XAT Exam: Registration, Eligibility, Pattern & Fees

XAT Exam

conducts the XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) for admission to MBA/PGDM programs in XLRI and many other top B-schools in India. The application process generally starts in July every year and candidates have enough time to apply for the XAT exam.. You must also know that XAT is not only meant for XLRI, but it is also meant for other leading B Schools in India

XAT Exam Date

The XAT is conducted on the first Sunday of January every year

XAT Result

You can expect the XAT result by the last week of January

Courses Through XAT

• MBA
• PGDM
• Business Management
• Human Resource Management

Eligibility Criteria XAT Exam

• Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration
• Final-year students can also apply
• No minimum percentage is required by many institutes, but individual colleges may have their own criteria

XAT Exam Pattern

Section	Topics
Verbal & Logical Ability	RC, Grammar, Critical Reasoning
Decision Making	Caselets, Situational Questions
Quantitative Ability & DI	Maths and Data Interpretation
General Knowledge	Current Affairs, Static GK

Duration

• Around 3 hours

Marking Scheme XAT Exam

• +1 mark for correct answer
• -0.25 for incorrect answer
• Penalty for excessive unattempted questions

Top Colleges Accepting XAT Scores

XAT vs CAT

Feature	XAT	CAT
Conducting Body	XLRI	IIMs
Decision Making Section	Yes	No
GK Section	Yes	No
Difficulty Level	Moderate to High	High
Accepted By	XLRI & many B-schools	IIMs & top MBA colleges

Good XAT Exam Percentile

College	Safe Percentile
XLRI BM	96–99 percentile
XLRI HRM	93–96 percentile
XIMB	85–92 percentile
IMT Ghaziabad	85–90 percentile

Why Students Choose XAT Exam

• Admission to XLRI and top private B-schools
• Unique Decision-Making section
• Accepted by 150+ MBA colleges in India

Procedure for Applying to Other Institutes Using XAT 2026 Scores

Candidates who wish to apply to institutes accepting XAT 2026 scores must follow the admission process specified by individual colleges.

Steps to Apply

1. Register for XAT 2026 through the official website:
   XAT Online Portal
2. Visit the official websites of the institutes accepting XAT scores and complete their separate application process.
3. Candidates applying for XLRI programs need to pay an additional fee of ₹200 per program.

Important Points

• XLRI does not verify or take responsibility for the quality of programs offered by other institutes using XAT scores.
• Each participating institute decides:
  • Shortlisting criteria
  • Weightage of XAT sections
  • Selection process independently
• XLRI has no role in admissions conducted by other institutions.

Note for Candidates

• Fees paid for:
  • XAT registration
  • XLRI program registration
    are non-refundable.
• Candidates must download their XAT 2026 scorecard from the official website between:
  • January 2026 to March 31, 2026

Common Selection Stages in XAT Colleges

Most institutes accepting XAT scores may conduct:

• Group Discussion (GD)
• Written Ability Test (WAT)
• Personal Interview (PI)

along with evaluation of:

• XAT percentile
• Academic profile
• Work experience
• Diversity factors

XAT Exam Score Accepting Colleges

Insitute	Place	Institute	Place
Loyala Institute of Business Administration	Chennai	XLRI Xavier School of Management	Jameshedpur Jharkhand
Quinlan School of Business Chicago	Chicago	Xavier institute of Social Services	Ranchi Jharkhand
St. Francis Institute of Management and Research(SFIMR)	Mumbai	ABBS School of Management	Bengaluru
St.Joseph Institute of Management	Bengaluru	Ahmedabad University	Ahmedabad
St.Aloysis Institute of  Management and Technology	Manglore	AIMS Institute of Management and Sciences	Banglore
Xavier Business School	Kolkata	Alliance University	Bengaluru
Xavier Insitute of Management	Bhubneshwar Odisha	Amrita School of  Business Amravati	Andhra Pradesh
Xavier Insitute of Management	Bengaluru	Amrita School of  Business Amritapuri	Kerala
Xavier institue of Management	Mumbai	Amrita School of Business	Bengaluru
Xavier Insitute of Development Action and Sciences(XIDAS)	Jabalpur MP	Amrita School of Business	Coimbatore
Amrita School of Business	Kerala	ASBM University	Odisha
Asia Pacific Institute of Management	Delhi	Badruka School of Management	Hyderabad
Balaji Insitute of International Business	Pune	Balaji Institute of Management and HRD	Pune
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)	Pune	Sri Balaji University	Pune
Bennett University	Greater Noida UP	BFIT Group of Institutions	Dehradun
Bharathidasan Institute of Management(BIM)	Tamil Nadu	Bihar Agriculture University Sabour Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur Bihar

XAT Exam Accepting Collges List

Insitute	Place	Institute	Place
Birla Global University	Bhubneshwar Odisha	CMS Business School	Bengaluru
Birla Institute of Management Technology	Greater Noida UP	Deccan Education Society Institute of Management	Pune
BITS Piani	Rajasthan	Development Management Institute	Patna Bihar
BML Munjal University	Haryana	Doob Business School	Dehradun
Calcutta Business School	24 Parganas West Bengal	Dr. DY Patal B School	Pune
Centurion University of Technology	Bhubneshwar Odisha	Dr. Karippa School of Art and Design Management	Banglore
Chandragupt Institute of  Management Patna	Bihar	Dr.Vishwanath Karod MIT WPU University	Pune
Chanakya University	Banglore	Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India EDI	Gujrat
Christ Deemed University	Ghaziabad UP	Flame University	Lavasa Pune
Christ Deemed University	Lavasa	Fore School of Management	Delhi
Fortune Institute of International Business	New Delhi	Fuel Business School	Pune
Gitam Institute of Management	Vishkhapatnam	Global Institute of Business Studies(GIBS)	Goa
GNIOT Institute of Management Studies	Greater Noida UP	Goa Business School Goa University	Goa
Goa Institute of Managmenet	Goa	Great Lakes Institute of Management	Mahabali Puram Road
Harishankar Singh School of Business(HSB)	Jaipur	ICBM School of Business Excellence	Hyderguda Hyderabad
IFMR Graduate School of Business Krea University	Sri City Andhra Pradesh	IIEBM Indus Business School	Wakad Pune
IIHMR University	Jaipur	IILM University	Gurgaon
IMS Business School	Kolkata	Indian Institute of  Cost and Management Studies & Research (indsearch)	Pune
Indian Institute of Finance	Greater Noida UP	Indian Institute of Forest Management	Bhopal

XAT Exam Accepting Collges List

Insitute	Place	Institute	Place
Indus Business Academy	Bangaluru	International School of Business & Media (ISB&M)	Pune
Indus World School of Business	Greater Noida UP	International School of Management Excellence	Banglore
ITM Skill University	Navi Mumbai	International Institute of Business Studies	Banglore
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management	Gachibowli Hyderabad	ISBR Business School	Banglore
IMS	Ghazaibad	JIMS	New Delhi
IMT Dubai	Dubai UAE	Jagdish Sheth School of Management	Banglore
IMT hyderabad	Hyderabad	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Noida
IMT Nagpur	Nagpur Maharashtra	JK Business School	Gurgaon
IMT Ghaziabad	Ghazaibad	KJ Somaiya Institute of Management/Somaiya Vidyavihar university	Mumbai
Institute of Public Enterprise	Hyderabad Telangana	Kalinga University	Raipur Chattisgarh
Institute of Rural Management Anand IRMA	Gujrat	KIET Group of Insitutitions	Ghaziabad
International Academy of Managemement & Entrepreneurship)IAME)	Bengaluru	KIIT School of Management	Bhubeshwar Odisha
International Institute of Management  Studies	Pune	Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies	Harihar-577601
IMI	New Delhi	Lal Bahadur Shastri institute of Management	Delhi
IMI Bhubneshwar	Odisha

XAT Exam Score Accepting Colleges

Insitute	Place	Institute	Place
LM Thapar School of Management	SAS Nagar Punjab	National Insurance Academy	Pune
Maharaja Agrasen Business School	Delhi	NDIM	Delhi
Management Developmenent Institutet	Murshidabad West Bengal	NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies	Thane Maharashtra
MS Ramaiah Institute of Management	Banglore	NSB Academy	Banglore
Mulshi Institute of Business Management	Pune	NTPC School of Business(NSB)	Noida UP
MCC Boyd Tandon School of Business	Chennai	Praxis Business School	Kolkata
MICA	Gujrat	Presidency Univerity	Banglore
LPU Mittal School of Business	Phagwara Punjab	Prestige Univeristy	Indore
yra School of Business	Mysuru	Prin LN Wllingkar Institute of Mgmit Development & Research	Mumbai
NIBM	Pune	Prin LN Wllingkar Institute of Mgmit Development & Research	Banglore
Pune Institute of Business Management	Pune	Regional College of Management	Odisha
Rajagiri Business School	Kerala	School of Business Woxsen University	Hyderabad
Mody University of Science and Technology	Rajasthan	Shiv Nadar University	Greater Noida UP
School of Petroleum Management Pandit Deen Dayal Energy University	Gujrat	SCMS Cochin School of Business	Cochin
Shanti Business School	Ahemdabad	Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara institute for Management development(SDMIMD)	Mysore
Shiva Shivani Institute of Management	Secunderabad Telangana	SIES College of Management Studies	Navi Mumbai
SOIL School of Business Design	Manesar Guraon	SRM University AP	Guntur Andhra Pradesh
Sri Padampat Singhania University(SPSU)	Udaipur Rajasthan	Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of cooperative Management	Pune
Vellore institute of Technology	Vellore Tamil Nadu	Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management	Hyderabad
VIPS	Delhi

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