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MANAGEMENT COURSES

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) has announced the online admission process to MBA 2017-19 batch. The last date to apply for MBA programme at XIMB is December 10, 2016. This two-year full time MBA programmes offers specialisated courses like MBA-BM; MBA-HRM; MBA-SM; MBA-RM; MBA-UMG; MBA-Global and Executive MBA programmes.

The minimum requirement for admission to the MBA programme is a three year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with at least 55 per cent marks in aggregate from a recognised university. Candidates who expect to complete the final part of their degree examinations by June 15, 2017, can also apply. Offers of admission to such candidates, if made, will be provisional and will be automatically cancelled in the event of their failing to complete all the requirements for obtaining the degree before June 2017.

XIMB will accept scores of CAT 2016, XAT 2017, GMAT (taken from 2015 to 2016) or X-GMAT to be conducted by XIMB, Xavier University Bhubaneswar on January 29, 2017. For those who are not able to appear in CAT/XAT/GMAT, the B-school will organise X-GMAT admission test on January 29, 2017. The final admission round after shortlisting on the basis of written test will include writing ability test and personal interview but group discussion will not be a component of final selection process for MBA 2017-19.

PHD COURSES

The Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), a deemed university at Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, invites applications for admission to full time or part time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme offered in various specialisations for the session 2016.

There shall be three categories of PhD candidates— full-time PhD candidates, part-time candidates (internal) and part-time candidates (external).

Candidates, who have studied under 10+2+3+2 years pattern or 10+2+5 years or 11+1+3+2 or 12+2+3+3 or 10+2+4+2 pattern of education and qualified for the award of the Master’s Degree in relevant discipline in Gandhigram Rural Institute or any other university recognised by the University Grants Commission are eligible to apply.  They should have scored minimum 55 per cent marks (50 per cent for SC/ST and part-time non-teacher candidates) or an equivalent grade.

In addition, he/she should have qualified the entrance test conducted by GRI or should have obtained MPhil. last date for submission of application form is September 12, 2016. For more details: log on to www.ruraluniv.ac.in or email at grucc@ruraluniv.ac.in.