Xavier School of Management(XLRI) Jamshedpur has opened admission process to the Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDM-BM) Program for Working Executives & Business Owners for the batch 2015 to 2018. The PGDM-BM is a 3 year, part-time, evening programme, approved by AICTE. The programme aims to impart the rigor of a full-time programme through 900+ hours of class room interaction.
Spreading over 3 academic years, the programme has been designed to accommodate working professionals to pursue the course without hindering their professional engagements. The class timings are scheduled during late evenings and weekends, thereby providing breaks in-between terms, and reducing academic work-load during financial year endings.
According to Fr E Abraham SJ, Director, XLRI “The programme allows working professionals, who are willing to stretch out a bit, to acquire the highest quality management education while continuing with their current work. It has been exclusively designed to facilitate two-way learning; thus, while participating in the programme, the students can get many opportunities to apply the conceptual insights gained in the classroom to their respective workplace on a day-to-day basis”.
Who can apply
Candidates having three years Bachelors degree or equivalent in any discipline recognized by a University or a Deemed University and a minimum work experience of two years in supervisory/executive role in organizations or a business owner as on 30th April, 2015 are eligible to apply for this programme.
How to apply
Candidates desirous of seeking admission to 3 year PGDM-BM at XLRI should fill in the online application form with payment details (Bank draft details). Applicant has to submit the print-out of the filled-in application form, enclosing proof of graduation, proof-of-work experience and demand draft of Rs.1000/- in favour of "XLRI Jamshedpur" payable at Jamshedpur and should sent it to Admission Office, XLRI Xavier School of Management, C. H. Area (East), Jamshedpur - 831001.
Last date to apply: Feb 28
The Last date of receipt of application with payments is 28th February, 2015.
No need to appear in XAT
Applicants are not required to take XAT or any common entrance examination for this programme; however, if the applicants have appeared in any of the well established, credible management entrance examination in the last two years, they can send their scores along with the application.
Selection through separate Aptitude Test on March 22
XLRI will conduct a separate Aptitude Test for admission to 3 year PGDM-BM programme 2015-18. Candidates are to appear in this aptitude test on March 22, 2015. The test would include three sections comprising testing quantitative ability of students through mathematical concepts, logical reasoning and English language skills. The personal interviews are to be held from April 10 to 20, 2015.
Programme fee structure
The fees of the 3 year PGDM-BM programme, as announced by XLRI amounts to Rs. 10 lakhs. The fee is payable in installments as decided by the institute.
Commencement of PGDM-BM session 2015-18
The classes for PGDM-BM 2015-18 programme are scheduled to commence from the 3rd week of May, 2015.
XLRI Jamshedpur is a premier, private management school in the country founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the Steel city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Over the last few decades, XLRI has striven to contribute to the professional growth and management of innumerable institutions that serve the public, especially organized industry, labour, service agencies engaged in rural development, education, health and other public systems.
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