Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS) ( hi, जेवियर समाज सेवा संस्थान (एक्सआईएसएस)) is a
Jesuit-run business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, o ...
in
Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital 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 Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
,
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 (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1 ...
.
Academic Programmes
Currently, XISS offers the following diploma and certificate programmes:
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Human Resource Management
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PGDM (HRM)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Rural Management PGDM (RM)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
PGDM (IT)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Finance
Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...
PGDM
* Postgraduate Diploma in Management in
Marketing
Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...
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 state in 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 and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
.
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
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The organization and struc ...
program in Rural Management and
Human Resource Management
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with leading multinationals and Indian companies coming for campus interviews.
See also
*
List of Jesuit sites
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Nearly all these sites have bee ...
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