XAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Passing Marks, Marks vs Percentile Analysis, Top Colleges

Shubhangini Priyadarshi
Shubhangini Priyadarshi

Updated on - Nov 20, 2024

XAT Qualifying Marks 2025 for the PGDM BM course will be between 75 and 80, and for the PGDM HRM programs, they will be between 65 and 90. XAT qualifying marks cutoff shall be between the 95th and 97th percentiles.

The qualifying marks are released by XLRI Jamshedpur for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM courses. The marks will be announced after the XAT result 2025 and XAT toppers 2025 are released on the official website at xlri.ac.in. The results are expected to be released in Jan 2025.

Nonetheless, the XAT 2024 cutoff is 1-2 percentiles lower for female candidates.

XAT 2024 qualifying marks for various categories as well as the sectional cutoff for distinct segments will be part of the cutoff for XLRI. The minimum marks to qualify for different courses and the top colleges are given on the page below.

XAT Qualifying Marks 2025

XAT qualifying marks 2025 are released by the XLRI Jamshedpur for both PGDM BM and PGDM HRM courses after the exam is concluded. The marks provide the least amount of marks required to pass the exam.

The expected section-wise XAT qualifying marks are given below:

XAT Cut off 2025 for PGDM BM

The minimum qualifying mark for the PGDM BM is 75. Candidates can check the table below for the XAT qualifying marks for PGDM BM.

PGDM BM Qualifying Marks for Engineering

The minimum marks required to qualify for the PGDM BM in engineering are given below:

Sections Male Female
VALR 75 75
DM 75 75
QA 85 80

Also Check: Institutes Accepting XAT 2025 Scores

PGDM BM Qualifying Marks for Non-Engineering 

The minimum marks required to qualify for the PGDM BM in non-engineering are given below:

Sections Male Female
VALR 75 75
DM 75 75
QA 85 80

Recommended: Top Colleges Accepting 50 Percentile in XAT 2024

XAT Cut off 2025 for PGDM HRM

The XAT cut off 2025 for the PGDM BM is 60. Candidates can check the table below for the XAT qualifying marks for PGDM BM.

PGDM HRM Qualifying Marks for Engineering

The minimum marks required to qualify for the PGDM HRM in engineering are given below:

Sections Male Female
VALR 90 90
DM 75 75
QA 75 65

PGDM HRM Qualifying Marks for Non-Engineering

The minimum marks required to qualify for the PGDM HRM in non-engineering are given below:

Sections Male Female
VALR 90 80
DM 75 75
QA 70 60

XAT Year-wise Score Vs Percentile

XAT 2024 Score vs Percentile XAT 2023 Score vs Percentile
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Factors Determining the XAT 2025 Qualifying Marks

The XAT qualifying factors for male and female candidates are different. The qualifying marks for XAT engineering and non-engineering courses are different as well. Many factors come into place to determine the qualifying marks for the courses and genders.

A few factors affecting the XAT qualifying marks are mentioned below:

  • Difficulty of the Exam: The difficulty of the exam can set the qualifying marks low or high. If the XAT 2025 exam is tough, then the qualifying marks will be low; if easier, the marks will be higher.
  • Number of Applicants: The higher the number of candidates who appear for the exam, the higher the qualifying marks will go. 
  • Number of seats Available: If fewer seats are available, then the qualifying marks for the exam will be higher.
  • Reservation: Reservation changes the seats available through the XAT 2025 exam. Which will have the minimum qualifying marks set high. 

Suggested: What After XAT Result 2025?

How to Calculate the XAT Percentile 2025?

Candidates can try to calculate the XAT percentile to predict their scores. The formula to calculate the percentile is the same as used by other institutes.

(XAT Percentile= Number of candidates – Rank of a candidate/Number of candidates x 100)

The XAT percentile depends upon the factors given in the formula above.

XAT Qualifying Marks 2025: Marks vs Percentile Analysis

XAT marks vs percentile are measured to determine a candidate's percentile rank based on the marks achieved by them in the XAT 2025 exam. To take admission candidates have to score 99+ percentile.

With a 40+ score in an exam, the expected XAT percentile can be 99+, and for a 35+ score, the expected XAT percentile can be 95+ percentile.

The XAT percentile mentions the percentage of candidates who scored a particular mark/score or who scored the same.

Also Read: 99 Percentile in XAT 2025

What's After Qualifying for the XAT

Candidates who qualify in the XAT exam 2025 will be allowed to pursue their management degrees from MBA colleges in India such as XLRI, SP Jain, XIMB, IMT, and many others.

Every college has a different minimum XAT qualifying marks and percentile.

Also Read: Top Colleges Accepting 50 Percentile in XAT 2025

XAT Qualifying Marks 2025 for Top Colleges

The expected XAT qualifying marks for top colleges and institutes are mentioned in the table below:

Name of Colleges Minimum XAT Percentile Qualifying Mark
TAPMI Manipal 80 27.5
Institute of Rural Management Anand 80 27.5
MICA Ahmedabad 80 27.5
Great Lakes Institute of Management 80 27.5
LIBA Chennai 80 27.5
K J Somaiya Institute of Management 85 30.5
Goa Institute of Management 85 30.5
IMT Ghaziabad 90 32
XIMB Bhubaneswar 90 32.5
SPJIMR Mumbai 90 34.5

Candidates must make sure to achieve the XAT qualifying marks to get further considered.

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