XLRI review

The main aspect which I considered while choosing XLRI over other colleges was its excellent placement statistics and the variety of companies coming to the college. The first step in getting to XLRI is giving XAT examinations which usually happens in the first week of June after which if you clear the cutoff scores, you are called for a GDPI round and a merit list is published. The good aspects of this college are excellent professors, a very good and diverse peer group from whom you earn a lot, and excellent mentoring from seniors. One of the negative aspects is over interference of admin in some of the matters.

The course curriculum is very extensive, and it involves both groups as well as individual components. The faculty to student ratio is 1:60. Most of the professors have a PhD degree from reputed institutions, and the pedagogy followed is very good and well thought of. Exams are conducted at regular intervals, and it's not that difficult to pass if you show sincerity.

The companies coming to college are quite extensive from all the reputed FMCG's, tech companies to all the big consultancy firms. Projects offered to students are quite challenging and interesting and you get to learn a lot.

Students have to mandatorily go for summer internships after completing one year in college selection for which happens somewhere in October. The final placements happen in two phases, with students having prior work experience eligible for the LRP process and the remaining students going through a CRP process.

Fees are on the higher side with the total expenses in the range of 26 lakhs, including hostel and accommodation expenses. There are opportunities for scholarships on campus. The loan is easily available for all the students without many hassles.

There are a lot of social clubs in which one can get involved in ranging from annual fests organized by a committee named EV to various events of other committees. The library facilities are quite good with a good variety of journals and books available

Single room accommodations are provided with separate buildings for boys and girls. Rooms are quite big without enough ventilation and a lot of open spaces provided where students can gather. Food quality is also good, and a student-run committee decides the menu

1) GD topic: Can real happiness be bought Interview questions mostly revolved around behavioral questions with also some focus on current affairs and general awareness. You are firstly given a GD topic for which firstly u need to write down your points on one page and then discuss it with your panel members, which is followed by a PI round