All About Xavier Institute of Social Service, [XISS]

XISS Ranchi is governed and managed by the Society of Jesus - more popularly known as the “Jesuits”. This institution has been honing and fine-tuning a learning and lifelong skilling system that is based on 500 years old legacy. Members of the Society of Jesus have held a commitment to quality education and are proud to be a community that is grounded in a tradition of education with Magis (a Latin term for “more”) at the core of everything that inspires one to do things better continually for the greater good. The Jesuit value of CuraPersonalis (care of the whole person) recognizes the developmental stages of intellectual, affective and spiritual growth of an individual and assists each student to mature gradually in all these areas.  Thus, the curriculum is centered on the person rather than on the to be covered material. 

XISS, Ranchi offers – Two years Full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management approved by AICTE in the following disciplines: Human Resource, Rural Management, Information Technology, Finance & Marketing. 

For the admission of PGDM program at the Institute, the minimum qualification is a three/four-year bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and (50% for SC/ST) in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. Appearing candidates are also eligible to apply but such candidates if finally selected must produce their pass certificate with the said qualifying percentage by July 2020.

Also, a candidate desirous of seeking admission at XISS, Ranchi will have to appear in at least any one of the following all India level management admission test of CAT/XAT/CMAT with a percentile equal to or above the notified cut-off. The last date of filling up the forms online is 7th Feb 2020. For details visit our website: (https://www.xiss.ac.in/)

The course fee for the session 2020-22 will be approximately ₹ 9.25 Lakhs. 

XISS is ranked at 6th position in the eastern region and is among the top 35 best B-Schools in India by the NHRDN B-School ranking of 2018-19. It is ranked 4th in the eastern region and 45th in the list of All India Private B-Schools by “The Week” for 2019. Chronicle has awarded XISS with a rating of A+++ under the category of Best B-Schools in the eastern zone for 2019. 

The faculty at XISS with diverse industry and academic background is quite capable of dealing with the industry-oriented curriculum in view of making students industry-ready. Together with stakeholders that include alumni, professors, parents, and well-wishers, XISS is committed to creating socially conscious leaders for tomorrow. The fact is well demonstrated by the placements of the Institute. 

The final placements for the PGDM batch of 2017-19 achieved an overall Placement of 92.6% with participation of some 83+ companies in the final placement process with the highest salary of Rs. 14.50 lakh p.a. The placements for the current batch of 18-20 is going even stronger, with the placement figure touching 72% already in the first phase with a highest package of approximately 18 Lakhs p.a.