XIMB Bhubaneswar Admission 2025: Eligibility, Application Process & Dates

Janki Sharma

Updated on - Sep 30, 2024

XIMB admissions are ongoing for both MBA-BM and EMBA-BM courses. Interested candidates can apply online before December 10, 2024. The candidates are selected for various XIMB courses on the basis of their performance in the qualifying examination and valid entrance test scores. Apart from this, the Written Ability Test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interview round scores are also taken into consideration.

XIMB accepts several entrance examinations for its PG and Doctoral courses. For MBA-BM and EMBA-BM, the management entrance tests like XAT/CAT/GMAT/XGMT are taken into consideration. Similarly, for PhD courses, the applicants have to appear for the XIM Research Aptitude Test (X-RAT)/UGC NET-JRF in order to qualify for admissions.

Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar offers MBA-Business Management, EMBA-Business Management, EPGDM-VIL, and PhD to the students enrolled. The XIMB course fee for the MBA-BM program is INR 22 Lakhs in total. For EMBA-BM, the candidates should pay a course fee of INR 14 Lakhs.

Detailed information on the essential admission dates, admission process, eligibility criteria, selection process, and the entire application procedure is discussed below.

Table of Contents

• XIMB Admission Process
• XIMB Latest Admission Dates 
• XIMB PG Admission 2025
• XIMB PhD Admission 2025
• XIMB Application Process 2024

XIMB Admission Process

XIMB admission process starts with the candidates appearing for the entrance tests like XAT/CAT/GMAT/X-GMT/X-RAT/UGC NET-JRF. The next steps to be followed for qualifying for the XIMB admissions are listed below.

• Step 1: Enrolling and Appearing for the Respective Entrance Examinations

XIMB admission aspirants have to appear in the entrance examinations pertaining to the course in which they wish to enroll. The table below states the course-wise entrance tests required for the aspirants to appear for getting admitted to the XIMB courses.

• Step 2: Appearing for the Group Discussion (GD) and Writing Ability Test (WAT)

XIMB decides the overall cutoff as well as the section-wise cutoff distribution in order to call the shortlisted candidates for further rounds. The Written Ability Test and Group Discussion if conducted offline, would be held in different parts of India, including Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai and Kolkata.

• Step 3: Personal Interview Round

The Personal Interview round scores are very vital for deciding the final list of shortlisted candidates. The interview can also be held in different regions of the country, including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, and so on. The past academic performance and the relevant work experience factors are covered under the personal interviewe round.

• Step 4: Final Selection

The candidates are finally selected for admission on the basis of a wide variety of factors. These include entrance test scores, the performance of the candidates in the qualifier rounds like group discussion, written ability tests, and personal interviews. The candidates who are finally chosen for enrollment receive an official mail from the institute.

XIMB: Latest Admission Dates

The upcoming XIMB admission events and their dates are tabulated below.

XIMB PG Admission 2025

XIMB offers MBA-Business Management (MBA-BM), EMBA-Business Management (EMBA-BM), and EPGDM-VIL in the post-graduate course category. The primary eligibility criteria for these courses require the candidates to have passed their graduation. The duration for the XIMB PG courses varies from one year to two years. Vaid entrance test scores and relevant work experience are taken into account for the final enrollment. 

XIMB PG Eligibility and Selection Criteria

XIMB PG Courses Fees

The fee for the XIMB postgraduate courses is tabulated below.

XIMB Ph.D Admission 2025

XIMB offers PhD courses to the students in both full-time and part-time modes. Both undergraduate and postgraduate degree holders can apply for the PhD courses.XIMB offers a university scholarship of INR 30,000 per month to the candidates qualifying for admission. The scholarship is valid for four years from the doctoral registration date.

For undergraduate degree holders, the eligibility criteria are that they need to secure a minimum CGPA of 7.5 out of 10. The postgraduate degree holders who have attained a minimum of 55% marks are eligible to apply for the XIMB PhD courses.

The admission process for XIMB Ph.D can be defined in three steps given below.

• Firstly, the past academic record and the SoP of the candidate are evaluated.
• Then, the candidates are required to appear for X-RAT/UGC NET-JRF and secure valid marks.
• Finally, the shortlisted candidates need to sit for presentations and personal interview rounds as communicated.

XIMB Application Process 2024

The candidates applying for both MBA-BM and EMBA-BM have to apply online at the XIMB official website apart from registering for the management entrance tests XAT/CAT/GMAT.

The XIMB application process is the same for MBA-BM, EMBA-BM, and PhD courses but varies slightly for the EPGDM-VIL program. The steps to apply for both the MBA-Business Management (MBA-BM) and EMBA-Business Management (EMBA-BM) are given below.

Steps to Apply for XIMB MBA-BM/EMBA-BM/Ph.D Courses

• After visiting the official website for XIMB, the candidates should open the online admission form and fill it out.
• They should enter all the details in the admission form correctly and pay the application fee.
• Then, click on submit.
• The candidates would be intimated by mail if their admission form is accepted.

One can use a single form for applying to multiple programs by enrolling for multiple tests. The total application fee is INR 1800 for first-course enrollment, then INR 400 for subsequent course enrollments. The candidates opting to appear for X-GMT have to pay INR 1400 extra apart from the calculated application fee.

Steps to Apply for XIMB EPGDM-VIL Program

• The candidates should go to the EPGDM VIL Google enrollment form and fill it out with the correct details.
• They should upload the required documents, including LOR, from the reporting manager/HR department of the firm or a working professional holding a postgraduate management degree like MBA, EMBA, or PGDM and five years of relevant work experience.
• Click on Submit.

XIMB Admission Helpline

The candidates can contact the Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar through the contact details mentioned below.