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Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB), celebrated its second Convocation on 29th March 2016. The

ceremony was marked by the presence of esteemed guests and parents of the graduating students.

A total of 578 students were awarded degree for successful completion of their academic courses in:

1. MBA - Business Management 2. MBA - Human Resource Management 3. MBA - Rural Management 4. Global MBA 5. 1 Year MBA - Executive (Full-time) 6. PGDM (Part-time) 7. 1 Year PGDM-Executive (Part-Time) 8. 1 Year PG Diploma in Film & Television

The occasion was graced by Shri Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestle India Limited. He presided over the event as the Chief Guest for the evening. Many distinguished personalities and Board of Governors of XUB and XIMB were present.

Several awards were also given to deserving students as a token of appreciation of their hard work while achieving their goal. We congratulate all the students for their success and wish each of them well in their chosen career paths.

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A Cordial Welcome to the Incoming Batch

XUB Magis welcomes the new batch of students to Xavier University and XIMB. The opening of the new academic calendar for the first year students joining various programs was lined with a five day Orientation Programme from 17 June to 22 June. Inaugurated by Fr. Paul Fernandes, Vice-Chancellor, the program was organised to benefit the students who are about to experience a new phase in their life.

Xavier University organized different events for the 2018 Batch to meet classmates, faculties, attend workshops,

and start learning about the critical career development tools they will need during the MBA program and when after they graduate.

A Cordial Welcome to the New Faculty Members

Xavier University is pleased to welcome the new faculty members who joined in the academic year 2016-17.

The Xavier Fraternity hopes that their time here will be rewarding and would aid mutual learning among the students and faculties.

Prof. Abhimanyu Sahoo Prof. Ajit Kumar Prof. Alwyn Rodrigues S.J. (Fr.)

Prof. Basanta Kumar Prof. Debopriya Banerjee Prof. Girish Balasubramanian

Prof. Joshy KX, S.J. (Fr.) Prof. Kiran Cotha, S.J. (Fr.) Prof. Kushankur Dey Prof. Mary Sabina Peters Prof. Mridula Savitri Mishra Prof. Narayan Chandra Sarangi Prof. Neerpal Rathi Prof. Preshth Bhardwaj Prof. Raj Kishore Patra Prof. Rashmi Singh Prof. Sanket Sunand Dash Prof. Satyabrata Das Prof. Sandipan Karmakar Prof. Tathagatha Chatterji Prof. Vikrant Vijay Patil

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Visit by the Korean Ambassador

His Excellency Mr. Hyun Cho, Ambassador of Korea, his wife Mrs. Jeeyoon Cho and the Honorary Consul General, Mr. Rajive Kaul visited Xavier University Bhubaneswar, on 8th April. An interactive session was held with His Excellency Mr. Hyun Cho, Ambassador of Korea, the students and professors at the Xavier City Campus. Mr. Hyun Cho emphasized the need for today’s leaders to have a deep understanding of technological trends and their implications. His Excellency Mr. Cho was presented the XUB Seal and the honored guests were felicitated with shawls and mementos by the Chairman, Mr. Rajive Kaul. The Vice Chancellor of Xavier University, Fr. Paul Fernandes S.J. proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Faculty Awards

2. Dr. Snigdha Pattnaik

1. Dr. Saveeta Mohanty

With the appointment of a distinguished panel of Independent Directors, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has got an array of domain experts to advise the newly-formed company for the development of the ambitious Smart City Project. Dr. Saveeta Mohanty, Professor, XIMB-XUB has been appointed as an independent Director of the Smart City Project, Bhubaneswar by the State Govt. Odisha.

Prof. Snigdha Pattnaik, Dean, XaHR was awarded with the Aarya Award on 6th March, 2016 at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar to mark the International Women's Day, by the Parichay Foundation in recognition of her contribution and achievement in the field of education.

Pioneering the Urban Management Program

Stealing the thunder by being one of the first Universities to initiate the Urban Management program, Xavier University Bhubaneswar has designed the MBA-Urban Management course which aims to create specialized managers to manage cities, towns and other urban places in effective, inclusive and sustainable ways. The MBA-UMG is a new 2-year, full-time residential program to prepare professionals with the knowledge and skills to develop and run sustainable and adaptive cities and city systems. It brings together the relevant knowledge, techniques and tools from the fields of Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Policy and Governance.

Dr. Kajri Mishra has been appointed the program coordinator of MBA-UMG. The curriculum has been designed to meet the specific management expertise required by agencies involved in the financing, development and management of cities, towns and rapidly evolving peripheries.

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National Round Table Discussion

National round table discussion on optimal FPO Design and on Sustainable Agricultural Systems(SAS)was organized in XIMB on 18th and 19th January in coordination with NABARD Chair unit. Expected outcomes of the deliberations may be Optimal FPO Design, Optimal Institutional Architecture at District level, Convergence Strategy for making collective action by resource poor possible, Common understanding and appreciation of the different approaches to sustainable agricultural practices in India and agreement and agreement on some common terminologies for policy, Plan for compilation and codification of different sustainable agricultural practices, Draft on Transition Strategy & Policy for replication on sustainable agricultural practices.

HBS Club Inclusive India Forum

A one day Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR)

conference titled Inclusive India Forum 2016 was

organized in collaboration with Harvard Business School

Club of India and Xavier University Bhubaneswar.

The event was held at Xavier Institute of Management,

Xavier University Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 22nd January,

with the focus on areas like Education, Employability and

Healthcare.

The Forum was facilitated by CRRCSR (Centre for

Resettlement & Rehabilitation and Corporate Social

Responsibility) which reflects XIMB's efforts to blend

business and development, and foster inclusive growth.

Dignitaries who graced the Forum included Sri Pradip

Kumar Amat, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Govt. of

Odisha; Prof. Subhasis Ray, Coordinator of CRRCSR and

Mrs. Neera Nundy, Partner & Founder, Dasra.

L'Oreal Brandstorm

XIMB hosted the Eastern Region Battle for Brandstorm,

L'Oreal's unique business competition for students on

January 18. Teams from premier B-schools like IIM

Shillong, IIM Lucknow, XLRI Jamshedpur and XIMB

participated in this event. Students presented their

innovative solutions for the challenge which offered

them to unleash their creativity and apply ground

breaking ideas to one of L'Oreal's international brands

and distribution channels. Team 'Usuaal Suspects' from

IIM Lucknow emerged as winners from the East Zone.

TEDx XIMB

TEDxXIMB 2016 was organized at Xavier Institute of

Management, Xavier University Bhubaneswar on January

24th. The event like its previous versions was a medium

to share the ideas that are expected to reflect and let the

society, the nation and the world evolve into a better

place. This year, the theme of TEDxXIMB was: 'Share.

Reflect.Evolve.'

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TEDxXIMB hosted speakers from various walks of life

such as Mr. Tathagata Satpathy, Member of Parliament,

Miss. Masako Ono, a renowned Japanese Odissi dancer,

Mr. Vijayendra Mohanty, an Indian writer and journalist,

Mr. Ronak Kumar Samantray, co-founder of Now Floats,

Dr. Joe Madiath, an Indian social entrepreneur and Mr.

Hemant Mallapur, co-founder and Vice President of

Engineering at Saankhya Labs.

Mumbai International Film Festival

Bhubaneswar Chapter

The Films Division, Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting, Film Society Bhubaneswar in association

with Xavier School of communications, Xavier University

organized a three-day film festival at Xavier University,

Xavier City campus from 28th - 30th January.

Twenty-four selected documentaries and short films

were screened at 14th Mumbai International Film

Festival (MIFF).National Award-winning Film-makers Mr.

Subash Das and Mr. Susant Misra were part of

inauguration. Fr. Dr. Paul Fernandes SJ, Vice Chancellor,

inaugurated the festival. It is the first of its kind to

happen in any university campus in Odisha.

XAVION - The Entrepreneurship Summit

Xavion 2016, the Annual Entrepreneurship Summit took

place at Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier

University Bhubaneswar from January 29th - 31st. The

event aimed at bringing out the talent, passion and

challenges in the world of entrepreneurship. The start-up

heads Mr. Jonathon Bill, Co-founder Venture Foundry,

Mr. Chinmoy Panda, CEO, Mindfire Solutions and Rana

Atheya, CEO, DogSpot.in, all successful entrepreneurs

inspired the students with their speeches and shared

personal experiences. The main highlights of the event

involved LaunchPad - a pan India Business Plan

competition followed by workshops on various

entrepreneurial topics and the Annual Entrepreneurship

Conclave - IGNITE.

National Conference on Commerce

Xavier School of Commerce organised its 1st National

Conference on February 20th. The theme of the

conference was “Commerce in 21st Century:

Innovations, Trends and Practices”. Prof. Dr. Fr. Paul

Fernandes, S.J., Vice chancellor of Xavier University

Bhubaneswar while inaugurating the conference stressed

the need for green accounting. Sri Niten Chandra, IAS,

Principal Secretary to Govt., Dept. of Social Security and

Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities was the chief

guest on the occasion.

Theatrical Performance - GASHA

Renowned Bangalore based theatre group "Indian

Ensemble" staged two shows of their acclaimed play

"Gasha" at Xavier Institute of Management,

Bhubaneswar, on 20th February. The hard hitting play,

which is set against the background of the Kashmir

imbroglio, is an account of the fractured friendship

between two boys. The director of the play, Mr.

Abhishek Majumdar, an alumnus of XIMB, later spoke

about the intensity of the problems in Kashmir.

WIPRO Earthian Programme at XSoS

Xavier School of Sustainability organised a round table

discussion on Sustainability Thinking, Action and

Reflection (STAR) in collaboration with Wipro

Earthian Programme on 26th February at Xavier

University Bhubaneswar. Mr. Abhijit Zachariah, Manager,

Wipro Earthian presented about Wipro’s Earthian

Initiative. Prof. S Peppin, Dean, Xavier School of

Sustainability, Xavier University also gave his insights.

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Panel Discussion on Budget 2016-2017

The finance association of Xavier Institute of

Management, Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with the

World Trade Centre Bhubaneswar, on 2nd March 2016,

organized for the first time, a panel discussion designed

to analyze the ‘Implications of the Union Budget 2016-17

on Direct and Indirect Taxation’.

Awareness Programme on Women Empowerment

The Rural Managers' Association of XIMB in association

with Mirambika conducted an awareness program on

women empowerment and skill development at Raahgiri

Day Bhubaneswar on March 7th.The event was well

appreciated by eminent personalities of Odisha like Dr.

Prof. Prasanna Kumar Patasani (Member of Parliament),

BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and Honorable

minister of Industries, School and Education, Debi Prasad

Mishra.

Celebrity Talk

XIMB hosted Veteran actor, music director, lyricist, singer

and scriptwriter Mr. Piyush Mishra on campus on

19thJune. He enthralled the entire XIMB fraternity during

an interactive session with his poems and life

experiences.

HR Symposium

Xavier School of Human Resource Management (XaHR),

Xavier University Bhubaneswar conducted an HR

Symposium on 'HR in the Organization: The Field of

Practice' and 'Human Processes at the Workplace' at the

Xavier City Campus on 28th June. The symposium was

attended by various dignitaries from the HR fraternity

and eminent HR personnel from organisations such as

Accenture, GE, ACG Worldwide, Cognizant Technology

Solutions etc.

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The Second Convocation of Xavier University Bhubaneswar

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and Xavier University, Bhubaneswar(XUB), celebrated the 2nd Convocation of XUB on 29th March, 2016.

The convocation ceremony began with a welcome note by Fr. Antony Uvary, S.J., followed by the Vice Chancellor’s report by Fr. Paul Fernandes S.J. and a Chairman’s address by Mr. Rajive Kaul. The meritorious students were presented with medals by Chief Guest, Shri Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestle India Limited, followed by the presentation of Graduates of various courses by the Deans.

The Chief Guest, Shri Suresh Narayanan inspired the students with his motivational talk. "Know who you are and what you want to be. Do not leave values behind, because when everything is gone values stay", he said. He also told the 10 C's, that according to him are essential in life: Clarity, Competence, Credibility, Courage, Concentration, Creativity, Constraints, Compassion, Continuous Learning and Contentment.

The students accepted their scrolls with humility and grace and filled the XIMB campus with loud cheers throwing convocation caps into the air with delight. The Convocation evening at XIMB campus marked the end of two rigorous and fulfilling years for 578 students in one the best B schools of the country.

The Xavier Family congratulates the graduates on the successful completion of their programs; also wishes heartiest congratulations to their families and to the teachers who provided the support and shaped the intellect, as the students explored to achieve this academic distinction. As the outgoing batch looks forward to a new journey ahead with a deep sense of suppressed excitement mixed with a nostalgic tinge, the Xavier fraternity wishes them all the luck.

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Alumni Achievements

Srikumar Misra (Batch of 2001) Featured in Fortune India 40 Under 40 (list of entrepreneurs under the

age of 40 by Fortune India)

Sameer Sathpathy (Batch of 1995) Appointed as the CEO, Personal Care, ITC

Rahul Taneja (Batch of 1999) Appointed as the HR Head at Jet Airways

Saroja Yeramilli (Batch of 1991) Her startup Mellora became the largest early-stage funded startup in

Indian history.

Mr. Ravi Kumar S (Batch of 1996) Appointed as a President at Infosys

Harshdeep Singh (Batch of 2012) Named in the Top 30 Social Media Professionals Under the age of 30 by

Social Samosa

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay (PGP 2002-04) Released debut novel 'Patang'

Sandhiya 2016

From refreshing old bonds to making new ones..

XIMB successfully held the annual alumni meet ‘Sanidhya’ in six different cities this summer.

Sanidhya provides a platform for XIMB alumni to reconnect and share their cherished memories

from the old days, when they were students at this prestigious institution. The event is also open to

current and prospective students, providing them avenues to connect with alumni who are highly

regarded in the industry. Sanidhya ‘16 was held across six cities - in Chennai and Hyderabad on 7th

May, in Kolkata on 14th May, in New Delhi on 21st May, in Bangalore on 28th May and in Mumbai on

4th June. Several distinguished Alumni attended the city meets. Presentations were made to provide

an update on recent developments both in the Campus and in the Alumni Fraternity. The Kolkata

chapter of Sanidhya additionally featured stand-up comedy. The guests were enthralled and laughed

their hearts out with the entertaining stand-up comedy act by Abhishek Bose & Sourabh Ghosh of

Comedified Group. The guests, which included the Alumni, Faculty and Students had a healthy

interaction with one another thereby strengthening the bond which binds all XIMBians together as

one. The festivities also included the cake-cutting ceremony. At the end, the guests were presented

XIMB merchandise and goodies from sponsors. Sanidhya ’16 was a huge success in each city, and the

guests had a great time recollecting their days in their Alma-Mater.

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Business Standard B-School Rating 2016

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar has been ranked in the Super League 2 with an overall

percentile score of 95 in India by the latest Business Standard B-School Rating. The 2016 edition of the

popular annual ranking of B Schools has also adjudged XIMB as the highest in terms of overall perception

with a perception percentile score of 95. XIMB has also been ranked highly in terms of scale of operations,

infrastructure, intellectual capital and placements.

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Faculty Interview

Dr. Subhajyoti Ray (M-Stat, (ISI); Fellow, Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad) has been appointed as the Dean (Academics) of XIMB, with effect from May 2, 2016.

Excerpts from the interview:

Firstly, sincere congratulation Sir, for your new appointment.

Thank you very much for your wishes!!

1.Sir, you have been the Dean of XIMB earlier also. What are the major changes from then to now?

A) It has become a lot more complex in terms of scale but in terms of scope complexity has reduced. For example, earlier as the Dean of XIMB I had to look at HRM and RM too apart from BM. In that sense it was more complex. There were some inter linkages, faculty concerns between programmes. That is not there now. On the other hand, we are now looking at 360 students across two campuses. So the scale is around twice of what it was earlier. That brings with it its own challenges.

2. In this regard, what do you think are the immediate challenges that XIMB is facing right now? What should be done to overcome them?

A) We have grown rapidly in the past 2-2.5 years. When you grow at such a pace it pulls all your resources and they become stressed. So what we have to do now is to consolidate. Consolidation means to reclaim whatever was your standing among the peers. That is the Challenge #1. Challenge #2 is to ensure that the academic processes, the relationship we have with the corporate and other stakeholders are at the same level or they get improved, as it is always a quantity -quality trade off when there is a spurt of growth. The other way to think about this is that you cannot stay at the same place. You either go down or you go up. Growth is good. We have to grow. We cannot stay at the same place. Internally we have understood that these are the issues and on various dimensions we have made faculty lead teams on branding, ranking, research and on accreditation; all these are new committees. Their only agenda is to improve on those fields so that if we have lost some ground we make it up and move ahead fast.

3.You are also a teacher. How do you juggle your academic responsibilities with those of being a Dean and which do you enjoy more?

A) I enjoy teaching more, there is no doubt about that. It is always nice to mix with young people and that helps you stay young . To me that is a personal gain. Without teaching you cannot be a Dean. You need to understand the students, who the new

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students are, what they are thinking, what is going on in their minds. That helps you as that is a feedback from the system. You automatically get to know about several things just because you are a teacher and that helps you in your work as a Dean, both complimentary to an extent. However we are doing more teaching and our load is increasing. So it is becoming more challenging. It is not as comfortable as it was 4 years ago, but still it's fine.

4. Currently we are seeing that the MBA degree is losing its overall sheen. What do you think is the main reason for this and what do you think XIMB can do to prevent this?

A) One of the reasons is that there is over supply. The exclusivity is decreasing. If you have only 5 IIMs in a country where 40% of the population is young and aspiring to get good corporate jobs then it is exclusive. But nonetheless if you look at the s ize of our country and the population, there is enough scope to have 100 high quality super league MBA institutions. The challenge is not in acquiring good students, it is in acquiring good faculty. We are fortunate in that aspect. We have a good faculty pool with mixed and healthy experience. So that is a challenge for the whole sector. But at the same time when the sector grows, the good ones also grow and benefit. We are one of the good ones and in the long term we will only benefit from this growth. People w ill begin to differentiate. The sector consolidates and the market facilitates this consolidation. Once that happens we will stand out. Right now we are in a transition phase after which the good ones will remain. The challenge is a level playing field. Some colleges may have a lot more financial muscle than others. Culture wise we are ahead of most institutions and that is why we are very happy to work here.

5.What impact do you think technology is going to have on business school education?

A) That's a very hazardous thing to guess. The way technology is moving it can distort every single model we conceive. But what a B-school provides that technology will not be able to provide is the peer environment, the ecosystem. You can learn the subject but you will not be able to brainstorm, discuss and debate with friends. A B-school is not just about learning subjects. You grow as an individual. You take responsibility, you work with a diverse group of people, you accept or reject ideas, you face rejection sometimes, and all of this comes into play. Over an 18 month period you transform from what you were when you entered and that is the biggest contribution of a B-School which technology might eventually be able to do by creating a virtual environment but there is a long way to go there, particularly in India where language is going to be a barrier. Most of the popular MOOCs are by foreign faculty speaking an English which only the top 2-3% will be able to understand. What about the rest? Another problem is that dropout rates are very high in technology. A lot of people may give up mid way. You need something to hold you. But yes, there will be changes. The curriculum might become a mix. You might have components delivered by technology as well as classroom time used for discussion and debates which will be more intel lectual like the flip classroom model.

6.What do you think the business school curriculum will look like in the next 5 years?

A) There will be a need have a solid understanding of fundamental topics no matter how many years ahead we go. That will always be there. There will be more focus on the individual and personalities, like communication and soft skills aspect. People should be able to work in diverse, globalised teams and MBA curriculum will focus more on those aspects, including building character in terms of resilience and assertiveness. There will also be innovations in the corporate sector which will be brought into the classrooms. The methodology will still be case driven. There will be a good mix of technology and such tools, not just lecturing. On the tools front there will be innovations.

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7.What are your future plans for XIMB right now?

A) As I said we have four new committees. It is important to look at branding very carefully. We are trying to do a study to understand where we stand, where we want to go and what should be the action plan. We have a strategic advisory board which are like our eyes and ears and they give us insights from the corporate world. They give us information and advice on what we should do. The immediate focus would be on the accreditation front. We want to get into AACSB as soon as possible. So the 3 major things we will focus on are the role of the strategic advisor, branding and accreditations.

Editorial Team: Akasdeep Bhadra, Ayesha Cassim, Roshni Shankar, Swati Mohanty, Jitesh Daga, Isha Saksena Minakshi Sahoo, T.R. Srinath, Chetan Swain

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