XIME Bangalore: Interview with Prof J Philip, Founder and Chairman on Admissions, Placement, Cutoff
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XIME Bangalore: Interview with Prof J Philip, Founder and Chairman on Admissions, Placement, Cutoff

Team Careers360Updated on 29 Jan 2021, 08:46 AM IST

XIME Bangalore, established 28 years ago is one of the popular B-schools in the city of Bangalore and offers PGDM programmes in various electives like Finance, Marketing, HR, business analyst etc.To get insights like programmes offered, placements, admission criteria, cutoffs and other details, Careers360 interacted with Prof J Philip, Founder and Chairman, XIME Bangalore. B-School aspirants can read the full interview here to know more details about XIME Bangalore.

XIME Bangalore:  Interview with Prof J Philip, Founder and Chairman on Admissions, Placement, Cutoff
XIME Bangalore: Interview with Prof J Philip, Founder and Chairman on Admissions, Placement, Cutoff


Careers360: Please tell us about XIME Bangalore.
Prof J Philip: XIME started in 1991 when I stepped out of Bangalore. It is not a very large institute like any IIM . However,very personalised training was its motto and it’s like a family with diversity. The campus is located in the middle of the electronic city.

Careers360: Please throw some light on programs and specialisations.
Prof J Philip: We have the traditional PGDM courses like HR, Marketing, Operations, Finance. We also have IT and Analytics. We are adding International Business to the list. We also have a separate PGDM for HR just like XLRI.

Careers360: What about rankings and accreditation?
Prof J Philip: Initially when NIRF was announced, we were in the top 30 and in the second year of the NIRF rankings, we were within the top 50. Now, a lot of universities have come up and we came off. We are not a typical BSchool. Take business school to business school and compare apple to apple, we will be there.

Watch the full interview of Prof J Philip, Founder and Chairman, XIME Bangalore


Careers360: Please throw some light on admissions and cutoff.
Prof J Philip: Our cutoff is 75 and everyone above that can apply and expect a call for the further admission process. The second thing we consider is English. We are Indians and our languages comprise of Hindi and other regional languages but English is the business language so we look for it. Third thing, we look for is what makes him/her different from others in terms of achievements.


Careers360: Please brief us about the diversity in terms of gender, region and stream.
Prof J Philip: We usually have students from 22 to 24 states. This year, we have students from 23 states. Around 50 percent of our students are engineers and the rest from other streams. We have candidates with and without work experience. If we talk about gender, we started with a presence of 48 percent females and now we have 52 percent. So, in all terms there is a significant diversity.


Careers360: Please share some details about hostels and facilities.
Prof J Philip: It is a fully residential programme and we have around 360 students. Girls hostel and boys’ hostel are separate. All the facilities including basketball courts, tennis courts and other sports are available in the campus.


Careers360: Are there any locational advantages?
Prof J Philip: Absolutely, I have no doubt. Location is an important aspect. You walk out and there is IT culture. Location, particularly in industrial cities, is an advantage.


Careers360: What about XIME placements?
Prof J Philip: Our placements are held in January and February and not before as we do not want to compromise with studies. We tell our students that you carry on with studies and jobs will come to you. Industry interface is very important and that is a part of life here. For example, we have ambassadors in the faculty and other senior people from the industry.


Careers360: Please share a few words of advice for the aspirants.
Prof J Philip: We must move on from the examination orientation situation as the real test is the industry which is why I prefer that at least one part of the faculty must be industry experts. Internships programmes are very valuable and must be taken seriously.

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Questions related to XIME Bangalore

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Have a question related to XIME Bangalore ?

Dear Manoj,

XIME Bangalore's CAT cutoff for 2025 admission is approximately 70-75 percentile overall and 40 section-wise. All the best for your future.  Best wishes for your future in management.

Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) Bangalore has reported the following placement statistics for its PGDM program:


Median Package: 11.4 LPA

Average Package: 11.33 LPA

Highest Package: 22 LPA

These figures are based on the overall PGDM placements and are not specifically broken down by specialization, such as Marketing.

Based on your high academic background (a CGPA of 9.5), you have a strong profile overall. Regarding your XAT score of 32.7 percentile, it's important to keep in mind that different institutes have varying cutoff criteria and selection processes.

XIME typically considers the following criteria for admissions:

  • XAT/ CAT/ GMAT score
  • Academic performance
  • Work experience

Your XAT percentile is on the lower side, getting a direct call for GD/PI from XIME may be unlikely, as they generally prefer candidates with higher percentiles (around 50 or above). However, the fact that you have an excellent academic record can make you a standout candidate in the holistic evaluation process.

Everything depends on the placement :-

  • TSM-Madurai:- Highest salary INR 10.00 Lakh , Batch placed 98%.
  • XIME Chennai:- Medium salary INR 7.50 Lakh & Highest salary INR 18.00 Lakh,                                 Batch placed 100%.
  • Crescent- Chennai:- Medium salary INR 3.00 Lakh, Batch placed 80.57%.

Now will decide easily which college is best for you depends upon these criteria.

Thank You!

hi there ,

As per your query ,

GIBS is one of the top leading colleges in Bangalore that provides BBA and PGDM courses. It is affiliated with Bangalore University and approved by AICTE. GIBS ranks 28th Best B- school by Higher education review and 11th Best emerging school by Times of India.

GIBS provides good placement and opportunity. The companies which visit the campus are Amazon, Flipkart, By jus, Bank of Baroda, Hyundai, etc. The average salary package is between 6.5 LPA to 13.5 LPA.

Hope you understand , in case of any issue you can revert here .

Thank you and all the best.