Xavier School of Management
XLRI Xavier School of Management (XLRI-XMS) is situated in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and is the country's oldest business school founded by a few Jesuit Fathers in 1949.
It offers 15-month and two-year postgraduate Diplomas in Management (PGDM) with various specialisations as well as a doctoral-level fellowship programme (FPM).
The college also offers plethora of short-term management development programmes (MDPs). It was ranked number 1 amongst the country's top private B-schools by Business Today in 2018.
XLRI Xavier School of Management Admission Process
To apply for admission at XLRI-XMS, aspirants need to fill in an application form online and pay the registration fee online too. Once the candidate is registered, they can appear for the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), an online entrance test held by the college every year in January.
The test is held in 72 cities across the country and over 150 institutes grant admission based on the candidate's XAT score. XAT consists of various components and a candidate has to perform satisfactorily in each one of them to gain admission.
The selection and eligibility criteria vary for different programmes. The college shortlists students for group discussion or/and personal interview based on their XAT score.
Candidates who apply to multiple programmes may be invited for multiple group discussions and/or interviews. Final selection is done based on an applicant's XAT score, performance in personal interview and/or group discussion, academic record, relevant work experience and extracurricular activities.
XLRI Xavier School of Management Placements
XLRI-XSM has an exceptional placement record and it ensures a high ROI to the students. It maintains collaborations with many well-reputed companies and organisations to provide the students with excellent employment opportunities.
The students of the 2017-19 batch enrolled in its two-year PGDM programmes achieved 100% placements.
104 recruiters participated and extended 358 international and domestic offers in the final placement process.
The average package received by the students increased to 22.35 LPA this year from 20.1 LPA in 2018. Also, the median package received was of 21 LPA while the highest was of 50 LPA from the BFSI sector.
21% of the participating students received offers from consulting firms. Also, 22% and 27% of the total offers received by the Business Management students were from the BFSI sector and sales and marketing sector respectively.
Other sectors the students were placed in include product management, analytics, business development, finance and brand management.
XLRI Xavier School of Management Scholarships
The students of XLRI-XSM have access to various scholarship opportunities such as:
Aditya Birla Scholarship of 1.75 lakh per year, (awarded to two deserving students).
Capital First Scholarship worth 1 lakh per year (awarded to eight meritorious students).
Pirojsha Godrej Scholarship worth Rs 25,000 is a merit-cum-need based award granted to one meritorious student from an economically weak background.
Geeta Saxena Memorial worth Rs 20,000 is awarded to a worthy student.
Many other merit-cum-need scholarships such as Alumni Scholarship, XLRI Diamond Jubilee, Vasantha Sankaran Scholarship, Naveen Jain & Distinguished Alumni Award and Kalyan Ganguly XEF Scholarship can be obtained by the students.
Established | 1949 |
Also Known As | XLRI |
City | Jamshedpur |
Website | Xavier School of Management |
Accepted Exams | XAT, GMAT |
Popular Courses | MBA/PGDM , Executive MBA/PGDM |
Ownership | Private |
Total Courses | 32 courses across 5 streams |
XLRI Cut-Offs for Last Round
Showing Cut off values only for the years for which we have data
PGDM in Business Management, Jamshedpur
XAT | |
Category | 2019Cut-off by %ile |
General | 96%ile |
OBC | 96%ile |
SC | 96%ile |
ST | 96%ile |
PWD | 96%ile |
Economically Weaker Section | 96%ile |
PGDM in Human Resource Management, Jamshedpur
XAT | |
Category | 2019Cut-off by %ile |
General | 96%ile |
OBC | 96%ile |
SC | 96%ile |
ST | 96%ile |
PWD | 96%ile |
Economically Weaker Section | 96%ile |
PGDM in General Management, Jamshedpur
XAT | |
Category | 2019Cut-off by %ile |
General | 96%ile |
OBC | 96%ile |
SC | 96%ile |
ST | 96%ile |
PWD | 96%ile |
Economically Weaker Section | 96%ile |
Xavier School of Management Placement Highlights 2019
Particulars | Salary/ Stats |
Highest Salary (Domestic) | 50 LPA |
Average Salary (Domestic) | 22.35 LPA |
Median Salary (Domestic) | 21 LPA |
New Recruiters | 24 |
Top Recruiting company | Boston Consulting Group |
Companies with highest no. of offers | KPMG & Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
PSUs participating companies | Power Finance Corporation & GAIL |
Salary Highlights for 2018
Particulars | Salary |
Highest Salary | 48 LPA |
Average Salary | 19.61 LPA |
Median Salary | 18.98 LPA |
XLRI Placement Trends 2019
In the year 2019, although the number of recruiting companies dipped in comparison to last year, the average salary package saw a hike of 11 per cent. Take a look at the table below for details.
Features | 2019 | 2018 |
Total number of PPOs received | 122 | 122 |
Average Salary offered | 22.35 LPA | 19.61 LPA |
Median Salary offered | 21 LPA | 18.98 LPA |
First-time recruiters | 19 | 29 |
Number of recruiters | 104 | 132 |
Number of offers made | 358 | 370 |
XLRI Admission 2020
- February 20, 2020: Online applications for June 2020 session will be open from March 16 to April 16, 2020
- February 17, 2020: Executive-PGDM (General) 2020-21 final results have been published
- February 17, 2020: The link to the interview letter is activated for PGDM-HRM/ BM programme
XLRI Jamshedpur Admission Process 2020
- Admission to PGDM programmes offered by XLRI is done based on a valid XAT score. Selection to FPM programme is done based on XL-RAPT/ UGC NET/ JRF/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE.
- Merit List for XAT is released on institute’s official website
Shortlisted candidates are called for the final selection round - The final selection round consists of GD-PI-WAT
- XLRI Research Aptitude Test (XL-RAPT) is conducted by XLRI all over India for admission to Fellowship Programme in Management
- Selection of students for the regular fellowship programme is done based on XL-RAPT score