Xavier Labour Relations Institute Jamshedpur

Academic Programmes

XLRI Academic Programme use state-of-the-art ideas, pedagogical tools, and technologies to address the needs of business and communities, facing challenges posed by the globalization of the Indian economy. The programmes offered are:

Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (PM & IR)
Business Management (BM)
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) - Doctoral Programme
Executive Postgraduate Programme (Exec-PGP)
Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
General Management Programme (GMP) - One year full time programme for candidates with at least 3 years work experience

Satellite Programmes

Management Development Programmes (MDPs)
International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP)

The institute started with a part time course called Business Management Evening (BME) Programme. This was discontinued in 1996. It was targetted for the working executives of Jamshedpur, primarily those working in the Tata Companies.

XLRI's post graduate programs in Industrial Relations, Personnel & Business Management are one of the best in the Asia Pacific region.

Student Exchange Programme

In 2004, XLRI tied up with the Malardalen University, Sweden and Asian Institute of Management, Philipines for student exchange programmes. The tie-ups were initiated by the student exchange committee called POISE.

Administration

XLRI's current director is Father N Casimir Raj S.J and the Dean of Academics is Prof. P. Venugopal (affectionately known to students as Pingoo or Pingali). The Chairman of the Board of Governers is Dr. B Muthuraman the Mananging Director of Tata Steel. The other members of the board include Y C Deveshwar (Chairman of ITC Limited) and Arun Maira (Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group.

XLRI Culture

XLRI has consistently been ranked by national magazines as a top 5 business school in India. Over the years, XLRI has also evolved a unique culture of its own, that separates it from most other business schools. To begin with, a compact campus that houses the faculty, students and the academic blocks within 40 acres leads to a lot of camaraderie. The 400 odd students pride themselves on knowing every other student/faculty personally. The campus is nestled in the green city of Jamshedpur with its own hills to the west (Dalma hills) and the Subarnarekha river.

The students have an active hand in college affairs - for instance the entire placement process is organized and conducted by a group of students that form the Placement Committee. Other committees exist too - Asterix (strategic workshops), Finax (Finance workshops), Socrates (XLRI network administration), POISE (student exchange) etc.

The students stay together on campus for two years and then graduate to join a vast, active network of XL alumni around the world. Alumni meets are held every year around May-June in various cities in India as well as in the USA, UK and Dubai.