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Management College Name
Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS)
(Hindi: जेवियर समाज सेवा संस्थान (एक्सआईएसएस)) is a Jesuit-run business school in Ranchi, India. It was established as an extension department of St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, in 1955 by Fr. Michael A. Windey, S.J. with the objective of training young men and women in Rural Development, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. In 1963, Fr. Micheal Van Den Bogaert, S.J. was appointed as the director of XISS and rendered his service to the institute for 23 years.In 1973 the institute was registered as a separate educational society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. In 1978, it moved to its present site.
XISS is governed by a governing body headed by a chairman from the Ranchi Jesuit Society. The governing body is supported by an academic advisory council of senior faculty and directors. XISS has consistently been rated as one of the best business schools in India.
Admission Process
- CAT
- XAT
- CMAT
Candidates are required to apply separately to the institute with their required course preferences as soon as the registration process for admission begins, which will be mentioned on the college website. Applications can be submitted online. XISS requires applicants to obtain the adequate cut-off score (as set by the institute) in one of the tests approved by the institute like the XAT conducted by XLRI or CAT conducted by IIMs or CMAT conducted by AICTE.The cut-off scores may vary for different exams. The candidates obtaining the cut-off score will be shortlisted for the subsequent Group Discussion-Personal Interview (GD-PI) held across various places in India. Based on their performance in both the test and (GD-PI) the institute releases the list of the selected candidates on its website.
Elligibility
- Candidates must have completed Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% from a recognized university with valid score in CAT- 90% /XAT/CMAT
- Final year students can also apply provided they furnish the proof of having met the minimum eligibility criteria by September 30, 2016
Academic Programmes
Currently, XISS offers the following diploma and certificate programmes
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Human Resource Management PGDM (HRM)
The two year Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (Human Resource Management) aims at preparing young men and women to face challenges in the domain of Human Resource Management.
Apart from the fundamental theoretical inputs in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Development, the programme seeks to equip students with practical knowledge and requisite skills to be effective in their profession. Stress is laid on the development of dynamic personality by nurturing in the students, values and attitudes built on the firm edifice of keen social-awareness.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Rural Management PGDM (RM)
Rural Management has inevitably became a distinct profession. Development of rural masses is a composite concern and a movement to be operationalized under extremely diverse milieu; this course prepares the students to meet the challenges posed by the profession and moulds them into change agents-facilitators in the process of development.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Information Technology PGDM (IT)
The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Information Technology) at XISS is a 32 unit, two-year full time programme, designed to train students with various skills in IT as well as HR, needed to succeed as information professionals. Such professionals are familiar with the theory and practice of storing, organizing, retrieving and analyzing information in a variety of settings for success. Information Technology students are trained to perform and manage a multiplicity of information related tasks in all the relevant areas of business.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Finance PGDM (Finance)
he course augments the understanding of the role of business in society and the contribution as business leaders to the society. The objective is to enable the students internalize the key business concepts, learn to analyze problems, develop strategies, communicate ideas and motivate people to action. Emphasis is placed on developing an analytical mind, which seeks the right knowledge, right skills and imbibes the right leadership attitude.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Marketing PGDM (Marketing)
The focus of this course is to develop future managers with the right combination of knowledge, skills and practical orientation in order to equip themselves with the right vision of a world class manager. Since its inception the focus of the PGDM course is the use of pedagogy that is oriented towards decision making. The integrated learning takes internship, classroom lectures and class discussion.
- NSE Certified Capital Market Professional (NCCMP)
Ranking
Ranked 55th in ‘Top 100 B-school Survey 2014’ by Business Today.
Address
Dr. Camil Bulcke Path (Purulia Road), Ranchi, Jharkhand 834001, 
India
Founded in 1955
Motto —leaven in the dough
Placement
Final placement snapshot (2014-2015):
- Number of recruiters : 82
- Offers made : 242
- Highest package (Domestic) : 13.10 lakhs p.a
Top Recruitment Company in XISS
Services : Training & Placement cell is to provide students with a platform for using their potential to gain valuable experience by working in industry ,it also acts as the interface between various companies seeking talented young graduates and post graduates in various disciplines
Students are required to complete six to eight weeks that can be undertaken in any industry at the end of the third trimester.
