XAVIER SCHOOL OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Xavier University Bhubaneswar

Want a management career in a sunr ise sector?

MBA-URBAN MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCERapid urbanization and new technologies have created demand for specially trained management

professionals for urban and public systems. Our unique “management – plus” program provides

the full range of functional management knowledge and skills plus the understanding of urban

systems and processes necessary for their application in public policy and governance contexts.

Graduates work with consultants, industry and governments in financing, development and

operations of urban infrastructure and services for sustainable and inclusive urban development.

Want to be a contemporary P lanner?

MASTERS IN URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNINGNew paradigms of settlement planning and development are emerging to meet the challenges of

explosive urbanization and environmental consequences. Designed for engaged learning through

policy and practice interfaces, our innovative MURP goes beyond the traditional master-planning

approaches towards plural processes of developing sustainable places that satisfy contemporary

social, economic and environmental and aesthetic requirements.

APPLICATIONS OPENTILL 30TH APRIL 2020

xahs@xub.edu.in

www.xub.edu.in/admissionswww.xahs.edu.in

0674.2377806/ 2377716 / 2377707

Want to be a researcher, academic or consu l tant?

Ph.D – Urban Management & Governance

Ph.D – Planning

MBA-URBAN MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE

T H E M B A – U M G C U R R I C U L U M

General Management for Urban Specialists Urban Development

Managerial Analysis & Design Thinking Foundations of Sustainable Urbanization

Quantitative Techniques Urban Policies and Institutions

Organizational Communication Methods and Tools of Spatial Analysis

Social Research Methods Economics of Spatial Development

Urban Economics Land Management & Development Controls

Macro-economic Analysis Urban Informal Sector

Settlement Planning & Management Colloquium Urban Networks and Services

Urban Strategy Participatory Planning and Development

Urban Management Functions Infrastructure Development & Management

Accounting for Decision Making Urban Resilience

Financial Reporting & Analysis Housing & Housing Finance

Financial Management for Cities Financing Urban Infrastructure

Urban Logistics and Operations Urban Analytics

Organizations, Team Building and Leadership Practicum & Internships

Human Resource Management Settlement Structure & Systems Studio

Marketing and Social Marketing Urban Learning Experience & City Engagement

Urban Information Systems Summer Internship Program

Project Financing and Management Live Capstone Project

SPECIALIZATIONS

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT & FINANCING g RESILIENCE g MOBILITY g SMART SOLUTIONS

WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT g MOBILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & LIVELIHOODS

R O U T E 1 – A c a d e m i c r e c o r d + S t a t e m e n t o f P u r p o s e + I n t e r v iew

▪ Top 3 r ank ho lde rs in any UG Program

▪ B.A rch , B .P lan , B .Sc . / B .A . i n Geography / Economics w i th > 55%

▪ Bache lo rs degree in o the r d i sc ip l i ne w i th > 65% marks

R O U T E 2 – T e s t s c o r e s + A c a d e m i c R e c o r d + I n t e r v i ew

▪ Bache lo rs degree w i th > 55% and GATE /CAT/XAT/X -GMT/NMATWHO C

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UNIQUE CURRICULA WITH SPECIAL COMPONENTS

❑ 16 weeks of field & organizational internships

❑ The Urban Learning Experience with ULBs

❑ Immersion Courses by leading professionals

❑ Habitat Planning & Public Ethics Seminar

❑ Sustainable Settlements Colloquium

❑ Annual Research on Cities Summit (ARCS)

❑ Samavesh : The Urban Management Conclave

❑ PlanneX : Xavier Habitat Planning Conclave

❑ Events- Urbrainiac, Urban Thinkers Campus

❑ International Courses & studios

❑ Industry Engagement : Client Juries, Leadership Talks

❑ Live Capstone / Dissertation projects with industry

Dr. Ashok KumarProfessor , SPA, Delhi

Prof. Chetan VaidyaFormer Director, SPA Delhi & Bhopal

Shri Dev BhattacharyaGroup Executive President & Business Head,

Aditya Birla Group

Dr. Dinesh MehtaEmeritus Prof, CEPT Univ.

Mr. Hitesh VaidyaDirector, NIUA, New Delhi

Former Country Head, UN-Habitat (India)

Dr. Jagan ShahConsultant, DFID

Former Director, NIUA

Dr. Meera MehtaProfessor Emeritus, CEPT Univ.

Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay Senior Fellow, CPR, New Delhi

Dr. Annapurna ShawProfessor, IIM,Calcutta

Prof. Ganesh NatarajanZensar Technologies & 5F World

Dr. T. R. RaghunandanArghyam

Dr. Sudhir KrishnaFormer Secretary (UD) Govt. India & Former

Chairman, 5th Delhi Finance Commission

Shri Shrinivas KowligiPartner, Smart Cities, EY

Shri Shankar ArumughamChief Operating Officer,JLL

Shri Ravikant JoshiLead TSU DAY-NULM MoHUA

Prof. Harini NagendraAzim Premji University

ACADEMIC BOARD

Residence Expenses Single Room

Double

Room Rent (1st year) 40,000 29,000

Room Rent (2nd year) 40,000 30,000

Student Residence Administration Fee/ year 12,000 12,000

Board per month (approximately) 5000 5,000

MASTERS IN URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING

▪ Bache lo rs Degree ho lde rs in Arch i t ec tu re / P l ann ing / C iv i l

Eng ineer ing wi th > 55%

▪ Maste rs Degree ho lde rs in Geography / Economics w i th > 55%

Cand ida tes w i th GATE / CEED sco res are espec ia l l y encou raged

Atanu ChatterjiPhD. Planning (pursuing), JNU.

M.Plan, CEPT Ahmedabad

Jublee MazumdarPh.D. Planning, IIT Kharagpur.

Mayank DubeyPhD. Transportation, S.P.A. Delhi.

Nalin RanjanPh.D – Urban Management (pursuing)

M.Plan. S.P.A. Delhi.

Kajri MisraPh.D. City & Regional Planning

Cornell University, USA

Prashant PrasadPh.D. Infrastructure Planning (pursuing),

M.Plan., IIT Kharagpur

Shraddha KumarPhD. Planning (pursuing)

M. Planning, MIT

Tathagata ChatterjiPh.D. Urban Planning & Governance

Univ. of Queensland, Australia

Bikram Kumar BahinipatiPh.D. IIT Delhi; M.Tech. IIT KGP.

Pradeep Kumar MishraFPRM, IRMA; Mphil. IIFM, Bhopal.

Saveeta MohantyPh.D.,Utkal; PGD PM&IR, XLRI.

Sujit Raghunathro JagdaleFPRM, IRMA; PGPRM, KSRM.

T. KumarFPRM, IRMA, B.E: ECE, NIT Trichy

CORE FACULTY

Sagarika MishraPh.D.,Utkal University.

Indira IndibaraFPM (pursuing); PGDM IIM Kozhikode

Balram BhushanFPM, XLRI.

Fr.Donald D’SilvaPh.D.Madras Univ; PGDHRM

THE MURP CURRICULUM

Courses: Core & Electives Studios & Colloquium

Theoretical Foundations of Sustainable Planning Settlements Structure & Systems Studio

Planning Techniques Urban Development Planning Studio

Socio-economic Basis of Planning Decentralized Participatory Planning Studio

Urban Politics and Local Governance Regional Planning and Development Studio

City and Metropolitan Planning Settlement Planning & Management Colloquium

Housing and Affordabilities District Development Planning

Community Engagement and Participatory

PlanningINDICATIVE DISSERTATION AREAS

Settlement Planning Strategies • Economic Development & Livelihoods

Infrastructure Planning • Mobility Systems

Urban Utilities and Network Planning • Housing and Housing Finance

Land Regulation and Development Guidelines • Water and Waste Management

Spatial Justice and Inclusive Strategies • Urban Ecology and Environment

Development Finance • Smart Urban Systems

Urban Informal Sector • Urban Resilience

Project Planning and Financing • Regional Planning and Development

Transport and Mobility Planning • Informal Settlements

Regional Planning and Development • Urban Innovations

Public Policy Process • Informal Livelihoods

Disaster Management • Peri-Urban Issues

Decentralization and Local Governance • Decentralized Local Governance

Urban Heritage Conservation • Decentralized Participatory Planning

WHO CAN APPLY

MBA-UMG Fee Components MURP

6,00,000 Course Fee First Year 2,50,000

6,20,000 Course Fee Second Year 2,50,000

1,00,000 Development Fund -

40,000 Course Materials per year 10,000

20,000 IT Expenses per year 10,000

10,000 Alumni Fee 10,000

40,000 Career Advisory Services/Industry Interface 20,000

30,000 Field Learning Exp. 30,000

20,000 Refundable Deposits 20,000

FEES & OTHER COSTS

Government advisory4%

Consultatnts50%

Missions /SPV35%

Infrastructure11%

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Xavier School of Human Settlements

Xavier University Bhubaneswar

Plot No.: 12(A), Nijigada, Kurki,

Harirajpur-752050

Puri, Odisha

+91 674 237 7781 / 7716 / 7735

Mobile: 07903 458 471

xahs@xub.edu.in

www.xahs.edu.in

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MBA-UMG Students Profile

Careers for MBA-UMG and MURP Graduates

Our graduates are placed in leading urban management and planning firms in consulting organizations,

infrastructure development entities, state, district and city governments, Project Monitoring Units (PMUs) and

Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), international organizations, rating agencies and the Urban Development Ministry

through their Urban Fellowship. Placements are organized by student Career Advisory Services Committees and the

University CAS Office.

Campus Living and Learning

Students develop team skills and citizenship qualities

through interest-specific, student associations, sports,

social service, book clubs, music, debates, quizzes,

contests and other campus activities. Both Programs are

fully residential.

Grant of Degree

Xavier University awards the MBA-UMG and MURP

degrees to students who successfully complete all

curricular components specified in their Academic

Manual and fulfil other requirements specified in their

Program Curriculum.

HOW TO APPLY

Online on website / Email with SOP and CV to xahs@xub.edu.in / Call – 8900363173