Xavier Aptitude Test or XAT is conducted annually for admission into the various MBA programs of Xavier universities. It is a national level test conducted across 46 cities in the country. The final score of XAT is used by more than 150 institutes for admission purposes. Applicants applying to XAT Associate Institutes, besides XLRI must apply separately according to their respective choices.
Till the year 2017 XAT had been conducted in the offline mode (that is paper-based format) but it became a Computer Based Test (CBT) in 2018 and XAT 2019 will be the 2nd edition of XAT’s CBT avatar.
XAT 2019 will be conducted on Sunday, January 6, 2019, from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm.
Important Dates:
Event | Dates | |
From | To | |
Registration | 20th August 2018 | 30th November 2018 |
Exam | 6th January 2019 |
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Exam Structure:
The exam consists of the following sections:
- Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VA & LR)
- Decision Making (DM)
- Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI)
- General Knowledge (GK)
Note: There will NOT be any ESSAY in XAT 2019.
Fee Structure:
- XAT Registration Fee (without late fee)– Rs. 1700/-
Candidates interested in XLRI programmes need to pay an additional fee of Rs. 300/- each. - XAT Registration Fee (with late fee)– Rs. 2000/-
Candidates interested in XLRI programmes need to pay an additional fee of Rs. 500/- each
Academic Programmes offered at XLRI
Programmes | Fee |
PGDM (Human Resource Management Programme) | 11.50 lakh per annum |
PGDM (Business Management Programme) | Rs. 11.50 lakh per annum |
Eligibility Criteria:
- A recognized bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2019, may also apply.
- One need not worry about less than 50% marks in graduation, he/she just needs to be a graduate in order to apply for XAT 2019. There is no criterion related to a minimum percentage.
- NRI and foreign candidates may apply either through GMAT score or XAT.
Note: There are no reservations for any of the MBA programs at XLRI.
Click here to view the brochure of XLRI
For details pertaining to admission procedure to various programmes at XLRI please click here
Please bear in mind the following while doing the registration:
- Size of the photograph to be uploaded while registering: 20-50 KB
- Size of the signature to be uploaded while registering: 10-20 KB
For details on the registration process: Click here
Click here to register online for XAT 2019
XAT 2018 Exam Paper link: Click here
Frequently Asked Questions: Click here
Click here to access the XAT Bulletin
This is how the scorecard for XAT 2018 looked like:
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