XIMB : Solution Centre '09

madhukar · September 16, 2008, 3:24pm

Hello Aspirants, The admission notification for XIMB is out. This is the official thread for the queries on XIMB for the year 2009. Please check the admissions link: XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BHUBANESWAR Feel free to shoot you…

madhukar · September 16, 2008, 3:24pm

coolraj420 · September 18, 2008, 7:46am

even though it has been asked again and again..still then it would be great of ximb seniors to throw some light regarding the cutoff percentile for general as well as orissa domicile quota..

was their any sectional cutoffs???
also what is the % of freshers in 2008-10 batch??

madhukar · September 19, 2008, 7:15pm

Hi Raj,

The cut-offs for last time were estimated to be slightly more than 96% with 90% in each section. These figures are conjectures and are expected to increase slightly this year.Such information is not known with certainty.

Also the domicile quota applicants get due weightage in the interviews and there are no fixed % of seats as such.

There are about 40% freshers in the 2008-2010 batch.Hope this helped:happy:. Feel free to shoot other queries:bigear:.

coolraj420 · September 20, 2008, 6:10am

thenkz for the info...(especially regarding the % of freshers!!)

can u tell us about the fees structure and whether the mba programme at ximb is fully resedential or not???

madhukar · September 20, 2008, 9:43am

There are a lot of vibrant freshers here raj....and abt the fee structure,well it works out to be approx 6 lac for the tuition fees and arnd 6.5 if u include all other miscellaneous expenses like mess etc...

The programme is fully residential. The campus life of XIMB is renowned for its rich culture. Not only does the residential part allow u to do grp assignments/project work till 4 in the morning but also attend late night meetings etc plus u get extra time if u r in campus since u dont need to travel to campus.

adityarocks · October 10, 2008, 4:15pm

hello everyone,

I m putting up the link to admission bulletin of ximb(2009-2010) for your reference.
http://www.ximb.ac.in/ximb/fileadmin/templates/XIMB/pdf/Bulletin2009.pdf

hoping u find it useful.

saurabhsachu · October 11, 2008, 7:14am

hello frnds...
i gave CAT last year and scored 91+ ... but could not give XAT ... i know that CAT is different from XAT in terms of time level and also quants.... all i need to know is that " IS XAT A GAME OF SPEED OR ACCURACY??... I BELIEVE THAT CAT IS A GAME OF ACCURACY"
cause in CL mocks i am scoring 16 with 19 qs correct with 80%ile.. but someone told me that to get 90 %ile in XAT you need to get around 30 qs correct...is it right??
pls reply...
thank u

adityarocks · October 11, 2008, 9:51am

hello frnds...
i gave CAT last year and scored 91+ ... but could not give XAT ... i know that CAT is different from XAT in terms of time level and also quants.... all i need to know is that " IS XAT A GAME OF SPEED OR ACCURACY??... I BELIEVE THAT CAT IS A GAME OF ACCURACY"
cause in CL mocks i am scoring 16 with 19 qs correct with 80%ile.. but someone told me that to get 90 %ile in XAT you need to get around 30 qs correct...is it right??
pls reply...
thank u

Hey,
these 2 are very different exams, each testing ur quantitative, logical reasoning, verbal ability, comprehension, data interpretation skills in different ways.
XAT is different from CAT in many ways, for eg. the time duration was 2 hrs in case of XAT2008 followed by a 20 mins essay writing. Quant n DI are together as one section and there is a section on LR and Decision making. Both of the exams require you to select the doable questions( in given time) and do them correctly. In XAT there is differential negative marking scheme. And XAT 2008 had 120 ques compared to 75 in CAT 2008. In CAT 2008 to get abt 95 %ile one needed to do about 24-25 ques correctly out of 75 whereas in XAT 2008 about 34-36 right solutions( out of 120) would have fetched approx 95%ile.So u can see for yourself whether it is test of speed or accuracy. And One should always try to maximise ones score by choosing the most doable( easy/straightforward/from strong areas ) questions and then doing them accurately in least time. The pattern can vary from year to year but this approach will assure one performs ones level best.

I hope i have answered your query.
All d best

saurabhsachu · October 11, 2008, 12:29pm

thanks 4 the reply sir...
i think question selection is the most importanat criteria over here.. and of course if u have speed it helps... so i'll try to maximize scores by trying this strategy in the coming mocks...

hoping to be ur junior..:angel:

aditikhosla · October 20, 2008, 7:02am

hello....can u tell me d avrg salary package last yr??? n also,deirs one PGDM n PGDM(RM)...wats d diff b/w dem??n wat abt dis 3yr part time?is d cut off diff for dis one?is it worth it?

sumobom4 · October 20, 2008, 3:55pm

aditikhosla Says
hello....can u tell me d avrg salary package last yr??? n also,deirs one PGDM n PGDM(RM)...wats d diff b/w dem??n wat abt dis 3yr part time?is d cut off diff for dis one?is it worth it?

Hi Aditi...the data you want is available here

Placement Reports

PGDM is the flagship business mgmt programme of XIMB. PGDM (RM) is the rural mgmt programme. The target audience of these programmes is entirely different. For greater clarity on these, visit the pedagogy of the courses on the XIMB website.

3 yr part time course is aimed at working professionals who want to pursue their MBA and work at the same time. Details are available on the site.

As for which programme is worth it, that entirely depends upon u. U have to decide wat kind of a course u wanna go for and then chk whether the course meets ur objectives or not.

soumyadut · October 20, 2008, 6:30pm

apart from online application from where can we get the hard copy form?can anyone give the link?or is it already given and i'm missing it altogether?

aditikhosla · October 20, 2008, 7:11pm

SUM1 PLZ TELL ME AVRAGE SALRY PAKG LAST YR.....so dat means i wl hav to giv 1000 for each course?? can u tellme abt d no. of seats in both?

sakti.behera · October 20, 2008, 7:23pm

can u tell me is there any kind of special reservation for students from orissa,i saw one interview of the ximb director telling abt some reservation for residents of orissa,is there any?

arjun_jaiswal · October 20, 2008, 8:11pm

@ximb seniors

are u sure abt the 90%ile sectional cut off .... 96 is still manageable in xat but getting 90 in all the sections is a bit difficult

my point is has the institute made it clear to the batch that 90%ile is required in all the 3 sections.

thanks for helping out

deep_agrawal · October 20, 2008, 8:33pm

Sorry to intrude. But the mandatory disclosure says the cut offs for the last two years are:

PGDM (XAT)* Quantitative English RA/DI Total
2007
Orissa ________49.6_____ 51.08_ 51.0__ 88.4
All India______ 78.16_____77.48_ 70.48_ 93.12
2008
Orissa________ 60.9_____ 64.09_ 57.55_ 89.55
All India______ 78.77____ 76.08__ 75.99_ 96.21

Link:

Page 8 of http://www.ximb.ac.in/ximb/fileadmin/templates/XIMB/pdf/Mandatory08-09.pdf

madhukar · October 22, 2008, 6:35pm

Sorry to intrude. But the mandatory disclosure says the cut offs for the last two years are:

PGDM (XAT)* Quantitative English RA/DI Total
2007
Orissa ________49.6_____ 51.08_ 51.0__ 88.4
All India______ 78.16_____77.48_ 70.48_ 93.12
2008
Orissa________ 60.9_____ 64.09_ 57.55_ 89.55
All India______ 78.77____ 76.08__ 75.99_ 96.21

Link:

Page 8 of http://www.ximb.ac.in/ximb/fileadmin/templates/XIMB/pdf/Mandatory08-09.pdf

Like I said the figures mentioned earlier were pure conjectures arising out of meeting ppl with tt kind of scores and the general perception. The management does not mandate cut-offs each yr but comes up with the numbers based on the XAT scores obtained by the aspirants. The mandatory dislcosure is the official document circulated by the management though you rarely come across ppl with the kind of scores tt the document mandates.

A score with the spread as mentioned in the mandatory disclosure does not guarantee calls. I know of a couple of domicile applicants who have scored 93% and yet did not receive calls.Therefore it can be said with reasonable certainty tt you can expect calls with sectional scores of 85+ with a overall of 96%+ keeping in mind the fact tt most ppl here are 97-98+ percentilers each yr. I urge the aspirants to keep this in mind during their XAT preparations. All the best!!!

madhukar · October 22, 2008, 7:04pm

soumyadut Says
apart from online application from where can we get the hard copy form?can anyone give the link?or is it already given and i'm missing it altogether?

The admissions are online. You need to fill the form online, take a hard copy and mail it to the admission office.

madhukar · October 22, 2008, 7:08pm

sakti.behera Says
can u tell me is there any kind of special reservation for students from orissa,i saw one interview of the ximb director telling abt some reservation for residents of orissa,is there any?

Yes.There is preference given to the domicile students but there is no fixed % of seats for domicilers. Each yr the number is different. This preference is given at the time of GD/PI. There are no management quota seats.

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