Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies (XIDAS), Jabalpur, is owned and run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an international organization that is globally acclaimed as one of the outstanding educationists. More specifically, Xavier Institute is owned by the Madhya Pradesh Province of the Society of Jesus.

Xavier Institute believes in building a nation in accordance with the dreams and vision of the Constitution of India, as spelt out clearly in its Preamble – Justice, Equality, Liberty and Fraternity. It believes in a world order that respects every human being and treats him/her with love and care. It believes in non-violent methods to make its mission a reality and is prepared to collaborate with all people and organizations of similar interests and values. Xavier Institute is eager to contribute to the building up of a new world order, where everyone has a place and, therefore, it has opted deliberately to side with the poor and the marginalized, who live in the villages and cities of India.

Xavier Institute (XIDAS) is a charitable, non-profit, Christian (Catholic) minority educational institution and it is also a social and developmental organization. Its services, benefits, facilities and resources are available to all persons, irrespective of caste, creed, race or sex.

Xavier Institute is a member of the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS), a member of Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI), a member of All India Association of Christian Higher Education (AIACHE) and a member of Voluntary Action Network of India (VANI). It is also an Associate Member of several National Entrance Tests: XAT, CAT, MAT, ATMA, MET, for the purpose of recruiting candidates for its Courses.

Xavier Institute places a high value on networking and collaboration with various organizations, agencies and individuals, both within the country and abroad. Accordingly, it works in close collaboration with some of the reputed Management Schools within India and abroad, such as: XLRI (Jamshedpur), XIM (Bhuvneshwar), XISS (Ranchi), LIBA (Loyola College, Chennai), Vlerick School of Management (Ghent, Belgium) and Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand. It is in the process of networking with some more management institutes within the country and abroad.