XIM University, Bhubaneswar

Rural management at XIMB is a decent option for students, which is even considered at par with the Indian Institute of Rural Management, Anand. There are several notions in the minds of people, which creates doubt about whether to choose Rural management or not. The points below give a clear picture of the course, addressing the benefits and the genuine outcomes of the degree.

• It consists of all the subjects taught in BM and HRM, along with some extra subjects dealing with rural management.
• You can go through the previous year's CAT cut-offs to decide which institute or stream is better. The cut-off for XIMB-RM is lower than HRM and BM, which makes you to remove it from your preference, which is a wrong notion. More than half of the entire class of rural management have excellent scores in CAT or XAT. Mostly, there are students with CAT cut-offs around 75-90 in RM. 
• The rural management course at XIMB is quite good and ranked close to IRMA. It is ranked second in the country after IIM Ahmedabad and 19th worldwide. 
• The majority of people believe that Rural Management students are hired only by development agencies and NGOs, which is another wrong notion. Several Consulting, IT companies, BFSI, and FMCG come to recruits RM students in placement.
• People even think that Rural Managers have to work in interior parts of India. But the fact is that most RMs work in tier-1 or tier-2 cities, and visit rural interiors as a part of their work for monitoring their company works.
• Engineering back-out from doing MBA at rural management, thinking that their work experience would be of no value for the degree. But, just like any other streams, work experience gets extra emphasis in rural management too.
• The placements in RM are of average quality at present but are at rapid growth. Having an average package is still satisfactory, which will lead to a handsome package within two years. There are students from RM having excellent salary packages, which are the result of their hard work and maximum course extraction.
• Students from IT companies have a good scope in RM as most IT or consulting companies working in rural regions have projects from government and micro-finance companies, and so are in great demand.

These are some of the key highlights and clarifications to most wrong notions about Rural Management from XIMB, which is indeed a good option having ample opportunities and great scope in the future.

While choosing a college, you should look at all the factors, from subject preference to infrastructure. Going through the pros and cons will let you decide whether to choose Xavier University Bhubaneswar for BTech in Computer Science Engineering:-

Pros

• Infrastructure: The infrastructure of Xavier University Bhubaneswar is excellent. They provide all the necessary facilities. The university has PG and UG hostels, Chapel, Multi-dimensional ground. The campus is wifi enabled. Computer labs are sophisticated and the library is well equipped.

• Faculty: The professors are all PhD holders from various IITs and universities abroad. All the faculty members are highly qualified and encourage active participation by the students.

• Course structure: The syllabus is different from other colleges. Xavier University has a credit system that is followed by the university. Students get to choose their subjects.

• Exposure: Seminars are organized by the college. Various guest teachers and lecturers from foreign universities participate and share valuable knowledge.

Cons

• Placements: The placement provided by the college is decent and not as good as promoted. The university is new therefore there is less data to show the placement percentages and average of each year to know the current position of the college in terms of placements.

• Slow Management: The staff and the management of the college is slow. Work gets delayed most of the time.

Therefore, based on these factors you can choose to study in Xavier University Bhubaneswar for pursuing BTech in CSE.

RM and SM are different schools now and are no longer considered XIMB. XSRM and XSoS are now Xavier School of Rural Management and Xavier School of Sustainable Management respectively. 

• The RM and SM programs come under Xavier University, Bhuvaneshwar. This means that post the convocation, your degree would read “XUB” and not “XIMB”. But you would be happy to know that the faculty is the same and placements are deserving. 
• You would be exposed to diverse sectors regardless of what course you are pursuing. 
• If RM and SM are the only specializations for you, it’s then up to you to choose whatever future you would like. Agricultural finance and GIS tagging are some sectors that are in trend these days in the line of either specialization. 

Both the courses are equally good and have their own importance. So, it’s all your decision, which field you want to pursue your career in.

Xavier University is a state private college recognized by AICTE and UGC. It is accredited to NBA and SAQS. The college has been ranked 44th by NIRF Rankings in the university category.

The college offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) as a four-year course. The fees for the course are 8.36 lakhs for the full period.

Admission Procedure:

• The minimum eligibility criteria for the course are having cleared 10+2 examinations with 60% aggregate and having studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in 10+2.

• Further, students are selected on the basis of the score obtained on the Xavier Engineering Selection Test. Students are selected on the basis of scores obtained in the admission test, personal interview, and 10th and 10+2 marks.

• Students with an excellent academic record, e.g. 75% in JEE Mains or diploma holders with good scores are considered for direct lateral entry.

Scholarship:

• Students with 85% marks in +2 are given a 50% course/tuition fee waiver.

• The college provides a 50% tuition fee waiver to students from SC/ST/Minority category.

• Toppers of each university program receive a scholarship worth 50% course/tuition fee waiver at the end of each year.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

• The college is home to a well-equipped library which includes journals, study material, magazines, and various e-learning facilities.

• It has separate boys and girls hostels on-campus.

• The college has top-class sporting and art & cultural facilities available.

• Xavier’s Campus Cloud and Data Center, Professional Audio-Video Studios, Graphics Labs are a few of the facilities provided on campus.

• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, wi-fi, air-conditioned classes, ATM, convenience stores, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

Placements:

• The course has a placement rate of 90%.

• Top recruiters for the course include TCS, Amazon, Suzuki, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro.

• The average offer received by students is approximately 6 LPA.

B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering is a good option at Xavier University for decent academics and placement opportunities provided.

The faculty of management now come under Xavier University Bhubaneswar. It consists of School of business management, School of HR, School of RM, and School of SM. The MBA HRM program of XIMB is one of the best programs in the college. It is a 2-year residential program. 

• The college also has good infrastructure as well. 
• Most of the students get good placement from this college. It does not matter much whether you are a fresher or an experienced candidate if you have the right skill, knowledge, and presentation skill then you will surely get through it. 
• The placement also takes into account your academic scores, extracurricular activities, and GDPI performance.

Below is brief highlights of the HRM program.

The program not only focuses on academics but also focuses on extracurricular activities like business events, cultural events, and sports events.

Considering your NMAT score, it seems almost impossible to get a call from XIMB-HR. Although your academics are good the entrance scores are the primary criteria for securing a seat in XIMB-HR. The exam scores can be of either- NMAT, XAT, GMAT, CAT, X-GMAT.

In recent years, the bars have been set high with higher scores every year. They need a good score in verbal along with minimum overall marks in the range of 190–200. You also need to have a good Verbal Ability score.

The candidate pool is vast for limited seats. Hence, it is quite tough to make it with this score. However, you can apply for the XIMB HR, Rural Management, or Sustainability Management through your NMAT results.

XIM University is a state private college recognized by AICTE and UGC. The institute is rated A +++ in the India B-School Survey and ranked 4th among the top 50 B-Schools in India. The college offers a Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) as a three-year course. The fees for the course are 4.71 lakhs for the full period.

Amity University Kolkata (AUK) is a private university recognized by UGC. It is a member of the AIU. The college offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) as a three-year course. The fees for the course are 5.30 lakhs for the full period.

Admission Procedure:

XIM University: The minimum eligibility criteria for the course are having cleared 10+2 examinations with 60% aggregate. Further, students are selected on the basis of merit in qualifying examination.

Amity: Basic criteria for applying to this course are passing class 12 examinations with 50%. Further, students are selected on the basis of the English Essay Writing Test followed by a personal interview.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

XIM University:

• The college is home to a well-equipped library that includes journals, study material, magazines, and various e-learning facilities.

• It has separate boys and girls hostels on-campus.

• The college has top-class sporting and art & cultural facilities available.

• Campus Cloud and Data Center, Professional Audio-Video Studios, Graphics Labs are a few of the facilities provided by XIM University.

• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, wi-fi, air-conditioned classes, ATM, convenience stores, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

Amity:

• The college is built over a 59-acre campus. Like most Amity Universities, AUK has top-notch infrastructure.

• It has air-conditioned classes, a Wi-Fi facility, high-tech laboratories, and a well-maintained library. The college also has sports facilities.

Placements:

XIM University:

The course is a relatively new course at the college, making the scope for placements pretty low.

• Some recruiters come for placements via the placement cell, which includes Indigo, Pepsi, ICICI, Byju’s, and Deloitte.

• The highest CTC offered in the 2019 placement drive was 26 LPA.

Amity:

• Top recruiters for the course are IndiGo, Kotak, and KPMG.

• The lowest package received by a student of BBA is approximately 1.5 LPA.

• The highest package goes up to 3.5 LPA.

XIM University is slightly less expensive in comparison to Amity in terms of fee structure. However, Amity has a much better placement scenario as BBA at the college is a relatively older course at the college as compared to BBM at XIM University. A decision between the two shall depend on one's priorities.