Xavier Labour Relations Institute or XLRI is located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. For the year 2020, XLRI was ranked 9th by NIRF in the Management category. 

The HRM (Human resources management) program was formerly known as the PMIR program. BM (Business Management) program is different from HRM with respect to the contents of the course curriculum. At XLRI, a total of 360 seats are available for HRM/BM.

Admission 

• A valid score in XAT is required for admission in the programs along with graduation in a relevant field.
• For the year 2020, the XAT cutoff for PGDM HRM and PGDM BM was 94 and 96 respectively.
• The fee structure for both PGDM HRM(formerly PMIR) and PGDM BM is INR 11.8 lakhs for a 2 year- course.

Additional Information

• At XLRI, students are offered scholarships of Rs. 1.75 LPA.
• There is a 5% relaxation in total aggregate marks for SC, ST, and OBC candidates. 
• An overall relaxation of 10% is given to SC, ST, OBC, and women candidates.

Academics

• HRM (formerly PMIR) course aims to impart skills related to the management of HR to students like Human Resource Planning etc in a manner that is contributing to the overall development of organizations and individuals. 
• BM course aims to inculcate a conceptual understanding of current management theory with respect to Indian and international business. 

Placement:

• XLRI has an Alumni base of more than 16,000. It has tie-ups for exchange programs with over 15 international institutions. 
• In the year 2020, the IT/ITES sector recruited 30% of the total students, becoming the largest recruiter for the college.

The table given below shows the placement statistics of the institute:

Campus Life - 

• XLRI has an Interdisciplinary Behavioral Lab, designed specifically for the study of human subjects. 
• There are many extracurricular societies and Interest groups like Dracula, SIGMA - Oikos, AXIOM, Bodhi tree, CEASE, etc.

As can be observed from the facts listed above, the primary difference between HRM and BM courses lies in the contents of the academic curriculum followed. Courses should be selected according to the skill needs of the student.

There is no difference between the placement for PGDM or Postgraduate Diploma in Management course and MMS or Master of Management Studies course offered by KJ Somaiya. The entire batch for both the courses goes through the same placement process.

According to the placement drive 2019-2020 statistics of KJ Somaiya, almost 97% of students have received placements. Students have received job offers from Industrial sectors like Banking and Insurance sector, IT and ITES, Financial Services, Consulting, FMCG, and Manufacturing.

The top recruiting companies included Polaris UK, Accenture, PwC, and Target Inc. A total of 165 companies participated in the placement program and the number of new recruiters was 39. The highest and average CTC received by the students were 28.5 LPA and 10.08 LPA.

The difference is in the PGDM and MMS is mainly the admission process, duration, and the fees. The placement procedure is more or less similar.

Yes, any candidate can choose a career in wildlife conservation by doing a PGDFM course in IIFM Bhopal. There is no restriction for students to choose specializations and so, Conservation and Livelihood is a great choice for students who want a career in such specific fields. The table below gives a brief overview of the PGDFM course in IIFM Bhopal.

Key highlights:

• The courses offered lack expected importance and recognition in India. But, there is a great demand for forestry management abroad, where several career options are available.
• There is an excessive hype for an MBA degree in India and it is somewhat responsible for the lack of recognition of a PGDFM degree. But, a PGDFM degree from IIFM, Bhopal is sure to give success, if one works hard enough.
• It is not that there is no placement at IIFM Bhopal. Even being a lesser-known subject, there are several recruiters who visit the campus for placement of students from PGDFM.
• Students from IIFM Bhopal receive good opportunities through summer internships provided by several organizations, some of them being related to areas of interest like Wildlife Conservation, etc.

Therefore, PGDFM at IIFM Bhopal is definitely a good choice for students who are genuinely interested in career fields related to wildlife conservation, or maybe something else relevant to the course.

Any professional who is from HR understands exactly what a business requires and manages the whole process from hiring an employee to their exit with talent management & development, compliance, engagement, etc. 

Setting up organizational design and development for organizations are also covered by HR professionals. The employees are just a small aspect of the bigger picture. 

• My friend worked at the corporate compensation team and he used to simply work on his PC all the time. Getting into HR was because of the simple fact that he was good with numbers. 
• MBA programs that offer specialization in HRM, such as XLRI PGDHRM cover all the topics mentioned above in their course work. This is why people for HR roles are taken from XLRI. 
• According to the recent statistics, the major companies coming to the campus for recruiting HR students are McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc. 

Traveling isn't vital for HR professionals unlike what a consultant or salesman would do, the workload is, however, very similar. At the end of the day, that aspect falls on the employer culture rather than the department itself.