The Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), one of the premier B-Schools in the country, has recorded 100 per cent placements for the MBA (Business Management), MBA (Human Resources Management) and MBA (Rural Management) 2013-15 batches.
While 229 students of the Business Management batch got placements in 58 companies, 56 candidates each from Human Resources Management and Rural Management batches were hired by 36 and 26 companies, respectively. XIMB Director Paul Fernandes told reporters here that despite the prevalent ever-increasing competition, the students have performed admirably, garnering roles from numerous premier organisations.
While in Business Management batch, the highest domestic salary was Rs 20.50 lakh per annum, the highest international salary stood at USD 34,733 per annum. Similarly, highest domestic salary for Human Resource Management batch stood at Rs 20.50 lakh and for Rural Management course the higest salary stood at Rs 12.44 lakh per annum, said the Director.
Major recruiters like CBC, HCCBPl, Deloitte, Aditya Birla HR leadership Programme, Tata Steel and ICICI bank participated in the placement drive. As many as 55 new recruiters participated in the placement drive, Xuberance 2015. The Director also informed that the institute has introduced a new course Master of Science (Finance), first of its kind in the country from this academic year.
“This is a dual-track finance programme. The Fast Track would entail the students going to Fordham University, New York, USA, for taking an intensive 18 credits there in July-August, then returning to India, and submitting a PEER (Practical Experience Executive Report) to XIMB after six months of work experience; the successful completion of this track would fetch the student an MSGF (MS in Global Finance) from Fordham University and MBA (Finance) from XUB,” added the Director.