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Updated on 15th July, 2024 , 11 min read
XAT Exam 2023: Latest Updates
XLRI Jamshedpur administers the Xavier Aptitude Test at the national level. The XAT scores will be used for admissions at XLRI Jamshedpur and other Xavier Associate Management Institutes, as well as over 160 B-schools throughout the country. XLRI has been conducting XAT at all India levels for over 72 years in order to select the most suitable students for management education. More than 160 institutes use the XAT score to determine admission.
Particulars | Details |
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) |
The official notification for the XAT 2023 was released in August, and registrations began on August 10, 2022. Candidates can review the table for more information on the XAT exam 2023. For detail information on Important Dates for XAT 2023 ==> click here.
Event | Tentative Deadline |
XAT Notification | 9 August 2022 |
XAT Registration Date Starts | 10 August 2022 |
XAT Registration Date Ends | 30 November 2022 |
XAT Admit Card Release | 20 December 2022 onwards |
XAT Exam Date | 8 January 2023 |
XAT Results | 31 January 2023 |
Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria outlined by XLRI in order to fill out XAT Application forms.
For detailed information on eligibility criteria FOR XAT Exam you can read XAT Exam Eligibility.
Candidates can refer to the following steps while registering or filling out the application form for XAT 2023.
The candidates are required to visit the official website i.e. www.xatonline.in and register for XAT 2023 to create login credentials.
Now, for a new login, click on new candidate login, and for those who have already registered, click on the "registered login" tab.
Candidates can see two options on the official website's home page. -
Option 1 - New candidate registration
Option 2 - Registered candidate login
Those who are taking the XAT for the first time should select option 1, while those who have previously registered at the XAT portal should select option 2 to fill out the XAT 2023 registration form. Those who have not previously registered must create a User ID and Password. Candidates must enter the following information in order to create credentials.
Now enter the security code, then click the "I agree" tab before clicking the "Submit" button.
Following successful submission, the screen will display XAT 2023 registration details..
To proceed, click the "Go to XAT application form" tab. Log in again by entering your XAT ID and Password. To fill out the XAT application form, click 'go to application form' and continue.
After entering the XAT ID and Password and completing the XAT registration 2023 form, candidates can now complete the XAT application form and fill out various sections such as
Candidates with a professional degree such as CA/ CS/ ICWA but no graduation degree must submit the details.
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Candidates must now enter the program details that they wish to pursue. Candidates may select from the following courses.
Upload documents- While filling out the XAT 2023 application form, candidates will have to upload the requisite documents
Document | Dimension | Format | Size |
Photograph | 30 mm x 45 mm | .jpg or .jpeg | 80 KB |
Signature | 30 mm x 45 mm | .jpg or .jpeg | 80 KB |
After uploading the photograph and signature, click on the “Save and Continue” button and move to the next page
After uploading the required documents, the computer screen will display the XAT 2023 application form declaration.
After completing the entire XAT application form, candidates must pay the XAT exam fee 2023. Candidates must pay Rs 2000 using the payment method listed below.
XAT Fees to Complete Registration
The computer screen will display the candidates' details after they have paid the XAT 2023 application fee. Candidates must download the XAT application details, which will be available in PDF format. This will be communicated to them via a confirmation test sent to their registered email address and mobile number.
For detailed information read XAT Registration 2023
Related Article: XAT Admit Card 2023
The XAT exam pattern for 2023 is expected to be similar to that of XAT 2022. The following is the speculative XAT 2023 Paper Pattern in terms of sectional sub-division:
XAT 2023 | Details |
Sections | Part 1
Part 2
|
Total Time | 3 hours and 10 minutes |
Number of Questions | 100 MCQs + 1 Essay |
Marking Scheme |
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Unattempted Questions | After 8 unanswered questions, each unanswered question is worth -0.1 mark. |
The XAT marking scheme hasn't changed significantly in the previous two years. It is advised to remember the following crucial details about the XAT 2023 Marking Scheme:
The XAT syllabus covers all of the essential topics of Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, and General Knowledge. Decision Making is a one-of-a-kind section with no syllabus. XAT preparation is based on previous year's questions. The remaining three XAT subjects cover important topics in their respective fields. Reading Comprehension, English Grammar, and Verbal Ability are all examples of Verbal & Logical Ability. Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Set Theory, and other topics are covered in the Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation course. Politics, culture, society, personalities, business, art & entertainment, sports, inventions, innovation, world, economy, science, technology, books, and so on are all covered in the GK section.
Section | Syllabus |
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 | Analytical Reasoning, Ethical Dilemma, Situational Conditions, Grouping Test, Data Arrangement Test, Situational Decision Making |
XAT Verbal & Logical Ability Syllabus | Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Completion, Vocabulary, Grammar, Error Detection, Sentence Completion, Synonyms & Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, Odd One Out, and other skills are tested. |
XAT GK Syllabus | Politics, Economics, History, Geography, Sports, Business Affairs, National & International Affairs, and States. |
XAT Essay Writing | A 250-word essay on any topic, including current events, social and economic issues, abstracts, science and technology, business and management-related topics, and so on. |
For more detailed information please read XAT Syllabus 2023
For a stress-free exam day, XAT candidates must follow the guidelines established by the examination authority. Given below are some key XAT exam day guidelines, candidates must follow:
Documents to bring to the exam
The preliminary XAT answer key will be made available in the form of a response sheet within two to three days of the examination, and the final answer key will be made available by the second week of January, following an analysis of all student objections. Using their login ID and password, candidates will be able to download their XAT 2023 response sheets and answer key from the exam website.
Read XAT Result 2023 for more information.
Admission to XLRI, Jamshedpur via XAT consists of three stages: candidate shortlisting, group discussion and personal interview, and final selection.
Following the exam, candidates will be shortlisted for a group discussion and personal interview at XLRI, Jamshedpur based on their XAT score.
The schedule for group discussions and personal interviews for selected candidates will be announced by the end of January by XLRI, Jamshedpur. The admission round will be held in various cities, and candidates must confirm their interview city online on the XLRI official website within the time limit specified.
The XAT 2023 results will be released in the third week of January. Candidates can access their scorecards via the official XAT and XLRI websites. The following is a brief description of the XAT result download process:
Following the announcement of the XAT 2023 results, participating institutes will release admission cut offs to shortlist candidates for GD/PI. Take a look at some of the top XAT institutes' estimated cut off scores and percentiles:
XAT colleges | XAT cut off score | XAT cut off percentile |
XLRI-Jamshedpur | 35.5-38.5 | 94-92 |
XIMB-Bhubaneswar | 30.5-32.5 | 90-93 |
SPJIMR-Mumbai | 32.5-34.5 | 93.50-95 |
IMT-Ghaziabad | 30.5-32 | 90-92 |
GIM-Goa | 27.5-30.5 | 85-90 |
TAPMI-Manipal | 26-27.5 | 80-85 |
IRMA-Anand | 26-27.5 | 80-85 |
MICA-Ahmedabad | 26-27.5 | 80-85 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | 26-27.5 | 80-85 |
LIBA-Chennai | 26-27.5 | 80-85 |
KJ Somaiya-Mumbai | 27.5-30.5 | 85-90 |
XLRI XAT Cut off 2023 for HRM Program
XAT 2023 Sections | XLRI XAT 2023 Expected Cut off for HRM | |||
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 | |
Male | Female | |
Overall | 93-95 | 91-93 |
VALR | 74-79 | 72-74 |
DM | 73-78 | 68-74 |
QA | 75-85 | 70-75 |
Agra | Kannur |
Ahmedabad | Kanpur |
Aurangabad City (Maharashtra) | Kolkata |
Allahabad | Kota |
Ambala | Kottayam |
Amravati | Kurnool |
Amritsar | Kurukshetra |
Bengaluru | Lucknow |
Berhampur | Ludhiana |
Bhatinda | Madurai |
Bhilai Nagar | Mangalore |
Bhopal | Mumbai |
Bhubaneswar | Mysuru (Mysore) |
Bokaro Steel City | Nagpur |
Chandigarh/Mohali | Nashik |
Chennai | Patna |
Coimbatore | Pune |
Cuttack | Raipur |
Dehradun | Rajahmundry |
Delhi-NCR | Ranchi |
Dhanbad | Roorkee |
Dibrugarh | Rourkela |
Durgapur/Asansol | Sambalpur |
Ernakulam | Siliguri |
Gandhinagar | Surat |
Goa | Thiruvananthapuram |
Gorakhpur | Tiruchirappalli |
Guwahati | Tirupathi |
Gwalior | Tiruvallur |
Hooghly | Udaipur |
Hubballi(Hubli) | Udupi |
Hyderabad | Vadodara |
Indore | Varanasi |
Jabalpur | Vijayawada |
Jaipur | Visakhapatnam |
Jammu | Warangal |
Jamshedpur | Warangal |
Shillong | Tejpur |
Jorhat | Rajkot |
Shillong | Naharlagun |
The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a national-level MBA entrance exam for XLRI Jamshedpur and the Xavier Association of Management Institutes. Candidates preparing for the XAT Exam 2023 should be aware that there are two parts: Part 1 and Part 2. The following sections will be questioned: Part One: Decision Making, Verbal and Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability, and Data Interpretation Part 2: General Knowledge and Essay Writing
Candidates may be aware that the XAT Exam is only held once a year. As a result, you will only be able to take this exam once per academic year. Furthermore, candidates can take the XAT Exam as many times as they want because there are no restrictions on the number of times they can take the exam.
For admission in 2023, more than 160 MBA colleges, including many top MBA colleges, will accept XAT 2023 exam scores. Many of the top XAT-accepting colleges are now accepting applications for admission in 2023.
The XAT exam is thought to be a little more difficult than the CAT exam.
The XAT exam can be taken as many times as you want. The authority has not set a limit on the number of attempts.
The XAT is a national management entrance exam held each year by XLRI, Jamshedpur to grant admission to management programs offered by XLRI and other participating institutions across the country.