XLRI increases intake for GMP 2008

The incoming class profile represents a mix of students from diverse sectors ranging from a writer who has authored text books for Graduate studies to an Army major. The class has an average experience of 7 years with professionals from Shipping, Power Generation, Retail, R&D;, Automobile, IT & Telecom, Banking, Indian Engineering services and other sectors. This year 2.5 % of the applicants were able to make it to the campus.

Nearly 40 % of the class has worked on multiple international assignments. The batch will also attend a 3 week International immersion program to learn nuances of International business. The students represents middle to senior management in organizations such as General Motors, DRDO, Wal-Mart, Suzlon, V-Ships, Alcatel-Lucent, NTPC, Cognizant, Infosys, Accenture, Oracle, TCS, SAP Labs, HAL, Mahindra and others.

“The Corporate sector has shown interest in hiring these graduates for middle to senior level positions. The outgoing batch had an average of 2 jobs per participant with an average domestic package of 17.8 lakhs and International package of $130000 per annum” says Dr Pranabesh Ray Associate Dean of GMP.

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