Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS) () is a
Jesuit-run business school
A business school is a higher education institution or professional school that teaches courses leading to degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, s ...
in
Ranchi
Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...
,
India
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. It was established as an extension department of
St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, in 1955 by Michael A. Windey with the objective of training young men and women in Rural Development, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations.
In 1963, Micheal Van Den Bogaert was appointed as the director of XISS and rendered his service to the institute for 23 years. 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.
Xavier Institute of Social Service was established in 1955 as a center for social service at St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi. It was named after the
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, Jesuits, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; ; ; ; ; ; 7 April 15063 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Kingdom of Navarre, Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus ...
.
Academic Programmes
Currently, XISS offers the following diploma and certificate programmes:
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Human Resource Management
Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize e ...
PGDM (HRM)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Rural Management
Rural management is the study of planning, organising, directing, and controlling of rural areas, co-operatives, agribusiness
Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-ec ...
PGDM (RM)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...
PGDM (IT)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Finance
Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...
PGDM
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Marketing
Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of Business administration, business management and commerce.
Marketing is usually conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or ma ...
PGDM (Marketing)
* National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Certified Capital Market Professional (NCCMP)
The institute has collaborated with
UNICEF
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to launch a Knowledge Management Resource Centre (KMRC) with a view to build a knowledge base for women and children-related issues in
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
.
Student Activities
;Panache
Panache is the annual cultural and management fest at the institute, usually held in February. It comprises competitions and events in which students of all the colleges of the city can participate.
Alumni
The institute is known in the corporate world for its
Post Graduate program in Rural Management and
Human Resource Management
Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize e ...
with leading multinationals and Indian companies coming for campus interviews.
See also
*
List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have be ...
References
External links
Xavier Institute of Social Service
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Jesuit universities and colleges in India
Business schools in Jharkhand
Universities and colleges in Ranchi
Organizations established in 1955
Community-building organizations
Research institutes in India
1955 establishments in Bihar