XLRI to launch a one-year insurance program with ICICI Prudential

The course is rigorous and insurance industry oriented, and will consist of 6 months of management courses and 4 months of intensive insurance curriculum. The course has been broadly divided into 3 trimesters. The selection to the course will be based on a graduates combination of academic score, group discussion and personal interview scores. Scores obtained in any of the entrance tests such as CAT, MAT, XAT and ATMA will also be taken into consideration. ICICI has also tied up with a Hyderabad based recruiting firm TMI First to attract candidates from small towns and cities.

On the successful completion of the course, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company will offer them employment in the sales function as Executive Trainees.

Speaking about the program ICICI Prudential says, The program aims to create a team of leaders with the necessary competencies to confront challenges and enhance the quality of professional engagement in the insurance industry of today and tomorrow.

Talking about the tie-up XLRI says, ICICI Prudential has leveraged this growth and has provided a platform for sales professionals to learn and grow. Keeping in mind the scale and size of business operations in the coming years, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Companys focus is to identify and nurture talent to take up leadership positions within the organization over a period of time.

ICICI Prudential has offers such programs at more Indian B-schools like S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai, Chennai Business School, City Group of Institution, International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), IILM Institute for Higher Education-Gurgaon, CT Educational Society and Manipal Education.