XLRI Jamshedpur

Summer Internship Programme

Placement Brochure 2009
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Contents
Director’s Message
Placement Coordinator’s Message
Why XLRI?
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History 07
Infrastructure
Committees on Campus
Finance
Marketing
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Human Resources 19
Strategy & Consulting/Gemeral Management 23
IT & Operations 27
BM - Batch of 2008-10 31
PMIR - Batch of 2008-10 43
Placements
Summer Internship Process
Travel & Accommodation
Placement Committee
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 Director’s Message
Knowledge and continuous learning is the mainstay amongst the best organizations of today. In keeping with this requirement, we at
XLRI have designed programmes that equip the future managers of tomorrow with learning, competencies and skills that set them
apart. While the BM Programme equips the students with an integrated approach to management function and managerial skills,
the PM&IR Programme facilitates learning in modern concepts, techniques and practices in the management of human resources in
addition to different functional areas of management to enhance their effectiveness.

A unique feature of XLRI is our emphasis not just on knowledge department, but also on personal, spiritual and social development.
This integral and value based formation will impel our students to be innovative, competent and creative leaders. They are groomed in
a manner as to serve as agents of continuous improvement and change.

I am happy to present the current batches of XLRI. They are highly motivated and talented. Their diverse educational backdrop will
give you varied options as you seek bright young men and women to join your organization.

I welcome you to XLRI. I feel privileged to invite you to participate in the placement process this year. I am confident that your
organization will benefit immensely from your choice of graduates at XLRI.

E. Abraham, S.J. Ph.D

Director,
XLRI Jamshedpur

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Placement
Co-ordinator’s Message
Dear Recruiters,

I take this opportunity to invite you to the Placement Program at XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur. The
time comes again for us to expose the best minds we have, to the outer world that waits to test and absorb the talent radiating from
every individual. I assure you that your expectations will not just be met, but will be surpassed substantially.

The student mix in the batch is hand-picked from some of the most diverse walks of life. This diversity has resulted in experiential
learning and appreciation of varied cultures and tastes. The curriculum here has been dynamically aligned to the needs and aspirations
of the industry to ensure that students not just imbibe academic concepts but develop the analytical and decision-making skills to be
the leaders in the ever-changing world of business.

Change – That word sure has a lot of meaning and purpose for all of us here at XLRI. It is the premise on which the academic programs
are designed to be effective. The distinguished faculty at XLRI, which forms the most impacting clout in academic and consulting
circles, has taken the pains to ensure that the student of today is constantly acclimatised to the dynamics of change and takes his
rightful place amongst the future change drivers of the industry. I welcome you to experience this change.

XLRI has maintained an aura of culture and legacy over the six decades of of innovative growth and excellence. Having stamped
its class in academic and corporate circles, the alumni of XLRI today don the most challenging and demanding roles in industry –
India and abroad. This is testimony to the trust and belief that the industry has bestowed in us for years and more importantly is a
commitment from XLRI to deliver the best consistently.

This journey from darkness to light for the students would not be possible but for the strong bond that XLRI shares with the business
world.

This brochure collates all the relevant information for your participation in the Placement Program. We look forward to forging
stronger bonds of co-operation to traverse unchartered territories of excellence. Welcome home to XLRI!

With regards and good wishes,

Prof. Rajiv Misra

Placement Chairperson

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XLRI Values
Established in 1949, XLRI School of Business and Human Resources is one of the oldest and the most refined
of Business Schools in India. Located at the confluence of India’s Industrial landscape and a town-planning
spectacle of Jamshedpur, XLRI has come to be known as one of the most respected B-schools in Asia. Having
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groomed managers and leaders of the corporate sphere for close to six decades, XLRI boasts a legacy of Excellence
& Integrity – The values XLRI inculcates in every student.

Inspired by the Jesuit spirit of Magis – ‘Ever Greater’, XLRI aims at being a management school with a passion
for academic excellence, uncompromising human values, a sensitive social conscience and an abiding commitment
to improving the quality of life in organisations and society & integrity. It is these values that make an XLer

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Culture
Over many years XLRI has developed its own identity. The hall mark of this identity is, not to walk on the beaten path but to strike
new routes; not to benchmark but to be benchmarked against, to be second to none but to be the first to respond to the needs of the
people and the nation, by taking up the tasks which are bold but necessary which nobody has hitherto taken up. This enterprising and
pioneering spirit can be witnessed throughout the history of XLRI.

Students – A ‘1-out-of-450’ find

It takes scaling the ocean to find a pearl. And that is the intention behind conceptualizing XAT – One of India’s most competitive
B-School Entrance Tests. The selection process, crafted in a manner to test an individual’s ability to think smart and think fast consists
of a written test followed by rigorous interviews by distinguished faculty. Through this process the institute handpicks the ‘rain-makers’
of tomorrow.

Curriculum - A choice of over 18 different specializations

The academic curriculum is structured to address the needs of the industry and is aligned towards imparting contemporary knowledge
to the students. An optimal mix of learning methods ensures a holistic personality development of the students. The curriculum
encourages students to apply theoretical learning to real-life scenarios in the form of case studies, research, events, live projects and
the likes.

Faculty – Highest faculty to student ratio in the country

XLRI boasts of the best of faculty in terms of teaching experience, subject matter expertise, industry & government recognition and
student appreciation. Most of the faculty members have undertaken consulting assignments in corporate arena and have donned
advisory roles to government agencies in India and abroad. They have authored books of international repute and have published
research papers in some of the world’s most distinguished journals.

Recruiters – 65 companies, 298 offers, the best in class salaries across the board year on year
Over the years, Brand XLRI has created a niche for itself in the business world. This has culminated in the best of the companies
offering challenging profiles to our students on campus. The confidence that an XLer can face any uncertainty and raise the bar on
excellence has resulted in the companies looking forward to recruiting year on year. These esteemed recruiters have endorsed the quality
of the students.

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Strong alumni – A network built for over 50 years.
As the students walk out of XLRI, they embark upon a journey to put their learnings into best use. Their experiences and knowledge
have helped in realizing optimal solutions and best industry practices. They have achieved goals that are unreachable for many in a
manner that leaves an everlasting shadow behind. The students of yester years look back upon their alma mater as the reason for their
success while the institute looks up to them as the reason for its pride and glory.

Public recognition – Received the “Best B-School Award” at Asia Pacific HRD Conclave
The institute’s concerted and honest effort towards learning has lead to results that speak for themselves. The change brought about
by a student from XLRI not only in the field of business but also in the realm of the society has ensured that people associate XLRI
to quality and excellence.

As we embark upon this journey, we look up to you as the facilitators of change, our first step in the many steps that we would take in
our quest to spread the light of knowledge that is the benevolence of our alma mater.

History

XLRI was founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the Steel City of Jamshedpur. Fr. Enright visualized XLRI to be a partner in
the liberation and development journey of the independent India with a vision of “renewing the face of the earth”. Fr. Bill Tome joined
hands with him to bring that vision to fruition. Both, together with the other Jesuit companions, worked tirelessly towards translating
the Vision “Renewing the face of the earth” into action.

During the first seven years of growth, several courses of management and trade unions were developed and organized by the institute.
In the year 1953, the 2 year full time industrial relations program was started which is now the most widely acclaimed Personal
Management and Industrial Relation (PM & IR) course. In the year 1968 the 2 year full time business management (BM) course
was introduced and it is now one of the most sought after programs. To mark the fifty years of service to the executive world,
XLRI started the three year executive post graduate program in the year 2001. It started the three-years Executive Postgraduate
programme in Business Management (Singapore) and the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP) in 2006. In 2007
the one-year Postgraduate Program (PGP) in Management and Insurance (with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company), 12
months Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in Retail Management (Satellite based live classrooms across the country) and the 12 months
Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in Sales & Marketing Management (Satellite based live classrooms across the country) was started.

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 Infrastructure

The campus, spanning an area of 40 acres, is situated in the sylvan surroundings of Jamshedpur. The campus boasts of a state-of-the-art
academic block. It has eight air-conditioned amphitheatre classrooms, syndicate rooms, a computer center and an examination hall.
The classrooms are equipped with OHP’s, computers and LCD projectors to facilitate teaching and learning. Closed circuit television
facility is available for recording and playback of excercises.

The Sir Jehangir Ghandy Library

The Sir Jehangir Ghandy library is a veritable powerhouse of knowledge for management studies and research. It provides a vast and
constantly updated resource to its students to ensure their overall development.

The aim of the Library is to serve the needs of XLRI’s faculty, Research Scholars, Students and Members of the Library. It is the heart of
the institution and acts as a center for the collection of literature predominantly related to labour relations, management and its allied
subjects and develops a comprehensive collection of information that is useful for teaching and reference purpose. User satisfaction is
the current day approach to library service. To cope with this development, the library has stepped into Library Automation.

Resources Total Collection

(As on 29-02-2008)
1. Books 60,254

2. e-books 5000+

3. Bound Volumes of Periodicals 15000

4. Foreign Journals 220

5. Indian Journals 155

6. Project Reports and Dissertations 13500

7. Theses 26

8. News Papers 14

9. Video Cassettes 590

10. CDROM & DVDs 1400

11. Company Annual Report 500

12. Government Publication 5000

13. Online Databases 19

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The Academic Block
The building has air conditioned lecture halls, an examination
hall, computer centre and syndicate rooms all of which
contain access points to the campus wide network.

Computer Centre
The computer centre houses computer labs having:

• Latest servers (IBM, Sun Microsystems, HP and Acer)

for hosting various applications, gateways, intranet and
proxy
• A dedicated helpdesk for software and hardware related
queries
• Printing hub for centralized network printing from the
hostel
• Xerox and scanning facility

IT Infrastructure initiatives at XLRI are:

• Increased the Internet bandwidth (from 8Mbps to
12Mbps)
• Upgraded the intranet with new Fiber Optic cable
(intranet soon to operate on 10/100/1000 rather than
10/100)
• 3 new SUN servers for AIS, Gateway and Mail Server
• Installing the best antivirus - Kaspersky Enterprise
version – in the Institute.
• Upgrading the computing facility in the computer
center, offices and classrooms with all new Dell desktops.

Committees on Campus
CII Young Indians
It is a student body which is a part of the CII”s Yi initiative.
CII’s Yi (Young India) Net was formed at the XLRI with the
formal signing of MoU between XLRI director E. Abraham and
Jay Kamani, the chairperson of Yi Net in Jamshedpur on April
04, 2008.
organize the exchange program for XLRI students, ensure that
the incoming students blend in well with the rich academic and
cultural environment at XLRI by organizing buddy programs,
orientation and industrial visits. They also organize short
term study tours for foreign students, explore new avenues for
scholarships and promote faculty exchange programs.

Yi is a group comprising young Indian entrepreneurs, businessmen,

managers and professionals who unite under one roof with the
objective of creating a better future for the Indian youth and
to bridge the gap between the different sections of society. The
focus areas of YiNet include economy, education, environment,
healthcare, youth affairs and employment. Some of the unique
movements launched by YiNet across the country are fund-
raising events for developmental projects, rural education, AIDS
awareness work and several others. CII would also help students
organise several knowledge-sharing platforms with company
chiefs, corporate behemoths and young political leaders.
ISEP
The tiny glow of a candle fills the room with light. Such is the
nature of light. We at XLRI believe in bringing light beyond the
horizons of India. ISEP, the student body representative of the
International student exchange program helps in the same. Every
year they help students to study abroad in one of the foreign
institutes that XLRI has a tie up with. The vision of the body is
“To provide every XLer an opportunity to gain an international
exposure and enrich their academic experience by providing an
international perspective to”. In the year 2008, the program had
15 partners and 45 seats. The student body aims at strengthen
existing collaborations, identify and negotiate with new partners,
SIGMA
The strength of light is felt more in places where darkness
has prevailed for most of the time. At XLRI we have a social
Initiative Group for Managerial Assistance (SIGMA), a student
body that creates a platform to network with NGOs, Corporate
Governance cells & Government Departments for the purpose
of community capacity building. The main aim of this student
body is to help NGOs formulate effective fund-raising strategies,
develop new programs, curtail expenses and perform better. In
essence, they work together for a better tomorrow. They have
worked with 17 NGOs on 21 live projects involving 73 students,
they have started the BCLP – Computer literacy program for
50 village youth. They have started the unique Shilp Mela –
Marketing platform for NGOs.
SPORTSCOMM
“A sound mind in a sound body to keep the light in all as bright
as ever”; this has always been a school of thought at XLRI.
SportsComm, a student body at XLRI aims to help nurture
sports on campus. They perform various functions like providing
and maintaining sports infrastructure on campus, conducting
sports events, procure equipment for players and arrange Sports/
Game coaching camps.

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 DRACULA
The plays of lights and shadows have dimensions that can be
enacted by the most talented of us. Dracula, the dramatics and
cultural committee of XLRI works towards bringing alive on
campus these plays. They conduct a gamut of cultural events,
dance, FANGS and theatre shows. The organization of large
scale events like rock shows and inter B-School quizzes provides
a hands on event management experience to future managers.
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Branding ones alma mater is indeed an honor and an instant
of immeasurable joy. The shadow that follows every student of
XLRI is in itself his/her biggest asset. The integrity and harmony
that is developed amongst students in the years of their study,
extends beyond just their 2 years. The institute garners this
harmony beyond campus and brands itself through the student
body, External Linkages. The body performs various activities
like events, the play ‘The Shadows Within’, convocation, silver
jubilee alumni reunion and village trip & adventure camp. It
conducts alumni meets all over the world and keeps the “XL
Mafia” connected.
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The nature and adventure club of XLRI, XLANC conducts
various activities to encourage the adventure spirit of the
students. From bird watching to face painting, from term break
exploration to Meghalaya they conduct adventure camps, treks,
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parasailing, rappelling, wall climbing and various other activities.
Annually they conduct quest adventura; the only event to be held
“on air, water and land”, across all B schools. The competitions
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test leadership, strategy, teamwork, brawn and skill of students.
LIBCOMM
The library is the largest abode of knowledge in any institution.
The commitment to keep this vast resource updated, appropriate
and available for the student committee is carried out by the
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INFRACOMM
XLRI is a home away from home to every student. The student
body INFRACOMM, ensures that every individuals needs
are satisfied to the best of the institutes capabilities. It ensures
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that mess, hostel and other basic amenities are maintained and
provided to all. This job counts for handling the permanent
employees of the mess and maintenance staff and is handled by
students with tact and responsibility.
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XLRI takes immense pride in its Finance specialization. The course is specially designed to build an appreciation
and encourage examination of the role of finance as one of the key functional areas of any business organization.
When it comes to finance, the challenge in today’s dynamic world is to make tough decisions and for this, the
curriculum ingrains in the minds of the learner, an understanding of corporate financial decision making process
and how it can help in the creation of value for the firm. What is unique about XLRI is that it offers its students
a specialization in Economics, acknowledging that it is imperative to have knowledge of the environment in
which one operates and its implications for the business. The curricula and pedagogy are state-of-the-art and
constantly evolving to match the pace of the hour. Electives like those on Microfinance are offered by few other
business schools and they demonstrate the focus on niche areas in the course design. Year after year, finance has
been one of the biggest attractions at XLRI and the student committee FINAX, facilitates in nurturing this
interest and enthusiasm enriching the learning process. The learning completes its circle with the internship
experience wherein students have gained and applied their understanding in projects as diverse as those relating
to trading, credit, equity, mergers, treasury and equity research.

Courses
Finance
• Basic Financial Accounting (Core)
• Cost and Management Accounting (Core)
• Financial Management-I (Core)
• Financial Management-II(Core)
• Advanced Management Accounting
• Business Analysis & Valuation
• Capital Expenditure Planning & Control
• Commodities Derivatives Market
• Corporate Taxation
• Financial Analysis Planning & Control
• Financial Markets
• Financial Modeling using Excel
• Fixed Income Securities
• International Financial Management
• Options & Futures
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
• Financial Risk Management
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring
• Commercial Banking
Economics
• Macroeconomic Theory & Policy (Core)
• Managerial Economics (Core)
• Basic Econometrics
• Demand & Business Forecasting
• Strategic Game Theory for Managers
• Development Economics
• Economic Indicators: Database & Estimation
• Economics of Human Resources
• Entrepreneurship & New Ventures
• Industrial Economics & Competitive Strategies
• International Business Economics
• Managing Private-Public Partnership
• Money Banking & Finance

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 Faculty
XLRI’s commitment to excellence is intimately tied to its commitment to teaching. This is evident from the fact
that the Finance and Economics unit of XLRI boasts a faculty size of twenty, which remains unmatched by any
business school in the country. The faculty with rich experience in academics, industry and research bring their
unprecedented insights into the classrooms to train the next generation of business leaders.
Finance
Gourav Vallabh
• An Honorary Advisor, Ministry of Revenue, the
Government of Rajasthan
• Awarded the ‘Best Young Researcher’ award by ICWAI and
IAA
H. K. Pradhan
• Fullbright Post Doctoral Research Fellow with the Columbia
University Business School(New York)
• Associated with the Indian Planning Commission,
Commonwealth Secretariat London, UN and the Asian
Development Bank
James Santhanam ,S.J.
• Worked as Financial Controller at XIM, and Faculty
Member at Centre for Research and Development
Pitabas Mohanty
• Co-authored Principles of Corporate Finance with Brearley
and Myers.
• Co-authored Investments with ZVI Bodi, Alex Kane, Alan
Marcus
Prantik Ray
• A long teaching experience in various colleges
• MBA(Finance), MA (Economics), DBF(ICFAI)
Ram Kumar Kakani
• The best paper award at 2002 IBER Conference held in
USA
• An Aditya Birla Research Scholar at the London School of
Business
S Jayapandian
• Recipient of three national awards for outstanding
services, achievements and contributions.
Sabyasachi Sengupta
• Has specialized in developing Accounting & Costing
Systems, structuring MIS reporting, dealings with
Banks and Financial Institutions and in various fields of
Management Consultancy service
Uday Damodaran
• PG from Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi; Fellow from
IIMB.
• An authority in Fixed Income Securities, Corporate Finance,
Derivatives & Risk Management.
Economics
Arundhati Sarkar Bose
• Has taught in London School of Economics
• Her area of research is International Trade and
Finance, Labour Economics and Economics of
Education.
P C Padhan
• Has published several research papers in reputed journals,
presented papers in various conferences, has actively
participated in various seminars/workshops.
• To his credit, he has qualifed UGC-NET ( JRF) in
Mathematical Economics.
Prabal K Sen
• Has served the Institute of Rural
Management Anand (IRMA) as Bank of Baroda Chair
Professor.
• Has offered consultancy services to the Ministry of Rural
Development, Indian government and the SIDBI
Foundation for Micro Credit
Reshmi Mitra
• Worked as Enterprise Development Adviser for DFID,
Government of UK
• Has been a Fulbright senior scholar at the Harvard Business
School and visiting faculty at Babson, Massachusetts
Santanu Gupta
• Has held research and teaching positions with the London
school of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Development Foundation and Institute of Technology and
Management
Suma Damodaran
• B.A. (Economics) Madras University; M.A. (Economics)
Madras University, Fellow IIM Bangalore
• Has been in academics for sixteen years with Xavier
Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, Goa Institute
of Management and Indian Institute of Management,
Kozhikode
Sumit Sarkar
• Taught in London School Of Economics
• Has published his works as well refereed
for international refereed journals.
Vishwa Ballabh
• Was the RBI Chair Professor, IRMA.
• Associated with The Ford Foundation, Royal Netherlands
Embassy, UNICEF and International Water Management
Institute
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 FINAX-Finance association of XLRI
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The Finance Association of XLRI brings together students with a passion for
finance. It facilitates in building the understanding of the subject and seeks
an approach which brings about an interface between the finance industry,
finance faculty, and XLRI students. The result is what we could call experiential
learning. Bridging the gap between classrooms and ground realities, it organizes
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doing.’

These activities include the hosting finance conferences, day workshops,

discussion forums where there is a rich exchange of thoughts, analyses and
interpretations of the current developments. A Distinguished Speaker Series
is organized which gives students an opportunity to interact with hedge fund

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managers, CEOs and MDs of reputed firms from the industry. The student
run portfolios are valued from Rs. 300,000 to Rs 1,000,000. The management
of the college mutual fund valued at Rs. 200,000 is in itself a form of learning
as close to practice as possible. The committee hosts a series of innovative
simulation games such as simulated trading which further strengthens the
learning. The Finance Journal-INSIGHT is a rich collection of student
publications pertaining to the finance domain covering key areas like credit,

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derivatives and trading strategy. The international exchange program offers
students exposure to finance in the Asian/ European markets. Students work
together to make the activities as enriching as possible.

Our Illustrious Alumni

Abraham Chacko
• Executive Director-Global Trade Advisory
ABN Amro, Singapore

Ankur Choudhary
Rajiv Kaul
• Partner, Actis PE

Ramanathan Srikumar
• First Vice President
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• VP & Head, Institutional Sales J P Morgan Chase Singapore International Monetary Exchange

V Anantaraman
• Head, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse India

Jaspal Bindra
• Global Institutional Banking Head
Ramki Muthukrishnan
• Director, Standard & Poor’s

Raphael Parambi
• CEO, Muscat Finance, Oman, Muscat
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Sanjay Bhandarkar
K N Venkatraman • MD, N M Rothschild, India
• Global Risk Manager (Americas)Deutsche Bank
Sanjiv Bhasin
Pankaj Agarwal • MD & CEO, Rabo India Finance
• MD, Investment Banking Division, CLSA

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• AIG • HSBC Bank • Lehman Brothers
• American Express • ICICI Bank • Ocwen Financials
• Axis Bank • ICICI Lombard • Rabo Bank
• Bank of America • ICICI Prudential Life Insurance • SBI Capital
• Barings PE • ICRA • SBI Mutual Funds
• BNP Paribas • IDBI • Standard Chartered Bank
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Citibank
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Marketing has been the forte of XLRI. XLRI over the years has built for itself an image for bringing forth a pool
of talented and knowledgeable students, aspiring to make a niche for themselves in the pulsating and exciting
domain of Marketing. The industry faces a constant turmoil of change-be it in the form of changing trends or
changing preferences and perceptions. The curriculum and pedagogy has thus, been crafted with a built-in
flexibility, to meet the demands of the global dynamics. A special focus is made to ensure that knowledge
inculcated is not isolated from the real practices and hence, active student participation is entailed through active
learning. Students have over the years, picked up the fundamentals and nuances, skills and attributes in marketing
and applied the same, be it in the campus activities of the Marketing Association of XLRI, Maxi or in the course
of their internship in exciting projects, with the best of the industry. XLRI has prided itself with the innovation
of ‘MAXI Fair’ (estd: 1977) as an innovative way for companies to solve marketing research problems. Some of
them have even used the fair to launch products. The confluence of a great talent pool and rigorous pedagogy
has resulted in a string of distinguished alumni from this domain, leaving its footprints across the globe in some
of the most esteemed firms and business organizations.

Courses

• Marketing-I (Core) • Marketing Fair

• Marketing-II (Core) • Marketing in Practice
• Advertising and Sales Promotion • Marketing Law
• Business to Business Marketing • Marketing Research
• Competition and Globalization • Product and Brand Management
• Consumer Behavior • Retail Marketing
• Strategic Marketing • Rural Marketing
• International Marketing • Sales and Distribution Management
• Integrated Marketing Communications • Services Marketing
• Marketing Decision Models

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XLRI’s image of a veritable powerhouse in the functional area of Marketing is largely from the contributions of
the Marketing faculty. Each of them are stalwarts in their own domains-be it academics, research or industry
practice. The understanding which they impart truly helps students in facing concrete challenges, innovating
and making strong decisions.
Pingali Venugopal
• Member of the steering committee for the Jharkhand
Development Report being prepared for the Planning
Commission, Government of India.
• Authored books on Marketing Channel Management: A
Customer-Centric Approach, Input Management: The State
of the Indian Farmer: A Millennium Study, and Managing
the Sales Force: A Motivational Approach
Sharad Sarin
• Visiting faculty to University of Colorado at Boulder and
Rhode Island, USA, Helsinki school of Economics, Finland
and IIM Ahmedabad
• On the board of Mudra Institute of Communications,
Ahmedabad, Tata Refractories Ltd, Rane Madras Ltd and
Tega Industries Ltd.
Sanjay Patro
• Has handled consulting assignments for many organizations
in the field of Marketing and Strategy.
• Areas of interest are Strategic Marketing, Product and Brand
Management, Services Marketing and Rural Marketing.
Srinivas Govindrajan
• Has helped conceptualize innovative methods of revenue
collection mechanisms in rural areas that have been
incorporated in the Electricity Act, 2003 and appreciated by
leading development banks including the World Bank.
• Has worked in the industry for six years and this includes
stints at PricewaterhouseCoopers and MAA Bozell.
Narasimhan Rajkumar
• Ph.D. study from Utkal University in the area of Marketing
with specific focus on Retail Price Perceptions.
• Areas of interests are Consumer Behavior, Numerical
Cognition and Retail.
• Has 5 publications to date and is currently working on a
book on Pricing Management.
Sanjeev Varshney
• Thesis on Outshopping Behaviour (in the domain of retailing
and consumer behavior) using a Mixed methodology, was
awarded the Best Paper of the Year at COSMAR 2006 (IISc
Bangalore).
• Has worked for companies like Britannia, Tata Sky, Nokia,
Cargill Foods and his last assignment was with Sales Excel
Pvt. Ltd (Gurgaon)
Smitu Malhotra
• Thesis on the impact of globalization on competitive
practices of Indian firms.
• Other areas of interest include social entrepreneurship and
marketing communications.
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 MAXI-Marketing Association of XLRI:
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The Marketing Association of XLRI is one of the most popular and exciting student committees on campus. This association has
behind it a saga more than thirty years old and acts as a common forum for all those with an enthusiasm for marketing to come
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together and have a shared learning journey. MAXI is involved in hosting a slew of events and activities across the year. Apart from
holding various seminars, symposiums it organizes an annual two-day Ad Workshop in association with big names in the advertising
domain. Workshops like these stimulate creative thought process and help exploring new avenues of learning.

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Perhaps one of the most sought after event in XLRI is the MAXI Fair- a three day carnival-like milieu which has emerged as an
accredited market research tool. While students try to extract unbiased consumer perceptions and preferences, elicit meaningful
information they actually gain insights which inculcate the finer aspects of Marketing. Events like these are complemented with live
projects and industry interaction with experts. MAXI ensures that the business school experience is filled with exciting events which
make learning more challenging and close to practice.

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Our Illustrious Alumni
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Amar Babu
• Director, Sales Marketing Group, South Asia Intel Corp

Bijou Kurian
• CEO, Reliance Retail
Mini Sinha Pinto
• Director-Global Marketing Research
Reckitt Benckiser, Berkshire, UK

Neil Rodricks
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• Director, Sales Management, Royal Bank Financial Group,
Chitra Talwar Toronto, Canada
• Vice President-Global Sales, Pepsico Beverages
International, New York Percy Siganporia
• Managing Director, Tata Tetley
George Zacharias
• CEO, Yahoo! India Rajesh Bajpai

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• Country Head, Marico Egypt
Kalyan Ganguly
• President, UB Group Vikram Rao
• Group Executive President, Madura Garments and Board
Madhukar Kamath Member, Aditya Birla Group
• MD & CEO, Mudra Communications
Vinod Sawhney

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• CEO, Bharti Retail

Past Recruiters
• Asian Paints • Heinz • P&G
• Bharti • Hero Honda • Pepsi

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• BPCL • Hewlett Packard • Pfizer
• Britannia • Hindustan Times • Ranbaxy
• Cadbury’s • Hindustan Unilever • Reckitt Benckiser
• Castrol • HPCL • Spencer Retail
• Coca Cola • ICI Paints • Saint Gobain
• Colgate-Palmolive • Indian Oil • Seagrams
• Dabur • Intel • Sony Entertainment

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• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories • ITC • UB Group
• Electrolux • Johnson & Johnson • Whirlpool
• Eveready • Marico • Wockhardt
• GE • Murugappa • Yahoo
• GlaxoSmithKline • Nestle
• Godrej • Nokia

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 HR/IR
The Personnel Management & Industrial Relations course is the oldest and the most prestigious at XLRI.
Ranked as the best programme in India and the Asia-Pacific region, it aims to equip the students with the
knowledge and skills required for managing HR in a way that contributes to the development of individuals and
organizations. The course structure provides the students with in-depth knowledge of the HR domain and the
industry best practices for fostering harmonious employer - employee relationships within the framework of
state regulations. This programme has produced some of the top HR professionals in the industry today.

Courses
Personnel Management and
Industrial Relations
• Employment Relations Laws – I (Core)
• Employment Relations Laws – II (Core)
• Employment Relations Laws – III (Core)
• Fundamentals of Industrial Relations (Core)
• Fundamentals of Labour Laws (Core)
• Fundamentals of Management and Human Relations (Core)
• Human Resource Planning (Core)
• Performance Management and Appraisal (Core)
• Wage Determination and Administration (Core)
• Advanced Manpower Planning
• Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Process
• Economics of Human Resources
• Executive Compensation
• Grievance Resolution
• Human Resource Management in Service Sector
• Human Resource Information Systems
• Industrial Jurisprudence
• International Human Resource Management
• Labour Law Applications
• Managerial Competencies and Career Development
• Managerial Counselling
• Managing Redundancy
• Marketing Decisions for HR Professionals
• Measuring HR
• Operations Research for HRM
• Organizational Change and Development
• Participative Management
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Occupational Testing
• Training and Development
Organizational Behavior
• OB-I : Individual Behaviour in Organization (Core)
• OB-II : Group Behaviour in Organization (Core)
• OB-III : Organizational Structure, Design & Change (Core)
• Assertiveness Training
• Building Learning Organizations
• Consulting to Management
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Designing Organizations for Uncertain Environment
• Impression Management
• Indian Philosophy for Leadership Excellence
• Leadership, Influence and Power
• Management of Creativity
• Management of Relationships
• Managerial Competencies and Career Development
• Managerial Counselling
• Organizational Change and Development
• Personal Effectiveness and Leadership
• Personal Growth Lab
• Occupational Testing
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Stress Management
• Transactional Analysis

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 Faculty
E. M. Rao
• Has published more than 20 papers on personnel/human
resource management, industrial relations and labour law.
• Edited the 6th edition (2004) of the famous “Law of
Industrial Disputes”, authored by Mr O P Malhotra.
• Authored the widely acclaimed book titled “Industrial
Jurisprudence” (2004).
Jeetu Singh
• Ph.D from Wharton
• Played a pivotal role in designing many of the HR systems
and practices at Tata Steel for which the company is
renowned.
• Also spearheaded its learning centres for 20 years.
Madhukar Shukla
• Visiting Professor at ESADE (Barcelona), Spain during
1993-94
• Authored two books: “Designing Organizations” and
“Competing through Knowledge” and about 30 papers in
professional journals.
P.K.Padhi
• Published 10 books and 15 articles of high repute during his
18 years of experience in teaching and research
• His areas of specialization include industrial relations, labour
law, company law, trade law, collective bargaining, child
labour, and intellectual property rights.
Abhijit Gangopadhyay
• Worked as the national expert with International Labour
Organization (ILO) and Asian Productivity Organization
(APO), Tokyo.
• Current research interests include organizational
restructuring & design, diversity management and
management of occupational health & safety.
• Doctoral Thesis on Energy Security
Santanu Sarkar
• Published papers in national & international journals &
conferences and co-authored a book.
• Visiting Fellow ( Jt. Research) at the Dept. of Mgmt Sciences
& Decision Making, TKU, Taipei, and was reviewer for
AoM & EIBA Conferences – 2004-07; presented papers at
Academy of Management & EIBA.
Pranabesh Ray
• His teaching, consulting and research; emphasizes
on Managing Redundancy, Managing Negotiations,
Performance Management, Union Management
Corporation, and Employment Relations in the service
sector.
• Has published numerous papers in reputed journals.
I.S.F. Irudayaraj
• Rendered consultancy services to many public and private
organizations
• A life member of NHRD network.
L Gurunathan
• Thesis focus on the determinants of Executive Knowledge
Management Behaviour.
• Areas of interests are Compensation, especially executive
compensation, Strategy and HRM, and International
Human resource management.
M Srimannarayana
• Gold medallist in M.A. (IR&PM).
• His Doctoral work is on training and development in public
sector undertakings.
Badrinarayan S Pawar
• Co-authored/solo academic works include papers published
in Academy of Management Review, Long Range Planning,
Best Papers Proceedings of the Academy of Management,
a chapter in Handbook of Organizational Citizenship
Behaviour.
D P Sinha
• Prior to joining XLRI he was Corporate Vice President
(HR), Zuari Industries Ltd in Goa.
• He has designed and conducted a number of management
excellence programmes.
E. Abraham, S.J.
• Worked as Joint Director of the Academy of HRD, and the
President of the Association of Indian Management Schools.
Ekkirala S Srinivas
• Received Best Research Paper Award from AIMS
• Gold Medal for Best Doctoral Thesis
Gloryson R B Chalil
• He has presented papers in various seminars and conferences
including Academy of Management, US.
M G Jomon
• Gold medallist in masters from Loyola, M.Phil from Delhi
University.
• Authored four books and over 20 articles.
Manish Singhal
• Eclectic profile with qualifications in mechanical
engineering, financial and general management,
organizational behaviour and sociology and experience in the
disciplines of anthropology, archaeology, journalism and yoga
R.K. Premarajan
• Ex-faculty, TISS; Executive Assistant to the Chairman,
National Dairy Development Board.
Soumendra N. Bagchi
• Doctoral dissertation in the phenomenon of employee
retaliation within organizations.
Tina K.Stephen
• Presented papers at national conferences as well as published
articles in national journals.
• Also organized several seminars and workshops for law
students on Intellectual Property Law, Cyber Law, Corporate
Mergers and Acquisition etc.
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FIRE@X
The Forum for Industrial Relations at XLRI, focuses on new trends in
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Employee/Industrial Relations and attempts to integrate shop floor

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experiences with management concepts learnt in the classroom. The
other focus areas include an e-newsletter, factory visits, case studies,
the IR quiz and the paper writing contests held during the year. The
National IR Conference, organized every second year, is the flagship
event of the committee - contemporary issues in the field of IR are
discussed by experts from across the industry.

SAPPHIRE
Students Association for the Promotion of Personnel Management,
Human Resources and Industrial Relations at XLRI acts as an
interface between the industry and the academia. It aims at providing
a strong thrust to the domain of human resources and industrial
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relations knowledge at XLRI. It provides a forum for debating and
discussing state-of-the-art HR practices and concepts. The ‘National
HR Conference’, held once every two years is widely acclaimed for
its size and stature and witnesses a congregation of the best HR
professionals from all over the country.
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Our Illustrious Alumni

• Executive Director, Human Resources, IBM

Madan Mohan Pillutla
• Professor (OB), London Business School
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Gaurav Lahiri • Partner, Ernst & Young – Human Capital
• Partner, The Hay Group, Singapore
NT Arunkumar
Hayagreeva Rao • CEO of Dun & Bradstreet
• Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Graduate School of

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Business, Stanford University Sunit Sinha
• Principal Consultant, Mercer
Indraneel Roy
• Global Head, Hewitt Leadership Consulting

Leena Nair
• Executive Director (HR) of Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
• The youngest and the first woman director in HUL’s Board.
• Also featured in the Business Today’s “25 Most Powerful
Women in Indian Business List”.

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Asian Paints
Cadbury
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Lehman Brothers
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• Ernst and Young • Microsoft
• Hay Group • Novartis – Switzerland
• Hewitt Associates • Procter & Gamble
• HUL • Pepsi
• IBM • Pricewaterhouse Coopers
• ITC • Standard Chartered Bank

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 General Management
General Management, as a sphere of activity, is concerned with the leadership and management of any business
as a whole. Here, at XLRI, we understand the importance of inculcating in our students the values and qualities
necessary for effective general management. The course is structured to encompass these very values, and to
expose students to philosophies and strategies that sustain successful enterprises. At the core of the study in this
field, is the focus on ethics and corporate citizenship, as we understand the linkage between the enterprise and
the broader community.

Strategy & Consulting

Strategy and consulting, over the years, has carved a niche segment for itself in the market. In today’s extremely
competitive environment, the need to differentiate oneself from one’s competitors is of paramount importance.
It is therefore the need of the hour, to have managers equipped with skills and mindsets that will foster quick
understanding of the businesses and their environment, thereby enabling quick decisions. XLRI has recognised
this need and has established a focussed course designed to imbibe in its students the ability to understand and
analyse businesses with respect to their environment, and to promote out of the box thinking. Due to the
pulsating and dynamic nature of businesses, and factors that influence it, the strategy & consulting courses at
XLRI are designed to evolve with the market requirements. The faculty, deeply respected by companies around
the globe, is involved with several consulting projects in the private and public domain and brings to the students
a plethora of knowledge enriched by their experience in the field.

Courses

General Management Strategy & Consulting

• Business Law (Core)
• Business Research Methods (Core)
• Managerial Communication (Core)
• Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Introduction to
Social Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
• Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
• Marketing law
• Managerial Ethics (Core)
• Corporate Image Building
• Neuro Linguistic Programming
• Art of Public Speaking
• Strategic Management (Core)
• Building Learning Organizations
• Competition and Globalization
• Designing Organizations for Uncertain Environments
• Business Networking
• Technology Management
• Sustainable Development and Corporate Environmental
Management
• Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
• International Management
• Managing Private-Public Partnerships
• Resource Based Strategy
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
• Contemporary Business Practices
• Transformation of Sustainable Superior Performance
• Strategies for Managing International Health Systems
• Strategies of Co-Operation
• Strategic Game Theory for Managers
• Strategic Marketing
• Introduction to social entrepreneurship

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 Faculty
General Management
A. C. Jesurajan ,S.J. P. K. Padhi
• Conducts workshops for CEOs and other senior level • Has 18 years of experience in teaching and research,
managers, in India and abroad published 10 books and 15 articles of high repute.

Jeetu Singh Sarosh J Ghandy

• Ph.D from Wharton
• Played a pivotal role in designing many of the HR systems
and practices at Tata Steel for which the company is
renowned.
• Also spearheaded its learning centres for 20 years.
• JRD Tata Professor of Business Ethics
• Resident Director of Tata Motors.
• MD of Telcon. Also the Asia Pacific Director of Caux
Initiatives for Business.

Strategy & Consulting

(Rear Admiral) Rakesh Chopra
• Senior Research Fellow with the Oxford Leverhulme
Programme on the Changing Character of War
• Founding member, Board of Directors of a think tank “Peace
Operations Institute” in USA
• Founding Member & Chief Instructor, College of Naval
Warfare
Tata L. Raghu Ram
• Fulbright Environment Leadership fellow at Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A
• Consultant to the World Bank & The Ministry of
Environment & Forests, GOI
• Addressed the U.N. General Assembly
Ram Kumar Kakani
• An Aditya Birla Research Scholar at the London School of
Business
• The best paper award at 2002 IBER Conference held in
USA
Rajesh S Upadhyayula
• Part of Corporate Think Tank / intelligence wing for Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS).
• During his fellowship, he was a visiting research scholar at
INTECH, United Nations University, Maastricht and an
Infosys
Fellow.
Manoj T Thomas
• Has published papers in areas related to
technology management, strategic issues in
development organizations, and public systems
• Doctoral Thesis focussed on the organizational systems and
processes in large canal systems in India
Munish Thakur
• Doctoral work in area of entrepreneurship exploring how
entrepreneurs create success
• Cases and papers published in both national as well
international conferences and journals
Biswatosh Saha
• Visiting scholar at the John Curtin
International Institute, Curtin University,
Australia
• Projects for DFID, UK and UNCTAD

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 CRESCENT – Committee for Research, Strategy,
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Consultancy and Entrepreneurship
CRESCENT bases itself on the four pillars of research, strategy, consultancy and entrepreneurship. It acts as a forum for continual
interaction of the corporate world with the student community for effective conceptualization of business ideas. The spectrum of
activities of this club includes organizing consulting workshops, lectures in the field of strategy, seminars, panel discussions, stand-
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alone B-Plan contests and paper writing competitions, besides publishing a research journal and a newsletter. The objective of these
activities is to expose students to the various issues and challenges, a manager will likely face and to inculcate a problem-solving
behaviour. The committee is also focused on building an entrepreneurial spirit amongst the students and strives to provide an impetus
to them to pursue their own business ideas.

Our Illustrious Alumni

General Management
Akash Khurana
• MD & CEO, Nimbus Communications
Madhukar Kamath
• Managing Director & CEO, Mudra Communications &
Advertising
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Ajay Kaul
• CEO Dominos Pizza

Anurag Behar
• Corporate VP, Mission, Quality, Brand and Corporate
Communications, Wipro
Percy Siganporia
• Managing Director, Tata Tetley

Ramki Sundaram
• CEO of Air Deccan
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B. Muthuraman RK Amar Babu
• Managing Director, Tata Steel

Jagdish V Dore
• Managing Director, Novartis Enterprises

Kalyan Ganguly
• Managing Director Lenovo

Sujith Bakshi
• President - Corporate Affairs, Tech Mahindra

Vineet Nayar
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• President, UB Group Beer Division • President, HCL Technologies - BMD 1985

Manet Paes
• Managing Director, Alliance Airways

Strategy & Consulting

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Nadeem Khan Samir Palli
• Consultant, BCG, USA • Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, U.S.A.

Nimisha Jain Joe Simon

• Principal Consultant, BCG, India • Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton, U.S.A

Prashant Menon Gunjan Soni

• Engagement Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton, U.S.A.

Hari Prakash
• Operations Consultant, McKinsey & Co., Atlanta
• Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Co , India

Dinu Poonacha
• Group President – Corporate Strategy, Yash Birla Group,
India
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Past Recruiters

Arcelor Mittal
Strategy & Consulting
• Accenture Business
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Ernst & Young
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• Ranbaxy • Murugappa • KPMG • Monitor Group
• Air India • UB Group • Aptivaa • Hay Group
• Hinduja • Bharti • Mckinsey & Co. • Pricewaterhouse
• TAS • Eicher Group • Boston Consulting Coopers
• Al Ghanim • Wockhardt Group • Hewitt Associates
• L&T

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 IT & Operations
IT and Operations has been another domain where XLRI has been a name to reckon with, given its unique
faculty, curriculum & pedagogy. With the rapidly changing business needs, the institute has constantly worked
towards customizing the curriculum in order to be in synchronization with the industry, and it has successfully
done so. The courses offered in these areas are very relevant from the business point of view and aim at apprising
the students of the various facets of this domain- technical, legal, operational & strategic. The robust curriculum
design is further reinforced by faculty- some of the most eminent names in the industry- in this domain with
their experience extending over research. Backed by this holistic approach of a well-rounded curriculum and
expertise & experience of the faculty, besides the learning based on continuous exposure to the industry through
events held by companies, the students bring to the table a unique combination of knowledge & competency .
It is this strength of the students of XLRI that has led to some of the best companies seek talent in this
specialisation from the campus, for different roles – global & domestic, time & again.

Courses

Information Systems Production & Operations Management

• Management Information Systems (Core)
• Cyber Law & I P R
• DBMS with Oracle
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Business and Data Communications Networks
• Data Structures
• Decision Support Systems
• Information Security and Risk Management
• Business Modeling Through System Dynamics
• Data Warehousing and Data Mining
• e-Business
• Information Systems Strategy
• Operations Research (Core)
• Production Management – I (Core)
• Production Management – II (Core)
• Quantitative Techniques – I (Core)
• Quantitative Techniques – II (Core)
• Advanced Operations Research
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Project Management
• e-Business
• Materials Management
• Technology Management
• Advanced Inventory Control
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Production Planning and Control
• Total Quality Management

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 Faculty
Information Systems
Rajeev Sharma
• Was awarded UNESCO-IFIP grant for his doctoral work.
• Has published several papers and attended international
conferences.
• His academic achievements include Director’s Merit
Certificate for being the best Doctoral Student at IIMB
Supriya Kumar De
• Worked with Institute for Development and Research in
Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad.
• Published a number of research papers in leading
international journals.
Swarup Mandal
• His doctoral research is in the area of radio resource
management in mobile cellular networks at IIM Calcutta.
• Published several research papers in international
conferences and journals.
R Parameswaran
• 17 years of experience in this profession and has published
articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings.
Ashis K. Pani
• Thirteen years of teaching, research and consulting
experience in business computing.
• Published and presented several papers in leading journals
and national/international conferences.
Information Systems and
Operations Management
T. Gangopadhyay
• Published fifteen papers in International Journals such
as Discrete Mathematics, Utilitas Mathematica, Ars
Combinatoria and also in Springer Verlag Lecture Notes
Series.
T. A. S. Vijayaraghavan
• Areas of interest include Logistics and Supply Chain
Management, Operations Research, Statistics and Six Sigma,
Transportation Planning and Management and Services
Management.
• Published papers in National and International Journals and
a Member of few international and national professional
bodies.
Production & Operations
Management Area
Bijaya K. Mangaraj
• Got gold medals and awards for some of his research works.
• Published in National and International journals and is also a
reviewer of European Journal of Operational Research.
• Held several administrative positions at XIMB and Utkal
University including Head of the Deptt of MBA, Utkal
University.
• Also consulting experience with Govt. and Private sectors.
D S Broca
• Served at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
• Had a brief stint with Nestle India Ltd.
Rajiv Misra
• Senior Divisional Manager at TRF
• His interests are in the areas of Production Planning,
Project Management, Theory of constraints and managing
Manufacturing-Supply Chain interfaces.
Trishit Bandyopadhyay
• Undertaken Management Development and Organization
based training programmes in Quality, Strategy and
Innovation.
• Done consultancy assignments in the Power, Health and
Tourism sectors and made presentations in state-level and
international conferences.
Sanjay Kumar
• Has published / presented papers in various international
journals and conferences
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SOCRATES : Society for Rapid

Assimilation of Technology and Systems

Society for Rapid Assimilation

of Technology and Systems is
the students’ initiative to provide
thrust in the systems academic
area. The society manages the IT
infrastructure on campus and is
in charge of the official website
of XLRI. It organises the national
IT Seminar every year and also
undertakes the co-ordination
of workshops, seminars, guest
lectures and live projects.

Past Recruiters

• CTS • IBM
• Microsoft • HCL
• Infosys • Wipro
• ITC Infotech • Google

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BM : Batch of 2008-10

Undergraduate Profile Work Experience

B.Com. / B.B.A. 36-48

(Finance) (8%) (6%) 48+
25-36 (3%)
B.A. (6%)
Batch of 2008-10 (BM)

(19%)

B. Sc. (5%)

Freshers
30%
BE (81%)

19-24
(37%)
0-12
13-18 (9%)
(2%)

*Duration in months
 Freshers

Abhilasha Keshariya, 22 years Adwait Manke, 23 years

B Tech (Information Technology) B E (Electronics)
M.A.N.I.T Fr. CRCE Bandra Mumbai University
Work Exp. : 21 months
Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Project Engineer

Abhinav Singhal, 22 years Akshay Jog, 21 years

B Tech (Metallurgy) B E (Telecommunication)
Institute of Technology, BHU Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (Pune)
Work Exp. : 11 months
Deloitte; Analyst

Abhinav Berdia, 22 years Alok Singh, 28 years

B Tech (Electrical Engineering) B A (Hons.) (Mathematics)
NIT Bhopal Patna University
M A (Mathematics)
Patna University
Work Exp. : 48 months
Teletech India; Executive Officer (3)
Self employed;

Abhishek Grover, 24 years Amit Agarwal, 24 years

B Tech (Mechanical & Automation
Engineering)
Amity School of Engineering and Technology
Professional : JLPT-3 ( Japanese Language
Proficiency Test Level-3)
Work Exp. : 21 months
HCL Technologies Bangalore; Member
Technical Staff
B Tech (Information Technology)
Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad
Work Exp. : 23 months
Goldman Sachs Services Pvt Ltd;
Programmer Analyst

Aditya Gandotra, 21 years Amit Kumar, 26 years

B Tech (Electronics & Communication) B Tech (Production Engineering &
NIT, Hamirpur Management)
NIT, Trichy
Work Exp. : 35 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Manager

Aditya Khemka, 25 years Anand Lakhotia, 23 years

B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Institute of Engineering and Management,
Kolkata - West Bengal University of
Technology
Work Exp. : 21 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer
B Com (Hons.) (Accountancy)
The Bhawanipur Education Society College
Professional : CA PE II
Work Exp. : 13 months
Shree Kishandas Sitaram & Brothers; Senior
Accounts Manager

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Freshers BM : Batch of 2008-10
Angshuman Ghosh, 24 years Ankur Gupta, 23 years
B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering) B E (Electronics & Electrical Communication)
Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur Punjab Engineering College (PEC),
Work Exp. : 32 months Chandigarh
Wipro Technologies; Senior Project Engineer Work Exp. : 9 months
Cypress semiconductors; Applications
Engineer (8)
Conexant Systems; Design Engineer (1)

Ankit Agarwal, 22 years Anshuman Ghosh, 22 years

B Tech (Information Technology) B E (Production Engineering)
University School of Information Technology, Delhi College of Engineering
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Ankit Gupta, 22 years Anwar Syed, 23 years

B Tech (Chemical Engineering) B E (Electronics & Communication)
NIT, Surat PESIT, VTU
Work Exp. : 6 months Work Exp. : 21 months
Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Officer - Wipro Technologies; Project Engineer
Business Development

Ankit Agarwal, 24 years Archana Rao, 24 years

B E (Electronics & Communication)
Govt. Engg. College Modasa
Work Exp. : 33 months
Satyam Computer Services Ltd; Software
Engineer
B E (Computer Science)
R V College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 34 months
Fidelity Investments; Software Engineer

Ankit Rai, 24 years Arun Raveesh, 25 years

B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)
Vellore Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 23 months
Wipro Technologies; Project Engineer
B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Work Exp. : 42 months
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer (24)
Tata Elxsi Ltd; Engineer (4)
NTPC Ltd; Engineer (14)

Ankita Chaturvedi, 24 years Ashish Agrawal, 29 years

B Tech (Electronics & Communication) B E (Civil Engineering)
Jamia Milia Islamia BIT, Durg
Work Exp. : 24 months M S (Water Resources)
Inductis(India) Private Limited; Programmer Dwight Look College of Engineering
Analyst (16) Work Exp. : 38 months
American Express(India) Pvt Ltd; Business Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan Inc.;
Analyst (8) Engineer

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Ashish Goyal, 22 years
B Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
NIT, Warangal
Work Exp. : 22 months
Achhru Parshotam Solvex Ltd; Marketing
Engineer (14)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Trainee (8)
Atul Kumar, 21 years
B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Amity School of Engineering and Technology
B Prathik, 22 years
B E (Computer Science & Engineering)
Sinhgad College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 21 months
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer
Bineet Banka, 27 years
B Tech (Industrial Engineering)
IIT, Kharagpur
Professional : Appeared for CFA Level 2 in
June, 2008
Work Exp. : 36 months
Headstrong; Senior Associate (20)
IBM India Pvt Ltd; Software Engineer (16)
Chandan Kumar, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Communication)
BIT Sindri
Work Exp. : 21 months
Satyam Computer Services Ltd; Software
Developer
Deepika Bhalla, 22 years
B Tech (Electrical & Electronics)
Vellore Institute of Technology
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Freshers
Devika Bhartiya, 21 years
B Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
University
Dikshit Sindhwani, 25 years
B Tech (Electronics (Instrumentation &
Control))
YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad
Work Exp. : 36 months
Freescale Semiconductor; Design Engineer
(5)
HCL Technologies Ltd; Other (Lead
Engineer) (31)
Farah Alam, 21 years
B A (Hons.) (Economics)
Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi
Work Exp. : 8 months
B L Gupta & Co.; Assistant Manager
Gayathri Krishnan, 23 years
B E (Information Technology)
Mumbai University
Work Exp. : 10 months
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd; Software
Developer
Himanshu Gupta, 21 years
B Tech (Electrical Engineering)
Institute of Technology, BHU
Ipsita Dastidar, 24 years
B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)
Institute of Engineering & Management
Work Exp. : 20 months
SkyTech Solutions Pvt Ltd; Associate
Systems Engineer (7)
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Trainee
Software Engineer (13)
Freshers
Ishneet Kalra, 24 years
B E (Mechanical Engineering)
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Tech,
Patiala
Work Exp. : 24 months
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd; Assistant Manager
Jasmeet Bhatia, 25 years
B E (Information Technology)
NSIT, Delhi
Professional : Technical certification on
Microsoft’s Dot Net Framework for
Professionals
Work Exp. : 24 months
Perot Systems; Associate (9)
Aricent Technologies; Software Engineer (15)
Kalanidhi Salugu, 26 years
B Tech (Metallurgical & Material Science
Engineering)
VNIT, Nagpur
Work Exp. : 13 months
Hindalco Industries Limited; Engineer
Karan Parmanandka, 23 years
B Com (Hons.) (Accountancy)
Bhawanipur Education Society College
Professional : CA PE II
Work Exp. : 12 months
Hemant Impex; Assistant Sales Manager
Kartik Bakshi, 22 years
B E (Mechanical)
Manipal Institute Of Technology
Kevin Dsilva, 21 years
B Tech (Information Technology)
VJTI, Mumbai
BM : Batch of 2008-10
Krishnan S, 21 years
B Tech (Instrumentation & Control)
NIT, Trichy
Kuldeep Kulshreshtha, 26 years
B E (Mechanical Engineering)
Datta Meghe College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 37 months
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited;
Engineer
Kumar Harshdeep, 22 years
B E (Polymer Science & Chemical
Technology)
Delhi College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 8 months
The Smart Cube; Analyst (2)
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer (6)
Manan Shamihoke, 24 years
B E (Computer Science & Engineering)
Shri U.V. Patel College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 26 months
eInfochips Ltd; Embedded Engineer To Team
Lead
Mandar Kulkarni, 23 years
B E (Computer Science)
Veermata Jeejabai Technological Institute
(VJTI)
Work Exp. : 22 months
Webaroo Technology India Pvt Ltd; Senior
Software Engineer
Maninder Singh, 22 years
B B A (Finance)
St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
Professional : CFA (Level 2)
Work Exp. : 22 months
McKinsey Knowledge Center; Junior
Research Analyst
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Manoj Joshi, 23 years
B Tech (Civil Engineering)
Mnnit Allahabad
Work Exp. : 11 months
Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Ltd; Graduate
Engineer Trainee
Manoj Kamath, 23 years
B Tech (Electrical & Electronics)
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Work Exp. : 22 months
Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Executive Engineer
(10)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Other (12)
Mansi Chandra, 24 years
B Sc (Hons.) (Mathematics)
Miranda House
M Sc (Operational Research)
Hindu College/ Delhi University
Professional : CFA Level 1
Work Exp. : 22 months
Infosys-Knowledge Services; Senior
Associate
Meesam Rizvi, 23 years
B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)
IIT, Roorkee
Work Exp. : 23 months
Adobe Systems India Private Limited;
Member of Technical Staff (II)
Misha Singhal, 22 years
B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Nirma University
Mohit Gupta, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Communication)
Delhi College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 34 months
Perot Systems; Associate
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Freshers
Mohita Mehra, 20 years
B B A (Finance)
Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi
University
Mona Galhotra, 24 years
MBBS (Surgery, Medicine)
Govt. Medical College and Hospital Sector-
32, Chandigarh
Work Exp. : 2 months
Govt. Medical College And Hospital Sector-
32, Chandigarh; Junior Resident
Mrinal Pareek, 25 years
B Tech (Metallurgy & Material Science)
VNIT, Nagpur
Work Exp. : 21 months
Tata Motors Limited; Assistant Manager
Nakul Jain, 22 years
B Com (Hons.) (Accounting & Finance)
Shri Ram College of Commerce
Work Exp. : 11 months
Inductis(India) Private Limited; Analyst
Neetika Gupta, 21 years
B Tech (Information Technology)
Institute of Engineering & Technology,
Lucknow
Neha Jain, 23 years
B E (Electrical Engineering)
Punjab Engineering College (PEC),
Chandigarh
Work Exp. : 22 months
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer
Freshers BM : Batch of 2008-10
Neha Patil, 25 years Pallavi Pradhan, 23 years
B E (Electronics & Communication) B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)
UIT, Rajiv Gandhi University, Bhopal NIT Rourkela
Work Exp. : 24 months Work Exp. : 23 months
Central Bank of India; Assistant Manager Amdocs; Programming Subject Matter Expert

Nidhi Tenguria, 23 years Pankhuri Gupta, 22 years

B E (Information Technology) B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
RKDF Institute of Science and Technology IGIT, GGSIPU
,bhopal Work Exp. : 11 months
Work Exp. : 20 months Sapient Corporation; Associate
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer (17)
TechMahindra Ltd; Trainee Software
Engineer (3)

Nipun Narang, 24 years Panzika Baweja, 25 years

B E (Chemical Engineering)
Department of Chemical Engineering and
Technology
Work Exp. : 22 months
Reliance Industries Ltd; Manager (20)
Chambal Fertilizers and chemicals Ltd;
Trainee (2)
B E (Civil Engineering)
Delhi College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 34 months
Computer Sciences Corporation; Software
Engineer (19)
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer (15)

Nisrita Sanagaram, 24 years Peddi Kumar, 28 years

B E (Telecommunication) B Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
MSRIT , Bangalore NIT, Warangal
Work Exp. : 20 months Work Exp. : 59 months
TESCO HSC; Software Developer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited; Dy.manager
(manufacturing) (48)
True Value Solutions Limited; Other (11)

Nitin Tirkey, 24 years Piyush Puri, 21 years

B E (Computer Science) B Tech (Civil Engineering)
NSIT, Delhi Institute of Technology, BHU
Work Exp. : 34 months
Aricent; Software Engineer

Nutan Toppo, 25 years Pooja Bhati, 24 years

B Com (Hons.) (Finance) B Tech (Electronics & Communication
SRCC, Delhi Engineering)
M Com (Hon) (Finance & Marketing) NIT Allahabad
Rajdhani College, Delhi Work Exp. : 22 months
Grail Research; Business Analyst (10)
Freescale Semiconductors; Design Engineer
(12)

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 Freshers

Prabhjot Kaur, 25 years Priya Geddi, 23 years

B Arch (Architecture) B E (Electronics & Telecommunication
IIT, Roorkee Engineering)
Work Exp. : 23 months D.J.S.C.O.E, Mumbai
Aricent Technologies, formerly Flextronics Work Exp. : 23 months
Software Systems; Software Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer

Pradipta Banerjee, 25 years Puneet Aggarwal, 22 years

B Tech (Computer Science & Engineering) B Tech (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
College of Engineering, Trivandrum NITK, Surathkal
Work Exp. : 33 months
IBM India Pvt Ltd; SAP Consultant

Pranav Chaudhary, 24 years Raashi Gupta, 23 years

(Nautical Science) B E (Information Technology)
Training Ship Chanakya NSIT, Delhi
Professional : Certificate of Competency - Work Exp. : 11 months
Second Mates(Foreign going) - Govt. of India, Grail Research; Business Analyst
GMDSS - General Operator Certificate
Work Exp. : 31 months
Seaarland Shipping Mgmt Ltd; Navigating
Officer

Praneeth Badde, 24 years Rajat Brar, 22 years

B E (Mechanical Engineering) B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Gandhi Institute of Technology & NIT Kurukshetra
Management, Vishakapatnam
Work Exp. : 22 months
Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Senior Engineer

Pratima G, 23 years Ranjan Thakur, 24 years

B E (Computer Science & Engineering)
PESIT, VTU
Work Exp. : 22 months
IBM India Pvt Ltd; Software Engineer
B Tech (Electrical & Electronics)
Vellore Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 22 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer

Preema Nanavati, 23 years Richa Malik, 23 years

B E (Computer Science) B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Fr. CRCE Bandra Mumbai University IGIT, GGSIPU
Work Exp. : 22 months Work Exp. : 22 months
Amdocs; Subject Matter Expert Sapient Corporation; Software Engineer

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Freshers BM : Batch of 2008-10
Risha Oberai, 22 years Sachin, 23 years
B Sc (Hons.) (Chemistry) B E (Computer Science & Engineering)
St. Stephen’s College Punjab Engineering College (PEC),
Work Exp. : 10 months Chandigarh
Reckitt Benckiser; Associate Business Analyst, Work Exp. : 23 months
Information Systems (GT) Adobe Systems India Private Limited;
Software Quality Engineer (13)
Aricent; Software Engineer (10)

Rohan Mandora, 24 years Samir Gupta, 23 years

B Tech (Information & Communication B Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
Technology) NIT, Trichy
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Work Exp. : 11 months
and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar Onmobile Global Limited; Software
Work Exp. : 35 months Engineer
MindTree Ltd; Software Engineer

Rohini Maithani, 27 years Sandip Shinde, 24 years

B E (Information Technology) B E (Computer Science)
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of K.J.Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai
Technology and Science, Indore Work Exp. : 33 months
Work Exp. : 48 months Amdocs; Software Engineer
HSBC GLT; Senior Software Engineer

Rohit Agarwal, 21 years Sanmoy Talukdar, 25 years

B B A (Finance) B E (Telecommunication)
St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
Professional : CFA Work Exp. : 21 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer

Rohit Suresh, 21 years Saurabh Mittal, 25 years

B Tech (Mechanical Engineering) B Tech (Information & Communication
NITK, Surathkal Technology)
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information
and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar
Work Exp. : 30 months
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer

Ruchir Pandey, 24 years Seshadri Narasimhan, 23 years

B Tech (Electronics & Communication) B E (Information Technology)
NIT Rourkela Vivekanand Educational Society’s Institute of
Work Exp. : 11 months Technology
Samsung India Software Centre; Software Work Exp. : 23 months
Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer

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 Freshers

Shobhith Verma, 23 years Subha Behera, 21 years

B Tech (Chemical Engineering) B Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
IIT, Bombay NIT Rourkela
Work Exp. : 20 months
Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Engineer -
Production Dept

Shruti Bardia, 20 years Subodh Sharma, 24 years

B Com (Hons.) (Accountancy) B B S (Financial Management)
Shri Ram College of Commerce Kathmandu University
Work Exp. : 20 months
BNS Stores; Proprietor

Shubham Khurana, 21 years Suhasini Venkataramanan, 21 years

B Tech (Electronics & Communication) B E (Electronics)
IIT, Roorkee Mumbai University

Shwetank Jain, 22 years Suvid Anand, 21 years

B Tech (Electrical Engineering) B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
IIT, Kharagpur JSS Academy of Technical Education , Noida.
Work Exp. : 24 months
Headstrong; Senior Associate (11)
P2 Power Solutions; Executive Officer (13)

Snehil Gupta, 24 years Swapna Kumshi, 23 years

B Tech (Metallurgy & Material Science)
IIT, Roorkee
Work Exp. : 35 months
Wipro Technologies; Project Engineer (8)
Wipro Technologies; Analyst (13)
Wipro Technologies; Business Analyst (14)
B E (Electronics & Communication)
University College of Engineering, Osmania
University
Work Exp. : 31 months
Sukratej Diamonds Pvt Ltd; Family Business
(6)
Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd; Software Engineer
(25)

Stuti Kajaria, 21 years Tapan Malhotra, 20 years

B Sc (Hons.) (Economics) B Sc (Hons.) (Computer Science)
St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Hansraj College

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Freshers BM : Batch of 2008-10
Tapojoy Chatterjee, 23 years Vasudha Verma, 23 years
B Tech (Electronics (Instrumentation & B E (Computer Science & Engineering)
Control)) NSIT, Delhi
Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Work Exp. : 22 months
Work Exp. : 22 months ST Microelectronics; Software Engineer (5)
Samsung India Electronics Limited; Senior Conexant Systems; Software Developer (17)
Software Engineer

Usha Venugopal, 23 years Vidhi Garg, 23 years

B E (Electronics & Communication)
NITK, Surathkal
Work Exp. : 22 months
Tata Motors Limited; Assistant Manager
B Tech (Information Technology)
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering,
New Delhi
Work Exp. : 22 months
Conexant Systems; Software Engineer

Vaibhav Maheshwari, 23 years Vikash Prasad, 24 years

B Tech (Metallurgy & Material Science) B E (Computer science & Engineering)
IIT, Kanpur NSIT, Delhi
Work Exp. : 22 months Work Exp. : 23 months
IBM India Pvt Ltd; Assistant Systems Conexant Systems; Software Engineer (9)
Engineer Adobe Systems India Private Limited;
Software Engineer (14)

Varun Singla, 25 years Vikrant Jindal, 21 years

B E (Computer Sc.& Engg) NITK, Surathkal B E (Electronics & Electrical Communication)
Professional : Certified SCRUM MASTER by Punjab Engineering College (PEC),
SCRUMALLIANCE Org. Chandigarh
Work Exp. : 45 months
Nokia India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore; R & D
Software Engineer (9)
Huawei Technologies India Pvt Ltd,
Bangalore; Software Engineer (33)
Infosys Technologies; Software Engineer (3)

Varun Madan, 25 years Vinay Ghai, 27 years

B E (Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
NSIT, Delhi
Work Exp. : 32 months
IBM India Pvt Ltd; Software Developer
B E (Mechanical Engineering)
Delhi College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 47 months
Sify Limited; Senior Executive (21)
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer (26)

Varun Patnaik, 23 years Vineet Sharma, 21 years

B E (Mechanical) B E (Computer Science & Engineering)
Punjab Engineering College (PEC), University Institute of Engineering &
Chandigarh Technology, Chandigarh
Work Exp. : 21 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Assistant
Systems Engineer

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 BM : Batch of 2008-10 Freshers

Vishal Agarwal, 25 years Vivek Seshadri, 22 years

B E (Electrical & Electronics)
NITK, Surathkal
Work Exp. : 21 months
Cisco Systems (India) Pvt Ltd; Software
Engineer (21)
B E (Electronics & Telecommunication)
Vivekanand Educational Society’s Institute of
Technology

Vistar Sharma, 22 years

B E (Civil Engineering)
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of
Technology & Science, Indore

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Freshers BM : Batch of 2008-10

PMIR : Batch of 2008-10

Undergraduate Profile Work Experience

B.Com. / B.B.A. 36-48 48+

(6%) (5%) (1%)
B.A. (2%)
MBBS (1%) 25-36
B. Sc. (6%) (15%)
Freshers
28%

BE (85%)

0-12
19-24
Batch of 2008-10 (PMIR)

(13%)
(37%)
13-18
(1%)

*Duration in months
 Freshers

Akhilesh Sahu, 24 years Anudyuti Das, 27 years

B Tech (Computer Science) B Tech (Mining Engineering)
Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Engineering Institute of Technology, BHU
Work Exp. : 24 months Work Exp. : 43 months
Sapient Corporation Pvt Ltd IITians PACE (15)
Gravity Classes (10)
Tata Steel (18)

Amit Mehta, 22 years Anupam Ajmani, 24 years

B Tech (Information Technology)
Veermata Jijabai Tehcnological Institute
(V.J.T.I.)
B Tech (Computer Science)
College of Technology, G. B. Pant University
of Agriculture and Technology
Work Exp. : 22 months
Perot Systems

Amitabh Yadav, 24 years Apoorva Kothari, 23 years

B Tech (Information Technology) B E (Electronics & Telecommunication)
College of Technology, G. B. Pant University Cummins College
of Agriculture and Technology
Work Exp. : 32 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Anjali Agarwal, 22 years Arindam Nandy, 28 years

B Tech (Biotechnology) B Tech (Metallurgy & Material Science)
Jaypee University of Information Technology NIFFT
University Work Exp. : 65 months
Steel Authority of India Limited (53)
IndusInd Ind Bank Limited (5)
Vikrant Alloys and Forgingd Pvt. Ltd. (7)

Ankita Choudhary, 26 years Arun Kumar, 24 years

B E (Information Technology) B Tech (Chemical engg)
IIIT, Calcutta Institute of Technology, BHU
Work Exp. : 45 months Work Exp. : 24 months
Intel (42) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Strand Genomics (1)
Wipro Technologies (2)

Ankur Jain, 23 years Asheeta Chhabra, 21 years

B Tech (Electronics) Bachelor of Finance and Investment Analysis
Aligarh Muslim University (Accounting & Finance)
Work Exp. : 24 months Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

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Freshers
Asif Khan, 21 years
B E (Computer Science)
University Institute of Technology
Bhaskar Sharad, 25 years
B Tech (Information Technology)
Vellore Institute of Technology
MS (correspondence) (IT)
Kuvempu university, Bangalore
Work Exp. : 20 months
Sasken technologies limited
Bhavya Acharya, 21 years
B E (Information Technology)
D.J.S.C.O.E, Mumbai
Debayan Biswas, 23 years
B Tech (Electrical Engineering)
NIT, Bhopal
Dibakar Mitra, 22 years
B E (Electrical Engineering)
Jadavpur University
Dipti Sharma, 25 years
B Tech (Electronics & Instrumentation)
Anand Engineering College, Agra
Work Exp. : 22 months
Infosys Technologies limited
PMIR : Batch of 2008-10
Garima Bawa, 21 years
B A (Hons.) (Sociology & Psychology)
Government College For Girls,Sector
11,Chandigarh
Gaurav Goyal, 23 years
B E (Electronics & Instrumentation)
Shri G.S. Institute of Technology & Science,
Indore
Work Exp. : 24 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Gaurava Sahi, 25 years
B E (Information Technology)
Army Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 28 months
ABN AMRO Bank (4)
HSBC (18)
ICICI Bank Ltd (6)
Hameeduddin A, 24 years
B E (Mechanical)
S A Enggineering College
Work Exp. : 34 months
Verizon
Hariharan R, 23 years
B E (Computer Science)
Government College of Technology,
Coimbatore
Work Exp. : 24 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Hema Pachisia, 22 years
B Com (Hons.) (Accountancy)
Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata
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Hrishikesh Kashyap, 24 years
B Tech (Instrumentation and Control
Engineering)
NIT, Trichy
Work Exp. : 22 months
TVS Motor Company
Krishna Padarthi, 26 years
B E (Electrical Engineering)
NIT, Durgapur
Work Exp. : 35 months
Oracle India Pvt Ltd (17)
IBM India Pvt Ltd (18)
Kshitij Jain, 23 years
B Tech (Electrical Engineering)
Institute of Technology, BHU
Work Exp. : 24 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Kumar Anshu, 24 years
B Tech (Computer Science)
Vellore Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 23 months
Wipro Technologies
Lenin Mandalapu, 25 years
B Tech (Metallurgical & Materials
Engineering)
IIT, Roorkee
Work Exp. : 35 months
Ur Choice Parcels (9)
Vedanta Resources Plc. (26)
Mahima, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Communication)
M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 11 months
Robert Bosch India Ltd
46
Freshers
Mayukh Mitra, 29 years
B B A (Finance)
J. D. Birla Institute (Affiliated to Jadavpur
University)
Work Exp. : 42 months
Bella Vista
Namrata Jain, 26 years
B E (Information Technology)
Madhav Institute of Technology and Science
Gwalior
Work Exp. : 31 months
Wipro Technologies
Nidhi Rawal, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Electrical Communication)
Punjab Engineering College (PEC),
Chandigarh
Work Exp. : 23 months
Infosys Technologies Limited
Pallavi Bhargava, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Communication)
Nirma Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 33 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Praneet Haldar, 25 years
B E (Computer Science)
NIT, Durgapur
Work Exp. : 34 months
Wipro Technologies
Priyanka Shukla, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Communication)
Army Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 25 months
Computer Sciences Corporation India Pvt
Ltd (15)
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt
Ltd (10)
Freshers
Puneet Chavhan, 27 years
B Tech (Computer Science)
REC, Jallandhar
Work Exp. : 45 months
Oriental Bank of Commerce (36)
Voxtron Dezign Lab (9)
Raghav Pareek, 23 years
B Tech (Information & Communication
Technology)
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information
and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar
Rajdeep Bhattacharyya, 21 years
B Tech (Computer Science)
NIT, Surat
Ramaa Ramesh, 21 years
B Com (Accounting & Finance)
Meenakshi College For Women
Ramaswamy Venkataramani, 23 years
B Tech (Electrical & Electronics)
NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
Work Exp. : 18 months
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Rashmi Kamath, 23 years
B E (Information Technology)
Father Agnel College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 20 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
PMIR : Batch of 2008-10
Reju Mathew, 24 years
B E (Electronics & Communication)
NMAM Institute of Technology
Work Exp. : 21 months
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Ritesh Agarwal, 22 years
B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
VNIT, Nagpur
Roma Bindroo, 24 years
B E (Information Technology)
Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan’s
College of Engineering
Work Exp. : 21 months
Infosys Technologies Limited
Sahil Sinha, 23 years
B Com (Hons.) (Accounting & Commerce)
Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University
Work Exp. : 33 months
DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers Ltd.
Saloni Gupta, 22 years
B E (Electronics & Telecommunication)
Maharashtra Institute of Technology College
of Engineering,pune
Work Exp. : 6 months
Infosys Technologies Limited
Shivin Tikoo, 24 years
B Tech (Electronics & Communication)
SASTRA Deemed University Thanjavur
Work Exp. : 23 months
Wipro Technologies
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 Freshers

Shruti Tewari, 22 years Sugat Dabholkar, 24 years

B E (Information Technology) B Sc (Hons) (Industrial Microbiology)
NSIT, Delhi M.E.S’s Abasaheb Garware College,Pune
Work Exp. : 10 months M Sc (Biology)
IBM India Pvt Ltd National Centre For Biological Sciences,TIFR

Shweta Gupta, 23 years Sumit Singla, 27 years

B A (Hons.) (Economics) B E (Civil Engineering)
Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University Punjab Engineering College (PEC),
Chandigarh
Work Exp. : 69 months
Genpact (37)
IBM Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (32)

Siddharth Chatterjee, 24 years Tushar R. Walwadikar, 23 years

B E (Computer Science) B E (Mechanical)
Laxmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology,
Work Exp. : 20 months Bangalore
Tata Consultancy Services Limited Work Exp. : 20 months
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd - Automotive
Division

Sonal Gupta, 23 years Upasana Pindwal, 21 years

B Sc (Hons) (Economics) B A (Hons.) (Economics)
Presidency College Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi
Work Exp. : 12 months
Frost and Sullivan

Sreedevi R, 23 years Veena Narasimhan, 23 years

B Tech (Chemical Engineering) B E (Electrical & Electronics)
NIT, Rourkela M.V.S.R Engineering College, Hyderabad
Work Exp. : 21 months
Cognizant Technology Solutions

Srinath Sridharan, 23 years Vignesh Kalyanaraman, 21 years

B E (Computer Science) B Sc (Hons) (Mathematics)
BITS, Pilani Sri Sathya Sai University
Work Exp. : 19 months Work Exp. : 9 months
New Break India Private Limited (10) Ericsson India Private Limited
I-flex Solutions (9)

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Freshers PMIR : Batch of 2008-10
Vijay Nandal, 24 years Gaurav Marathe, 23 years
B.E. (Instrumentation & Control Engineering) B E (Information Technology)
NSIT, Delhi College of Engineering, Pune
Work Exp. : 31 months Work Exp. : 10 months
Sunlife Financial (12) IBM India Pvt Ltd
Infosys Technologies Ltd (19)

Vineeth Kumar Ravichandran, 21 years Madhu Bala, 25 years

B Tech (Computer Science) B A (Hons.) (Sociology & Psychology)
J.B. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Daulat Ram College
Hyderabad M A (applied Psychology) (Sociology &
Psychology)
Jamia Millia Islamia
Work Exp. : 32 months
DRDO (20)
IIMA (12)

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 Placements
The Placement Office is managed by the Placement Committee which consists of student representatives. A placement Chairperson
is selected from the faculty. The activities of the Placement Committee include coordinating for the Summer Internship Program,
the Lateral Recruitment Program & the Campus Recruitment Program. It corresponds with the prospective employers, arranges
Pre-Placement Talks and Personal Interviews on campus and provides all the facilities required by the visiting companies.

Building Campus Presence

A successful recruiting effort is possible only when the students know you better. XLRI offers you many opportunities to help build a
good corporate image among the students. The following are our recommendations for the same.

Pre-placement Talks (PPTs)

The pre-placement talks are presentations organized by the company on the college campus. Over the years, they have become the
primary forums for company-student interaction. These talks give the student a chance to learn more about your company, your
people and your work culture. The students can also learn about the opportunities for growth, learning and advancement that your
company offers. They can also form a first-hand impression of your company and can make an informed decision about applying for
the placements. We have over the years found that senior executives are the most effective in delivering the PPTs and also making
a strong statement of commitment to recruiting from this institute. The PPTs can take place on any mutually convenient day. If the
company wishes to display some promotional material on campus, the final form of the material can be sent to the Placement Office,
which will arrange for its display.

Distributing the Published Material

An effective way of creating awareness about your company among the students is to provide them with information. The information
could be in the form of annual reports, company brochures, pamphlets, research material and other published information. The
placement office will ensure distribution of such material amongst the students. The students could also be provided with live case
studies. This could be done by conducting Case Contests. A panel comprising company executives with/without XLRI faculty could
evaluate the student presentations.

Conferences, Workshops, Academic Fairs

Various events, speaker series, panel discussions, conferences, workshops and academic fairs can be organized in which your company
may participate directly or contribute through partnerships. Institute scholarships and awards can also be sponsored by your company
as a way to express your companies’ commitment to excellence in the student community at XLRI.

Sponsoring Projects
Projects are an integral part of the academic curriculum at XLRI. Over the years, many students have taken up live projects with many
organizations. This provides the students involved, a basic understanding of the company’s operations. It also raises your companies’
profile among students and the faculty.

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 Summer Internship Process
The placement process consists of the following stages:

• The company conducts a Pre-Placement Talk.

• The resumes of the interested candidates are sent to the company.
• The student body ranks the companies under the supervision of the faculty chairperson.
• The company is informed of the day on which interviews have been scheduled based in the ranking.
• The company sends a shortlist of students and the Recruitment Process details to the Placement Office.

The Pre-Placement Talk Student Resumes

The company conducts the recruitment process in the Scheduled Companies have the option of circulating their customized
Placement Slot. Companies are encouraged to give pre-placement application forms amongst candidates, or accepting personalized
talks well before the recruitment process begins. This helps the resumes from the shortlisted candidates.
student in making an informed choice about the organization.
Ideally, the PPT must include:- Recruitment Process
• Company Profile The company shall inform the Placement Office about the
• Projects on offer following details well in advance.
• Compensation details • The Method of Recruitment (Preliminary Test, GD,
• Possible openings in the next year Interview, Case etc.)
• Number of Rounds of the GD and group size
The Ranking
• Number of rounds of Interview
The following parameters are used to rank the companies: • Approximate duration of the GDs and Interviews
• Past record of recruitment Important Information
• Relationship of the company with the institute
The Placement Committee, in consultation with the student body
• Career growth opportunities in the company
and the faculty, arrives at the norms of the placement process.
• Compensation offered The committee reserves the right to modify any such norms,
• Market performance of the company where such norms are in the overall interest of the candidates
• Alumni feedback participating in the process. In the event of any conflict in the
Since the slot arrived at is a collective decision of the students, no interpretation and implementation of the norms, the decision of
request for the change of slots shall be entertained. the Placement Committee shall be binding on the students and
the companies.
Travel and Accommodation
Train Schedule
Jamshedpur is well connected to Kolkata (Howrah) by rail. The train timings are as indicated below:

Kolkata – Jamshedpur ( Tatanagar ) Jamshedpur – Kolkata

Train Departure Arrival Train Departure Arrival

Kolkata Jamshedpur Jamshedpur Kolkata
Tata Janshatabdi 06:20 hrs 09:40 hrs Tata Janshatabdi 17:10 hrs 20:50 hrs
Ispat Express 06:55 hrs 10:40 hrs Ispat Express 14:30 hrs 18:45 hrs
Steel Express 05:30 hrs 09:25 hrs Steel Express 06:15 hrs 10:20 hrs

Flight Schedule
One can also reach Ranchi by air and proceed to Jamshedpur by road. Regular taxi services ply on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur route.
Transport can be arranged on request between Ranchi and XLRI.

Mumbai to Ranchi Ranchi to Mumbai

Airline Departure Arrival Airline Departure Arrival

Jetlite 05:35 hrs 09:15 hrs Jetlite 10:00 hrs 12:15 hrs
Indian 08:00 hrs 12:35 hrs Indian 15:15 hrs 19:55 hrs

There are regular flights between Jamshedpur and Kolkata, run by Kingfisher Red.

Kolkata – Jamshedpur Jamshedpur – Kolkata

Airline Departure Arrival Airline Departure Arrival

Kingfisher Red 08:45 hrs 09:45 hrs Kingfisher Red 10:00 hrs 11:00 hrs
Kingfisher Red 14:55 hrs 15:55 hrs Kingfisher Red 16:15 hrs 17:15 hrs
All intra-city transport expenses will be borne by the institute.

Accommodation
Hotel Phone No.
Centre Point +91-657-2431324
Hotel Natraj +91-657-2426061/64
The Regent +91-657-2439315
MDP Residence ( XLRI )

Accommodation and return journey reservation can be arranged in advance.

Placement Committee Student Members
Chairperson Aravind Rajagopal Kartik Bakshi
Prof. Rajiv Misra Dipika Mukim Nakul Jain
Student Placement Secretary Srikanth TS Nisrita N Sanagaram
Jeevan Kumar R Sriraman TS Pallavi Bhargava
Placement Officer Srivatsava Sreedhara Shubham Khurana
Ms. Lily Joe Utkarsh Iyer Stuti Kajaria
Varun Mehta Suvid Anand
Tushar R. Walwadikar
XLRI Jamshedpur
Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur 831035, Jharkhand, India
Ph. : 91-657-2225506 , Extn. 225, 91-657-2225520 (Direct)
Fax : 91-657-2227814, Email : placement@xlri.ac.in, Web : http://www.xlri.ac.in