XIM University Vice Chancellor, Deans and Faculty: Expertise, Experiences, Profiles
XIM University, Bhubaneswar is a private university established under the Xavier University, Odisha Act, 2013, and holds an 'A' grade from NAAC. XIM University has twelve schools, including its flagship school, Xavier Institute of Management, and offers two-year MBA programmes in Human Resource Management, Rural Management, Sustainability Management, Urban Management and Governance, and Public Policy and Management, along with the MMS in Business Finance, at its New Campus in Harirajpur near Bhubaneswar. The XIM University MBA-HRM course fee is Rs 22.00 lakh for Batch 2026-28. XIM University placements 2026 recorded an average CTC of Rs 16.50 LPA for the MBA-HRM Batch 2024-26. XIM University was ranked 45th in the Management category of NIRF India Rankings 2025. XIM University Admission 2027 is open through CAT 2026, XAT 2027, GMAT, NMAT 2026 or XGMT 2027 exam scores. Apply now. Read complete details about XIM University faculty in this article below.
XIM University faculty for the MBA-HRM, MBA-RM, MBA-SM, MBA-UMG and MBA-PPM sit in the university's schools at the New Campus, each led by a Dean (Academics). The university is headed by Vice Chancellor Dr Fr K.S. Casimir sj, who took office on 5 September 2025. Faculty and leadership names on this page are as listed in the XIM University Admission Bulletin 2026 and on the university website. See the [LINK: XIM University Admission 2027 → XIM University Admission page] page for the programmes they teach.
XIM University Vice Chancellor Dr Fr K.S. Casimir SJ
The XIM University Vice Chancellor, Dr Fr K.S. Casimir sj, holds a Ph.D from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, and brings over 33 years of leadership experience in higher education. Before taking charge at XIM University, he served for five years as Director of the XLRI Delhi-NCR campus, where he was also Professor in General Management of Communication, and earlier held leadership roles at Loyola institutions in Hyderabad. His interests include communicative competence and servant leadership.
Role | Name |
|---|---|
Vice Chancellor | Dr Fr K.S. Casimir sj |
Chairman, Board of Governors | Fr Jerome Cutinha sj, President, Odisha Jesuit Society |
Registrar and Member Secretary | Fr S. Antony Raj sj |
Administrator, New Campus | Fr George Fernandes sj |
Chief Finance Officer | Dr Fr V. Arokiyadass sj |
Associate Dean, Admissions | Prof. (Dr) Bikram Kumar Bahinipati |
Associate Dean, Career Advisory Services (MBA-HRM, MBA-SM, MBA-UMG, MMS-BF), New Campus | Saveeta Mohanty |
Associate Dean, Doctoral Program | Rahul Thakurta |
Associate Dean, International Relations | Abba Elizabeth Joseph |
Controller of Examinations | V.R. Sathish Kumar |
XIM University deans lead the academic work of each school.
Deans (Academics) of XIM University Schools, as listed in the Admission Bulletin 2026
School | Programme(s) | Dean (Academics) |
|---|---|---|
School of Human Resource Management | MBA-HRM | Andrew Dutta |
School of Rural Management | MBA-RM | Niraj Kumar |
School of Sustainability | MBA-SM | Sutapa Pati |
School of Human Settlements | MBA-UMG | Kajri Misra |
School of Governance and Public Affairs | MBA-PPM | Vaishali Singh (Acting) |
School of Commerce | MMS-BF | P.K. Mohanty |
School of Economics | M.Sc Economics | Golaka C. Nath |
School of Communications | MA Mass Communication | V. Vijay Kumar |
School of Computer Science and Engineering | M.Tech CSE | Rudra Mohan Tripathy |
School of Liberal Arts | M.Sc Psychology, MA English | P.V. Padma |
Xavier Law School | LLM | Narayan Chandra Sarangi |
School of Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management Faculty
Name | Qualifications |
|---|---|
Andrew Dutta | M.Com (Calcutta University), MTP (IIMT), Ph.D (ICFAI University) |
Arup Roy Chowdhury | PGDM (XISS), GMP and FPM (XLRI) |
Lalatendu Kesari Jena | MA, M.Phil (Berhampur University), Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur) |
Mousumi Padhi | MBA (Utkal University), Fellow (XIMB) |
RG Priyaadarshini | MBA, M.Phil, Ph.D (Bharathiar University) |
Sanjay Bhattacharya | MA in HRM (Jamia Millia Islamia), Ph.D (Symbiosis International University) |
Subhra Patnaik | PGDM (XIMB), Ph.D (Utkal University) |
Fr S. Antony Raj sj | MA Sociology (Delhi School of Economics), MA Counselling (Loyola University, Maryland) |
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