Chennai GMPians' meet XLRI GMP 2009-2010 batch

Last Sunday (16-May-2010), future GMPians from Chennai got an opportunity to talk to a few people from the GMP 2009-2010 batch.

It was the first meet with the Alumni for the Chennai GMPians.

Seniors were of all praise for this program. Every one of them is satisfied with the program and its prospects.

Some interesting facts:

1. XLRI Dean has announced that XLRI GMP will be the flagship program of XLRI !! Now there is only one dean for BM, PMIR and GMP programs.
2. Faculty is one among the best in India & Asia Pacific - not only for HR, but also for other disciplines.
3. The program will be rigorous. Just to give a feel of the program, classes will be from 9AM to 9 PM during the induction program (held for 3 days starting June 12)!!
4. Students will be very dynamic and participate in various events in spite of the tight program schedule.
5. There will be international immersion program, where students will go to various abroad universities in groups. They will get opportunity to listen to lectures along with having a first-hand experience of the working in the industry at the respective countries.
6. People from diverse backgrounds and experience participate in this program. So, students learn quite a lot from the peers in addition to what they learn from faculty.
7. Adventure tour and Village trip programs will be very good and they will create good bonding among the students at the same time exposing students to realities & hardships of life.

Here are some snaps of the meet:

1-Yr MBA in India and a piece of info for prospective students

Following is an useful link that talks about various 1-yr MBA options in India.

http://www.essayauthors.com/blog/one-year-mba-options-other-than-isb.html

Info for prospective students:

We are delighted to announce that a separate team from our batch has been formed to answer various queries in Pagalguy forum.

Some points to be noted during application process are:

1. Send the official GMAT score during first stage of application
2. Just follow the instructions provided to fill the application - they are complete in themselves.

XLRI , Mother of Management Education in India

When Indian leaders were busy in formation of Indian Constitution another visionary Fr. Quinn Enright was giving shape to an institute which became Mother of management education in India. Xavier Labour Relation Institute , a pioneer management institute , established in 1949 gave many visionaries and leaders to the world.
Established in the Steel city of jamshedpur, with a vision to be the first to respond to the needs of the people and nation, this institute brought Jamshedpur on the educational map of world.Its courses BM , PMIR, GMP are well renowed and considered best in the league. Every year thousands of candidates face toughest competition to secure their passport and visa to a great future in management , that is a seat in XLRI.

With the who's who of management education as faculty and with tieups and exchange programmes with world's best universities and colleges , the learning experience here is just unmatched.

Some of Faculty

Fulfilling its pledge of becoming first to respond to the need of nation , XLRI started its General Management Programme in year 1997 . Just like BM and PMIR this programme also created its own place in Indian education arena. Designed for Managers having more than 5 years experience ,this programme fulfilled the requirement of growing Indian industry of world class higher level managers with very good work experience .

With unmatched learning , Great social life, and dream placements XL is the place to be for any management student. We the members of the GMP batch of 2011 are the lucky ones ( Deserving , Intellient and able would also be appropriate but we believe in being humble) to get through the tough selection procedure. This Collaborative blog will be our tool for sharing our exciting life at XL. We will keep updating the world regarding our journey .