XLRI GMP 2010 Batch's Placment Summary as covered in Media

Here's XLRI GMP 2010 Batch's Placment Summary as covered in Media


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International Exposure Module for GMP (09-10)

Here is the summary of International Immersion for GMP 2009-2010 post on XLRI website

http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/internationalexpo.php

International immersion was an exciting & enriching experience of XLRI's one year General Management Program (GMP) (2009-10), five groups of students travelled to 5 different geographical locations across the globe – to Chicago and New Orleans in USA, Munster in Germany, Lille in France and Manila in Philippines, showing the emphasis XLRI puts on diverse international experience that its students would bring to the class. The 3 week long program focused on familiarizing the students with business climate and industrial scenario of their host countries, as well as giving them a chance to execute a project for different organizations there. For example, the group that went to AIM, Manila visited world Head quarters of Asian Development Bank and participated in round table conference on State Owned Enterprises. The group also worked on consulting projects for companies like Cognizant, Jollibee Foods Corporation, Lafarge etc. and helped them in strategy development & developing forecast model. The team Germany was accompanied by the Dean of GMP program, Dr. Pranabesh Ray. Germany is the home of world's most respected companies like SAP, BMW, addidas, SIEMENS, Deutsche Bank etc. Applying class room teachings, the group developed insight into German manufacturing industry through value chain analysis and studied the corporate strategies of big and medium size companies in Germany. The Chicago group got an unique opportunity of attending CII Conference headed by Mr. Sam Pitroda (advisor to Prime Minister of India), also present were business leaders from Chicago & India and professional turned academician, Raghuram Rajan (IMF Chief Economist, 2003-2006). Further, the group made a visit to Chicago Board of Trade. The group also made a presentation on "Destination India" day, highlighting the exciting business opportunities & quality of human resources present in India. The programme for the New Orleans group was hosted by Tulane University. Besides Company projects, students also participated in a strategy simulation game (CAPSIM) where they created and managed virtual companies that competed against each other for 8 simulated years. Students acting as top management of the company took decisions in various management areas of marketing, operations, finance and HR. The group not only completed the simulations successfully but also made it to the global top 10 rankings amongst world's foremost B schools and Corporations who they were playing the game with. The France team went to IESEG at Lille and did marketing & strategy projects for the world's 4th biggest Home-Improvement Retail company, and visited EU Parliament at Brussels and Paris to interact with local businesses. According to the Dean, "the international immersion programme not only helps executive GMP students understand the nuances of new economic order but also showcases Indian talent to the world".

Environmental Markets – The next big thing!

Business opportunities in the Environmental Markets – This was the theme of talk delivered at XLRI by Dr. Ram Babu, CEO - General Carbon. He has over 35 years of professional experience in the Environmental sector and has worked with institutions like National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, PricewaterhouseCoopers and CantorCO2e.

Dr. Ram’s work in the private sector includes environment impact assessments, environment & energy audits, quality & environment management systems and corporate governance benchmarking. From 1999, Dr. Ram focused on developing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. Ram has participated in setting up many of the systems and processes of the Clean Development Mechanism, which includes development of methodologies, registration of over 50 projects and issuance of over 25 million CERs. Dr.Ram has led some of the early transactions in the compliance and voluntary markets and has been instrumental in developing a variety of carbon finance structures.

Dr. Ram Babu’s visit to XLRI, one of the country’s top notch Business Schools, is part of XLRI’s initiative to impart effectual corporate leadership amongst its students through frequent and periodic interactions with industry experts as part of the CEO Forum. The event was attended by students of General Management Programme(GMP), Business Management and Personnel Management students and faculty.

With consensus finally taking shape around Copenhagen, green technologies and environmental markets offer immense business opportunities in the near future. Dr. Ram Babu in his opening remarks highlighted that in a path breaking paper by the leading economists of the world, the value of services provided by the biosphere have been valued at 1.8 times of Global GNP. With increased focus on climate change and higher commitments of nations under Copenhagen, he opined that the share of Climate balance management Systems/Service in the global GDP would reach a level of 5% by 2020 surpassing the share of IT sector.

He briefly outlined the opportunities in the environmental markets viz., Incentive and market based mechanisms, Open trading under regulations, Self Organized Private deals and Certification and eco labeling of products and services. The market in carbon credits alone is estimated at around 50 billion dollars. Impressed by the keen interest shown by the students of XLRI in becoming partners in tapping this huge opportunity, he offered help in incubating ideas in this domain. Some of the ideas which found favor were investments in improving efficiency in various domains like energy utilities, cold storages, automobile and manufacturing sector etc to generate carbon credits.

The event was very interactive and Dr. Ram Babu answered many questions of students. The questions ranged from the mechanisms under CDM, project financing for carbon credit projects, types of technologies and industries which offer opportunities under carbon credits, etc.

1 year MBA comparisons

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Post Admission FAQs

1. for unmarried students, does XLRI provide a single room or is it on a twin sharing basis?
For unmarried students, the accommodation is a single room with attached bathroom, table, chair, bookshelf, AC, telephone, internet and lightings. The rooms are cleaned daily and there is dedicated housekeeping staff employed by XLRI. You can be assured of a comfortable stay while at XLRI’s GMP residence
2. Do we need to carry an n/w cord with us for the laptop, or is it wireless access to the network?
An n/w cord is always useful. The college is Wi-Fi enabled and each room has a LAN point. Each student is provided with a LAN cord within the first couple of days. To remain connected with the first minute you enter your room, you may carry an n/w with yourself.
3. Are there any shops within or near to the campus to purchase household items?
Jamshedpur is a small city and major shopping centers – Sakchi and Bistupur are about 10 minutes on bike. Within the campus, there a small shop but I don’t think it can handle your grocery requirements. There are a couple of shops just outside the campus gate which should be able to satisfy all your purchase needs including groceries and others.
4. What expenses do we have to budget additionally during our stay?
I understand that food is not included in the fees. Can’t think of any major expenses other than the phone and daily misc spend. You should factor about 50K-1L for the international immersion.
5. Do we need to buy any additional books during the course or are the notes provided by Profs enough?
No additional books need to be bought. They are supplied by the institute. You can choose to carry a few notebooks or you can buy them here.
6. Is there any constraint on the dress code during regular course work?
I hope casuals are okay. During the first term, a professor insists formalwear for managerial communication classes. Otherwise, its casual wear. Formal suites are required for formal gatherings and interviews
7. I understand that hectic would be a small word to describe your schedule, but how often do we get time to interact with student societies? Is there an opportunity to suggest an idea and start your own club?
Students are free to form their own clubs and information exchange committees with GMP peers. GMP has Finance committee, Canteen Committee, Admin committee, Online Group, Toastmasters club and Sports committee. XLRI also has well established clubs encompassing all programs of XLRI, concentration on diverse areas where GMP students are welcome to join. Some examples are: CRESENT (consulting club), Finax (finance association), Maxi(marketing association), Fire@x (Industrial relations & Labour law), SIGMA( social initiative for Managerial assistance) and many more. Information about other clubs is available on XLRI website. Usually, students participate in the events organized by various societies.
8. How often do we have alumni meets or sessions with head honchos? I am asking purely from an n/wing perspective. Such sessions keep happening around the year.
On an average, you can expect to see at least two guest lecturers/CEO forums per quarter. Alumni meets are more planned and happen 1-2 times during the year. There are guest lectures even during regular classes with people from the industry contributing to current topics.
9. Please shed some light on the waitlist conversion ratio . Please convey some inputs on the chances of waiting list candidates and till what number can a waiting list candidate expect for conversion to a final call along with the time frame for the same.
In my batch, I think the waitlist number upto 15 was admitted.
Timelines
you will have to be patient at least till the time admitted guys pay their first installment. Waitlist processing starts only after this date.
11. Do you suggest one should get their own vehicle during their stay in the campus ?
It is highly advisable to get your own vehicle to campus. Jamshedpur is a small city and it increases your mobility within the city and campus. A lot of my batch mates (including me) have their vehicles (car and bike) here on campus. There is ample covered parking area available with the residence blocks. It takes at most 10 mins to walk down to your class from the GMP residence, so even not having a vehicle is not a big deal.
12. Do we have to pay the mess charges in the beginning itself or do we have the option of making monthly payments towards it ?
Mess charges are usually paid along with the installment. We paid 40,000 for annual mess charge. There’s a new cafeteria near the GMP blocks which should also present some decent options!
13. Any suggestions on the preparatory ground work I should do before the course starts ?
The one year at XL is going be quite hectic. You can choose to rest before all the fun (on the run!) begins. If you are keen to start early, you can brush up your skills in Probability, Basic accounting, a little bit of micro and macroeconomics. I suggest you to start following the economic trends and getting used to the terms.

XLRI GMP Placements in Business Standard

XLRI GMP Placements is covered in Business Standard. Here is the link
Business Standard

XLRI Jamshedpur will conduct its final placement for the one year full time General Management Programme (GMP) at Mumbai from March 3 to 6, 2010 at St Xavier’s College. Companies like Apollo, SAP, TCS, Mahindra Satyam, Tech Mahindra, Biocon, Wipro Infotech, Daimler and few Tata group companies have already visited the campus. Over 25 students have already been made offers that range between Rs 11 lakh and Rs 28 lakh per annum. Soumya Ranjan Mahakul, secretary of the placement committee, says: “The average experience of the batch of 100 students is around 7 years with half of the batch having average international experience of 3 years. The diversity caters various sectors in the market.”

The institute is optimistic of placements this year and expects increased recruitment in all the sectors. Rajiv Misra, chairman placements at XLRI said, “The response from companies is definitely looking better. With economy slowly regaining its steam, companies are looking forward to these MBAs with substantial industry experience to become their growth drivers. This is evident from the upward trend in the number of companies registering for the placements and also salaries offered. For example, the leading Super Specialty hospital chain in the country has made 5 offers to the doctors in the batch.

XLRI GMP Mumbai Placements in Economic Times

XLRI GMP Mumbai Placements in Economic Times

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After a gap of a year, Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) will be visiting Mumbai to hold a campus placement week for the students of
its one-year general management programme for working professionals.

Jamshedpur-based XLRI is organising its last leg of placements in Mumbai at St Xavier’s College from March 3 to 6, 2010, and is hopeful that all the students will get placed in four days.

Last year, the institute, known for its programme on personal management, was forced to drop its Mumbai visit due to a lukewarm response from India Inc, which was suffering the effects of the economic slowdown. However, it’s a different story this year. “With the economy changing gears and heightened interest among corporates for hiring, we are visiting Mumbai for final placements,” says associate dean Pranabesh Ray.

Of the batch size of 96 students, 25 students have been placed so far. The placements began in the second week of January. The average salary offered till date is around Rs 15 lakh compared to Rs 13.5 lakh per annum in 2009.

Responses from core sector and information technology companies have picked up this year. Companies in the financial sector too are showing interest. About 15 companies have visited the campus so far. Among them are Apollo, SAP, TCS, Mahindra Satyam, Tech Mahindra, Biocon, Wipro Infotech, Daimler and a few Tata Group companies.

“There is more demand for domain consultants and business development roles in IT companies this year,” says professor Rajiv Misra, chairman, placements. The roles offered are at senior levels like practice lead, assistant VP, directors, general manager, among others. The average experience of the batch is around seven years, and half the batch has an average international work experience of three years.

XLRI GMP Brochure

Xlri Gmp Brochure2010

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Communications are critical in good, bad and new times

Communications are critical in good, bad and new times – This was the theme of talk delivered at XLRI by Mr. Harsh Shrivastava, VP (CSR and Corporate Communications, Reliance Capital. He works with both the HR and marketing departments of Reliance Capital to improve their communications strategies.
XLRI, being one of the country’s top notch Business Schools, has imparted effectual corporate leadership amongst its students through its frequent and periodic interactions with industry experts as part of CEO Forums and Mr. Shrivastava’s visit has once again exemplified this culture.
With the countries around the world getting glimpses of economic recovery, with market bulls slowly getting out of their long hibernation and with business and consumer confidence.
improving day by day, Managing and Handling communications have become ever more crucial.
The event was well received and faculty graced the occasion with their presence. Prof. Pingali Venugopal introduced Mr. Srivastava to the audience. The event was attended by many faculty members including Prof. Munish Thakur, Prof. Sanjay Patro, Prof. Pradhan and Prof. Pani.
He stressed that in changing environment managers need to be proactive and responsible to multitude of stakeholders. He detailed communication strategies for various target audiences. He gave examples of how companies are using various tools of communication – such as PR agencies, seminars, online networking (face book, LinkedIn).

He gave many examples of Monsanto, GM India and Delhi Metro to drive home a point that it is important to have clearly defined communication plan in good times but more importantly, they are required for bad times.

While speaking on Placements, Professors and Patrons, He said, “IIMA is no better than IIMC or XLRI but it continues to be in limelight because IIMA’s well structured communication with the outside world. He shared his own example of how Feedback ventures was invited for Day One placement despite being a very small company in comparison to others. He gave example of Reliance Insurance’s All is Well campaign to energize the work force. While giving example of Infosys, He said corporate image should be such that it passes MIL (Mother – in law Test) i.e. when companies are held high in eyes of masses.
The event was very interactive and Mr. Shrivastava answered many questions of students and faculty.

The event, organized by the one year MBA, General Management Programme of XLRI, staged an intellectual feast with lively interaction among Mr. Shrivastava, faculty and the students. He provided invaluable insights by citing real business scenarios for each of the questions.
The event concluded with memento presentation by Prof. Venugopal.
He concluded by making us aware of importance of effective communications and urging us to guide and help organizations shape sharp, well articulated communication strategies.

Not the usual flock, folks!

Talk about GMPians of '09-10: Where would find them? In libraries, in lectures halls, in group study rooms, slogging late at night, busy making presentations, case studies?

Well think again.....you'll be pleasantly surprised. Watch this video.