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Is St. Xavier's University Kolkata an autonomous college? And which companies come for recruitment and placement for Mba aspirants?


Sharmistha Chatterjee 23rd Nov, 2019
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Soumya Kanta Sarkar 2nd Jan, 2020

Xavier Business School (XBS), a member of XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes), offers a two-year full time residential MBA programme, with  Finance, Marketing, Human Resources and Systems & Operations specialisations. The programme started on August 7, 2018. XBS aims at forming men and women for others who are competent, committed, compassionate and service-oriented leaders. Their motto ‘Nihil Ultra’ upholding the illustrious Jesuit legacy and commitment to creativity, leadership and standards.

The MBA programme in XBS has been designed keeping in mind the current industry scenario. It is an application-based programme where the focus is not only given to classroom teaching but also on out-of-class learning. We have hosted a number of G-talks with the focus on outbound learning where students get enriched by valuable inputs from the industry experts. The faculty in XBS consists of a mixture of both in-house and guest faculties with extensive teaching and work experience. The guest faculties include both experts from the academic domain and professionals from the industry.

Academic Program

The MBA course offered by XBS is a Two-Year Degree Programme. Four areas of specializations are offered – Human Resource, Marketing, Finance and Systems and Operations. The entire course covers 22 obligatory management subjects (OMC), and 8 Specialized Subjects or Electives (SPL). Besides, there are four Additional Requirements (ARQ): a) Project Work, that has to be carried out between second and third Semesters b) Dissertation Paper, which has to be written during the III and IV Semesters; c) Comprehensive Viva, at the end of the course; d) Extra-Curricular Activities and Programmes

Placements

Some of the companies that came for Internship opportunities are:

Lutheran World Service, United Bank of India,  State Bank of India, IIM Joka, IMRB, Neilson, Damodar Valley Corporation, Deloitte, CRY,   Kantar, HDFC Bank, Indian Oil Corporation, Ruchi Soya , Exide, Ernst & Young, Bharat Heavy Electrical,  Vardhaman Textiles,  Axis Bank, SREI, Holiday Makers.

Final Placements are going on and the following companies have visted the campus so far:

Messrs.Buyer Foresight, Messrs.Calvin Klien,  Messrs.Deloitte India,  Messrs.Jaro Education,  Messrs.ACXIOM

KUNAL LANJEWAR 2nd Jan, 2020

Hello,

Yes. The St. Xavier's college of Kolkata is an autonomous college which is affiliated to University of Calcutta.

It is one of the best colleges for management studies in India. It offers 12 degree courses in 4 streams.

The placement record of MBA is good in this college. Many reputed companies like Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Future's First, Adidas, Wipro, J P Morgan, Delloite India, J.Thomas and Company, ETV, Tata Consultancy, etc. visit its campus every year for campus placement drive.

Best Wishes.

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