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XLRI (Xavier Labor Relations Institute )- Jamshedpur
School of Business And Human resources

One of the oldest in the country , XLRI counts among the very best of B-schools Asia has to offer . Though ranked right up there with the very best , our mission is to continually improve and set progressively higher standards . We aim to augment managerial resources skills and ethical standards needed to plan and sustain economic development .Over the years , XLRI has developed its own unique culture .

Programs offered:
1) Personnel Management & Industrial Relations
2) Business Management
3) General Management Programme
4) Executive Management Program for Defence Officers
5) Fellowship Programme in Management
6) Executive Post Graduate Programme (Exec-PGP)
7) Executive Fellow Programme in Management
8) Satellite Programs
9) Management Development Programs
10) International Student Exchange Program

Personnel Management & Industrial Relations
The Institute offers a two-year full time Programme in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations on the completion of which, students are conferred with Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations. The PMIR course is the oldest and the most prestigious of the Institute's teaching programmes. Ranked as the best programme in India and the Asia-Pactific region, it aims to equip the students with the knowledge and skills required for managing HR in a way that contributes to the development of individuals and organizations.
The major thrust areas are Human Resource Planning, Human Resource Information Systems, Selection, Performance Management, Training and Development, Compensation Administration and fostering harmonious employer - employee relationships in the framework of state regulations. This programme has produced some of the top HR professionals in the industry today.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/PMIR%202005-NET.pdf

Business Management
XLRI offers a two-year full time programme on Business Management, on the completion which, candidates are conferred with Postgraduate diploma in Business Management (PGDBM). This programme is extremely prestigious and is rated as one of the finest of its kind in the country. The alumni of this programme currently occupy very significant positions in various industries, both in India and abroad
The curriculum lays the foundation for a conceptual and analytical understanding of Indian and international business. XLRI's BM programme is designed to closely integrate current management theory and practice. The course imparts knowledge and fosters attitudes essential for the growth of students into competent, responsible managers. The course has an evolving programme content and is constantly updated to be in tune with the emerging trends.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/Bm%202005-NET.pdf

One - Year General Management Programme For Working Executives
Knowledge and continuous learning is the mainstay amongst the best organizations of today. In order to satisfy this thirst for knowledge and to become a learning organization, XLRI has evolved a one year consolidated programme in general management with the objectives of providing the practicing managers a substantial exposure to theoretical foundations in management as well as to provide them a holistic perspective of business in such a way that they are not only equipped with tools and techniques to perform their task effectively but also to shoulder greater responsibilities in the future as they move up the hierarchy.
The Institute awards the Executive Postgraduate Diploma In General Management to the participants who successfully complete all the requirements of this programme.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/gmprogram.php

Executive Management Program for Defence Officers
The Executive Management Program for Defence Officers is designed by XLRI Jamshedpur in association with Directorate General of Resettlement, Ministry of Defence, for Officers from the Armed Forces, who are seeking a career in the Corporate world. It allows a smooth transition and re-orientation for the Officers towards their life and career as Business Managers and Entrepreneurs. The Program provides an insight of how their inherent capabilities, by virtue of having served as Officers of the Armed Forces, would apply to the organisation where they would serve , thereby facilitating them to sharpen their managerial skills and commensurate them with the challenges and demands of the Corporate arena. The course comprises of Officers from the three services i.e. The Army, The Navy & The Air force, who come from distinctive educational backgrounds comprising Engineering, Medicine, Management, Commerce, Architecture, basic sciences and arts coupled with the vast and rich experience, ranging from 6 to 34 years.
This is a full time residential programme for six months and is broadly divided into three terms, of approximately two months each. In first two terms the participants undergo 12 core subjects in various functional areas such as Human Resource Development, Managerial Economics, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Organisational behaviour, Business Communication, Soft Skills Development, Corporate Strategy and Quantitative Techniques. In the third term the Officers are offered 12 courses as specialisation in the key areas of Marketing, Human Resource or Operations Management, with 4 subjects each, out of they have to choose any 6.
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Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a Doctoral level (Ph.D.) programme. The FPM is a full-time, residential, doctoral programme that trains prospective scholars to become highly skilled and innovative researchers and teachers in various aspects of management. It primarily aims at preparing students for careers as faculty members at premier academic institutions.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/aboutfpm.php

Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
The Executive Fellow Program is a part-time, non-residential, advanced program of study and research equivalent to a Ph.D. Program of a University. It has been designed to cater to the scholarly needs of working business executives and faculty members. The objectives of the Program are to:
a. Train prospective scholars to become highly skilled and innovative researchers and teachers in various aspects of management;
b. Promote research relevant to management and organization;
c. Develop theory and practice of management as relevant to the Indian context; and accordingly develop management education in India.

The Program prepares the students for careers not only in management research and teaching but also in management practice, consulting, training, and development.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/ptadmission.php

Executive Post Graduate Programme (Exec-PGP)
The Exec-PGP programme provides executives with an opportunity to earn a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management without interrupting their career. The curriculum is similar to that of the BM programme and it is recognized by AICTE and is equivalent to an MBA.
The participants spend about 165 days in Campus in thirty months to complete the course requirements. They are expected to do additional work as carry-home projects and assignments. The mix of participants, which includes entrepreneurs and executives from various functional areas, provides an enabling environment for learning. The Institute awards the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management to participants who successfully complete all the requirements of this programme.
The Exec-PGP is organized in 8 visits across thirty months. Participants are expected to stay on campus for about 20 days in a term. This period is announced to the participants in advance so that they can arrange for their leave of absence from their respective organizations. During this period of their stay on campus they are required to be available full time as there will be intensive classroom sessions and discussions.
http://61.95.148.2/icp/xlri-icp-india-admission-process.htm

Satellite Programs:
Post Graduate Certificate in Business Management - PGCBM
XLRI has evolved a 14-16 months consolidated program in 'Business Management'. The program aims to provide an opportunity to study and earn a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Management (PGCBM) while working. The program is being offered by XLRI in collaboration with it's technical partners of virtual classroom.

• To expose the participants to the various theories and practices of Business Management.
• To equip the participants with tools and techniques with which they can handle their current business tasks better and in an effective manner.
• To give the participants a holistic perspective of Business Management so that they can shoulder greater responsibilities in their future career.
• To get tuned to the latest developments and best practices prevalent in the current economy.

Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management–PGCHRM
XLRI has evolved a 14-16 months consolidated program in 'Human Resource Management'. The program aims to provide an opportunity to study and earn a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (PGCHRM) while working without interrupting their career. The program is being offered by XLRI in collaboration with it's technical partners of virtual classroom.

To give participants an understanding of problems and issues in the field of Human Resource Management.
To learn the critical elements of Human Resource Management processes.
To equip participants with the required depth and balance of technical and managerial knowledge that will enable them to function successfully in their chosen field.

Post Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management – PGCLSCM
The primary objective of this course is to provide the participant with the critical knowledge of logistics and supply chain management and the ability to apply this information in the workplace whether in the management of a firm’s related activities or within the scope of the logistics service provider’s activities.

To give participants an understanding that the problems and issues within the respective fields of logistics and supply chain are invariably complex, and require clear reasoning and analysis, in order to derive an appropriate course of action.

To incorporate and learn the critical elements of Logistics and Supply Chain Management processes.

Post Graduate Certificate in Retail Management – PGCRM
The program has been specially designed for those who seek to create or accelerate managerial careers in the Retail industry. Working professionals with at least one year’s experience in the organized retail sector, or at least two years’ work experience in any corporate function, would find the program challenging and stimulating. Senior professionals in the retail or allied sectors would also find the program useful because of its coverage of the theoretical principles (as well as best-practice case studies) of the emerging discipline of Retail Management.

Post Graduate Certificate in Sales & Marketing Management – PGCSMM
XLRI has specially designed this program of 12 months duration. After successful completion of the programme students will be awarded with “Post graduate Certificate in Sales and Marketing Management”.

• To expose the participants to the various theories and practices of Sales and Marketing Management.
• To equip the participants with tools and techniques with which they can handle their current business tasks better and in an effective manner.
• To give the participants a holistic perspective of Sales and Marketing Management so that they can shoulder greater responsibilities in their future career.
• To get tuned to the latest developments and best practices prevalent in the current Business economy.
http://61.95.148.2/satellite/sat_prog_pgcbm.html

Management Development Programmes (MDPs)
XLRI has been a pioneer in developing and offering short duration Management Development Programmes (MDPs) with a four-decade enviable standing in the comity of B-schools in India. These MDP are designed keeping in view the ever changing demands on business/professional executives. The programme content of even the standard MDPs is constantly reviewed and changes made therein on a continuous basis. The objective of the MDPs is to help improve management systems and practices in India and other countries in South Asian Region by providing relevant training to the executives of different sectors of the economy operating at different levels in the organisational hierarchy. The participants are equipped with the latest tools, techniques and skills spanning different streams of management such as General Management, Human Resources, Organizational Behaviour, Marketing, Finance, Operations Management, Information Systems, Strategic Management and Industrial Relations.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/mdp_areawise.php?aid=1&acy=2008-2009

International Student Exchange Program
ISEP is an acronym for International Student Exchange Program of XLRI. With the aim being global outlook, this initiative strives to partner with the best educational institutes across the world, each being unique in its own way, thereby providing yet another platform for the bright minds to assimilate and garner global perspectives in this ever shrinking world
http://61.95.148.2/isep/

Campus:
Situated in the sylvan surroundings of Jamshedpur, the campus covers an area of 40 acres. The campus boasts of a state-of-the-art academic block.It has eight air conditioned amphitheatre classrooms, syndicate rooms, a computer center and an examination hall. The classrooms are equipped with OHPs, computers and LCD projectors to facilitate teaching and learning.Closed circuit television facility is available for recording and playback of exercises.The Institute boasts of a well stocked library linked to all the major national and international B-schools and 24 hour WI-FI connectivity enabling better research.
The Sir Jehangir Ghandy Library

The Library is well organized with a bibliographic database of books and periodicals in different subjects using Softlink-Asias Alice for Windows Software. It has built an electronic library with on-line subscriptions of ProQuest (ABI/Inform) and Business Source Premier EBSCO covering 1850 e-Journals. Besides, there are online journals accessibility of Elsevier, Kluwer, Springer Link and Sage Publications, J-Gate on-Line database covering 9,500+ e-Journals and 250 of Journals on Customer Contents (On-Line). The Company and Industry Databases are ISI-Emerging Markets (On-Line), Prowess (CMIE Database) IBID (On-Line), Supreme Court on CD-ROM (LAN).
The Library has recently subscribed on-line access to MagIndia (Database), Emerald insight (Database), Indiastat.com (Database) and CRIS INFAC (LAN).
Academic Facilities

The Learning Center has air-conditioned lecture halls, an examination hall, and computer centre and syndicate rooms (to enable group activities). All the classrooms are equipped with multimedia resources and other teaching aids. XLRI also has an Audio Visual Laboratory.
Computing Resources

XLRI is amongst the most e-enabled Business School in India. A Wi-Fi campus, dedicated Video Conferencing facilities, powerful user interface through satellite technology, supplemented by a Centre for e-Business that aims to facilitate Industry academia interface, thus enables the creation of whole new batch of tech savvy managers with the skills to integrate technology solutions to the workplace environment.

Sports Facilities
The fields/courts on campus include tennis, basketball, volleyball, badminton and football. The new S C Sarkar Gymnasium has state of the art facilities for indoor games and equipments for workouts and exercises. In addition to the facilities on campus, students have access to swimming pools, squash courts and a synthetic athletics track all within a very short radius from campus - through affiliations with local sports authorities.

Fees and Expenses:
One - Year General Management Programme For Working Executives
Each participant in this programme will be charged Rs 8 Lakhs which will include tuition fees and other academic necessities, and expenses for Boarding & Lodging and International exposure. Along with the fees the participant will be required to deposit an additional refundable amount of Rs. 25,000/-. The above fees are payable in four installments at the beginning of each term. First installment is Rs. 3,25,000, (including refundable deposits) second and third installment is Rs. 2,00,000 each and the Fourth installment is Rs. 1,00,000.

Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
Fellow students are awarded a fellowship of Rs.10,000/- per month, and no fees (admission, tuition, course material, computer, or library) will be charged. Fellowship will be paid only to fulltime residential students for a maximum period of four years, which may be extended by six months on the recommendation of the thesis adviser. From second year, a student can work as Research and Teaching Assistant (RTA), for which Rs. 5,000 per month will be paid extra.

A fellow student is entitled to a contingency grant of Rs.10,000 per annum during the first two years and a grant of Rs.20,000 per annum during the third and fourth years.

Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
The total fees for the entire programme is Rs.2,96,000/- payable in three installments.
This does not include board and lodge during campus visits.
The tuition fee mentioned above is for a maximum of 20 courses. Students who are required to take more than 20 courses shall pay an additional fee of Rs.8,000/- per course.

Satellite Programs:
Once the admission processes is on candidates need to apply online with all relevant details as mentioned in the application form along with the application money, at the same time hardcopy of application should reach to Satellite Office before the closer date. Total course fee is 1,80,000/- which can be paid in three equal installment. The course fee is inclusive of study material.

Faculty:
XLRI has professionally qualified and experienced permanent faculty drawn from various streams of management discipline. A balanced mix of academicians, researchers, and professionals from both public and private sectors and public systems and with rich research and managerial experience contributes to the Institute's academic excellence and character in the country. Part-time and Visiting faculty too contribute to enrich the quality of the core courses and electives offered to the students.
http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/facultyareas.php

Ranking:
MBA ranking
Business World 2007: #5
India Today 2007: #4
Outlook 2007: #6
Business Today 2005: #5
Business Today 2006: #4

Placement and Recruiters:
The campus recruitment programme aims to meet the increasing demands of the business houses by providing resources that are valuable on two different counts, firstly in embodying new knowledge and skills and secondly, in embodying fresh outlooks, awareness, interests and approaches. The process takes place in the month of February wherein the companies from diverse sectors evaluate the students before committing to a permanent hire.

General Management Program
XLRI General Management Program (GMP), one year full time management program, has concluded a successful season of placements for its 2008 batch.
The process attracted 54 companies, as opposed to 23 last year, and made 101 offers to 53 participating students. The average salary of individual offers stood at INR 17.8 lakhs (an increase of close to 20% from previous year), while the highest domestic offer was INR 33.8 lakhs and the average of international offers was USD 130,000 (an increase of 30%). Sponsored candidates have also got elevated roles and middle/senior management responsibilities from their parent companies

Two Year regular Business Management and Personnel Management
The Placement season for the batch of 2008 ended on an exceptional note, with the batch of 180 students placing themselves in the crème de la crème of corporate responsibilities across the domain of business expertise. A notable feature of the entire process was not just the increased leeway for the average student to choose, but also depth of specific roles that were tailored to woo the best of the country’s business graduates. 298 offers were made for a batch of 180 students, with the average domestic offer coming in at 14.75 Lacs and the highest domestic offer being Rs. 32 Lacs. 12 international offers were also made with an average of $90,000 USD. The quality and diversity of roles that were on offer this year surpassed all previous standards that we had set for ourselves”.
1) Highest Domestic Salary stood at Rs 32 Lakhs per annum
2) Average Domestic Salary stood at Rs 14.75 Lakhs per annum
3) Median Domestic Salary stood at Rs 14.5 Lakhs per annum
4) A total of 12 international offers were made
5) Average International salary stood at $90,000 USD
6) The first time recruiters included the likes of 8 Capital Hedge Fund, Aptivaa, Barclays, Centrum, JM Financial, Kotak among others
7) A total 60+ companies made offers to the batch

Type Offers Offers %
Consultancy 64 21.48%
Finance 92 30.87%
General Mgmt. 39 13.09%
Marketing 69 23.15%
IT/ITes 34 11.41%
TOTAL 298 100%


Notable Alumni:
Being one of the earliest business schools in India, XLRI enjoys a strong network of 6000 + alumni. Many of whom have been the drivers of growth in their respective organizations.

http://61.95.148.2/alumni/

Aquil Busrai Executive Director, Motorola
Avijit Ghosh Dy Dean, Stern School of Business
George Zacharias MD, Sify
Jagdish V Dore Managing Director, Novartis Enterprises Pvt.Ltd
Jaswant Nair CEO – Sales, Marico Industries
K G Muthukumar Director, Compaq Computer Corpn ( USA )
Kalyan Ganguly President (Brewaries), The UB Group
Madan Mohan Pillutla Professor ( OB ), London Business School
Madhukar Kamath CEO and MD, Mudra Communications
Manet Pias Managing Director, Alliiance Airways
Mervyn Raphael Country Manager, William M Mercer ( India ) Pvt. Ltd
Percy Signaporia Managing Director, Tata Tea
Rajiv Kaul Managing Director, Microsoft India
N Krishnakumar Founder, Mindtree Consulting
Naveen Jain CEO & Founder, Infospace.com ( USA )
Ravi Virmani CEO, Hewitt Associates India
Robert G Lyngdoh Home Minister, Meghalaya
Sundaresan Raghunandan Regional Head, Standard Chartered Bank ( Singapore )

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