Life at XIMR

[ananta]

Well as for now have seen threads of almost all the b-school discussion going on here so thought of opening one for XIMR....well yes 2006-08 will be the first batch to come out but yet we have lots to say about our new b-school..I m right now in 2nd year would appreciate if the current first batch i.e. 2007-09 come ahead and contribute to this thread as they have just entered and might have lots to share their new experience..
I hope this thread gets a good response...

[winston]

well since ur in the second yr, why dont u share ur exp. whats an average day like.

[rbuthello]

So you want to know the average day ha...

Well lectures begin at 9o in the morning. The computer lab and the library open at 8:00, students come in at 8:00 if at all they need to complete their library hours (we have a monthly quota of library hours). Some of us just reach early cause the trains aren't that crowded early in the morning. The lectures continue till 5:00pm, twice or thrice a week these lectures drag on till 9:00pm....last week all lectures ended at 9:00pm.
when the lectures do get over at 5:00pm then students break up into groups and complete assignments which include Debates, Quizzes, Case Studies, Industry-Sector reports....
The are a lot of interesting places to hang around in college (by the way its a World Heritage Site) like the Woods, Britannia Music Room, the Basket Ball Court, The Chapel, The Roof top among many others.
The college arranges for seminars nearly every fortnight, from Personal Development to Leadership to Social Responsibility.

Regards,
RButhello

[dreaminfiim]

ummm.......wat was the cut off to get admission into XIMR thru the CET last year.? Any idea???

[mohitsoni]

well...the cut off in the last round held at PUMBA (round 4) was 135/240,but there were 4 cancellations within the first week,as those students couldn't cope up with the rigour! these seats were given by merit again to the students in the waiting list from the management seats & this cut off might have been lower.

[Mangola]

Hello Everyone,

Well i know it's a bit late but anyways...
Thanks Ananta for the thread , hope going forward everyone maintains it.

For starters two of the most widely asked questions are
1. Placements and
2. Fees.

Lets start off with the placement details first with the exits and then with the summers.

Exits: The first year students have faced some problems with placements and are yet to be completely placed. Many have been offered packages in the range of 4 - 5 lacs. The average package upto now can be conjectured to be 4.5 lacs p.a.

Again many of the placement problems could be attributed to the college being new but i personally do not think that the job opportunities were not present. It's the sort of make or buy decision that you have to make during placements. The process is still in progress and final details will be made available in 70 days time.

Coming to the summers, we have had good companies for summers (i'll post the list of companies in my next thread). Again we have had to take a call as to when to jump in. Getting companies has hardly been an issue for us as the xaviers brand name makes an easy impact and we are leveraging it to the best extent.

Now coming to the fees: The SSS specified fees is 38,000.
XIMR does not even charge any donations for their management seats.

Course Differentiators:

XIMR offers value added courses like Philosophy, Spanish , Anthropology, Psychology, Global Event discussions and Analysis (GEDA), Sociology, CSR (Rural Marketing),Cross cultural Studies, and STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (which shucks is not YET part of the mumbai university syllabus). Our aim is to make managers that are a bit different.

There's lots more to convey but i hope the queries/ resentments are posted by you.

Adios Amigo.

[Mangola]

The companies that came for summers this year were:

Bank of India
Union Bank of India
Axis Bank
Orbis Financial Corporation
BPCL
ONGC
Trailblazers
NJ Invest India
Vijay Sales
Zydus Cadila
Wyeth
Godrej Properties
DBS Cholamandalam
Religare
Feedback Consulting
ITC Hotels
Tanishq(Titan)
Mahindra and Mahindra
Saffron Media
World Trade Center.

15 students are still left to be placed as of today.
Students seem to be happy with the profiles they have been offered though it is too early to comment on that.

[too cute]

Hi Seniors,

Could you al lplease let me how is this college for doing MBA in HR.
How are the placements, packages and summers for HR?

I have got a 92.31 %tile in CET and have WE of 1 year.

What are the chances of me getting in?

Thankyou.