. have an MBA / Post Graduate
material, computer, or library) will be
                                                Diploma in Management (PGDM)
charged. Fellowship will be paid only
                                                or equivalent or GMP/PGPX or One
to the fulltime residential students for
                                                Year full-time residential programme
a maximum period of four years. From
                                                in Management (with 60% marks),         Examination, or defend the Thesis
third year, a student can work as a
                                                Candidates from Premier B-Schools       Proposal, make Research Progress Seminar
‘Research and Teaching Assistant’ (RTA),
                                                will be given preference.               and defend the final thesis. The doctoral
for which Rs.30,000/- per course will be
paid extra.                                  b. be currently employed in a full-time    scholars are encouraged to spend more
                                                job.                                    time with the academic community at
A fellow student is entitled to a                                                       XLRI.
contingency grant of Rs. 25, 000/- per       c. have at least 5 years of full-time
annum for four years and a grant of Rs.         executive/managerial/ teaching/         Duration
20,000/- for Data Collection during third       research experience as on March 31,
year.                                           2017.                                   The students need to complete their
                                                                                        course work within 4 years of admission.
Conferences and                              Candidates who are less than 50 years of
                                             age shall get a preference.
                                                                                        If the student fails to complete it within
                                                                                        4 years, he/she need to re-register with
International                                For application process and details,       a fee Rs. 1,00,000/-. The maximum time
Exposure                                     kindly visit acad.xlri.ac.in/admission     taken for the programme is 8 years or 3
                                                                                        years from the completion of course work
The Institute provides support for           Shortlisted candidates will be required    whichever is later.
attending National and International         to appear for a personal interview at
                                             XLRI, Jamshedpur for the selection         On successful completion of all the
conferences after successful completion
                                             process.                                   requirements of the programme, a student
of the comprehensive examination. A
                                                                                        will be awarded the title Fellow in
fellow student will be reimbursed all
related expenses up to Rs. 2,00,000/-.       Course Structure                           Management of XLRI.

                                             There will be four campus visits of        The programme will commence in June,
Executive Fellow                             20 days’ each during the first two         2017.
Programme in                                 years after which they are required to
                                                                                        Fees
                                             plan for 3 visits of 7 to 10 days in the
Management                                   campus which is mandatory. The dates       The fees and other charges payable
                                             for the classroom courses in the first     for the Executive Fellow Programme in
(EXEC-FPM)                                   two years will be intimated by the FPM     Management (EFPM) is 7,50,000/- plus
Executive Fellow Programme in                office in the time of admission. These     applicable service tax. Boarding, Lodging
Management (Exec.FPM) is a non-              visits are normally to finish the course   and other expenses incurred during stay in
residential Doctoral Programme that has      work, Seminar and Comprehensive            campus will be charged separately.

       Last Date for
     Applying to FPM:                               Last Date for applying to EXEC-FPM:
    November 30, 2016.
      [Same as XAT]                                         December 31, 2016

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