Xavier Institute of Social Service ('XISS) is an educational institute in Ranchi, India. It was established as an extension department of St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, in 1955 with the objective of training young men and women in Rural Development, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. In 1973 the institute was registered as a separate educational society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. In 1978, it moved to its present site. XISS was established with the mission to develop human resources for various sectors such as industries, business, rural development, health care etc. in the Chota Nagpur region.
In 1973, the Institute was registered as a Separate Educational Society under the Societies Registration Act. It is one of the premier management schools of India in the fields of Personnel Management, Rural Development, Information Management and lately even Marketing and Finance. It is now ranked among the top 50 Indian business schools, and is one of the top two in the state.
The institute is known in the corporate world for its MBA program in Human Resources with leading multinationals and Indian companies coming for campus interviews. The alumni of the institute work in Global Holding Corporation, IBM, Punj Lloyd, Honda Motors, GE, Pepsi, Coke, Cisco, TCS, Alstom, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, ICICI Prudential, Ernst and Young, Lehman Brothers, Citibank, DELL, Infosys, Wipro etc.
XISS belongs to the same fraternity as XIM Bhubneshwar.
XISS Post Graduate course in Rural Development(PGDRD)course is well known in the sector. Over fifty years, the alumni of XISS have spread their roots not only in India but across the globe. The alumni network, with its reach and power, make it one of the Institute’s valued assets. XISS has a sprawling campus spread in 14 acres (57,000 m2) with a built-up area of approximately 72,000 square feet (6,700 m2) in the heart of Ranchi. The Institute provides hostel facility to 100 female students. The Institute has quite spacious classrooms with all modern teaching aids. Moreover there are separate common rooms for boys and girls, cafeteria and refectory, staff room, seminar rooms, conference halls, staff lounge and a well furnished air-conditioned auditorium with a seating capacity of 300 persons.
The Institute has a very well stocked library containing over 34,000 volumes of books, journals, encyclopedias, almanacs and magazines. It subscribes to more than 150 periodicals and journals. The faculty and students can access over 150 online international journals which are available through institutional subscription.
The Institute has a state-of-the-art computer lab that hosts over 210 terminals with necessary hardware support in synchronization with the needs. The Wi-Fi enabled campus sets the tone for 24x7 global connectivity. From July 2006, Institute has allotted laptops to every faculty member and students of the 1st year of PM, RD, IM, Marketing and Finance.
XISS is ranked 6th in East and 31st in all India according to Outlook MDRA B-Schools Ranking 2010 and Business Today 2010 ranked XISS on 36th position in India.
Placement
Campus Placement Programme
Phase – I : November 1 - 30, 2011
Phase – II : January 5 - February 15, 2012
The Placement Cells
The campus placement of the students of XISS is co-ordinated by the Central Placement Cell headed by Chief Coordinator. It works in unison with Departmental Placement Cells, constituted of students. The Departmental Placement Cells are guided by senior faculty members from respective departments.
The Process
For the convenience of the prospective employers, the Campus Placement Programme is detailed below:-
Campus Placement commences from the 1st of November 2011 and finishes on 30th November 2011 in the first phase. The second phase commences from 5th January 2012. Interested companies are requested to inform in advance the date on which they wish to visit XISS for campus placement. They are also requested to indicate the facilities required for the selection procedure, viz. accommodation/ transport facilities and booking requirements.
On receiving communication from interested companies for bio-data of students, the Placement Cell shall forward the same to them. Group Discussions, Interviews and other methods of selection adopted by the organization are conducted in the campus. If required, students may be called for final interviews at the company’s expense to its headquarters.
The candidates placed in one organization are not allowed to be the part of the placement activity for any other organization. If any student gets enlisted in more than one organization then the organization coming up with the final list first, has the opportunity to take that student in their organization.
On confirming final selection, the appointment letter issued by the organization is sent to the candidate through the Placement Cell.
Pre - Placement Talk (PPT)
All the companies are expected to deliver a Pre-Placement Presentation to the students where all relevant information about the job may be discussed. If such a presentation is not possible on the part of any company, then it is requested to send all relevant details making use of the Permanent Placement Reply Format in advance to the Placement Co-ordinator. PPTs can also be held by the company just prior to the commencement of the Campus Placement Programme at the Institute.
Date of Joining
The institute will never allow any student to join the organization before completion of the course. The student can join the organization only after 31st of March 2012.
Campus on Wheels
In the last few years, though interested to recruit from the Institute, some organizations have not been able to come down to the campus due to certain unavoidable reasons. With a view to accommodate the request of such organizations, the Institute has introduced “Campus on Wheelsâ€. The organizations interested in recruiting through “Campus on Wheels†should send back the response form, in the specified format. They should also attach the relevant information about the job along with the form.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Prof. Sanjeev Bajaj
Chief Coordinator Placement
Mobile : 94317 08805/99051 31193
E-mail : sanjeevbajaj@xiss.ac.in; cpc.xiss@gmail.com
Ms. Aditi Mehrotra
Assistant Placement Officer
E-mail : aditimehrotra@xiss.ac.in; cpc@xiss.ac.in
XAVIER INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SERVICE
Dr. Camil Bulcke Path (Purulia Road),
Ranchi 834 001. Jharkhand
Tel.: 0651-2200873, 2204456 Ext. 321/201/202
Telefax : 0651-2351483 (Direct)
Fax : 0651-2213381
Website : http://www.xiss.ac.in
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