ranking 2020-21. International exchange XIMB engages in the international exchange of faculty and students with the following institutions: University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), Cape Town, Republic of South Africa Skarbek Graduate School of Business Economics, Warsaw, Poland KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux and Marseille, France Reims Management School, Reims, France Antwerp Management School, Antwerpen, Belgium Fordham University, New York, U.S. Sellinger School of Business and Management, Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Facultad de Economia – IQS, Barcelona, Spain Kyiv Investment Management Institute, Ukraine College of Management Law & Languages, Siauliai, Lithuania HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leipzig, Germany IÉSEG School of Management, Lille – Paris, France Eastern Michigan University, Michigan, U.S. Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland A Team of PGDM second-year students from XIMB reached 4th place in the Rubicon International Business Case contest held in 2006 in Iserlohn, Germany. The team was the sole Asian finalist. Research centres Research centres at XIMB include: CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) – XIMB Centre of Excellence Centre for Development Research and Training Centre for Case Research Centre for EntrepreneurshiP Centre for Development of Small and Micro EnterpriseS Team Orissa Project Advisory Centre (TOPAX) Centre for Resettlement and Rehabilitation and Corporate Social Responsibility XIMB under XIM university publishes five journals: Vilakshan, Journal of Research Practice (JRP), Research World, and International. Accreditation XIMB along with SHRM and SRM which are collectively known as Faculty of Management at XIM University have been granted the South Asian Quality Assurance Systems (SAQS) accreditation by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) and the NBA Accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation. Infrastructure Academic Block: XIMB has four administrative and academic buildings. The new academic block has a board room, conference room, and examination hall; all classrooms are air-conditioned and equipped with audio-video systems, overhead projectors, computers, and wireless hotspots. The auditorium seats 850 and is a venue for conventions and high-level forums. Library: The three-storied library has a collection of printed and electronic resources which includes books, journals, working papers, audiovisual resources, dissertations, annual reports of corporate houses, volumes of periodicals, and international online databases on management development studies and related topics. Residence: Students are required to reside on campus, in separate residences for men and women, with Wi-Fi throughout. The Studio apartment building has 113 furnished apartments for students, faculty, and visiting professionals. Some of the other apartment buildings (for