About XIME

XIME is today a global brand and hosts regular international events in collaboration with twelve partner institutions around the globe, including strong student exchange programmes, faculty exchange programmes and international study tours for its students. Personalized attention to student development is a key tenet in XIME. The curriculum at the institute is regularly reviewed and updated according to industry requirements. XIME has a diverse faculty group, with good representation from senior positions in industry and civil services as well. The institute can boast virtually full and high quality placements in all the years. It is little wonder then, that XIME is acknowledged as a leading B-School in South India, continuously ranked among the top thirty B-Schools in India and is generally seen as the second best in Bangalore after IIM-B.

Special Features

• Admissions purely on merit
• Fully residential with state of the art classrooms, facilities such as well established library, wi-fi enabled campus, gym, sports facilities etc.
• Well developed curriculum
• Diversity – representation of students from 23 states
• International networking and linkages – strong and active network with universities and institutions across the globe and MoUs with foreign institutions
• Good mix of international faculty
• Faculty exchange programmes with foreign institutions
• International students exchange programmes
• International study tours

Key Founders

XIME was founded by a group of leading educationists, who have made noteworthy contributions in management education and other professional areas in India.

• Prof. J. PhilipFormer Director, IIM-Bangalore and Founder President, Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)
• Rt. Rev. Dr. Alphonsus Mathias Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore
• Late Prof. J. D. Cherayil Former Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Rev. Dr. E. Abraham S.J.Director, XLRI Jamshedpur
• Dr. Fr. Percival Fernandez , Former Director St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore

PGDM which is equivalent to MBA, is the core of XIME's management education programmes. XIME proudly held the convocation of its first batch in 1997 and is now gearing up for the graduation of the 18th batch in May 2014.

Highlights of the PGDM programme

• Flagship programme of XIME which is approved by AICTE and is of two years duration, full-time and residential.
• Annual intake of 180 students at Bangalore and 120 students at Kochi.
• Trimester system followed.
• Foundation courses in management covered in the first year.
• Electives, core courses, environmental and integrative courses covered in the second year.
• SUPA - Socially Useful and Productive Activity is a mandatory internship to help students understand management issues of NGOs and provides excellent exposure for appreciation of social issues.

Highlights of the Curriculum

• Contemporary Curriculum - Curriculum is reviewed and updated every two to three years in consultation with industry leaders, alumni, students and faculty.
• Enables global outlook and promotes spirit of Entrepreneurship.
• Inculcates human values and societal orientation.
• Develops soft skills like leadership, interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills. ƒƒ
• Compulsory exposure to a foreign language (among German, French, Spanish, and Chinese)
•  ‘On the Job’ training through corporate internship.

Focus Areas in PGDM

• Develop students’ analytical, problem solving, and decision making capabilities.
•  Inculcate a positive and ethical outlook in students.
•  Stress on ‘out-of-classroom’ training.
•  Strengthen the students’ communication skills.
•  Global orientation.
•  Emphasize on holistic development of students.

Syllabus

First Year
Term 1	Credit	Term 2	Credit	Term 3	Credit
Business,Government & Society	3	Cost & Management Accounting	3	Corporate Finance	3
Economics - I	3	Economics – II	3	Decision Information Systems	3
Financial Accounting	3	Marketing Management –I	3	Global Economic Environment	2
Organizational Behaviour - I	3	Operations Management	3	Human Resources Management	3
Quantitative Techniques - I	3	Organizational Behaviour –II	3	Marketing Management II	3
Written Communication	3	Quantitative Techniques – II	3	Presentation Skills	2
		Contemporary Business Environment	2	Contemporary Business Environment	2
				Research Methodology	2
				Socially Useful & Productive Activity	2
Total	18	Total	20	Total	22

Summer Project - 2 months - 5 Credits

Second Year
Term 4	Credit	Term 5	Credit	Term 6	Credit
International Business	3	Business Strategy 3	3	Cross Cultural Management	3
Business Law 3	3	Contemporary Business Environment	2	Environmental Issues	2
Entrepreneurship	3	Business Ethics	2	Negotiation Skills / Time Management	2
Electives(3x3)	  9	Electives (3x4)	12	Leadership in Action	2
Total	18	Foreign Language	Non Credit	Electives(3x3)	9
		Total	19	Total	18

Total: 120 Credits
Duration of each class: 70 Minutes
Important Dates
Issue of application form begins at XIME Nov 6, 2013
Last date for issue of application from XIME Feb 28, 2014
Last date for receipt of duly filled-in application at XIME March 3, 2014

 

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