Overview: The XAT exam date for 2025, a crucial milestone for your MBA journey, has been officially announced on the XAT website. This national-level entrance exam, which sees over one lakh students every year, is your gateway to XLRI Jamshedpur and other top B-schools.

The Xavier Aptitude Test exam will be conducted on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The registration window to fill out the form to appear for the entrance is live from July 15, 2024. If you are one of the candidates willing to be admitted into XLRI, you must fill out the form before November 30, 2024. 

Let's continue with the blog to learn more about the XAT exam, dates & deadlines, eligibility criteria, registration process, and more.

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Latest Updates The CAT exam date 2025 has been announced by XLRI. It will be conducted on January 5, 2025. XAT 2025 registration started from July 15, 2024. The last date to fill the XAT registration form will be November 30, 2024.

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What is XAT exam?

• The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is an all-India management entrance examination for admission to the prestigious Xavier School of Management (XLRI) and various other associated management institutes.
• It's an online Computer-Based Test conducted at multiple centres in the country.
• For more than 75 years, XLRI has been conducting the XAT exam at all India levels to select the most appropriate candidate for management education.
• XLRI conducts the Xavier Aptitude Test every January on behalf of XLRI Associate Member Institutes (XAMI).
• More than 250 b-schools accepts XAT scores for admission. 
• The XAT 2025 exam is set to be conducted in a staggering 76 centres across India, ensuring accessibility for all aspiring management students.

XAT Exam 2025 Notification – Important Updates 

• PGDM BM at the Jamshedpur campus, the final seat count has increased from 180 to 240 candidates. 
• PGDM BM at Delhi NCR campus, the final seat count has increased from 120 to 180 candidates. 
• Xavier School of Management- XLRI, Jamshedpur, has launched a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation (PGDM-IEV). 
• The duration of the XAT exam has been changed from 3 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours.
• The XAT 2025 exam will be conducted from 2 PM to 5 PM.

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XAT Exam Dates & Overview 2025

Registration Start Date	Monday, 15 July 2024
Registration End Date	Saturday, 30 November 2024
Admit Card 2025 Download	From Friday, 20 December 2024 onwards
XAT Exam Date	Sunday, January 5, 2025
Result Date	January 31, 2024 (tentative)
Score Card Release Date	Download between January 31 and March 31, 2025
XLRI PI	March- April 2025
Mode	Computer Based Test (CBT)
Duration	3 hours (2:00 PM to 5 PM)

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XAT Exam Eligibility 2025

To qualify for the XAT exam scheduled on the specified exam date, candidates must fulfil the following basic requirements: 

• Earned a three-year bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognized university or institution.
• No minimum percentage of marks scored is required.
• Students who anticipate completing their final examinations by June 10, 2025, can also apply.
• There is no specific age limit to register for the XAT 2025 exam. 

Does that short list of XAT eligibility requirements come as a surprise to you? The XAT exam eligibility criteria are probably the simplest among all the national-level management entrance exams!

XAT Exam Pattern 2025

Following is the detailed XAT exam pattern for 2025 for you to start preparing for the exam.

XAT Syllabus  and Exam Pattern	No. of Questions	Total marks	Good Attempts
PART – A (175 minutes) No Sectional Timing within Part – A
Verbal and Logical Ability	26	26	14-15
Decision Making	21	21	12-13
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation	28	28	19-20
Total	75
PART – B (5 minutes) Keyboard check
PART – C (30 minutes) No Negative Marks
General Awareness	25	25
Essay	The essay will be counted only when the candidate is shortlisted for the interview.

XAT Exam Syllabus 2025

XAT syllabus generally consists of 3 parts, as seen in the above table. Let's summarize the three parts again:

• Part 1: Decision Making, Verbal and Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability, and Data Interpretation (175 minutes)
• Part 2: Mock keyboard testing in part two (5 minutes)
• Part 3: Essay writing and general knowledge (30 minutes).

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Now, let's briefly look at the XAT exam syllabus for each of the sections of each part in the following table.

XAT Syllabus	Important Topics for the XAT Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Verbal and Logical Ability	Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Analogy, Parajumble, Grammar, Critical Reasoning, Fill in the Blanks, etc.
Decision Making	Data Arrangement, Conditioning, Grouping, Complex Arrangement, Caselets, Assumptions, Premises, Conclusions, etc.
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	Arithmetic, Geometry, Mensuration, Percentage, Surds and Indices, Algebra, Mensuration, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Tables, Data Interpretation, etc.
General Knowledge	Science, Economy, Business, Politics, Static GK, Sports, Prize and Award, World, Government, Constitution of India, etc.

XAT Exam Registration Process 2025

The XAT Exam Notification 2025 has been released by XLRI (Xavier School of Management) for admission into management courses in India. This means - the XAT exam registration for 2025 has begun!

Here are the steps you need to follow to qualify for the XAT exam registration:

1. Visit the official website of XLRI & fill out the XAT online application form

• Visit www.xatonline.in and click "Register" to start the process of filling out the XAT application form.
•  Enter your Name, Email ID, and contact details and set a password. You will receive a system-generated email/message. 
• A candidate must verify his email by clicking on the link and proceed to complete the application procedure.

2.  Upload the photo and documents such as graduation certificates, identity proofs

The candidate is supposed to upload a photo, signature, and proof of ID. Click on the declaration and verify the details thoroughly before submitting the application form.

Photograph Image

• Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).
• The file should be between 20KB-50KB.
• Ensure that the scanned image is at most 50KB. 

3. Pay the registration fee using online payment modes

Payment of Fees

• XAT Registration Fee Rs. 2000/-
• Candidates interested in XLRI programs must pay an additional fee of Rs. 200/-each.
• Indian Candidates are applying for GMP through GMAT. 2500/-
• NRI/Foreign Candidates applying for one or more programs through GMAT- Rs. 5000/-

4. Receive the XAT Entrance Exam Admit Card and take the printout for future reference

Candidates may download the XAT exam admit Card for 2024 from www.xatonline.in from December 20, 2024 onwards.

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XAT Exam Centers 2025

Mentioned below are the cities in which the XAT exam 2025 will be conducted on the scheduled XAT exam date.

XAT  Centres	States these XAT Exam Centres are Located in
Agra	Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Aurangabad City (Maharashtra)	Maharashtra
Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh
Ambala	Haryana
Amravati	Maharashtra
Amritsar	Punjab
Bengaluru	Karnataka
Berhampur	Odisha
Bhatinda	Punjab
Bhilai Nagar	Chhattisgarh
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Chandigarh/Mohali	Punjab and Chandigarh
Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
Cuttack	Odisha
Dehradun	Uttarakhand
Delhi-NCR	Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon
Dhanbad	Jharkhand
Dibrugarh	Assam
Durgapur/Asansol	West Bengal
Ernakulam	Kerala
Gandhinagar	Gujarat
Goa	Goa
Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh
Guwahati	Assam
Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh
Hooghly	West Bengal
Hubballi (Hubli)	Karnataka
Hyderabad	Telangana
Indore	Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh
Jalandhar	Punjab
Jaipur	Rajasthan
Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir
Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
Kannur	Kerala
Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh
Kolkata	West Bengal
Kota	Rajasthan
Kottayam	Kerala
Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
Madurai	Tamil Nadu
Mangalore	Karnataka
Mumbai	Maharashtra
Mysuru (Mysore)	Karnataka
Nagpur	Maharashtra
Nashik	Maharashtra
Patna	Bihar
Pune	Maharashtra
Raipur	Chhattisgarh
Rajahmundry	Andhra Pradesh
Ranchi	Jharkhand
Roorkee	Uttarakhand
Rourkela	Odisha
Sambalpur	Odisha
Siliguri	West Bengal
Surat	Gujarat
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala
Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu
Tirupathi	Andhra Pradesh
Tiruvallur	Tamil Nadu
Udaipur	Rajasthan
Udupi	Karnataka
Vadodara	Gujarat
Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
Warangal	Telangana
Tejpur	Assam
Jorhat	Assam
Rajkot	Gujarat
Shillong	Meghalaya
Naharlagun	Arunachal Pradesh

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XAT Fee 2024 

Following is the XAT exam form fees for fresh registrations.

Description	Fee
XAT exam Registration Fees (without late fee)	Rs. 2100/-
Additional XAT fees for XLRI program (per program)	Rs. 200/-
Indian candidates applying for PGDM (GM) through GMAT/GRE	Rs. 2500/-
NRI/Foreign candidates applying for one or more programs through GMAT	Rs. 5000/-

Note:

• Indian candidates can apply through GMAT/GRE for PGDM (GM), whereas an NRI/Foreign national can apply through GMAT for all the programs. Please note that GRE scores are only valid for PGDM (GM). 
• Candidates need to apply to the XAT Associate Institutes using XAT entrance exam score by obtaining their Application Form separately (as and when available) after registering online by making the appropriate payment.

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XAT Exam Cut-offs 2024

• XLRI Announces XAT 2024 Cutoffs for BM *(Business Management) & (Human Resource Management) HRM Programs: Promoting Diversity and Inclusivity.
• For aspirants eyeing the BM program, the bar has been set at an overall cutoff of 96 percentile for male candidates with an engineering background, while non-engineer males have a slightly adjusted cutoff at 95 percentiles.
• In the realm of the HRM Program, male engineers are expected to meet a 95-percentile threshold, whereas non-engineer males will be considered at a 93 percentile.

XLRI BM Program Interview Cutoffs 2024 (Percentiles)
STREAM	GENDER	TOTAL	QA	VALR	DM
Engineer	Male	>=96	>=86	>=83	>=85
Engineer	Female	>=91	>=81	>=80	>=80
Non-Engineer	Male	>=95	>=85	>=83	>=86
Non-Engineer	Female	>=90	>=80	>=80	>=81

XLRI HRM Program Interview Cutoffs 2024 (Percentiles)
STREAM	GENDER	TOTAL	QA	VALR	DM
Engineer	Male	>=95	>=80	>=90	>=85
Engineer	Female	>=90	>=73	>=85	>=78
Non-Engineer	Male	>=93	>=75	>=90	>=85
Non-Engineer	Female	>=88	>=68	>=85	>=78

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Conclusion

The XAT entrance exam is a sought-after exam for admission into management courses in India. Every year, thousands of students appear for this exam, competing with their peers from all over the country. The exam requires rigorous preparation as it is tough and challenging.

A good performance in the XAT Exam is key to securing admission into a leading business school in the country. For successful selection, candidates must register and submit their applications on time, followed by taking the written exam. Candidates must keep themselves updated about the notification and requirements of the XAT exam to ensure their success.