The Xavier School of Management, XLRI has confirmed the development of this new campus in Amravati, Andhra Pradesh, spread across 61.7 acres, with a proposed student capacity exceeding 1,000 seats. As per the institute, the project will involve an estimated investment of Rs 300 crore and will introduce a range of new academic as well as executive education programmes. The campus is being established through a formal agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) and will be known as XLRI Amravati. This collaboration is aimed at strengthening academic infrastructure and enhancing learning facilities in line with the institute’s expansion strategy.

XLRI Amravati Campus: Expansion Strategy and Academic Offerings

The forthcoming XLRI Amravati campus is being planned to address the growing demand for quality management education. In its first phase, the institute intends to launch an integrated management programme with an intake capacity of 1,000 students. In addition to full-time academic programmes, the campus will also focus on industry engagement by offering executive education programmes for nearly 200 working professionals. This dual approach ensures that the campus caters to both fresh aspirants and experienced professionals from the corporate world.

The campus infrastructure will be developed to global standards, incorporating technologically advanced classrooms, modern academic buildings, and state-of-the-art research facilities aligned with international accreditation benchmarks. XLRI Director George Sebastian highlighted that the expansion goes beyond physical infrastructure, aiming to widen access to management education while preserving the institute’s strong academic legacy established in 1949.

Amravati, which is being developed by the state government as a hub for governance and institutional excellence, serves as a strategic location for XLRI’s third flagship campus after Jamshedpur and Delhi-NCR. This initiative is expected to significantly enhance the higher education landscape of Andhra Pradesh by providing students with access to high-quality management education closer to their region.