Step 1:

Register for XAT at: http://www.xlri.edu/xat and pay for XAT. Please remember to select XIMB in "Institutes that you are applying to" under "Other Details" in the XAT form.

Step 2:

To apply for admission to XIMB’s PGP in Business Management, first enter your XAT ID and XAT password by clicking on Application in the menu on the page: http://ximb.blueshift.com/ximb2005/pgdbm/index1.htm.
After you are authenticated, you need to enter your data in the Online Application Form and then save the application.

Step 3:

Take a print out of the payment advice by clicking on "print payment advice" in the My Form Summary Page.

Step 4:

1. Get a demand draft for Rs.800/- in favour of "Xavier Institute of Management" drawn on State Bank of India, RRL Branch (Code:7499), Bhubaneswar or any other bank payable at Bhubaneswar. Please mention your XAT ID and your name on the reverse of the DD.
   
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2. Local applicants may pay cash across the XIMB counter along with the payment advice.
   

Step 5:

Send the payment advice along with the DD to:

Admissions Office,
Xavier Institute of Management,
Xavier Square,
Bhubaneswar- 751 013.

On receipt of payment, XIMB admissions office will authenticate the payment and will send you an email to confirm payment and acceptance of your online application. Subsequently, the information Bulletin-2005 will be mailed to you to the present address given in the online form.

Selection Process: Candidates short-listed on the basis of XAT scores will be called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview, which will be held at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai. Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses. The final selection will be based on the candidate's performance in the XAT, Group Discussion and Personal Interview, and will take into account the past academic record and relevant work experience.

Step 1:

Register for IRMA Test: Apply for the written test to be conducted by Institute of Rural Management, Anand, at various centres all over India in December, 2004, in response to their advertisement in newspapers in September.  Registering for IRMA test is a prerequisite for applying to XIMB’s PGPRM course.   The IRMA application can be downloaded from the IRMA website www.irma.ac.in. 

Step 2:

XIMB Application: Apply online for the XIMB's PGPRM course at the page http://ximb.blueshift.com/ximb2005/index2.htm.

Upon successfully filling the online application form the payment advice will appear on the screen. The applicant must take a printout of the same. This payment advice has to be mailed to the Admissions Office, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar-751013, accompanied by a non-refundable Demand Draft for Rs.500/-, made out in favour of Xavier Institute of Management and drawn on State Bank of India, RRL Branch (Code:7499), Bhubaneswar. DDs drawn on other banks and payable at Bhubaneswar will also be accepted. On receipt of the DD (or cash across the XIMB counter) for the required amount and the payment advice (with photograph & signature), the Bulletin 2005 will be mailed to the applicant. The acceptance of XIMB application will be subject to the receipt of the payment and payment advice by XIMB.

An applicant has to fulfill both steps 1 and 2 listed above, i.e., besides registering for IRMA Test before November 1, one has to also register online one XIMB application and pay for the same.

Selection Process

Candidates short-listed on the basis of IRMA Test scores will be called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview at Bhubaneswar. Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses.

The final selection will be based on the candidate’s performance in the IRMA test, the Group Discussion and Personal Interview, and will take into account the past academic record and relevant work experience.

XIMB Application: Fill the online application for admission to XIMB's Ex-PGP, available at the XIMB admission site http://ximb.blueshift.com/ximb2005/index3.htm.

Upon successfully filling the online application form the payment advice will appear on the screen. The applicant must take a printout of the same. This payment advice has to be mailed to the Admissions Office, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar-751013, accompanied by a non-refundable Demand Draft for Rs.800/-, made out in favour of Xavier Institute of Management and drawn on State Bank of India, RRL Branch (Code:7499), Bhubaneswar. DDs drawn on other banks and payable at Bhubaneswar will also be accepted. On receipt of the DD (or cash across the XIMB counter) for the required amount and the payment advice (with photograph & signature), the Bulletin 2005 will be mailed to the applicant. The acceptance of XIMB application will be subject to the receipt of the payment and the payment advice by XIMB.

Selection Process

Eligible candidates will be called for Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview session at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata or Mumbai. Screening for interviews will be based on a candidate’s past academic performance and relevant work experience. Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses.

 Programme Design

This three-year part-time programme is designed for executives, working anywhere in the country. The curriculum is similar to our two-year full-time PGP in Business Management. The participants will reside in the campus for 15 days at a time, thrice a year. In the intervening period, they are expected to complete the assigned readings and projects.