Hi everyone, posting this because I wish someone had told me all this before I joined XLRI Delhi.
I had a 9/9/9 profile, non-engineer fresher. Came in with a lot of hope because at the end of the day, you spend 30–35 lakhs mainly expecting decent placements and career security. That’s the honest reason most people do an MBA.
My summer placement was the first shock.
I got placed in a company, let’s call it XYZ. On paper it looked fine. But when I tried researching about them, there was barely anything online. I dug a little deeper through personal contacts and found their “office” was basically in an under-construction building. That was enough for me to panic and start looking outside. Thankfully I managed to get an off-campus opportunity through my own network.
Later I spoke to batchmates who actually joined XYZ. What they told me was crazy, they were asked to clean their own table/chair before starting work, the work itself sounded shady, and in the end most of them had to figure out alternate SIPs on their own because there was little to no real support.
Then came finals.
I got placed in a reputed global FMCG company (let’s call it ABC). I was genuinely relieved. They even asked me for early joining and I agreed. Then *2 weeks before joining*, they revoked the offer saying “global hiring restrictions.”
Just like that. Done.
After that, placement support was honestly disappointing. Roles being shown were nowhere close to what I had earlier, some were below 10 LPA. Imagine paying ~35 lakhs and then being pushed toward jobs paying a fraction of what you signed for.
And the harsh truth nobody says openly - the XLRI brand is strong, but a lot of recruiters still look at XLRI Jamshedpur as the “main campus.” Sometimes it feels like XLRI Delhi students are selling the same brand name but don’t get treated the same way in the market. People may deny it, but students feel it during placements.
Professors are good. Curriculum is good. Learning is there.
But let’s be real most people are not taking a 35 lakh loan for “good curriculum.” They’re doing it for outcomes.
I’m not writing this to hate on the college. I’m writing this because aspirants deserve the full picture, not just placement brochures and LinkedIn hype.
Join only if you understand the risk.