XAT 2023 - Xavier Aptitude Test

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Kritika Yadav

XAT 2023 - Xavier Aptitude Test

The XAT 2023 examination is scheduled for January 8, 2023, and XLRI Jamshedpur has also started the XAT registration process. Interested candidates can apply for XAT 2023 on the official website. The last date to register is November 30, 2022.

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a paper-based entrance examination conducted every year by Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) School of Business Management on behalf of Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI). XAT scores from the primary criterion for admission in MBA and other management courses at XLRI and over 150 other business schools in the country that also accept XAT scores.

XAT 2023 will be conducted at multiple test centers in 73 cities across India and two international cities, namely Dubai and Kathmandu with COVID-19 appropriate guidelines. Candidates can choose 2 exam city preferences from the list while filling XAT 2023 application form.

XAT 2023: Who is the exam for?

You should consider applying for XAT exam if you are interested in pursuing post graduate management education from XLRI or other management institutions in India that accept XAT scores as one of their admission criteria. Appear for the exam if you are looking to pursue post graduate diploma management (PGDM) courses at XLRI in Business Management (BM), Human Resource Management (HRM), Global MBA, General Management (GM), and a fellow’s programme in management (FPM). Your XAT score also qualifies you to apply for management courses in over 140 associate member institutions across India.

XAT 2023 Exam Dates

EventsXAT Exam Dates
XAT registrations 2023 begin10-Aug-2022
Registrations end30-Nov-2022
XAT admit card download startsDecember 20, 2022
Mock test release
Last week of December, 2022
XAT exam 202308-Jan-2023
XAT answer key 2023 release
First week of January, 2023
XAT 2023 result announcement31-Jan-2023
XAT 2023 cut off announcement
Last week of January, 2023

Get all the important dates related to XAT 2023 and XLRI admissions on the exam dates page.

XAT 2023 Eligibility Criteria

  1. To be eligible to apply for XAT 2023, you must have completed your Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years’ duration or equivalent in any subject from a recognized university in India or abroad.
  2. You are also eligible for XAT if you are in the final year of graduation and will complete your final examination by 10 June, 2023. However, check the exact date of completion of final examination listed by individual XAT associate member institutes.
  3. NRIs can apply through GMAT scores in XLRI (Except Dubai and Kathmandu candidates)
  4. No age bar.

Visit the eligibility criteria page for details.

XAT Application Form/Registration 2023

To register for XAT 2023 visit the registration page on exam’s official website (xatonline.in). You will be asked to fill in your preliminary information. You will receive a provisional XAT ID number and a Password generated by the system which will also be sent to you via email and SMS.

Applications for the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT 2023) have been open since 10 August, 2022 and will be open till 30 November, 2022. Follow the steps.

  • To register for XAT 2023, visit the registration page on exam’s official website (xatonline.in).
  • You will be asked to fill in your preliminary information and will receive a provisional XAT ID number and a password.
  • You can use the XAT ID and password to log in and complete the remaining application formalities.
  • You will also be required to upload a scanned copy of your photograph and signature.
  • Print the confirmation page at the end of the process for reference.

Your XAT 2022 admit card and XAT 2022 results will be uploaded on the same website, and you can access your account to download these from the site itself.

You can opt to make the payment through one of the following ways:

  • Online transaction on a VISA/Master credit/debit card or by IDBI net banking
  • Cash payment: Take a print out of the XAT pay-in slip and visit an IDBI bank to make the payment
  • Demand Draft (DD) in favour of “XLRI Jamshedpur A/c XAT” payable at Jamshedpur

Visit the XAT registration page for details.

XLRI Registration Process

The registration for XLRI postgraduate diploma management courses began on 10 August, 2022 and will be open till November 30, 2022. Get complete details about the registration process for XLRI on the XLRI page.

XAT Exam Pattern 2023

Sections:

XAT 2023 consists of 2 parts. The first part consists of 3 sections which includes Verbal and Logical Ability,Decision Making,Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation.

The second part consists of two sections; General Knowledge.

  • Verbal and Logical Ability: This section deals with comprehension, vocabulary and reasoning skills. What is required is the correct interpretation of passages given.
  • Decision making: Many ethical dilemmas, financial issues and other major business cases are given where one has to take a decision keeping in mind the business parameters like profit, loss and revenue.
  • Quantitative Ability: This section is a test of your basic mathematics and its applications in real life data.
  • General Awareness: This section covers general knowledge and current affairs in the past 6 months, and other information about books, nobel laureates, sports, politics, etc.

(Read: XAT Preparation Tips)

Duration:

  • The total duration of XAT Exam is 3 hours that is 180 minutes.
  • The first three sections, Verbal and Logical Ability,Decision Making,Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation are given a sum total of 165 minutes, that is 170 minutes to solve.
  • The remaining sections, General Knowledge are given 15 minutes to complete.

Mode of Exam:

The XAT 2023 exam, breaking 60 years of tradition, will be an online computer-based test for the first time.

XAT 2023 is a three hour online test that has undergone some changes in format and overall duration since last year. Visit the exam pattern page for details.

XAT Exam Centres

You can choose to sit for XAT 2023 at any of the 71 centers across the country listed on the exam’s official website. Some of the centers are:

  • Agra
  • Ahmedabad
  • Aurangabad City (Maharashtra)
  • Allahabad
  • Ambala
  • Amravati
  • Amritsar
  • Bengaluru
  • Berhampur
  • Bhatinda
  • Bhilai Nagar
  • Bhopal
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Bokaro Steel City
  • Chandigarh/Mohali
  • Chennai
  • Tiruvallur
  • Vijayawada
  • Coimbatore
  • Cuttack
  • Dehradun
  • Delhi-NCR
  • Dhanbad
  • Dibrugarh
  • Durgapur/Asansol
  • Ernakulam
  • Gandhinagar
  • Goa
  • Gorakhpur
  • Guwahati
  • Gwalior
  • Hooghly
  • Hubballi(Hubli)
  • Hyderabad
  • Udaipur
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Indore
  • Jabalpur
  • Jaipur
  • Jammu
  • Jamshedpur
  • Kannur
  • Kanpur
  • Kolkata
  • Kota
  • Kottayam
  • Kurnool
  • Kurukshetra
  • Lucknow
  • Ludhiana
  • Madurai
  • Mangalore
  • Udupi Vadodara
  • Warangal
  • Mumbai
  • Mysuru(Mysore)
  • Nagpur
  • Nashik
  • Patna
  • Pune
  • Raipur
  • Rajahmundry
  • Ranchi
  • Roorkee
  • Rourkela
  • Sambalpur
  • Siliguri
  • Surat
  • Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
  • Tirupathi
  • Varanasi

The exam is also conducted abroad, in two international cities Dubai and Kathmandu. Visit the exam centers page for more centers and details.

XAT Cut Offs 2023

XAT collegesXAT cut off score
XAT cut off percentile
XLRI-Jamshedpur35.5-38.594-92
XIMB-Bhubaneswar30.5-32.590-93
SPJIMR-Mumbai32.5-34.593.50-95
IMT-Ghaziabad30.5-3290-92
GIM-Goa27.5-30.585-90
TAPMI-Manipal26-27.580-85
IRMA-Anand26-27.580-85
MICA-Ahmedabad26-27.580-85
Great Lakes Institute of Management26-27.580-85
LIBA-Chennai26-27.580-85
KJ Somaiya-Mumbai27.5-30.585-90

XAT 2023: Top colleges accepting XAT score

                                                       XAT 2023 Score Accepting Colleges
IMT Ghaziabad
MICA Ahmedabad
Great Lakes Institute of Management
TAPMI Manipal
SPJIMR Mumbai
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bengaluru
ITM Navi Mumbai
IPE Hyderabad
GIM Goa
KJ Somaiya Mumbai
FORE New DelhiIRMA
IFMR
XIME Bangalore
SFIMR Mumbai
Xavier Business School (XBS), St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata
LIBA ChennaiXISS Ranchi

Contact

XAT/ XLRI Admission Office

XLRI Xavier School of Management
Circuit House Area (East)
Jamshedpur 831001
Ph: 0657 665 3203/ 04/ 05

Visit: www.xatonline.in/www.xlri.ac.in
Toll free number: 1800 103 9574

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