Hi All,
After a strenuous new CAT pattern, I think most of you have by now started preparing for other exams..... 
As all of u now will be gearing for XAT, it is high time to distinguish it from other exams.
It is infact one such exam where people can get thru with a methodical prep. of 7 to 10 days after the preparation of CAT.... 
My prediction for this XAT is....
No change in pattern............... 
bcoz it has never happened in XAT before :))
Get ur VA+RC part strong as it is having the max weightage. Then the next is quant section where u will perform depending up on the difficulty level it sets this year.....
It is just one section where people have failed in XAT before even after scoring exceptionally in the other sections
Yes my friends XAT do have individual sectional cut offs.......
so, if quant comes tough then initial target should be to get the cut off clear... From last few years the pattern has been set of 10 questions n there r 6 sets. The cut offs will be easily cleared if u crack any two sets. The most important distinguishing factor in quant in CAT n XAT is....
In cat u divide ur alloted time as per question...... In XAT u have to do that as per set :!: :!:
So, it is essential to select the right sets n then try out...
Quant geniuses plz ignore the above suggestion as u will anyhow make it.
In the GK section...... last time it was weird looking questions which were in sets again from geography, psychology etc.
So, nothing much can be done about it unless ur luck clicks that day!!!!
By now u people might have given a look to the previous year question papers........
Anymore queries feel free to ask us!!!!!
Xavyen
have a belief in the hardwork to scale any height as luck always follows the hardwork 😉
The 13th B-School Affaire that saw the participation of all major b-schools was led by XIMB. The contest was held at Mumbai.
The most coveted title of the Best Management Student was adjudged to Kartik Subramanian (PGP-II) of XIMB. The contest (BMSC) was sponsored by the Dewang Mehta Foundation and Kartik fetched a cash prize of Rs. 75,000 for the same.
The road to success for Kartik came after much strife as students from all the top B-schools in India including the IIMs, XLRI, MICA and MDI vied with each other for the coveted title of the "Best Management Student of India".
The elimination process included a shortlist of the resumes by the student's B-school, followed by a second elimination by the organizing committee bringing the shortlist down from an applicant list of 500+ to just 35 candidates. The candidates were invited to participate in the contest in Mumbai. The process included a presentation by the students followed by a vigorous round of questioning by the 30-member strong jury panel, which included luminaries like Dr. Prasad Medury and ad guru Prahlad Kakkar.
"India's - Civilization greatest melting pot resides in her villages, where the wheels of change have been set in motion. XIMB presents managers, moulded to lead this change."
This was the unique theme of the PGPRM Placement Brochure of XIMB that fetched the award for the Best Brochure of the Year.
The team said that the theme of pottery was the ideal platform on which the brochure could have been presented. The depiction of the various forms clay takes at the hands of the craftsman was the USP of the brochure. The brochure was a clear winner right from the start, as per the opinion of the judges. It signified the rustic scenario and blended it extremely well with the urban culture. The brochure, thus, stood out among the brochures of XLRI, MDI, NITIE and other B-schools.
The third competition where XIMB made a mark was the Best Presentation Contest. The topic of the presentation was "The Retail Paradigm: Growth and Opportunities". The contest was evaluated by a panel of 30 jury members with presentations being made by over twenty teams from various B-schools in India.
Kartik Subramanian and Shikha Garg did XIMB proud again by winning the runners-up prize for the contest. Thus, XIMB won in three of the total four competitions organized during the mega event.
Could anyone know about rural management program of XIMB.how's placement,industry recognition as no.1 is IRMA.
bye
The Confederation of Indian Industry on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar for setting up a centre of excellence in the areas of research, training and consultancy.
The chairman of the board of XIMB, Rajive Kaul, said on Thursday that the 'CII-XIMB Centre of Excellence' would provide executive training to CII member-firms as well as to those seeking self-employment.
The state-of-the-art facility in Bhubaneswar, built at a cost of Rs 3 crore (Rs 30 million) would conduct research and consultancy services on energy, oil, petrochemicals, health care, insurance and outsourcing sectors.
This will surely boost the strong industry interactions that XIMB has to new heights.
The relevant news link are http://in.rediff.com/money/2004/dec/09cii.htm and http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/953499.cms
Regards,
Itsdishain...
hey itsdishain....does XIM B face any disadvantage interms of placements for not being located in a metro city? Is the placement as good as other top B-Schools of the country? How do you rate the placements at XIMB?
Hi Naviin,
This is one misconception that many people have about XIMB. The fact that it is in Bhubaneswar and so it faces a locational disadvantage.
Well I would first like to state that its just that.... A MISCONCEPTION....
Well as far as placements are concerned, there are no issues whatsover, among the recruiters, that is about XIMB's accessibility.
Come on guys, we are located in the state capital city. Ok, maybe if you compared us with Mumbai, it might seem that we are a bit further from the industry. But trust me, nothing could be further from the truth.
We are well connected by air to every major city in the country. We have some of the best Hotels and resorts in the country. As far as tourist locales go, we are as good as any other place.
If we had any locational disadvantage, do you think that CII would have decided to start their Centre of Excellence within the premises of our campus??
Last year we had about 158 offers for around 116 students. There were quite a few companies that had to return empty handed. That was the situation last year This year the number of companies is slated to go up 20 percent at least and so you can guess what is going to be the situation. The highest foreign offer received was 12 lakhs, for 2 students by a Singapore based organization.
For the complete details, look at the file named XIMB statistics, that I have uploaded earlier on this thread.
IF you still think that we are a disadvantage, in terms of location, let me assure you that we are more than overwhelmingly equipped to handle this problem. In terms of the technology, we are at the cutting edge. 24/7 broadband connectivity, on a 1.5 Mbps Fibre optics backbone, coupled with Wireless LAN hotspots all over the campus, any information is just a Google away. Just to prove my point, the other day, we had an MNC, conducting a Pre Placement Presentation via satellite aided video comm. link.
We can confidently declare that we have NO LOCATIONAL DISADVANTAGE AT ALL.
As far as rating the placement is concerned, refer to the file mentioned above and judge for yourself. I cant really give you my rating, because, I am not sure about the figures of other Institutes.
Hope that this helps your query. Please keep the queries coming. Its a pleasure to answer them.
Regards,
Itsdishain
hey thanx a lot itsdishain....that was really helpful 😁
hi itsdishain,how r u,
myself akhil from delhi,did mechanical engineering in 2003 and presently working in a pvt, comapny.my irma paper went average.so plz tell me how's POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RURAL MANAGEMENT from XIMB.
how's placement,is it good for engineers or should i try for some marketing field in some low grade college.plz sort out my problem.
bye
guyz wats da cut off??in terms of percentile?????to get a call???
and does ximb also have sectional cutoffs??
plz reply!
CheerS
jay
i got the ximb prospectus today.it is mentioned two third r reserved for orrisa candidate.
then how many seats are left for general candidates
does any one has any idea
guyz wats da cut off??in terms of percentile?????to get a call???
and does ximb also have sectional cutoffs??
plz reply!
CheerS
jay
hey I also want to know about the cutoffs of XIMB,BIM,GIM,LIBA.
: and plz mention which colleges have sectional cutoffs also :!:
Well I would first like to state that its just that.... A MISCONCEPTION....
Well as far as placements are concerned, there are no issues whatsover, among the recruiters, that is about XIMB's accessibility.
the other day, we had an MNC, conducting a Pre Placement Presentation via satellite aided video comm. link.
We can confidently declare that we have NO LOCATIONAL DISADVANTAGE AT ALL
itsdishain
hey itsdishain,.....
tall claim to be very frank, how gud are my chances at doing a live project along with college????? 
say a project at asian paints or.... say any consumer durable companuy...
i am sure it wont be possible throught satellite uplink.
:x plz agree, the limit to which technology offers solution to distances...otherwise we would have no airplanes flying
lets separate rhetoric from fact, XIMB is v gud... but locational disadvantage...
cannot be shoeed...... away
can anone make me clear that what is the cut off of rural mgmt and what is the total applicants
tall claim to be very frank, how gud are my chances at doing a live project along with college?????
say a project at asian paints or.... say any consumer durable companuy...
i am sure it wont be possible throught satellite uplink.
:x plz agree, the limit to which technology offers solution to distances...otherwise we would have no airplanes flying
Hi Sunil,
It was very enlightening to hear from you the fact that THERE IS A LIMIT TO TECHNOLOGY. I am sure that it would be a great GD topic given the opportunity. Maybe we could start a thread on this in the Resources section. But as far as your concerns about doing live projects along with the college goes, I am sorry to say that you wont be able to do any projects here WITH the Institute.
What the students are encouraged to do are to handle the so called LIVE projects COMPLETELY INDEPENDENTLY.
Your chances of working with a consumer durables company? Lemme see, . Ummm.. some our students conceptualized, did MR, designed the ad campaign and exclusively handled the launch of an air-conditioner range a few years back. If you still ask me what are your chances of working on a project for Asian Paints, well I still cant tell you anything . But then, I cant tell you anything about next Tsunami either. Some of our immediate seniors conducted a nation wide MR in more than 25 cities for an Italian client manufacturing glass products.
If historical data is not cogent enough, let me mention the LIVE projects (as you call them.. I wonder which all institutes work on a DEAD project) that I have worked on in the first 6 months of my joining XIMB. Please understand that ALL of these projects, right from initial client interaction, to final presentation, were all completely handled by students independently.. with no spoon feeding by the institute.
The list is as below :
1. Handled the MR account for the largest private TV channel of the state and based on our recommendations, they launched a new channel.
2. Conducted a feasibility study for the leading hotel chain of the state, to launch a world class spa cum resort, which will be launched very soon. Read about its launch in the newspapers in a few days.
3. Conducted a MR for a major national biotech firm( with a turnover more than 300 crores) in collaboration with their corporate analytics team.
4. Presently negotiating with a major FMCG to do a Market Status Survey for them.
And all these in the first two terms of my joining.
And lets be honest here, when you mention about locational advantage, all that you are worried are your placements. But all I would like to tell you is that the end of our Placement Week, any such MISCONCEPTIONS will be removed forever.
What we encourage our students to do is to handle the so called LIVE projects COMPLETELY INDEPENDENTLY.
Is that a giveaway of the "official" nature of responses we get here...
Is this really a helpful hand from the student fraternity reaching us , or as PG himself subtely hinted at the start of this thread, is it a surrogate PR excersice eh?
And your response to jeeves sunil's remarks - either ur damn cool in the face of provocation (
) or a 'Dilbert style' thick skinned pointy headed manager already (that's what we all hope to be here!) ! Whatever it is,the info at the thread was useful,but if u consider trustability and authenticity, ....sentences like above suggest ,we shld take things with a pinch of salt here.
No offence itsdishain, just an observation.
Wont take it away from you ...you've been an terrific help,
but its just like our times to be cynical!
I hope that I am proved wrong in my cynicism and you continue to help us thru our endeavours....
Cheers.
Is that a giveaway of the "official" nature of responses we get here...
Is this really a helpful hand from the student fraternity reaching us , or as PG himself subtely hinted at the start of this thread, is it a surrogate PR excersice eh?
And your response to jeeves sunil's remarks - either ur damn cool in the face of provocation (
Whatever it is,the info at the thread was useful,but if u consider trustability and authenticity, ....sentences like above suggest ,we shld take things with a pinch of salt here.
No offence itsdishain, just an observation.
Wont take it away from you ...you've been an terrific help,
but its just like our times to be cynical!
I hope that I am proved wrong in my cynicism and you continue to help us thru our endeavours....
Cheers.
Great observation dude.... 😃 but let me assure you that this is a purely student led movement with a few guys chipping in to help....
As to that part ... well that was just inadvertant and I never noticed it until you pointed it out.
As to the authencity of the info... please visit www.maloyvilla.com for details about me.... just to convince you.
And as far as helping you guys out is concerned, well I promise that We will all try our best... and when i say WE, I mean the students.
Best of luck to all of you for XAT 2005...
Hope to see many of you here this monsoon.
Regards,
Maloy
hey maloy,
yaar got ximb prospectus today
was really disappointed to see dat 2/3rd seats are for orissa ppl...
that mean its arnd 40 (RITE?) seats for ppl from outside orissa!!
thats bad yaar!
has this been since past many yrs? or only dis yr???
cheeRS
jay
hey maloy,
yaar got ximb prospectus today
was really disappointed to see dat 2/3rd seats are for orissa ppl...
that mean its arnd 40 (RITE?) seats for ppl from outside orissa!!
thats bad yaar!
has this been since past many yrs? or only dis yr???
cheeRS
jay
Hi Jay,
Hope you have had a great XAT 2005.
Great to know that you have applied for XIMB. But not able to understand your concerns about the reservations.
First of all, let me tell you that the total number of seats here is 125 for PGP and 40 for PGPRM.
As far as the issue of reservations is concerned, the policy is very clear. The reservations are subject to the condition that the candidaite clears XAT and all other admission processes satisfactorily.
So this means that if 80 students with Orissa dont qualify in all the rounds, then the Institute wont just lower the cutoffs to allow more students to take admission and fill up the seats reserved. They willl be filled up by other more eligible students( domicile or not). And believe me this happens every year. our batch has only around 40-50 students with domicile and our seniors also have around that number. So if you are good, then there is no way you can't get into XIMB.
Another thing, please dont carry the misconception that sub-standard students get into the institute through the qouta system. I got 99+ something ( i dont exactly remember what) percentile in XAT and CAT, and am an Orissa domicile; and there are many others like me here. So we wont really be very amused, if you suggest that we did not deserve to be here and got in only due to reservations.
The only reason why XIMB (or any other institute) would not take in stupid students just to fill up reservations is that such students will be very difficult to be placed in any company.
So just relax and give it your best shot. I assure you that all those who get in will join me next year in writing on this very forum of how XIMB is a really nice place, with the best infrastructure in place and all that....:D
Regards,
Itsdishain
het maloy,
thanks for the clarification!! take my words back from the other thread abt not takin da form if i knew abt the reservations@
cheerS
jay
p.s. if hv more doubts will surely approaCH u!
Hey itsdishain ,
There is sth in our statutes saying a guy is to be considered innocent unless proved otherwise...And if the wise men have said that ...who am i to contest
Neways, Whoever be responsible fr the effort ,it helps us and thats gr8 😃
itsdishain , maybe I've missed u telling this to someone,but with ur intearction with other stidents and ur own hunches ,
1)does XIM look at cutoffs?
2) If yes, wht were the approx cutoffs in last years?
Hoping to see sth other than the official "Noone knows about it" argument ... => kidding
Keep up the good wrk dude....
Ciao.