The first batch of 15 students comprised of 10 students from L&T;, 2 from Mahindra & Mahindra and 3 from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The Chief Guest for the evening is Mr. Neville Lobo, Director (MDC), and L&T; LTD.
This Executive Diploma in HRM, which was conceived by Dr. R. K. Premarajan, is an innovative programme aimed at working professionals to earn a professional qualification in HR without interrupting their career.
The course is of 16 months duration spread over four terms of four months each. Besides academics, the course also lays a large emphasis on practice in industry, as the last term of 4 months will be exclusively devoted to an Action Research Based Project.
The course follows a unique structure with two contact sessions per term, which will be residential in nature. The programme consists of 15 courses with each course having an 8-day contact sessions at places decided mutually by XLRI and sponsoring organizations.
The course, which will enable participants to get tuned to the latest developments and best practices in HR, will give the participants the opportunity to head the HR function in the operating divisions while also developing a repository of HR experts who can lead change in the organization. The second batch of the course has commenced on July 3, 2007. The new batch consists of 5 executives from L&T;, 8 from M&M; and 3 from BHEL.