When it comes to HR specialization, XLRI has emerged as one of the top-ranked institutions.

Candidates who graduate from this campus should expect to land high-paying positions with outstanding benefits. Many of the major multinational corporations participate in the placement and choose the best candidates from the campus. 

Here is a brief overview of the placement highlights for the recent years at XLRI.

When it comes to the beginning and advancing your career in HR, the alumni is pretty good for XLers who support their group members, and it's a game-changer.

XLRI is a really good institute to go for. The ethos, culture, and diversity are all enigmatic. One of my friends studying there suggests that you can learn and grow simultaneously. 

• Placements for non-IT background students are comparatively less. Usually, the domain consultant role is offered.
• These domain consultants also get a chance to go abroad for further work experience. 
• Nowadays, companies are also hiring, even being unsure about the candidate’s past work experience.
• You just evolve as your potential individuality begins to blossom. This is the most significant advantage of being in XLRI. 
• Academics and case studies are generally the same across the board.
• The admissions process is a little stringent and filters out the “right” individuals.

Placement stats:

It is not a disadvantage to not be an engineer. A consulting career requires more analytical ability, business awareness, and thought process. 

All you have to do is work a little harder to achieve your goals. So, go ahead and start preparing for your career and you'll make it. Ultimately your performance will matter rather than being an IT or a non-IT background.

The XAT score acceptance for the selection amounts to about 60%, and if one includes the other essentials checked as part of the profile like Essays, GK, Academics, Work Experience, etc; that comes to 15%. The GD/PI round amounts to 25%. However, the bottom 10% score received in GD/PI rounds may not be considered for final selection.

If you score a 97 percentile and someone scores a 99 percentile then clearly the topper with the 60% XAT score will sail through with ease. When evaluated further, the 97 percentile means that that your XAT score is about 45% and the other students are 60%, so there is a margin of 15%, hence the advantage of the topper is clearly visible by the 9% rise.

It will finally come down to the GDPI score which has a 25% weightage. The 9% advantage of the topper student will be a challenge to overcome, and for that, you must excel in this round because the topper, most probably, will prepare averagely for the interview.

All the top B-schools, except FMS, emphasize the PI score during the selection process so that even the top candidates get rejected based on their profiles and scores.

Post Graduate Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management is a 6 months duration course at XLRI. As my brother belonged to the 2017-18 batch of the PGP CEM course, here are some first-hand experiences he had.

• As it's a tri-semester ordeal, each having about 7 to 8 subjects you will be evaluated on the basis of a mix of individual/group assignments and the finals.
• You will be taught subjects related to what the initial year of a regular MBA will cater to, along with some unique ones like Technopreneurship and Agripreneurship to state a few.
• The teaching is mostly theoretically driven so you'll have to refer to core books for each subject for the most part. 
• Class presentations will expose you to public speaking and explaining concepts which is a good way to build confidence and speaking to an audience.
• You'll be taught by the same profs. who teach the regular MBA guys. 

Overall, this is a good course if you already come with an initial idea about which field or genre you want to work in. Job seekers should completely avoid this since it wouldn't hold much value in their CVs except for a prestigious B-school name. Even if you are a fresher, you won't find this course optimum due to lack of experience. However, if you are a family business owner, you can definitely get insights into how to tackle problems and solutions occurring in your venture.

One of my friends at XLRI said that you should know the facts before diving into any conclusion and making a decision. According to him, GMP is not a good course. It has its own set of flaws.

• There mainly is no institutional support for placements of students pursuing GMP, unlike the BM and HR course. 
• Students from a core background are advised not to join the course. 
• Choose this course only if you are willing to work as a business analyst in certain second-tier service companies.
• This course is somewhat only for IT students. 
• If you are employed in companies like Coal India, Indian Railways, or NTPC. You will remain unplaced for over 6-7 years of operation. 
• You will not receive an opportunity in the GD interviews while competing against various IT students.
• The course pedagogy states that it is a general management course. That means it lacks fundamental items like operation, finance, and strategy. 
• Only 20% of the students obtain premium jobs, while the rest have to join sales or service jobs. 
• Several jobs are seen to be cornered by “placecommers” and certain similar individuals.

The placement stats provided by the institution are - 

Apart from Mr. Venu Gopal in marketing, and Mr. Ajith J Kuman in the operations, neither of the faculty members are industry inclined. Thus, choose wisely before making a decision.