Eligibility

Post-graduates in any discipline (or professional field) related to management with at least 55% marks (or working graduate engineers with at least 55% marks, having at least 2 years of work experience) are eligible to apply for the full-time FPM. In case the score is available on a letter-grade system, the Institute expects a minimum cumulative score of 4.80 on an 8-point scale (or 6.00 on a 10-point scale). Although the eligibility is defined in these terms, the Institute prefers applicants who have excellent academic record as well as rich managerial experience.

Admission Process

In an academic year, we offer admission to about 5 candidates.

The applicant must write any one of the following written tests: CAT, UGC NET, XAT, GATE*, or the XIMB Research Aptitude Test (XIMB-RAT). For the purpose of FPM admission valid CAT, GATE* and XAT scores will be considered. XIMB-RAT will be conducted only at Bhubaneswar. Detailed guidelines about the written test are available online at: http://www1.ximb.ac.in/users/web/fpm.nsf/pages/ximb-rat

Based on their performance in the written test as well as their academic and professional achievements, a selected group of applicants will be invited to our campus at Bhubaneswar for an assessment of their research aptitude and preparedness for taking up doctoral-level work in management. All the invited applicants will be offered local hospitality, but no travel allowance.

*GATE score is considered for admission in Operations Management & Decision Sciences and Information Systems areas only.

Applicants have to apply (online) for XIMB's Fellow Programme in Management at: www.ximb.ac.in . Upon successfully filling up the online Application Form the Payment Advice Form can be downloaded. The applicant must take a printout of the same Payment Advice Form and mail it to the Admissions Office, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar-751013, accompanied by the application fee (non-refundable) in one of the following ways:

* Original Bank remittance slip, after depositing Rs.1000/- (in cash) at any State Bank of India core branch in the Current A/c No. 30834687536 of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar; OR

* A Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- made out in favour of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

On receipt of the DD or Bank Remittance Slip / Counterfoil for the required amount and the Payment Advice Form, the Bulletin 2012 will be mailed to the applicant. The extended last date for applying online is December 31, 2011 (non-XIMB-RAT). 

The acceptance of the XIMB application registered online will be subject to the receipt of the application fee and the completed Payment Advice Form by XIMB. Upon receipt of the payment the eligible applicants will be intimated by e-mail about the acceptance of their applications.

Please refer to the following documents for further details about the program:

(1) FPM Website                  (2)  FPM Manual of Policies

All admission related queries may be addressed to: admisn@ximb.ac.in, Phone : 0674 3983806