XAT 2023 exam date has been announced by XLRI Jamshedpur along with the registration dates and fees. XAT 2023 will be conducted on Jan 8, 2023, in online mode. XAT 2023 Official website is xatonline.in. XAT Registration process has started on August 10, 2022 on the official website. This year, XLRI has increased XAT Registration fees from INR 1800 to INR 2000. Read the article to get all the details of XAT 2023 exam dates, registration process and fees, exam pattern, syllabus, preparation, analysis, cut off, and more.
XAT 2023 exam date is January 8, 2023. XAT exam is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur every year for admission to MBA/ PGDM courses. The last date to apply for XAT 2023 is November 30, 2022.
To appear for XAT 2023, candidates must have a 3 yr bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Also, there is no upper age limit to take XAT exam.
Foreign candidates are also eligible to apply for XLRI admissions based on their GMAT scores.
To begin preparation for XAT 2023, candidates are advised to download and solve XAT previous year question papers to get familiar with the pattern and get an idea of the difficulty level and type of questions asked.
No change is notified in XAT exam pattern and syllabus. XAT 2023 exam will have 101 questions:
100 MCQs from 4 sections of XAT 2023 Syllabus-
As per the marking scheme, 1 mark will be awarded for the correct answer and 0.25 marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
Also, 0.10 mark per question will be deducted after 8 unattempted questions.
XAT 2023 Cut off will be released by XLRI after the declaration of results. Last year, XAT Cut off for the PGDM BM program was 93 and 90 percentile for male and female candidates respectively. For the PGDM HRM program, the cut off was between 87-92 percentile.
XAT stands for Xavier Aptitude Test. XAT is a national-level management entrance exam conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur to provide admission to MBA/ PGDM courses. XLRI has been conducting XAT exam for 70+ years on behalf of XAMI. XAT exam is one of the most sought-after by MBA aspirants as XAT score is accepted in more than 700 colleges across the country including XLRI, 95 XAT Associates, and the 12 XAMI member institutes.
Events | Important Dates |
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Releasing of official notification | August 8, 2022 |
XAT Registration Begins | August 10, 2022 |
XAT Registration Last Date (Without Late Fee) | November 30, 2022 |
XAT 2022 Admit Card Release Date | December 20, 2022 |
Release of official XAT Mock Test | Last week of December 2022 |
Last Date to Download XAT Admit Card | January 8, 2023 |
XAT Exam Date | January 8, 2023 |
Validity of GMAT/ GRE Score | December 1, 2017, to December 31, 2022 |
XAT Response Sheet | Second week of January 2023 |
XAT Answer Key | Second week of January 2023 |
Declaration of XAT result | Fourth week of January 2023 |
Particulars | Details |
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XAT Full form | Xavier Aptitude Test |
XAT Exam Conducting Body | XLRI (Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur) |
XAT Exam Level | National |
XAT Exam Mode | Online |
Number of Questions | 100 MCQs carrying 1 mark each + 1 Essay (250 words) |
Number of Sections in XAT exam | 5 (3 in Part 1 and 2 in Part 2) |
XAT Exam Syllabus |
Part 1: Verbal and Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, Decision Making Part 2: General Awareness/ Knowledge, Essay Writing |
XAT Exam Duration | 190 minutes (165 minutes for Part 1 and 25 minutes for Part 2) |
Mode of XAT Application Form | Online only |
XAT Application Fee |
INR 2000 (without late charges) + INR 200 for every XLRI program. |
XAT Minimum Eligibility Criteria | 3 year’s bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university |
Courses Offered | MBA/PGDM/Executive Diploma |
Total Intake in XLRI Jamshedpur | 180 seats each for PGDM BM & HRM programs |
Number of Attempts | No Restriction |
XAT 2023 Official Website | xatonline.in |
Helpline | +91 6576653203, +91 6576653204, [email protected] |
To fill XAT Application forms, candidates need to fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria defined by XLRI.
Every year around 1 lakh candidates register for XAT exam. XAT Registration is the first step in seeking admission to PGDM/ MBA courses offered by more than 160 XAT Score Accepting Colleges like XLRI, XIME, XIMA, XIMB, etc.
Knowing XAT 2023 registration process is essential to ensure zero-error completion of the application process. The steps to register for XAT 2023 are given below for your reference:
Candidates need to create their login credentials- XAT ID and Password on the official website- xatonline.in by following the below-mentioned steps:
Login using the credentials generated in the previous step to fill XAT application form 2023. The application form will have to be filled for the following details:
Scanned images of the following documents need to be uploaded while filling XAT application form:
XAT Application Fee needs to be paid online via Debit card, Credit card, UPI, Net banking, online payment wallets.
Particulars | XAT Application Fee |
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XAT Registration Fee (increased) | INR 2000 (+200 for candidates interested in XLRI programs) |
Indian Candidates applying for GMP through GMAT | INR 2500 |
NRI/Foreign Candidates applying for one or more programs through GMAT | INR 5000 |
As per XAT Exam Pattern 2023, the question paper will be divided into 2 parts having a total of 101 questions. It is extremely important to go through the detailed XAT exam pattern to develop a sound preparation strategy.
Parts | Section of XAT Exam | No. of Questions | XAT Time Duration |
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Part 1 | XAT Decision Making | 21 | 165 minutes |
XAT Verbal & Logical Ability | 26 | ||
XAT Quant | 28 | ||
Part 2 | XAT GK | 25 | 25 minutes |
XAT Essay Writing | 1 | ||
Total | - | 101 | 190 minutes |
XAT Marking scheme has not undergone any major changes in the past 2 years. It is recommended to take note of the important points regarding XAT 2023 Marking Scheme:
Section | Syllabus |
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XAT QA-DI Syllabus | Number System, Work & Time, Probability, Geometry, Mensuration, Permutation & Combination, Percentage & Ratios, Mixtures & Alligation, Algebra, Profit and Loss, Speed & Distance, Quadratic Equations, Logarithm, Surds & Indices, Statistics, Trigonometry, DI Graphs, Tables & Charts. |
XAT Decision Making (DM) Syllabus | Business Decisions, Analytical Reasoning, Ethical Dilemma, Situational Conditions, Grouping Test, Data Arrangement Test, Decision Making in a situation |
XAT Verbal & Logical Ability Syllabus | Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Completion, Vocabulary, Grammar, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms & Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, Odd One Out, etc. |
XAT GK Syllabus | Static GK and Current Affairs: Politics, Economics, History, Geography, Sports, Business Affairs, National & International Affairs, and States, etc. |
XAT Essay Writing | A short essay of 250 words on any topic- current affairs, social & economic issues, abstract, science & technology, business & management-oriented topics, etc. |
XAT 2022 exam will be held on January 8, 2023, hence there is ample time for XAT 2023 aspirants to prepare well for the exam. XAT exam is considered to be even tougher than CAT exam, thus, preparations should begin early to cover the vast and dynamic syllabus. Given below are the section-wise preparation tips and strategies for XAT 2023 along with some of the most recommended books for XAT preparation.
XAT 2023 Question paper will comprise 28 questions from various topics of the QADI syllabus. The major tips to ace XAT QADI preparation are as follows:
XAT 2023 Verbal & Logical Ability will comprise 26 MCQs- about 4 RC passages, 2-3 poem-based comprehensions, 2-3 para jumbles, 4-5 critical reasoning questions, and miscellaneous grammar and vocabulary based questions.
The most important tips to keep in mind for XAT VALR preparation are given below:
There is no particular study material or method to prepare for XAT DM section. However, candidates preparing for XAT 2023 must keep in mind the following tips to prepare for XAT Decision Making section:
XAT GK forms part 2 of XAT question paper and comprises 25 questions from static general knowledge and current affairs. The most important points to keep in mind while preparing for XAT 2023 are mentioned below for your reference.
The list of section-wise best books for XAT 2023 preparation is given below:
Section | Name of the Book | Author/ Publisher |
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QADI | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations | R S Aggarwal |
How to Prepare for QA for CAT | Arun Sharma | |
Data Interpretation for CAT | Nishit K Sinha | |
Quantum CAT | S K Verma | |
Verbal & Logical Ability | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | Ajay Singh |
Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis | |
How to Prepare for VARC for CAT | Arun Sharma | |
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | R S Aggarwal | |
Decision Making | Jabbing the XAT | R K Jha |
XAT Solved Papers | Gautam Puri | |
Target XAT Simplified Edition | Disha Experts | |
GK | Manorama Year Book | Mammen Mathew |
Lucent’s Objective GK | Lucent Publications | |
General Knowledge | Manohar Pandey |
Preparing online for competitive exams has become the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are plenty of resources available online to prepare for MBA exams, especially XAT and CAT.
The difficulty level of XAT 2022 was higher than other MBA exams like CAT and NMAT. XAT Exam Analysis has been provided for XAT 2023 aspirants to help them get an idea of the important topics, difficulty level of questions, and the type of questions that they can expect. This will help in devising a clear and strategic plan of preparation.
Section Name | No of Questions | Distribution Of Questions | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
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Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 |
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Easy-Moderate | 18-22 |
Decision Making | 21 | 7 DM passages with 3 MCQs each | Moderate | 16-18 |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 28 |
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Difficult | 15-17 |
General Knowledge | 25 | Mixed Questions on Static GK and Current Affairs | Difficult | 10-11 |
Essay | 1 | Any 1 of the given 2 topics had to be attempted:
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- | - |
Overall | 101 | - | Moderate-Difficult | 59-68 |
XAT 2023 Admit Card will be released by the exam conducting authority on December 20, 2022. It will be available for download on the official website- xatonline.in.
XAT Cut off is the minimum XAT percentile score required to participate in the PGDM/ MBA selection process of XLRI and other XAT score accepting colleges. XAT Cut Off varies for different colleges depending on various factors- seat intake, number of eligible candidates, preferred field of study, and the difficulty level of XAT exam. Given below is the expected XAT 2023 Cut off for XLRI and other colleges along with the previous year cut offs.
XAT Cut Off for XLRI Jamshedpur ranges between 91 to 95 for BM and HRM programs. Also, the cutoff is different for male and female candidates.
XAT 2023 Sections |
XLRI XAT 2023 Expected Cut off for HRM | |||
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Male Engineering | Male Non-Engineering | Female Engineering | Female Non-Engineering | |
VALR | 78-85 | 70-80 | 75-80 | 72-82 |
DM | 75-80 | 78-85 | 65-72 | 65-73 |
QA | 75-80 | 75-80 | 69-75 | 65-75 |
Overall XAT Cut off | 91-95 | 89-92 | 90-93 | 85-90 |
XAT 2023 Section | XLRI XAT 2023 Expected Cut off for BM | |
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Male | Female | |
Overall | 93-95 | 91-93 |
VALR | 74-79 | 72-74 |
DM | 73-78 | 68-74 |
QA | 75-85 | 70-75 |
XAT College | Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile |
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Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar | 90+ |
SPJIMR, Mumbai | 90+ |
Institute of Management Technology(IMT), Ghaziabad | 90+ |
Great lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | 80+ |
Goa Institute of Management | 85+ |
KJ Somaiya | 85+ |
FORE School of Management | 85+ |
IRMA Anand | 80+ |
LIBA Chennai | 80+ |
TAPMI Institute | 80+ |
Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida | 75+ |
XIME, Bangalore | 75+ |
MICA, Ahmedabad | 80+ |
Welingkar, Mumbai | 75+ |
Going through XAT previous year cut offs is essential to get an idea of what can be expected this year. Given below is XAT cut off 2022 & 2021 for XLRI BM and HRM courses.
XAT Section | XAT Cut off for Male Candidates | XAT Cut off for Female Candidates |
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Overall | 93 | 90 |
VALR | 75 | 72 |
DM | 72 | 72 |
QA | 80 | 75 |
Category of Candidate | XAT VALR Cut off | XAT DM Cut off | XAT QA Cut off | Overall XAT Cut off |
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Male Engineering | 80 | 70 | 75 | 92 |
Male Non-Engineering | 80 | 70 | 70 | 90 |
Female Engineering | 80 | 70 | 64 | 90 |
Female Non-Engineering | 80 | 70 | 60 | 87 |
XAT Section | XAT Cut off for Male Candidates | XAT Cut off for Female Candidates |
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Overall | 95 | 93 |
VALR | 74 | 72 |
DM | 78 | 74 |
QA | 85 | 75 |
Category of Candidate | XAT VALR Cut off | XAT DM Cut off | XAT QA Cut off | Overall XAT Cut off |
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Male Engineering | 79 | 73 | 75 | 93 |
Female Engineering | 74 | 68 | 70 | 91 |
Male Non-Engineering | 78 | 73 | 70 | 90 |
Female Non-Engineering | 73 | 68 | 65 | 88 |
SC | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 |
XLRI Program | Program Fee (in INR lakhs) | Seats |
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2 years Full-Time Flagship PGDM (Business Management) | 23.6 | 180 |
2 years Full-Time PGDM (Human Resource Management) | 23.6 | 180 |
PGDM (GMP) | 20.95 | 120 |
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) | - | 15 |
Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EXEC-FPM) | 10.18 | 30 |
Part-time & VIL(Virtual Interactive Learning) (Certificate Program) | 1.60 | - |
XAT 2023 Result will be released in a scorecard format by XLRI Jamshedpur in the third week of January 2023.
XAT 2023 Selection Process will begin after the declaration of result. XLRI does not carry out a centralized selection process, hence, every XAT score accepting institute follows its own selection process and criteria.
Other Institutes may either follow a similar or a distinct selection process depending on their seat intake and allotment criteria.
XLRI has completed the placements for the 2022 batch for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM programs with a 100% placement record. Here is a brief summary of the placement statistics in XLRI Jamshedpur for the 2022 batch:
Category | Details |
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Total Recruiters | 99 |
New Recruiters | 23 |
Total Students | 427 |
Percentage of Students who received Pre-placement Offers | 40.28% |
Median Salary | INR 29 LPA |
Average Salary | INR 30.73 LPA |
Highest Domestic Offer | INR 60+ LPA (BFSI Domain) |
Highest International Offer | INR 58.5 LPA (S & M Domain) |
Top 10th Percentile Average Salary | INR 48.42 LPA |
Top 25th Percentile Average Salary | INR 41.2 LPA |
Top Recruiters | ITC, Paytm, Accenture, Freshworks, Microsoft, American Express, Amazon, Swiggy, PWC |
Find below the list of top XAT 2023 Score Accepting MBA Colleges.
XAT 2023 Score Accepting Colleges | |
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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 Delhi | IRMA |
IFMR | XIME Bangalore |
SFIMR Mumbai | Xavier Business School (XBS), St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata |
LIBA Chennai | XISS Ranchi |
Yes, XAT is tougher than CAT. As per students and experts alike, the difficulty level of the questions asked in XAT Quant, DI, and Verbal Ability are tougher than those asked in CAT. Furthermore, XAT has two sections, namely GK and Decision Making, which are not a part of CAT syllabus and this adds to the difficulty level of XAT.
On an average, XAT exam is taken by 75000-80000 candidates every year. In 2022, around 90000 candidates appeared for the test as many missed their chance in 2021 due to the pandemic. However, in the previous years (2021-2019), not more than 80000 candidates have appeared for the test.
No, XLRI does not offer MBA programs. It only offers 2 years full time AICTE approved PGDM programs in Business Management (BM) and Human Resource Management (HRM). However, these are duly recognized as MBA equivalent by the AIU. Apart from these, XLRI also offers a 15 months full time PGDM (General Management) program.
XAT Application fee has been increased from INR 1800 to INR 2000 (+200 for every XLRI program). Also, XAT application fee is the same for all candidates irrespective of their gender, caste, and category.
XAT Question Paper comprises 101 questions divided into 2 parts . For the 3 sections in Part 1 (75 questions)- Decision Making, Verbal & Logical ability, and QADI, 165 minutes are given in total. There is no division of time between these 3 sections in Part 1. For attempting the GK and Essay Writing sections in Part 2, 25 minutes are provided.
No, IIMs will not grant admission on the basis of XAT 2023 exam scores. IIMs will only accept CAT scores for admission. However, XAT 2023 score will be accepted by other top management schools across the country like XLRI Jamshedpur, XLRI Delhi, XIM Bangalore, SPJIMR Mumbai, GIM Goa, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, XIME Bangalore, TAPMI Manipal, XISS Ranchi, etc.
No, there is no restriction on the number of times you can attempt XAT exam. XAT is conducted once every year. Hence, candidates can take XAT every year provided they fulfill the other minimum eligibility criteria mentioned in the article above.
Yes, XAT cut off varies depending on the XLRI programs- BM and HRM. Also, the cut off for these programs differs for males and females, engineers and non-engineers. The cut off for XLRI programs usually ranges between 91-95 depending on the above categories of candidates.
Yes, XLRI releases sectional XAT cutoffs. Candidates need to secure the minimum marks in each of the sections along with the overall cutoff. If candidates are unable to meet the sectional XAT cut offs, they are ineligible for admission to PGDM-BM/ HRM courses offered by XLRI.
The 12 XAT Associate XAMI Member Institutes that accept XAT score for admission are tabulated below for your reference:
XAT Associate XAMI Member Institutes | Location |
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Loyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai |
Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago | Chicago |
St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR) | Mumbai |
St. Joseph's Institute of Management | Bengaluru |
St.Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology | Mangalore |
Xavier Business School (XBS), St.Xavier's University ,Kolkata | Kolkata |
Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University | Bhubaneswar |
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship | Bengaluru |
Xavier Institute of Management & Research | Mumbai |
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Sciences (XIDAS) | Jabalpur (M.P) |
XLRI Xavier School of Management | Jamshedpur |
Xavier Institute of Social Service | Ranchi |
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