Students’ Achievements
1) A team of students from MBA UMG Batch 2024-26, Ms. Aditi Bajpai, Mr. Deepak Singh, Mr. Sujalananda Banai, and MMSBF Batch 2024-26, Ms. Mitali Hemnani, had participated and has been declared winners of Impactify- A national-level case competition at Jagriti ’25, organised by IIT BHU in Varanasi.
Impactify is a national level Product Case Competition conducted across three rounds with over 500+ participants. The team representing XIM University played the role of a Product Strategist and provided solutions for an accessible and modular training programs in basic healthcare skills that ensured effective learning through tailored content monitoring, and provided certification authenticity through secure verification protocols in order to build trust among employers. The solution aimed at enabling a robust job-matching system to connect trained individuals with organizations, NGOs, and hospitals facing healthcare worker shortages.
The School of Human Settlements (SHS) congratulates the team on their success!
2) Ms. Gummuluri Abhaya Sri and Ms. Pratyusha Krishnaswamy from MBA UMG Batch 2023-25, had participated and had been declared FIRST RUNNER-UP in HULT Prize on-campus round.
The HULT prize is a globally recognized competition that challenges students to develop innovative, sustainable business solutions for pressing global issues. It serves as a launchpad for social entrepreneurship, empowering young minds to create ventures that drive meaningful impact.
Ms. Abhaya and Ms. Pratyusha representing the MBA in Urban Management and Governance programme of the School of Human Settlements, pitched for ‘REVAMP’, a sustainable business model committed to a greener future by promoting a circular economy and making the shift towards sustainable electrical fittings. REVAMP focuses on reducing plastic waste while offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional materials.
The School of Human Settlements (SHS) congratulates the team for success!
3) 1st and 2nd-year MURP students of the School of Human Settlements had participated in the National Organization of Students of Planning (NOSPlan’22) event held at NITTE School Of Architecture Planning & Design, Bengaluru from 1st to 3rd April 2022. They have won several competitions in the event, in which 20 Planning colleges participated across the country.
Prizes won:
1. Present to Represent (Showcase Pinup)- First Prize (INR 15,000), the team event consisted of 5 members- Jayashree Pradhan, Minakshi Das, Puneet Pattnaik, Jyotirmaya Baral, and Soonena Mohanty
2. Play with Colour (Canvas Painting)- First Prize, the team event consisted of 4 members- Preetikrishna Panda, Rajesh Pradhan, Ahana Samantaray, and Soonena Mohanty Picture
3. Portraiture (Photography)- Second Prize Individual event- Preetikrishna Panda Picture
4. This or That (Debate)- Third Prize ( INR 2000), the team event consisted of 2 members- Debalay Ganguly and Preetipriya Pradhan
- Two students from the second year participated in the Social Entrepreneurship Conclave held on 9th February, 2019.
- One second year student participated in the Summer Exchange Programme at SGH Warsaw, Poland from 1st to 19th July, 2019.
- One second year student participated in the 25th Annual International Association of Jesuit Business School (IAJBS) World Forum held from 19th to 23rd July, 2019 at XIM University.
- One first year student participated in XIM University – Model United Nations held from 27th to 28th September, 2019 during the business-cultural fest of XIM University - Xamboree.
- One first year student participated in Sampark, the CSR activity of XIM University held from 31st October to 3rd November, 2019.
- Prof. Nalin Ranjan and three students from first year and two students from second year participated in National Organization of Students of Planning (NOSPlan) held in Dehradun from 26th to 28th December, 2019.
- Six second year students had presented their respective papers at the 4th Annual Research on Cities Summit (ARCS) held at School of Human Settlements, XIM University from 7th to 8th February, 2020.
- Prof. Prashant Prasad and Prof. Shraddha Kumar along with two first year students participated and conducted a workshop at National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) held in Bangalore from 7th to 10th February, 2020.
- Students from both the years participated in various intra and inter college sports competitions like Valhalla, Xavier Cup, Athlos, Xavier Premier League etc.
Live Projects
- Three students from second year worked on “Parking volume count for multi level car parking at Saheed Nagar” on behalf of Ernst & Young for Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited.
- Three students from second year worked for Recity Network Pvt. Ltd. on “State wise and ULB wise solid waste management expenditure”, “Competitor analysis of four companies”, “Feasibility of digital monitoring in waste management” and “Plastic waste management techniques”.