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Xavier Aptitude Test 2027 ( XAT )

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XAT Exam Date 2027

3 Jan '27

Vipra Shrivastava
Updated on Jan 22, 2026 12:01 IST

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Overview

Xavier Aptitude Test or XAT is a management aptitude test for admission to PGDM courses offered by XLRI, Jamshedpur and other 800 B-schools in India. XAT 2026 exam was held on January 4, 2026  and the result was announced on January 16, 2026.  XAT 2026 registrations began on July 10, 2025 and ended on December 11, 2025. Click on the links below to get the latest updates on XAT exam. 

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Answered 5 days ago

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham accepts the CAT, MAT or the XAT exam for admission to the MBA course. Students can attempt any one of the aforementioned exams. After taking part in the exam, students have to attain a valid percentile.

Based on previous year trends, a percentile of at least 40 would be nee

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 weeks ago

GIBS Business School situated in Bangalore acknowledges CAT, MAT, and XAT as authorized admission tests for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Approved Admission Exams

  •  CAT (Common Admission Test)
  •  MAT (Management Aptitude Test)
  •  XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)

Additionally to these Three Tests, GI

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Mohammed Maqsood

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Answered 3 weeks ago

No, you cannot join Jindal Global Business School without an entrance exam if you want admission to the MBA course. For admission to the management courses, the institute accepts various national-level exams, like

  • CAT
  • MAT
  • ATMA
  • GMAT
  • NMAT
  • XAT
  • CMAT

Students who attain qualifying percentiles for these exams are

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 3 weeks ago

OP Jindal Global University XAT cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the MBA course offered by the Jindal Global Business School. The cutoff was released for various All India categories. 

For the General AI category, the XAT percentile was 50 for the General AI categories. Hence, students who w

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 3 weeks ago

No, you cannot join UPES Dehradun for its MBA programme without appearing for the accepted entrance examination. To gain admission to this institute, students would need to take one of the following exams after they clear the basic eligibility rules. 

  • NMAT, XAT and MAT

Students who attempt the previou

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered a month ago

After XAT exam is conducted successfully, XLRI releases XAT answer keys with response sheet. However, candidates need to login to download XAT answer keys.

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Shruti Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

The percentile needed for admission would depend on the category you belong to. JAGSoM accepts various entrance examinations for admission to the MBA/PGDM course, like CAT, XAT, MAT, etc.

As per the estimated XAT cutoff in 2026, a percentile of 70 would be good enough to secure a chance at admission

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

XIM University XAT cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the MBA course and its specialisations, namely MBA in Rural Management and MBA in Sustainability Management. 

 General AI category students need to have a percentile of at least 90 to be considered eligible for admission.

Note - The cutoff d

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

IMT Ghaziabad official cutoff information are not released on a public platform, and students can view the cutoff using their registered login ID and password. Based on the past years' trend, the XAT 2026 estimated cutoff is in the range of 90 to 92 for the General AI category students. 

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Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

Yes, apart from CAT, the International Management Institute, New Delhi, also accepts the XAT score for admission to its PGDM courses. Only the shortlisted candidates are invited to the Individual Assessment Process (Essay Writing and Personal Interview, etc.) for final admission. The institute also

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Rashmi Sinha

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