XAT 2023

XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is a national-level management entrance examination conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes

XAT 2023

(Xavier Aptitude Test)

 

What is XAT Exam?

 

XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is a national-level management entrance examination conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes. Apart from XLRI and 10 other XAMI member colleges, over 1,000 B-schools accept XAT scores for admission to their post-graduate management programmes. XLRI will release XAT Notification in August 2023.

 

XAT Exam Highlights

 

Name of the Exam

XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)

Conducting Body

XLRI (Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur)

Official Website

https://xatonline.in/

Exam Level

National

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Exam Date

First week of January 2023

Exam Fees

INR 1800/-

Exam mode

Online

Exam Duration

3 hours 10 mins

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university. There is no minimum aggregate marks criteria in graduation to apply for XAT 2023 exam.

Students in their final year of bachelor's degree or awaiting their results are also eligible to apply.

Foreign nationals can apply for admissions based on their GMAT scores.

There is no upper age limit criteria to appear for XAT 2023.

There is no limit on the number of times a student can take the exam.

 

XAT 2022 Exam Pattern

 

Exam Mode

Computer Based Test

Exam Medium

English

Number of Questions

100

Type of Questions

MCQs & 1 Essay

Sections

5 sections divided into 2 parts

Part 1: Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, and Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

Part 2: General Knowledge and Essay Writing

Marking Scheme

+1 for every correct answer

-0.25 for every wrong answer

Exam Duration

190 minutes (3 hours 10 minutes)

Part 1: 165 minutes

Part 2: 25 minutes

 

Sectional Division of Questions

 

Parts

Sections

No. of Questions

Time Duration

Part 1

Quantitative Aptitude

28

165 minutes

Verbal and Logical Ability

26

XAT Decision Making

21

Part 2

XAT GK

25

25 minutes

XAT Essay Writing

1

Total

-

101

190 minutes

 

No sectional time limit.

A unique feature of XAT exam marking pattern is the deduction of 0.10 marks for every unattempted question after 8 unattended questions.

The Essay is evaluated only for the candidates shortlisted for the PI round.

There is no negative marking for the GK section. GK scores are not considered while calculating the final XAT scores.

XAT 2023 Cutoff

 

XAT Cut Off for XLRI Jamshedpur ranges between 91 to 95 for BM and HRM programs. Also, the cutoff is different for male and female candidates.

 

XLRI XAT Cut off 2023 for HRM Program

 

Sections

Male Engineering

Male Non-Engineering

Female Engineering

Female Non-Engineering

QA

75-80

75-80

69-75

65-75

VALR

78-85

70-80

75-80

72-82

DM

75-80

78-85

65-72

65-73

Overall XAT Cutoff

91-95

89-92

90-93

85-90

 

 

XLRI XAT Cut off 2023 for BM Program

 

Sections

Male

Female

QA

75-85

70-75

VALR

74-79

72-74

DM

73-78

68-74

Overall

93-95

91-93

 

XAT 2023 Cut off for Other Colleges (Expected)


XAT College

Expected XAT Cutoff Percentile

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar

90+

Great lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

80+

SPJIMR, Mumbai

90+

KJ Somaiya

85+

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

90+

Welingkar, Mumbai

75+

Goa Institute of Management

85+

XIME, Bangalore

75+

TAPMI Institute

80+

 

XAT 2023 Selection Process

 

XAT 2023 Selection Process will begin after the declaration of result in the third week of January 2023. XLRI does not carry out a centralized selection process, hence, every XAT score accepting institute follows its own selection process and criteria.

 

XLRI XAT selection process will include GD-PI rounds. Only candidates shortlisted on the basis of XAT cut offs will be called for GD-PI rounds.

Post the conclusion of the PI round, XLRI will prepare the final merit list based on various parameters: XAT 2023 score, XAT GD-PI scores, work experience, past academic scores, and GK & Essay section scores.

The weightage assigned to XAT score & GD/PI scores in the preparation of the final merit list will be 60% & 25% respectively.

 



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