The Xavier Aptitude Test is an entrance examination administered by XLRI Jamshedpur for the candidates willing to pursue an MBA or PGDM program at XLRI or other relevant XAT institutions.
On the 3rd of January 2021, XAT 2021 will be held across India. The outcome of XAT 2021 is scheduled to be officially published during the last week of January 2021.
What after getting your XAT 2021 Result?
XLRI Jamshedpur conducts XAT, one of the most competitive examinations for admission to more than 100 XAT affiliate management institutes. After completing the XAT 2021 test, students are shortlisted for the subsequent rounds, namely Group Discussion, Personal Interview, and Written Ability Test. In addition to overall marks, some institutions under XAT also ask for sectional cut-offs. XLRI distributes weighting for admission in 2 parts, 65% for XAT score and 35% for Group Discussion/Personal Interview round.
Each of the XAT affiliated institutes independently determines the weightage to be assigned for the test components. There is no role for XLRI in the selection of candidates at these institutes.
XAT 2021 cutoffs
For PGDBM and PGDHRM courses, XLRI, Jamshedpur, is expected to issue the XAT 2021 cutoff two to three days after the result announcement. XAT 2021 cutoff for male and female applicants are different for admission into different institutes.
The XAT 2021 cutoff is different for applicants with an engineering background than a non-engineering background.
Applicants who comply with the XAT 2021 cutoff percentile must register on the XLRI website to participate in the admission process. This registration is free and is only available for applicants who choose XLRI on XAT 2021 application form.
XAT cutoff determining factors
Based on various variables, XAT 2021 cutoff percentiles are calculated for XLRI entry. The three primary deciding factors for XAT 2021 cutoff are listed below:
- Number of applicants for that year’s XAT exam
- Degree of complexity of the XAT question paper
- Number of the total seats available
XAT 2020 cutoffs (XLRI, Jamshedpur)
The following are the group and sectional cut-offs for entry into the 2020 batch of XLRI Jamshedpur for BM-Business Management and HRM-Human Resource Management programs:
| Business Management | ||
| XAT sections | Male | Female |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | 74 | 72 |
| DM-Decision Making | 78 | 74 |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | 85 | 75 |
| Overall | 95 | 93 |
| Human Resource Management (HRM) | ||||
| XAT sections | Male Engineer | Female Engineer | Male Non-Engineer | Female Non-Engineer |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | 79 | 74 | 78 | 73 |
| DM-Decision Making | 73 | 68 | 73 | 68 |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | 75 | 70 | 70 | 65 |
| Overall | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
XAT 2019 Cutoffs
| Business Management | ||
| Sections | Cut-off for male | Cut-off for female |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | 79.46 | 75 |
| DM-Decision Making | 80 | 75 |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | 90 | 75 |
| Overall Cut off | 96 | 95 |
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Sections | Cut-off for male | Cut-off for female |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | 85 | 80 |
| DM-Decision Making | 75 | 70 |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | 72 | 67 |
| Overall Cut off | 94 | 93 |
XAT 2018 Cutoffs
| Business Management | ||
| Sections | Cut-off Percentile for male | Cut-off Percentile for female |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | 79.46 | 75 |
| DM-Decision Making | 76.84 | 75 |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | 88.7 | 80 |
| Overall | 94 | 94 |
| Human Resources Management | ||
| Sections | Cut-off Percentile for male | Cut-off Percentile for female |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | 79.66 | 75 |
| DM-Decision Making | 70.07 | 70 |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | 92 | 65 |
| Overall | 94 | 92 |
| General Management Program | |
| Sections | Cut off percentile |
| LRVI-Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability | NA |
| DM-Decision Making | NA |
| QA-Quantitative Ability | NA |
| Overall | 68 |
XLRI Shortlist and Selection Process
XLRI Jamshedpur selects applicants for entry to its PGDM programs based on the XAT score, the group discussion, and a personal interview. These group discussion and personal interview rounds are being conducted in February in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and XLRI, Jamshedpur. After the completion of all test rounds, applicants are shortlisted for admission. Admission offers are sent to the selected candidates through email by May. Applicants scoring above the cut-off would be eligible for admission to XLRI and other participating colleges.
Check colleges accepting XAT scores in India at https://www.shiksha.com/mba/colleges/mba-colleges-accepting-xat-india
