02 December 2019 11:18:22 IST

XLRI’s Delhi-NCR campus set to open for upcoming batch

Spread over 36.34 acres, it will accommodate 240 students in the first phase

XLRI — Xavier School of Management, announces the plan to start the Delhi-NCR campus for the academic session 2020-2022. In the first phase, two sections of 60 students each, for the Business Management Programme(2020-22 batch) will be granted admission. The institute will be shortly applying for AICTE approval.

Registration for Xavier Admission Test (XAT-2020) has been extended till December 10, and late registration fees has been waived off.

The new campus, spread over 36.34 acres, will accommodate 240 students in the first phase. It has earned a gold-level green building certification.

Foundation stone

The campus will have the same pedagogy and curriculum as XLRI — Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur.

The foundation stone was laid on January 16, 2017. The campus is located at Naurangpur, in the Jhajjar district, which is 25 km from Gurugram.

Fr P Christie SJ, Director, XLRI — Xavier School of Management, said: “XLRI is India’s first B-school, and for seventy years we had just one campus at Jamshedpur. With India slated to become the fifth-largest economy in the world in the near future, there is a concomitant need for more business leaders. XLRI took a strategic decision to expand its footprint across the country, and set up new campuses in the north, west and southern parts of India. We are glad to announce that XLRI’s Delhi-NCR campus is all set to start with 120 students for Business Management programme from 2020 academic session, after the AICTE approval process is completed.”