The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a national-level entrance exam in India conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI). XAT is used for admission to various management programs offered by more than 160 member institutes across India. (https://www.xatonline.in)

The question paper comprises Five sections : > Verbal and Logical Ability (VA & LR) > Decision Making (DM) > Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (QA & DI) > General Knowledge (GK) > Essay Writing The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) had a negative marking system for incorrect answers. Typically, for each incorrect answer, there was a penalty of 0.25 marks deducted from the total score. (XAT) is conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) mode. The move to the computer-based format allows for a more efficient and standardised examination process. In the CBT mode, candidates take the exam on a computer at designated test centers. However, it's important to note that exam patterns and policies can change, so it's crucial to check the official XAT website

XAT Exam Eligibility: > Graduates with 50% in any discipline > Final year students of Graduate Courses can also apply It's important to check the official website (https://www.xatonline.in) and management institute websites for the latest information, including exam dates, eligibility criteria, and any changes in the exam pattern.

(XAT) is typically conducted annually in the first week of January. However, exam schedules can vary, and it's essential to check the official website. Institution will release their respective cut off XAT Scores which a candidate should meet to get qualified for admission to that particular Institution. Once qualified, the candidate will have to comply with the selection procedure of that particular Institution, which may comprise of Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The final selection of the candidate will be based on the candidate’s performance in GD & PI.

XAT Exam Fees: The XAT Registration Fee is INR 2100 which has to be paid online and there is no relaxation for reserved category candidates.(https://www.xatonline.in/registration )

 

 

TOP MBA COLLEGES ACCEPTING XAT SCORE : 90+ CUTOFF PERCENTILE
MBA COLLEGES CUT OFF CITY FEES (RS IN LakhS) HIGHEST PLACEMENT AVERAGE PLACEMENT COLLABARATION WITH PATHSHALA HUB
XLRI Jamshedpur 95+ Jamshedpur 24.8 Lakh 75 LPA 32.70 LPA  
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research - (SPJIMR) 95+ Mumbai 24 Lakh 81 Lakh 33 Lakh  
TAPMI 95+ Manipal 17.34 Lakh 24.8 LPA 15.70 LPA  
MICA 93+ Ahemdabad 23 Lakh 36 LPA 20.09 LPA  
IMT Ghaziabad 91+ Ghaziabad 19.53 Lakh 65.6 LPA 17.35 LPA  
IMI New Delhi 90+ New Delhi 20.19 Lakh 50 LPA 17.01 LPA  
Birla Institute of Management Technology, (BIMTECH) 90+ Greater Noida 14 Lakh 23.45 LPA 11.25 LPA  
 
TOP MBA COLLEGES ACCEPTING XAT SCORE : 80+ CUTOFF PERCENTILE
MBA COLLEGES CUT OFF CITY FEES (RS IN LakhS) HIGHEST PLACEMENT AVERAGE PLACEMENT COLLABARATION WITH PATHSHALA HUB
FORE  87+ New Delhi 18.3 Lakh 41 LPA 15 LPA  
TAPMI 87+ Manipal 17.34 Lakh 24.8 LPA 15.70 LPA  
Great Lakes 87+ Chennai 20.80 Lakh 46 LPA 14.5 LPA  
Goa Institute Of Management 87+ Goa 20.35 Lakh 60 LPA 15 LPA  
Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research 85+ Mumbai 13 Lakh 25.48 LPA 13 LPA  
IRMA Anand 85+ Anand,Gujarat 13.6 Lakh 26.50 LPA 15.50 LPA  
XISS 85+ Ranchi 8.90 Lakhs  20.50 LPA 9.40 LPA  
K J Somaiya  82+ Mumbai 17.3 Lakh 25.96 LPA 12.32 LPA  
LBSIM 82+ New Delhi 15.5 Lakh 24.75 LPA 12.42  LPA  
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) 82+ Chennai 11 Lakh 22.90 LPA 13.50 LPA  
LIBA 82+ Chennai 5.6 Lakh 20 LPA 12 LPA  
Amity University 82+ Noida 15.56 Lakh 61.75 LPA 15 LPA  
Great Lakes Institute Of Management 80+ Chennai,Tamil Nadu 20.80 Lakh 46 LPA 14.5 LPA  
Institute of Finance and International Management (IFIM)
80+ Bangalore 5 Lakh 15 LPA 7.5 LPA  
IMT 80+ Nagpur 15 Lakh 23 LPA 9 LPA  
WeSchool 80+ Mumbai 13 Lakh 24 LPA 13 LPA  
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management 80+ New Delhi 15.50 Lakh 24.75 LPA 13 LPA  
Jaipuria Institute of Management 80+ Noida 14.8 Lakh 22 LPA 12.34 LPA Partner
 
TOP MBA COLLEGES ACCEPTING XAT SCORE : 70+ CUTOFF PERCENTILE
MBA COLLEGES CUT OFF CITY FEES (RS IN LakhS) HIGHEST PLACEMENT AVERAGE PLACEMENT COLLABARATION WITH PATHSHALA HUB
Alliance School of Business 70+ Bangalore 14 Lakh 60.01 LPA 8.1 Lakh Partner
IMI Bhubhaneshwar 70+ Bhubhaneshwar 13.29 Lakh 50 LPA 17 LPA Partner
IMI Kolkata 70+ Kolkata 13 Lakh 14 LPA 10.45 LPA Partner
Universal Business School 70+ Mumbai 9.5 Lakh 1.1Cr 15.32 LPA Partner
MDI Murshidabad 70+ Murshidabad 7.63 Lakh 40 LPA 11.20 LPA Partner
PIBM- Pune Institute of Business Management 70+ Pune 8.75 Lakh 22 LPA 12 LPA Partner
BML Munjal University 70+ Gurgaon 13.50 Lakh 22 LPA 13.5 LPA Partner
Institute of Public Enterprise 70+ Hyderabad 8.2 Lakh 24.75 LPA 7.1 LPA Partner
MIT School of Business 70+ Pune 5.41 Lakh 51.36 LPA 7 LPA Partner
Rajalakshmi School of Business 70+ Chennai 8.8 Lakh 7 LPA 5 LPA  
Accurate Group of Institutions 70+ Greater Noida 6.3 Lakh 10 LPA 6.4 LPA Partner
Benett University 70+ Greater Noida 15.75 Lakh 20 LPA 9 LPA Partner
UPES- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies 70+ Dehradun 14.19 Lakh 36 LPA 13 LPA Partner
ITS- Institute of Technology and Science 70+ Ghaziabad 6 Lakh 15 LPA 7.6 LPA Partner
Woxsen Business School 70+ Hyderabad 13.90 Lakh 18 LPA 10 LPA Partner
Amity University 70+ Lucknow 8.5 Lakh 25 LPA 12 LPA Partner
Birla Institute of Technology 70+ Mesra 5.55 Lakh 58.33 LPA 10.10 LPA  
Christ University 70+ Bangalore 4.75 Lakh 21.64 LPA 7 LPA  
GIBS Business School 70+ Bangalore 8.90 Lakh 15.50 LPA 7.40 LPA Partner
International Institute of Business Studies (IIBS) 70+ Bangalore 9 Lakh 51 LPA 8.6 LPA Partner
International Institue of Management Studies (IIMS) 70+ Pune 9 Lakh 26.10 LPA 7.5 LPA Partner
Jaipuria Institute of Management 70+ Jaipur 11.25 Lakh 12 LPA 9 LPA Partner
IILM University 70+ Gurgaon 11.70 Lakh 20 LPA 12.7 LPA Partner
IILM Academy of Higher Learning 70+ Greater Noida 10.80 Lakh 18 LPA 11 LPA Partner
IILM Academy of Higher Learning 70+ Lodhi Road,New Delhi 12.90 Lakh 24 LPA 13 LPA Partner
Jaipuria Institute of Management 80+ Lucknow 12.5 Lakh 22 LPA 12.34 LPA Partner
 
TOP MBA COLLEGES ACCEPTING XAT SCORE : BELOW 70 CUTOFF PERCENTILE
MBA COLLEGES CUT OFF CITY FEES (RS IN LakhS) HIGHEST PLACEMENT AVG PLACEMENT COLLABARATION WITH PATHSHALA HUB
Galgotias Business School Below 70 Greater Noida 3.15 Lakh 1.5Cr 7 LPA  
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies Below 70 Pune 10.75 Lakh 14.50 LPA 8.5 LPA Partner
RIIM- Ramachandran International Institute of Management Below 70 Pune 5.40 Lakh 18 Lakh 6.9 LPA Partner
ISB&M Below 70 Bangalore 7 Lakh 18 LPA 10.6 LPA Partner
Indus Business Academy Below 70 Bangalore 8.6 Lakh 22.26 LPA 7.8 LPA Partner
Jagannath International Management School Below 70 Kalka Ji, New Delhi 9.3 Lakh 35 LPA 8.10 LPA Partner
ISB&M Nande Below 70 Pune 10.20 Lakh 20.56 LPA 11 LPA Partner
ISB&M Mulshi Below 70 Pune 8 Lakh 18 LPA 9.43 LPA Partner
Rajagiri centre for business studies Below 70 Kochi 7 Lakh 16.05 LPA 5 LPA  
National School of Business Below 70 Bangalore 8.75 Lakh 43.50 LPA 21 LPA  
ISME Below 70 Bangalore 8.90 Lakh 12.85 LPA 7.48 LPA Partner
ISBR Business School Below 70 Bangalore 10 Lakh 14 LPA 8 LPA Partner
RCM- Regional College of Management Below 70 Bangalore 7.90 Lakh 27 Lakh 8.5 LPA Partner
ISMS- Sankalp Business School (International School of Management Studies) Below 70 Pune 6.50 Lakh 15 LPA 8 LPA Partner
Pune Business School (PBS) Below 70 Pune 6.90 Lakh 27 LPA 7 LPA Partner
Pimpri Chinchwad University (PCU) Below 70 Pune 5 Lakh 61 LPA 9 LPA Partner
NDIM- New Delhi Institute of Management Below 70 New Delhi 9.70 Lakh 16 LPA 11 LPA Partner
GL Bajaj Business School Below 70 Greater Noida 6.48 Lakh 58 LPA 9 LPA Partner
Mangalmay Group of Institutions Below 70 Greater Noida 4.80 Lakh 37 LPA 8 LPA Partner
DSB- Delhi School Business Below 70 New Delhi 9.75 Lakh 22.30 LPA 9 LPA Partner
Maharaja Agarsen Business School (MABS) Below 70 New Delhi 8.80 Lakh 1.13Cr 12 LPA Partner
DBS- Doon Business School Below 70 Dehradun 8 Lakh 23.50 LPA 8.75 LPA Partner
ISME School of Management and Entrepreneurship Below 70 Mumbai 10 Lakh 14 LPA 11 LPA Partner
GD Goenka University Below 70 Gurgaon 8.50 Lakh 17.50 LPA 9 LPA Partner
Shanti Business School Below 70 Ahemdabad 6.50 Lakh 16.12 LPA 8.65 LPA Partner
J S Kothari Business School Below 70 Mumbai 6.30 Lakh 14 LPA 6.5 LPA Partner
Arham-Adhyan Management Institute - AMI Below 70 Pune 5.48 Lakh 18.5 LPA 8 LPA Partner
AKEMI Business School Below 70 Pune 5.90 Lakh 18 LPA 7 LPA Partner
IILM Academy of Higher Learning Below 70 Lucknow 6.90 Lakh 10.8 LPA 7.6 LPA Partner
IILM Academy of Higher Learning Below 70 Jaipur 4 Lakh 10 LPA 5.3 LPA Partner
Myra Business School Below 70 Bangalore 10 Lakh 16 LPA 9 LPA Partner
Chanakya University Below 70 Bangalore 6.05 Lakh 11 LPA 7.8 LPA Partner
ISBS- Indira School of Business Studies Below 70 Pune 8.5 Lakh 14 LPA 9 LPA Partner
Dr. DY Patil Business School Below 70 Pune 8.45 Lakh 18 LPA 8.01 LPA Partner
FBS- Fostiima Business School Below 70 New Delhi 11 Lakh 25 LPA 12 LPA Partner
FIIB- Fortune Institute of International Business Below 70 New Delhi 8.75 Lakh 25 LPA 13.5 LPA Partner
M.E.R.I College Below 70 New Delhi 5.95 Lakh 14 LPA 6.9 LPA Partner
SSIM Below 70 New Delhi 5.90 Lakh  10 LPA 7 LPA Partner
IFIM Business School (Jagdish Sheth School of Management) Below 70 Bangalore 14 Lakh 18 Lakh 8 LPA Partner
AIMS- Acharya Instiyute of Management & Science Below 70 Bangalore 9.65 Lakh 16 LPA 9 LPA Partner
Presidency University Below 70 Bangalore 6 Lakh 12 LPA 7 LPA Partner
ABBS- Acharya Bangalore Business School Below 70 Bangalore 8.20 Lakh 10 Lakh 7.5 LPA Partner
Karnataka College of Management Below 70 Bangalore 5.95 Lakh 25 LPA 7 LPA Partner
NITTE School of Management Below 70 Bangalore 5.75 Lakh 23 LPA 8 LPA Partner
M P Birla Institute Below 70 Bangalore 5 Lakh 12 LPA 6 LPA Partner
AIMS Institute of Management Studies Below 70 Pune 5.75 Lakh 16 Lakh 7 LPA Partner
Lexicon MILE - Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence Below 70 Pune 8.90 Lakh 16 LPA 9 LPA Partner
ISMR- International School of Management & Research Below 70 Pune 5 Lakh 10 LPA 6 LPA Partner
MITCON Institute of Management Below 70 Pune 5.25 Lakh 13 LPA 6 LPA Partner
IFEEL - Institute for Future Education,Entrepreneurship and Leadership Below 70 Pune 6 Lakh 11 Lakh 6 Lakh Partner
ASM Group of Institutes Below 70 Pune 7.5 Lakh 16 LPA 8 LPA Partner
EMPI Business School Below 70 New Delhi 7.75 Lakh 12 LPA 6 LPA Partner
AIM- Asia Pacific Institute of Management Below 70 New Delhi 9.65 Lakh 15 LPA 8 LPA Partner
Apeejay Institute of Management Below 70 New Delhi 8.5 Lakh 17 LPA 7 LPA Partner
LBS- Lloyd Business School Below 70 Greater Noida 6.80 Lakh 22 LPA 8 LPA Partner
GIMS- GNIOT Institute of Management Studies Below 70 Greater Noida 5.75 Lakh 12 LPA 6 LPA Partner
IBI- I Business Institute Below 70 Greater Noida 7.95 Lakh 12 Lakh 7 Lakh Partner
NIET- Noida Inst. of Engg & Tech Below 70 Greater Noida 3.51 Lakh 14 Lakh 5 Lakh Partner
ITM Business School- Kharghar Below 70 Mumbai 10.95 Lakh 21 LPA 10 LPA Partner
ASM-IMCOST- ASM Institute of Management & Computer Studies Below 70 Mumbai 6.5 Lakh 14 LPA 7 LPA Partner
J S Kothari Business School Below 70 Mumbai 6.30 Lakh 13 LPA 5.9 LPA Partner
Quantum University Below 70 Dehradun 3.75 Lakh 18 LPA 4 LPA Partner
IMS Unison University Below 70 Dehradun 5.87 Lakh 16 LPA 6 LPA Partner
SOIL- School of Inspired Leadership Below 70 Gurgaon 14.80 Lakh 17 LPA 12 LPA Partner
IBMR Group of Institutions Below 70 Gurgaon 5.25 Lakh 12 LPA 6 LPA Partner
J.K Business School Below 70 Gurgaon 5.99 Lakh 12 LPA 6 LPA Partner
St. Andrews Inst. Tech. & Mgmt. Below 70 Gurgaon 2.60 Lakh 12 LPA 4 LPA Partner
Apeejay Satya University Below 70 Gurgaon 3.6 Lakh 11 LPA 4 LPA Partner
Praxis College Below 70 Kolkata 7.27 Lakh 10 LPA 7 LPA Partner
UWSB- United World School of Business Below 70 Kolkata 5.7 Lakh 9 LPA 6 LPA Partner
BIBS- Bengal Institute of Business Studies Below 70 Kolkata 5.78 Lakh 11 LPA 6 LPA Partner
GBS- Globsyn Business School Below 70 Kolkata 7.95 Lakh 12 LPA 8 LPA Partner
IAMR (Institute Of Advance Management & Research) Below 70 Ghaziabad 2.80 Lakh 9 LPA 4 LPA Partner
CMD - Centre For Management Development, Modi Nagar Below 70 Ghaziabad 3.5 Lakh 24 LPA 5 LPA Partner
SSIM- Siva Sivani Institute of Management Below 70 Hyderabad 6.5 Lakh 12 LPA 6 LPA Partner
VVSB- Vishwa Vishwani School of Business Below 70 Hyderabad 6.5 Lakh 11 LPA 6 LPA Partner
VJIM- Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management Below 70 Hyderabad 6 Lakh 12 LPA 6.8 LPA Partner
ICBM- School of Business Excellence Below 70 Hyderabad 6 Lakh 10 LPA 5 LPA Partner
SMS- School of Management Studies Below 70 Lucknow 3 Lakh 8 LPA 4 LPA Partner
MS- Institute of Management Studies Below 70 Lucknow 7.95 Lakh 15 LPA 6 LPA Partner
ABS- Asian Business School Below 70 Noida 8.25 Lakh 17 LPA 7 LPA Partner
Marwadi University- Rajkot Below 70 Gujarat 2.64 Lakh 9 LPA 4 LPA Partner
UWSB- United World School of Business Below 70 Gujarat 6.5 Lakh 8 LPA 4 LPA Partner
ITM University Below 70 Raipur 5.45 Lakh 10 LPA 6 LPA Partner
ITM Business School Below 70 Chennai 4.95 Lakh 10 LPA 4 LPA Partner
SIES College of Management Studies Below 70 Navi Mumbai 7 Lakh 23 LPA 9.4 LPA Partner
Shoolini University Below 70 Solan, Himachal Pradesh 7.60 Lakh 18 LPA 6.5 LPA Partner