XLRI has opened XAT 2024 registration process on July 15, 2023, a month, earlier than last year. Dr Rahul Kumar Shukla, XLRI faculty is the XAT exam 2024 convener. XLRI Jamshedpur will conduct Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2024 on Sunday January 7, 2024 in a single session of 3 hour 10 minute duration as a computer based test. Apart from XLRI Jamshedpur and Delhi NCR campus, the exam score will be accepted by 150+ MBA colleges for MBA admission 2024 with a cut off range between 50 to 95+ percentile.
Conducted by XLRI for the past 72 years, Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is one of the largest and is the mandatory entrance exam for admission to XLRI Jamshedpur and XLRI Delhi NCR. Apart from XLRI, Top MBA colleges like XIMB, IMT, IMI, MICA, TAPMI, Great Lakes, GIM Goa among others will accept XAT exam score for admission 2024.
XLRI XAT 2024: Important Updates
XAT 2024 Registration Open from July 15, 2023
XLRI Jamshedpur seats for PGDM BM increased to 240 from earlier 180
XLRI Delhi NCR campus seats for PGDM BM increased to 180 from earlier 120
XLRI conducts XAT exam at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. In this article, you will read all key points to plan your exam preparation journey, including important dates to apply for the exam, syllabus & pattern, how to prepare, past toppers interviews and much more. You will also find important links to Free Mock Tests and genuine Past Test Papers for the exam, released by XLRI. So, read through the article till the end.
What is XAT Exam? Check Exam Details
Xavier Aptitude Test is the Admission Test for admission to MBA/PGDM programs in XLRI and other top MBA colleges like XIMB, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, LBSIM Delhi, TAPMI Manipal and 150 other top MBA colleges in India. XLRI will offer admission to its PGDM programs, offered in Jamshedpur and Delhi campuses on the basis of this exam score only, and will not accept any other test score. There are more than 70 cities and more than 100 venues where the exam will be conducted in India. XLRI has released the XAT 2024 Notification on July 14, 2023
XAT Exam Full Form: Key Details
The full form of XAT is Xavier Aptitude Test and the exam is one of the largest MBA Entrance Exams for Admission to XLRI, IMT, XIMB, TAPMI and 160+ MBA Colleges in India. Every year more than 1,00,000 candidates from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities, Science, Law apply and appear in this exam to get into the various MBA programs offered by these top B-schools. Over the years, Xavier Aptitude Test has become an easier test but to get a high percentile (90+) in this exam requires 4-5 months of serious preparation.
Who Conducts the Exam?
XLRI conducts the exam on behalf of XAMI. For more than 72 years XLRI is conducting this exam at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. Last year also, XLRI conducted the exam as a centre based test in 72 cities in India.
XAT 2024 Notification
For XAT 2024 XLRI has released the Exam Notification as early as on July 14, 2023 as against the last year notification release in August. XAT 2024 exam notification contains exam information with exam date, registration date, and other related important information about the Exam. The notification is also released on XLRI exam website xatonline.in. The Notification 2024 containing all the exam details, exam format, exam centres and all the exam dates is released in the leading news papers also. All the exam dates with other information and FAQs are available on MBAUniverse.com website.
Over the years the candidates applying for Xavier Aptitude Test have increased as the data for past exam registration also reveal this fact. As per Notification there are 11 member institutes and 150 Associate institutes accepting the exam scores. Till 2017 the exam remained a paper based test. With effect from 2018, this exam has become an online computer based test.
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XAT 2024 Important Dates
Important dates for the exam are announced by XLRI. The key important dates for XLRI entrance exam 2024, last date to apply, XAT 2024 Exam date are as under:
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XAT 2024 Important Dates
Date of Release of XAT Notification 2024
July 14, 2023
XAT Registration 2024 starts
July 15, 2023
Last date for XAT 2024 Registration & Application submission online without late fee
November 30, 2023 (Till Midnight)
XAT 2024 Registration Last date with late fee
Not Announced
XAT Admit Card 2024 download Start Date
December 24, 2023
Last date to Download XAT Admit Card 2024
January 7, 2024
XAT Exam Date 2024
January 7, 2024 (2.00 PM to 5.10 PM)
XAT 2024 Result date
January 20, 2024
Except Exam Date, all dates are Tentative
Eligibility Criteria for the Exam & For XLRI Admission
Although there is no difference in the XAT eligibility criteria 2024 and for XLRI admission 2024, following points should be kept in mind
Eligibility Criteria for the Exam
The exam eligibility criteria need only a pass in your bachelor’s degree.
XAT Eligibility 2024 does not require any minimum percentage of marks in graduation to register and apply for the exam, while other exams need minimum 50% percentage of marks in bachelor’s degree.
Students in their final year of graduation can also apply
Minimum 15 years of academic study till bachelor’s degree is required. It means you must have pursued or pursuing minimum three years of graduation degree
Exam eligibility criteria to appear in the exam is probably the simplest one among all the National Level MBA entrance exams.
7.2 Eligibility Criteria for XLRI Admission 2024
XLRI awards weightage for academic excellence, so those with higher percentage of marks in academics stand a better chance
Candidates with extra curricular achievements are preferred
Academic & Gender diversity also plays major role in XLRI eligibility parameters in final merit list
XAT 2024 Registration Process, Fees, and Documents Required
The registration process is online and can be completed in six simple steps at XLRI exam official website. The exam 2024 Registration dates are open from August to November 2023. You need to follow the undernoted process while registering & applying for the exam:
Register yourself on official XAT 2024 Exam website
Verify Email ID on receipt of message from exam centre
Fill all the pages of Application Form online
Upload Required Documents on relevant pages of Application Form 2024
Pay Application Fee of Rs.2000/- Online
Submit Application Form Online
