How different is PMIR from the BM course as offered by XLRI?

Xavier Labour Relations Institute or XLRI is located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. For the year 2020, XLRI was ranked 9th by NIRF in the Management category. 

The HRM (Human resources management) program was formerly known as the PMIR program. BM (Business Management) program is different from HRM with respect to the contents of the course curriculum. At XLRI, a total of 360 seats are available for HRM/BM.

Admission 

• A valid score in XAT is required for admission in the programs along with graduation in a relevant field.
• For the year 2020, the XAT cutoff for PGDM HRM and PGDM BM was 94 and 96 respectively.
• The fee structure for both PGDM HRM(formerly PMIR) and PGDM BM is INR 11.8 lakhs for a 2 year- course.

Additional Information

• At XLRI, students are offered scholarships of Rs. 1.75 LPA.
• There is a 5% relaxation in total aggregate marks for SC, ST, and OBC candidates. 
• An overall relaxation of 10% is given to SC, ST, OBC, and women candidates.

Academics

• HRM (formerly PMIR) course aims to impart skills related to the management of HR to students like Human Resource Planning etc in a manner that is contributing to the overall development of organizations and individuals. 
• BM course aims to inculcate a conceptual understanding of current management theory with respect to Indian and international business. 

Placement:

• XLRI has an Alumni base of more than 16,000. It has tie-ups for exchange programs with over 15 international institutions. 
• In the year 2020, the IT/ITES sector recruited 30% of the total students, becoming the largest recruiter for the college.

The table given below shows the placement statistics of the institute:

Campus Life - 

• XLRI has an Interdisciplinary Behavioral Lab, designed specifically for the study of human subjects. 
• There are many extracurricular societies and Interest groups like Dracula, SIGMA - Oikos, AXIOM, Bodhi tree, CEASE, etc.

As can be observed from the facts listed above, the primary difference between HRM and BM courses lies in the contents of the academic curriculum followed. Courses should be selected according to the skill needs of the student.