1. What is XAT Exam? XAT Exam Details
XAT is the Admission Test for admission to MBA/PGDM programs in XLRI and other top MBA colleges like XIMB, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, LBSIM Delhi, TAPMI Manipal and 160 other top MBA colleges in India. XLRI will offer admission to its PGDM programs offered in Jamshedpur and Delhi campuses on the basis of XAT exam scores only and will not accept any other test scores. There are more than 70 cities and more than 100 venues where XAT 2024 exam will be conducted in India. XLRI will release XAT Notification 2024 in August.
2. Who Conducts XAT Exam?
XLRI conducts the XAT exam on behalf of XAMI. For more than 70 years XLRI is conducting this exam at all Indian level to select the most appropriate students for management education. Last year also, despite the Covid pandemic, XLRI conducted the XAT exam as a centre-based test in 72 cities in India.
3. XAT 2024 Important Dates
XAT 2024 Important dates are announced by XLRI. The key important dates for XAT entrance exam 2024, last date to apply for XAT 2024, are as under:
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Xavier Aptitude Test 2024 Schedule
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XAT 2024 Important Dates
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Date of Release of XAT Notification 2024
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15 Jul, 2023 |
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XAT Registration 2024 starts
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15 Jul, 2023 |
| Last date for XAT 2024 Registration and application submission online without late fee |
30 Nov, 2023 |
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XAT 2024 Registration Last date with late fee
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10 Dec, 2023 |
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XAT Admit Card 2024 download Start Date
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Dec 20 ,2023 onwards |
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XAT Exam Date 2024
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January 7, 2024
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XAT 2024 Result date
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January 20, 2024 |
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January 29 2024
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For XAT 2024 response sheet Click here
For XAT XLRI cutoff 2024 Click here
4. XAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria for the Exam
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The XAT 2024 exam eligibility criteria need only a pass in your bachelor’s degree.
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XAT Eligibility 2024 does not require any minimum percentage of marks in graduation to register and apply for XAT exam, while other exams need minimum 50% percentage of marks in bachelor’s degree.
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Students in their final year of graduation can also apply
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Minimum 15 years of academic study till bachelor’s degree is required. It means you must have pursued or pursuing minimum three years of graduation degree
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XAT 2024 eligibility criteria to appear in the exam is probably the simplest one among all the National Level MBA entrance exams.
5. XAT 2024 Registration Process, Fees, and Documents Required
The registration process is online and can be completed in six simple steps at XAT 2024 official website. XAT exam 2024 Registration dates are open from August to November 2022. You need to follow the undernoted process while registering & applying for the XAT exam:
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Register yourself on the official XAT 2024 Exam website
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Verify Email ID on receipt of a message from the exam centre
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Fill all the pages of the XAT Application Form online
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Upload Required Documents on relevant pages of XAT Application Form 2024
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Pay the XAT Application Fee of Rs.2000/- Online
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Submit XAT Application Form Online
6. XAT 2024 Exam Pattern
Following are the key highlights and changes introduced in the XAT Exam by XLRI:
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XAT 2024 exam application fee is Rs.2000/-
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The XAT exam is now changed to a computer based test from paper based test
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XAT is now a Single slot, single day exam
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Test duration increased from 3 hours to 3 hours 10 minutes
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XAT test timing changed to 2pm to 5:30 PM
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Total XAT questions increased to 101 from 99
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XAT Essay Writing Test Restored: The descriptive essay writing test was scrapped in 2019
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Now XAT 2024 has 100 MCQ type and 1 Descriptive Questions
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Question paper with 4 sections with MCQs and 1 section with Essay Writing Test
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The GK Section with 25 questions is not counted for percentile calculation
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Visually impaired candidates with scribe are given additional 25 minutes to solve Part 1 of the exam
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Marks for every correct answer : +1
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- 0.25 Negative Marking for wrong answer
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No Negative marking for General Knowledge and Essay writing section in part-2 of question paper
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All the MCQ type questions have five options with one correct option
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Essay shall be evaluated after the candidate is shortlisted for the interview.
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-0.10 Negative marks are awarded for every unattempted question after 8 unattempted questions
7. XAT 2024 score Accepting Colleges
There are 160+ XAT 2024 score accepting colleges. These MBA colleges will accept the XAT exam score for MBA admission 2024. Some of the top MBA colleges accepting XAT exam score for MBA admission 2024 are:
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XLRI Jamshedpur
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IMT Ghaziabad
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XIM Bhubaneswar
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IMI New Delhi
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LBSIM New Delhi
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TAPMI Manipal
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XIME Bangalore, Kochi, Chennai
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BIMTECH, Greater Noida
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FORE School of Management, New Delhi
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GIM Goa
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Great Lakes, Chennai
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LIBA Chennai
For more information visit the official website.
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