XIMB Dean and Faculty: Leadership, Faculty List and Research
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, popularly known as XIMB, is the flagship B-school of XIM University, and its MBA in Business Management (MBA-BM) is accredited by NBA. Established in 1987, XIMB offers the two-year, full-time MBA-BM and the one-year, full-time Executive MBA-BM at its Old Campus in Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar. The XIMB MBA-BM course fee is Rs 23.00 lakh for Batch 2026-28. XIMB placements 2025 recorded an average CTC of Rs 18.25 LPA for the MBA-BM Batch 2023-25. XIMB is ranked 19th in the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2026. XIMB Admission 2027 is open through CAT 2026, XAT 2027, GMAT or XGMT 2027 exam scores. Apply now. Read complete details about XIMB faculty in this article below.
XIMB faculty number 39 across six academic areas, from Accounting and Finance to Strategy, General Management and Communication, as listed by the institute. The faculty includes doctorates from IITs, IIMs, XLRI and universities in India and abroad. Dr Biswa Swarup Misra leads the institute as Dean.
The XIMB Dean is Dr Biswa Swarup Misra, Dean of Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, XIM University. He holds an MA from Utkal University and a Ph.D from Patna University, is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB), and teaches in the Economics area. He is also listed on the XIM University Board of Governors.
In his message to MBA aspirants, the Dean describes XIMB's focus on rigorous, innovative and experiential learning that prepares students for a volatile and uncertain business world. He points to a faculty that blends academics and practitioners, an academic advisory board that keeps the curriculum current, industry-led short courses and regular leadership talks
Name | Role |
|---|---|
Dr Biswa Swarup Misra | Dean, XIMB |
Prof (Dr) Bikram Kumar Bahinipati | Associate Dean, Admissions, XIM University |
Dr Asit Ranjan Mohanty | Chair Professor, Center for Excellence in Fiscal Policy and Taxation |
Dr Amar KJR Nayak | Chairperson, Centre for All Interacting Evolving Systems Science |
Dr Debadutta Kumar Panda | Chairperson, Center for Corporate Governance; Center for Business and Society |
Dr Bhaskar Basu | Chairperson, Center for Artificial Intelligence |
Prof C. Shabana Janani | Chairperson, Center for Analytics and Digital Transformation |
The XIMB faculty list has 39 members: nine in Accounting and Finance, eight in Operations Management and Decision Science, eight in Strategy, General Management and Communication, six in Marketing, five in Information Systems and three in Economics. Their doctorates come from institutions such as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Indore, IIM Ranchi, XLRI and the University of Texas at Austin. About 15% of MBA-BM teaching is delivered by industry practitioners, who also co-teach courses with faculty. The XIMB director and faculty details on this page are as listed by the institute, which is led by a Dean.
XIMB Faculty List by Area
Area | Faculty member | Highest qualification (institution) |
|---|---|---|
Accounting and Finance | Prof Asit Ranjan Mohanty | Ph.D (Utkal University); M.Phil (JNU); CAIIB |
Accounting and Finance | Prof D.V. Ramana | Ph.D (Utkal University) |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Pradyumna Kumar Mohanty | Ph.D |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Pratap Chandra Pati | Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur) |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Prince Bhatia | Ph.D (IIM Ranchi) |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Punam Prasad | Ph.D (IIM Ranchi) |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Ritesh Kumar Dubey | Ph.D (IFHE University, Hyderabad) |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Shridhar Kumar Dash | Ph.D in Finance (IGIDR, Mumbai) |
Accounting and Finance | Prof Subha Kant Padhi | Ph.D (Utkal University); FCA (ICAI) |
Economics | Prof Biresh Kumar Sahoo | Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur) |
Economics | Prof Biswa Swarup Misra | Ph.D (Patna University); CAIIB |
Economics | Prof Ranjan Kumar Mohanty | Ph.D (Jawaharlal Nehru University) |
Information Systems | Prof Ajit Kumar | Ph.D (Taipei Medical University, Taiwan) |
Information Systems | Prof Amit Kumar Srivastava | Ph.D (IIM Indore), pursuing |
Information Systems | Prof Bhaskar Basu | Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur); PGDBM (IIM Calcutta) |
Information Systems | Prof Francis Thomas Castelino | PGDBM and PGD PM & IR (XLRI Jamshedpur) |
Information Systems | Prof Rahul Thakurta | Fellow (IIM Calcutta) |
Marketing | Prof Avinash Tripathi | Fellow (NITIE, Mumbai) |
Marketing | Prof Krishna Das Gupta | Ph.D (Utkal University) |
Marketing | Prof Nirali P. Shah | FPM (IIM Calcutta) |
Marketing | Prof Punyaslok Dhall | Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur); PGDM (XIMB) |
Marketing | Prof Rajesh Panda | Ph.D (SIU, Pune); PGDABM (IIM Ahmedabad) |
Marketing | Prof Soumya Sarkar | FPM (IIM Calcutta) |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Arijit Mitra | FPM (XLRI) |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Arun Kumar Paul | Fellow (XLRI Jamshedpur) |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Bikram Kumar Bahinipati | Ph.D |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Mahamaya Mohanty | Ph.D (IIT Delhi) |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Sambit Brata Rath | Ph.D (IIM Calcutta) |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Sarat Kumar Jena | Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur) |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Soumen Kumar Manna | Ph.D |
Operations Management and Decision Science | Prof Soumyajyoti Datta | Ph.D (IIM Indore) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Amar KJR Nayak | Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur); MBA (IIM Bangalore) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Chetna Rath | Ph.D (Pondicherry University) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Debadutta Kumar Panda | Ph.D (Berhampur University); MSS (London School of Economics) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Ibha Kumar | Ph.D (IIT Kanpur) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Indranil Chakrabarti | Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof S.S. Ganesh | Ph.D |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Smeeta Mishra | Ph.D (University of Texas at Austin) |
Strategy, General Management and Communication | Prof Sumitra Mishra | Ph.D (XIM University) |
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