XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is a national-level management entrance examination conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes
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.
Name of the Exam |
XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) |
Conducting Body |
XLRI (Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur) |
Official Website |
|
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 |
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.
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 |
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 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.
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 |
Sections |
Male |
Female |
QA |
75-85 |
70-75 |
VALR |
74-79 |
72-74 |
DM |
73-78 |
68-74 |
Overall |
93-95 |
91-93 |
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 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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