The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a national MBA admission exam administered by the Xavier Labor Relations Institute (XLRI) in Jamshedpur on behalf of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI). XLRI has been conducting XAT at the national level for the past 70 years to identify the best-qualified candidates for its management programs. XAT results are approved for admission to MBA/PGDM programs at 11 XAMI member institutes, 83 associate institutes, and 600+ additional B-schools, making it one of the most difficult entrance tests.
The official XAT cut-offs for 2023 are listed here. Candidates that meet the cut-offs indicated below have been selected for the personal interview phase.
XAT Exam Cut-Off 2023: PGDM-BM
Section |
Male |
Female |
VALR |
75 |
75 |
DM |
75 |
75 |
QA |
85 |
80 |
Overall |
95 |
92 |
XAT Exam Cut-Off 2023: PGDM-HRM
Category |
VALR |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
Male Engineering |
90 |
75 |
85 |
93 |
Female Engineering |
90 |
75 |
65 |
91 |
Male Non-Engineering |
90 |
75 |
70 |
90 |
Female Non-Engineering |
75 |
75 |
60 |
88 |
XAT Exam Cut-off
XAT accepting colleges | XAT %ile cut-off (expected) |
XLRI Jamshedpur | 94-96 |
XIMB Bhubaneshwar | 95 |
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) | 85 |
IMT, Ghaziabad | 90 (Profile can go to 80%ile) |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 80 |
Goa Institute of Management (GIM) | 85 |
MICA, Ahmedabad | 80-85 |
KJ Somaiya | 85 |
Loyola Insititute of Business Administration, Chennai | 90 |
TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal (TAPMI) | 86 |
Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai |
80 |
Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) | 85 |
Amity Business School, Noida | 85 |
Xavier Institute of Social Services, Ranchi (XISS) | 85 |
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) | 80 |