XAT Selection Procedure 2024 - GD/PI Shortlist, Criteria

The XAT selection process 2024 will include Group Discussion and Personal Interview Rounds to be conducted in the respective institutes. The XAT exam 2024 is scheduled to be held on Jan 7, 2024. The selection process will begin after the cutoffs for various MBA programs under XLRI Jamshedpur are released on the official website of the institute.

The full form of XAT is the Xavier Aptitude Test. This entrance exam is conducted by XLRI or the Xavier Management Institute (formerly, Xavier Labour Relations Institute), Jamshedpur. Candidates appearing in the XAT exam, who score the cutoff marks released for various programs under XLRI, are eligible for further rounds of selection.

The admission program involves the direct application by the candidates to the respective institutes as there is no centralised system of counselling followed by the institute.

This article throws light on the XAT selection process following the shortlisting of candidates after the entrance exam is conducted.

Important Dates for XAT Selection Process 2024

The admission procedure for XAT 2024 has begun. The candidates must note the important dates concerning the XAT selection process. The GD/PI rounds will be held in the respective institutes between the months of February and March 2024, tentatively. The new session will begin in June 2024.

The table below highlights the important dates concerning the XAT selection process 2024.

Events	Dates
Starting Date of Registration	Jul 15, 2023
Last Date of Registration	Nov 30, 2023
Admit Card Release Date	Dec 20, 2023
XAT Exam Date	Jan 7, 2024
Release Date of Result	Jan 2024
Release of Cutoff	Feb 2024
GD/PI Shortlisting	Feb 2024
GD/PI at the Institutes	Feb/Mar 2024
Beginning of Academic Session	Jun 2024

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Step by Step XAT Selection Process 2024

XAT exam for the upcoming academic session 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on Jan 7, 2024, and the result will be released in the last week of Jan 2024 tentatively. The cutoff for various colleges accepting XAT scores will be released thereafter.

Candidates will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) and concerned institutes will hold the GD/PI rounds with the candidates.

The detailed XAT selection process can be found below:

Step 1: Shortlisting of Candidates for GD/PI Rounds

This step involves the lease of cutoffs for various programs and the shortlisting of candidates on the basis of the marks obtained. XLRI Jamshedpur releases the cutoff marks for XAT exam on its official website. The cutoff for XAT 2024 will tentatively be released in Feb 2024.

Each of the allotted institutes will release the list of candidates shortlisted for the programs offered. The candidates are thereafter required to book their PI slots on the official website of the colleges.

Step 2: Booking Slots for PI after XAT Cutoff Release

After the release of the cutoff the candidates will be required to book the slots for Personal Interviews according to the marks scored and the XAT cutoff for the colleges.

The booking for the PI rounds will need the candidates to select the date and city for the interview. The slots are to be booked on the official website using the XAT login credentials.

For booking the slots for PI, the candidates must follow the below-mentioned steps:

• Go to the official website of XAT
• Login with the use of login credentials
• Choose the city for interview
• Click on ‘submit’

Step 3: GD/PI Rounds

The GD/PI rounds are held in the respective colleges or institutes for the final shortlisting of the candidates.

Step 4: Final Shortlisting of Candidates

The final merit list is prepared by the institute on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in XAT 2024. Other factors that are taken into account are the GD/PI scores of the candidates along with merit marking on the basis of the educational background and work experience.

The GD round is the Group Discussion Round which involves a discussion upon a topic given by the conducting authorities. The candidates are tested on the basis of a number of qualities such as communication skills, ability to draw inference, management skills, and leadership skills.

The PI round is the Personal Interview Round where the candidates are interviewed on a one-to-one basis. The interviews are consulted in the presence of an internal committee.

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Weightage in XAT Selection Process 2024

For the purpose of the final selection of candidates, XLRI has fixed the weightage of various components of marking. Each component has a weightage. The final marks scored by the candidate are the cumulative marks of all the components added together as per their weightage.

The weightage of various components of marking the candidates for the final selection have been shared below:

Component	Weightage
XAT Exam Score	60%
GD/PI Score	25%
Educational background, general knowledge, essay, video and work experience	15%

However, in case if the GD/PI score of the candidate is 10% or less, the candidate shall be considered ineligible for admission to any institute, even if the marks obtained in other components are good.

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Documents Required for XAT Selection Process 2024

When the final shortlisting of the candidates is done for XAT 2024, the candidates will be asked to report to the respective college for a round of document verification.

The list of documents shared below must be carried by the candidates to the venue in order to complete the admission process.

• Original and a photocopy of the XAT 2024 counselling letter
• XAT Scorecard
• XAT Admit Card
• Class 10th and 12th Marksheets
• Class 10th and 12th Certificates
• Graduation Marksheet
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Passport sized photographs
• Medical documents

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XAT Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for the XAT exam is released on the official website of XLRI. The cutoff for XAT 2024 will be released in Feb 2024 tentatively.

The shortlisting of the candidates will be done following the release of the cutoff for various programs under XLRI Jamshedpur.

• XAT 2024 Cutoff for PGDM-BM (Expected)

The expected cutoff for PGDM-BM at XLRI Jamshedpur for 2024 has been shared below:

Category	Non Engineering (Male)	Non Engineering (Female)	Engineering (Male)	Engineering (Female)
QA	72 - 77	72 - 77	72 - 77	72 - 77
DM	72 - 77	72 - 77	72 - 77	72 - 77
VALR	82 - 87	78 - 83	82 - 87	78 - 83
All Inclusive	92 - 97	89 - 95	92 - 97	89 - 95

• XAT 2024 Cutoff for PGDM-HRM (Expected)

The expected cutoff for PGDM-HRM at XLRI Jamshedpur for 2024 has been shared below:

Category	Non Engineering (Male)	Non Engineering (Female)	Engineering (Male)	Engineering (Female)
QA	68 - 73	58 - 63	72 - 77	62 - 67
DM	72 - 77	72 - 77	72 - 77	72 - 77
VALR	87 - 92	87 - 92	87 - 92	87 - 92
All Inclusive	87 - 92	85 - 90	90 - 95	88 - 93

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XAT Selection Criteria 2024 for Various Programs

The selection criteria are different for different programs under XLRI and the associated XAMI and other institutes. The XAT selection process after the exam is conducted, consists primarily of Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds.

The selection criteria for different programs offered by XLRI have been shared below.

1. PGDM-BM : Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Business Management

The candidate must submit the registration fees for XAT 2024. INR 200 has to be given additionally for any additional program by XLRI.

The shortlisting of the candidates will be done on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in XAT. This program includes PI rounds conducted by the authorities in an online mode.

2. PGDM-GM or Ex-PGDM : Post Graduate Diploma in Management - General Management

The candidate must submit the registration fees for XAT 2024. INR 200 has to be given additionally for any additional program by XLRI. The XAT scores are considered for shortlisting the candidates.

The mode of selection for PGDM-GM at XLRI for the Indian candidates includes Personal Interviews to be conducted in the online mode. For the candidates applying from overseas, the Personal Interviews will be conducted over Skype or G-Talk.

3. PGDM-HRM : Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Human Resource Management

The candidate must submit the registration fees for XAT 2024. INR 200 has to be given additionally for any additional program by XLRI.

The XAT 2024 scores will be considered for the primary shortlisting of the candidates for further rounds of selection. The final round of selection includes Personal Interviews which shall be conducted in the online mode.

4. PGDM-GMBA : Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Global MBA

The candidate must submit the registration fees for XAT 2024. INR 200 has to be given additionally for any additional program by XLRI. The initial shortlisting of the candidates will be done on the basis of the marks obtained in the XAT exam.

The final shortlisting for the Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Global MBA program will include a Group Discussion round and a Personal Interview round.

5. FPM : Fellow Programme in Management

The shortlisting of candidates is done on the basis of XAT scores. The further round of selection consists of Personal Interviews conducted at XLRI Jamshedpur.

6. Ex-FPM : Executive Fellow Programme in Management

The candidates are shortlisted on merit basis and XAT scores. Following this Personal Interview is conducted to finally select the candidates at XLRI Jamshedpur.

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Top Colleges Accepting XAT Scores

XAT 2024 will be conducted on Jan 7, 2023. The scores of this entrance exam conducted by XLRI is accepted by a number of institutes apart from XLRI.

The top institutes accepting the XAT 2024 scores have been listed below:

1. XLRI Xavier School of Management
2. Xavier Institute of Development Action and Sciences (XIDAS), Jabalpur
3. Xavier Institute of Management
4. Xavier Institute of Social Service
5. St. Joseph’s Institute of Management
6. Loyola Institute of Business Management, Chennai
7. St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR)
8. St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
9. St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology
10. Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad
11. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
12. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
13. K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
14. Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
15. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
16. Institute of Business Management, Pune
17. Manipal University, Jaipur
18. T. A. Pai Management Institute
19. Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida
20. Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
21. Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)
22. Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai
23. Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
24. Amity Global Business School, Noida
25. Quinlan School of Business