XAT 2025: Admit Card Releasing Today, Exam on Jan 5, Exam Guidelines

The XAT 2025 Exam will be held on Jan 5, 2025. The admit card for the same will be out on Dec 22, 2024. The registration last date was extended to Dec 10, 2024. Earlier, the last date to apply was Nov 30, 2024. Candidates are advised to go through the last-minute preparation tips to score well.

The candidates are advised to go through the XAT score vs percentile 2023 to get an idea of the expected marks for the upcoming exam. The XAT cut off marks vs percentile 2024 have been shared below for the candidate's reference. The XAT cut off for XLRI is the minimum marks required to pass the examination.

The XAT second mock test date was held on Oct 20, 2024. The last date to register for this was Oct 17, 2024. While, the first XAT mock test was held on Sep 25, 2024. XAT conducts only two official mock tests.

XAT Exam Date 2025

XLRI Jamshedpur started the XAT exam 2025 registration procedure on Jul 15, 2024, and it was open till Dec 10, 2024. XAT exam date 2025 calendar has been published on the official website and shall be conducted on Jan 5, 2025. Applicants can refer to the table below to know important dates related to the XAT 2025.

XAT Exam Date 2025

Events	Dates
Registration opens	15th July, 2024
Registration closes	Nov 30, 2024 (Dec 10- Extended)
1st Mock Test 2nd Mock Test	Sep 25, 2024 Oct 20, 2024
XAT Admit card download	December 22, 2024
XAT Exam date	January 05, 2025 (2:00 pm to 5:30 pm)
Shortlist for Interview	End of January
Interviews	Mid-February - Mid-March
Offers and Waitlist	April 2025
Academic Session begins	Mid-June, 2025

XAT Admit Card 2025

XAT admit card 2025 will be released on the official website on Dec 22, 2025. Candidates can download the XAT 2025 admit card from the official website through the link (to be shared) using their login credentials. The candidates must carry their XAT call letter 2025 on the date of the examination. 

How to Download the XAT Exam Admit Card?

The procedure to download and save the XAT hall ticket 2025 is given below.

• Step 1: Candidates should visit the official website.
• Step 2: Upon reaching the webpage, you have to log in to your account with your credentials: your user ID and password that will be provided after registration.
• Step 3: After logging in you have to click on the "Download Admit Card" option, and your download will start. You can print 2 copies of your admit card.

XAT 2025 Exam Centres

The XAT exam will be held in about 79 different cities across the country. The applicants are required to choose a said number of cities, in order of preference, where they would like to appear for XAT 2025. The candidates must choose XAT exam centres thoughtfully.

Several times, XAT exam centres 2025 cannot accommodate the number of candidates who had opted for that particular venue. In such cases, the candidates will be required to appear for XAT 2025 in the city chosen as the second option.

XAT Exam Day Guidelines

• To ensure a stress-free exam day, XAT 2025 candidates must adhere to the regulations established by the testing organisation. The following are important XAT exam day requirements that candidates must adhere to:
• Arrive at the testing location one hour before the reporting time
• Bring no electronic devices, such as a watch, calculator, cell phone, etc., to the testing location.
• Do not bring any snacks or stationery to the exam location.

Documents to carry on XAT exam day

• XAT Admit card
• Aadhar card
• Voter ID
• Passport, College/University ID
• Driver’s license

XAT Exam Pattern

The exam authority has extended the exam duration from 190 minutes to 210 minutes. Candidates can get 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete the XAT exam 2025. Candidates need to understand the pattern of the XAT question paper, before appearing for the XAT test.

They must be aware of the marking scheme, the duration in hand, and the number of questions to be solved, to get admission into their targeted B-school. Some of the highlights of the revised XAT exam pattern 2025 are discussed in this section.

• Mode: XAT 2025 will be conducted online.
• Duration: 210 minutes (3 Hours and 30 Minutes).

XAT Exam Marking Scheme

• In the previous two years, there have been no significant changes to the XAT marking scheme. It is advised to remember the following crucial details about the XAT 2025 Marking Scheme:
• Each MCQ is worth one mark. 0.25 points are subtracted for each unsatisfactory response.
• The reduction of 0.10 marks for each question that is not attempted after 8 unattended questions is a distinctive aspect of the XAT exam marking structure.
• Only the candidates who have been selected for the PI round have their essays examined.
• The GK part does not receive any failing grades. The final XAT scores are computed without taking GK scores into account.

The information related to the no. of questions and marks carried by each of the sections can be found in the table below.

XAT 2025 Exam Pattern

Subject	Number of Questions	Number of Marks
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VA & LR)	26	26
Decision Making (DM)	21	21
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation	28	28
General Knowledge	25	25
Total	100	100 Marks

Candidates can check in with this page regularly for further updates or information related to the XAT 2025 Exam Pattern and also other associated events or sections.

XAT Paper Pattern Analysis

A general analysis of the XAT Question Paper is given below:

• XAT 2022 was conducted for 3½ hours duration (3 hours for Quant, Decision Making & Verbal Ability and Reasoning + 1/2 hour for General Knowledge). 
• For Visually Impaired candidates with a scribe, an extra time of 25 minutes will be provided only for attempting Quant, Decision Making & Verbal Ability and Reasoning of the XAT exam.
• The Total Number of Questions for the XAT 2022 exam will be 100 (74+25). This year, it can be expected to be around 100 again. However, XLRI has the habit of surprising everyone. There might be more or fewer questions but the type of questions will remain the same.
• For every correct answer, 1 mark is awarded to the candidate. A negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable for each wrongly answered question. There is no negative marking for any questions in the General Knowledge section. 

XAT Exam Syllabus

The XAT Exam is divided into three sections. The XAT syllabus 2025 covers topics from all these sections. Part 1 consists of topics from decision-making, verbal and logical ability, quantitative ability and data interpretation. The second part consists of a five-minute session of mock keyboard testing and the third section consists of GK and short short essay-type question. PWD candidates are given 20 minutes extra in every part.

XAT Verbal and Logical Ability Syllabus

• Para jumbled
• Grammar
• Paragraph completion
• Vocabulary
• Reading comprehension

XAT Decision Making Syllabus

• Situational events
• Case studies
• Data arrangement
• Analytical reasoning

XAT Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability Syllabus

• Tables, Graphs
• Geometry
• Statistics
• Profit and Loss
• Speed and Distance
• Clocks

XAT General Knowledge Syllabus

• News
• History
• Politics
• Sports
• Economics
• International Relations
• Society updates

Marks obtained in General Knowledge are not taken into consideration while calculating percentile and in the counselling procedure, however, some of the institutes might consider GK's marks.

How to Prepare for XAT 2025?

The best way to prepare for the XAT exam would be by working smart rather than working hard. XAT is slightly different from the other MBA exams. The candidates need to know about the techniques and ways by which they can clear the XAT exam and score high. Strategies and planning will allow the candidates to understand the different types of questions that can be asked in the question paper and also let them prepare exceptionally well. Candidates can follow the tips given below.

Plan Properly: Candidates should plan very well before starting the preparation process. They should make a timetable or a chart which should be followed by the candidates properly to stay on course and not deviate from the course of preparation. The candidates need to follow the plan throughout the preparation process. The candidates should plan for the XAT 2025 Exam accordingly and prepare.

Stay Focused: Preparing for XAT 2025 and clearing the exam would be easy if you prepare for the exam in a calm and focused manner. Try to keep it as simple as possible. The lack of either of them would pose a problem for you. Make sure that you never give up. This exam consists of a decision-making section. One can answer those, only when his mind is calm and focused. Lack of concentration will deviate you from the course of preparation and the topics cannot be learned with full understanding. Hence it is very important to be focused.

Attempt the Simpler Questions First: The XAT exam has a negative marking. You cannot afford to make any wild guesses while answering. Make sure that you only attempt those questions whose answers you know. Only after attempting all the questions that you know, should you try attending to the remaining questions. It is advised to leave any doubtful question, to avoid negative marking. Another aspect associated with this is that the candidates need not spend excess time on the uncertain questions and this way more time can be spent on known questions.

Time Management: If one wants to excel in time management he/she has to undergo rigorous practice. You can achieve this by taking at least 10-15 mock tests and solving the previous year's question papers. This would help you get familiarized with the syllabus and exam pattern. Attending the exam by efficiently optimizing time not only saves time but also allows you to check the answers that are answered already.

Mock Tests: XAT mock tests form an integral part of the preparation phase. It is important to take as many mocks as possible and analyze them fully to improve the scores. It helps you to practise and perform better in the actual exam. It also helps you to optimize time during the actual test. You will also be able to prioritize and carefully use time on questions that require a lot of time and those which do not.

Previous Years' Question Papers: You can prepare using the XAT previous years question papers also, as that will help you get an idea of the actual test. It helps you to understand the type and distribution of questions in the question paper. This way you can anticipate questions and orders by which they will be asked in the XAT exam.

XAT Preparation Books

Below is a list of the top XAT books, listed by section, for preparing for the XAT 2025 exam.

Section	Name of the Book	Author/ Publisher
QADI	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations	R S Aggarwal
	How to Prepare for QA for CAT	Arun Sharma
	Data Interpretation for CAT	Nishit K Sinha
	Quantum CAT	S K Verma
Verbal & Logical Ability	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	Ajay Singh
	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
	How to Prepare for VARC for CAT	Arun Sharma
	A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	R S Aggarwal
Decision Making	Jabbing the XAT	R K Jha
	XAT Solved Papers	Gautam Puri
	Target XAT Simplified Edition	Disha Experts
General Knowledge	Manorama Year Book	Mammen Mathew
	Lucent’s Objective GK	Lucent Publications
	General Knowledge	Manohar Pandey

XAT Previous Year Question Papers

XAT 2025 question paper (first copy) will be released on Jan 7, 2025. The first copy of the official XAT 2025 question paper will be made available by the XAT authority. XAT question paper will be released before the answer key. Candidates may download the XAT question paper 2025 without logging in, and it includes all of the questions and their answers.

Meanwhile, candidates can access the XAT previous year's question papers for reference and preparation purposes. Candidates can prepare by using XAT previous year question papers, which will help them acquire a feel for the actual test.

It aids in their comprehension of the question paper's format and arrangement of questions. In this manner, Candidates can prepare for the questions and the sequence in which they will be asked during the XAT test.

Check the following tabular below to access some of the XAT previous year's question papers.

XAT Mock Test 2025

The second XAT mock test date was announced by the officials and was held on Oct 20, 2024. The last date to register for the same was Oct 17, 2024. The exam format, sections, level of difficulty, and time permitted in the XAT mock test 2025 are identical to those on the real question paper. 

XAT Paper 1 will be locked after 165 minutes. Only in the final 15 minutes of the exam will candidates be permitted to attempt the General Awareness segment of the questions.

Steps to Take XAT 2025 Mock Test

Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to take the XAT mock test 2025.

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the XAT website, xatonline.in.
• Step 2: Now log in using your credentials or register if you have not registered yet.
• Step 3: The new pop-up window will appear. It includes the general guidelines for the XAT mock test 2025.
• Step 4:  Click "Next." XAT mock test will be displayed.
• Step 5: Lastly, to start the online XAT mock test, click the "I'm ready to start" option.

XAT 2025 Paper Analysis

XAT 2025 exam analysis will be released after the exam is conducted. According to the schedule, XAT exam 2025 will be conducted on Jan 5, 2025. XAT exam analysis 2025 included details like the difficulty level of the exam, section-wise difficulty level, and weightage of each section. XAT exam analysis 2025 is curated based on the feedback provided by the test takers. 

Candidates can find the detailed XAT paper analysis 2025 in the tabular below.

Section-wise Difficulty Level	Expected XAT Exam Analysis
Overall Difficulty Level of the Paper	Moderate
Number of Good Attempts	50+
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VA & LR)	Easy
Decision Making (DM)	Easy
General Knowledge	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation	Moderate to Difficult

XAT 2025 Answer Key

XAT answer key 2025 (provisional) will be released in Jan 2025, in the form of a response sheet. Candidates who appeared for the exam can access their XAT 2025 answer key/response sheet on the official website at xatonline.in.

Candidates can raise objections against their response during the objection window. The official deadline for the same will be announced soon. XAT's final answer key will be released after considering the objections raised against the provisional answer key. Candidates can download both from the official website.

In addition, various coaching institutes will release the unofficial and memory-based answer keys for XAT 2025, soon after the exam is conducted. These memory-based XAT 2025 answer keys will not be considered official, and no objections will be accepted against them.

Steps to Download XAT Answer Key 2025

Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the XAT answer key 2025.

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website at xatonline.in.
• Step 2: Applicants must log in using their XAT user ID and password.
• Step 3: They must click on the candidate response to generate the answer key and the question paper.
• Step 4:  The page will be redirected and the XAT answer key will be displayed on the screen.
• Step 5: Candidates must check the correct options, marked in green, and the responses of candidates mentioned after the question ID.

XAT Exam 2025 Result

XAT 2025 results will be released on the official website in Jan, 2025. The registered candidates can download the XAT scorecard from the official website by logging in with their credentials, such as the XAT ID and date of birth.

XAT 2025 scorecard will be available on the official website till Mar 2025. XAT 2025 results have been prepared based on the marks scored by the candidates in the exam, and a merit list will be put on the official website.

XAT 2025 scorecard includes the following.

• Sectional scores
• Sectional percentile
• Overall score
• Overall percentile
• The validity of the scorecard and
• The candidate details as mentioned in the application form.

How to Check XAT Results?

Follow the below-mentioned steps to check/download the XAT results 2025.

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website
• Step 2: Enter your registration number and date of birth to access your XAT 2025 Result.
• Step 3: The candidate can now log in to the official website with the provided XAT User ID and Password.
• Step 4: Once logged in, choose the year and you can view the results. You can also save it as a PDF for future reference.

XAT Selection Criteria

Candidates can apply for more than one program with an additional fee for each. If that candidate clears the cutoff and XAT 2025 Selection Criteria then he or she will be called for the selection process.

The selection process generally consists of:

• GD (Group Discussion)
• Writing
• PI (Personal Interview) rounds.

Based on the performance of the student in these rounds he or she will be admitted to a program. Call letters will be sent by mail to each of XAT qualified candidates and one has to report to the location to attend the XAT counselling process.

XAT 2025 Cut Off

XAT 2025 cut off will be made available on the official website after the announcement of the results. XAT 2025 cut off will be released for both PGDM Business Management (BM) and Human Resources Management (HRM) programs. The XAT cut off for the Business Management and Human Resource Management program is provided in the table below.

Business Management

XAT cutoff 2025 for Business Management category-wise will be tabulated below:

XAT Business Management

Sections	Male Engineers	Male Non-Engineers	Female Engineers	Female Non-Engineers
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning	83	83	80	80
Decision Making	85	86	80	81
Quantitative Ability	86	85	81	80
Overall	96	95	91	90

Human Resource Management

XAT cutoff 2025 for the HRM course for all the sections will be provided in the table below:

XAT Human Resource Management

Sections	Male Engineers	Male Non-Engineers	Female Engineers	Female Non-Engineers
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning	90	90	85	85
Decision Making	85	85	78	78
Quantitative Ability	80	75	73	68
Overall	95	93	90	88

XAT 2025 cut-off is decided based on the following factors. 

• The number of applicants,
• The difficulty of the paper,
• The number of seats in participating colleges.

To be eligible to face the selection rounds, the candidate has to cross the cut-off score. XAT 2025 cutoff varies from one institute to the other. XAT cut off 2025 is tabulated below.

XAT Expected Cut off for Other Colleges

To be eligible to face the selection rounds, the candidate has to cross XAT cut-off score. XAT cut-off varies from one institute to the other. XAT cut off 2025 is tabulated below.

XAT College	Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
XIMB	90+
SPJIMR, Mumbai	90+
IMT, Ghaziabad	90+
Great Lakes Chennai	80+
Goa Institute of Management	85+
K J Somaiya Institute of Management	85+
FORE School of Management	85+
IRMA Anand	80+
LIBA Chennai	80+
TAPMI	80+
BIMTECH	75+
XIME, Bangalore	75+
MICA	80+
Welingkar, Mumbai	75+

XAT Counselling 2025

Candidates have to go through a counselling procedure to gain admission to the B-schools. After the XAT 2025 results and merit lists are out, candidates can submit the marks carefully to the desired colleges. The colleges will reach out to qualified candidates for the counselling procedure.

XAT 2025 counselling procedure will be held in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Jamshedpur in Feb 2025 and Mar 2025 tentatively now. XAT counselling 2025 will contain the selection criteria rounds as mentioned above.

Step 1: Shortlisting of candidates

Based on their performance in the XAT exam 2025, candidates will be chosen for a group discussion and personal interview at XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Step 2: Group Discussion and Personal Interview

By the end of Jan 2025, XLRI, Jamshedpur will release the schedule for the group discussion and individual interview with the chosen candidates. XAT 2025 admission process will take place in several places, and candidates must confirm their interview city on the official XLRI website within the allotted window of time.

Step 3: Final Selection

To create the final merit list, each applicant will be assessed based on their XAT 2025 score, GD/PI performance, academic background, and other factors. Selected applicants will get calls to finish the admission requirements.

Selection Procedure of Other Institutes Accepting XAT Scores

For admission to their MBA/PGDM programmes, institutions that accept the XAT score have their own application and admissions procedures. While some institutions open their registration period well in advance of the XAT exam, others begin the registration procedure following the release of the XAT results 2025.

XLRI will go through the overall performance of the respective candidates and publish a final list of the selected candidates. Some of the factors mentioned below can also be a plus point for the selection of the candidates:

• Work experience
• Extra curriculum
• Academic Records

XLRI Jamshedpur Placement Statistics

With a 100% placement rate, XLRI has finished the placements for the 2022 cohort of the PGDM BM and PGDM HRM programmes. Here is a quick rundown of the 2022 batch's placement data at XLRI Jamshedpur:

• 24 per cent of the candidates received offers from consulting businesses.
• ITES, e-commerce, and gaming made up 27% of the job opportunities provided to students.
• 25% of the offers were from sales and marketing.
• Most offers were made by Amazon, Paytm, ITC, BCG, Accenture Strategy, and Microsoft.

Category	Details
Total Recruiters	99
New Recruiters	23
Total Students	427
Percentage of Students who received Pre-placement Offers	40.28%
Median Salary	INR 29 LPA
Average Salary	INR 30.73 LPA
Highest Domestic Offer	INR 60+ LPA (BFSI Domain)
Highest International Offer	INR 58.5 LPA (S & M Domain)
Top 10th Percentile Average Salary	INR 48.42 LPA
Top 25th Percentile Average Salary	INR 41.2 LPA
Top Recruiters	ITC, Paytm, Accenture, Freshworks, Microsoft, American Express, Amazon, Swiggy, PWC

Top Colleges Accepting XAT Scores

In addition to XLRI, Jamshedpur, 11 members of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI) and more than 1,000 additional MBA programmes throughout India recognise the XAT score.

The chart of some of the well-known business schools that accept XAT scores for admission is provided below.

XAT Score Accepting B-Schools
XLRI Xavier School of Management	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR)
St. Joseph's Institute of Management	St.Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology	Xavier Business School (XBS), St.Xavier's University, Kolkata
Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University	Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	Xavier Institute of Management & Research
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Sciences (XIDAS)	Xavier Institute of Social Service	BITS Pilani
BIMTECH Greater Noida	K J Somaiya Institute of Management	MICA Ahmedabad
FLAME University: School of Business	FORE School of Management, New Delhi	Institute of Management Technology (Ghaziabad)
Institute of Rural Management Anand	Goa Institute of Management	Great Lakes Institute of Management

XAT Registration 2025

XAT 2025 registration started on the official website on July 15, 2024. Candidates must read the instructions carefully before filling out the XAT application form 2025.

Interested candidates can apply only online for the XAT 2025. They have to pay the application fee of INR 1800. Apart from this for each XAT 2025 program that they choose, they are liable to pay INR 300.

Application Details	Online
Registration Fee (without any late fee)	INR 2100
Individual Fee for Each Additional Subject Selected for XAT	INR 200
Fee for Indian Candidates Applying for Ex-PGDM through GMAT or GRE	INR 2500
Fee for NRI/foreign Candidates for One or More Programs	INR 5000

Note:

• Candidates can apply for more than one program in a single XAT application 2025 but the candidate has to pay separately for every program he or she chooses.
• Candidates can take a printout of the XAT 2025 application form for future use.

Direct Link to Apply for XAT

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How to Register for XAT 2025?

The registration process comprises certain steps for the procedure, which the candidates can follow to register for the XAT exam 2025 successfully. The entire XAT 2025 registration process is explained below.

• Step 1: Candidates must visit xatonline.in, the official website of XAT 2025.
• Step 2: Choose the tab "New Registration" and enter a name, date of birth, contact details, and email ID.
• Step 3: A system-generated XAT login ID and password will be sent to you through Email/SMS.
• Step 4: Students should note down their XAT IDs and password for future use.
• Step 5: After registering, the candidate should fill in personal details and other educational background details.
• Step 6: Finally, the candidate should upload the necessary documents (as per the given specifications).
• Step 7: The final step is to pay the application fee and click on the 'Submit button.

About XAT Exam

XAT exam is a national-level MBA entrance exam conducted by XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute), Jamshedpur. The entrance test is conducted on behalf of XAMI (Xavier Associate Management Institute) for admission into MBA and PGDM programs across Xavier B-Schools and other major management colleges in India.

More than 160 B-schools accept the XAT scores in the country. The XAT 2025 will be conducted by Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur for MBA and PGDM admissions in XLRI and other associated colleges. XAT is one of the oldest competitive exams in the country that has always kept pace with cutting-edge testing methodology. The Human Resource course in XLRI is considered to be one of the best HR courses in Asia and is the Flagship Programme of the college. XAT is conducted once every year, usually in January.

Also Read: XAT vs CAT 

XAT cut-off is generally decided by the participating institutes every year. Applicants have to clear the XAT 2025 cut-off set by the participating institutes to qualify for the selection rounds. International candidates can appear for the GMAT and apply through those scores for admission to the GMP - General Management Programme. For more important facts related to the XAT entrance exam, the candidates can go through the table given below.

Highlights	Particulars
Exam Name	XAT 2025
Full Form	Xavier Aptitude Test
Exam Level	National Level
Conducted By	XLRI, Xavier School of Management
Mode of Application	Online
Languages	English
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	180 Minutes
Course Offered	MBA/PGDM
Official Website	xatonline.in
Helpdesk	admis@xlri.ac.in

 

XAT Exam 2025 Eligibility

XLRI expects the applicants to satisfy some eligibility criteria before proceeding to fill out the application form. XAT exam eligibility includes age, and academic details, among various other prerequisites. The details related XAT entrance exam to the same can be found below.

• Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree.
• They should have pursued at least a 3-year UG program.
• Candidates in the final year of their graduation degree can apply for XAT 2025, provided they should complete their degree by Jun 2025.
• The conducting authorities do not specify any upper age limit for the applicants.

Particulars	Details
Age limit	No upper age limit
Educational Qualification	Minimum 3 years of a Bachelor's Degree
Nationality	NRI/Foreign/Indian

Candidates should note that there is no reservation except for the 5% relaxation to SC/ST/PwD candidates in the final year marks of their bachelor's degree. The candidates must verify whether they fulfil the XAT eligibility criteria 2025 before applying for the XAT 2025 exam. They can regularly check this page for further updates and information regarding the XAT exam.

XAT Contact Details

If candidates have any doubts or queries then they can contact the concerned authorities. The contact details are given below:

• Address: XLRI Xavier School of Management, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur 831001
• Ph no: 0657-665-3203/04/05
• Fax: 0657-665-3200/2227814
• Toll-Free no: 1800-267-4008

What is XAT?

The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted in India by Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur for admissions to postgraduate management courses. The institution, established in 1957, is one of the most prestigious colleges for MBA and other management programs, with over 150 business schools across India. 

XAT is conducted in 79 cities all over India. The next exam will be held on January 5, 2024. Registration for the XAT exam started on July 15, 2024, and will continue till Nov 30, 2024.

The exam is divided into five sections: quantitative ability and data interpretation, verbal and logical ability, decision-making, general knowledge, and essay writing. It is an online computer-based test that takes place every January and has a total duration of three hours. The marking scheme includes negative markings for incorrect answers.

Selection for the program is based on the XAT score, followed by group discussions, personal interviews, and a written ability test. Academic records, work experience, and performance in the selection rounds are also taken into consideration.