XAT 2025 Response Sheet (Official); Download PDF @xatonline.in
Xavier Aptitude Test 2026 ( XAT )
Exam On - 3 Jan '27
XAT response sheet 2025 is out in the form of downloadable PDF. The response sheet for XAT 2025 has been released for only those candidates who have appeared for the test. Candidates can download their XAT response sheet 2025 by using login credentials.
XAT response sheet 2025
XAT response sheet 2025 PDF download has started from today. XLRI Jamshedpur has released the candidate response sheet at the official website xatonline.in. The XAT response sheet 2025 contains question wise correct answers and the candidate’s responses. With the help of XAT response sheet for XAT 2025, candidates can to evaluate their performance by calculating marks on the basis of the number of correct and incorrect attempts. The official XAT 2025 answer key may be released 2-3 days after the release of XAT response sheet.
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How to Download XAT Response Sheet 2025?
The XAT 2025 response sheet will be available as question paper. Candidates will have to login to download the XAT response sheet PDF 2025.
- Visit XAT 2025 website: https://xatonline.in/
- Click on ‘ candidate response sheet’ tab
- Enter user ID and password
- Click on ‘candidate response to generate answer key and question paper’
- XAT answer key/response sheet will be displayed
- Click on download icon and save as PDF
Commonly asked questions
As per the latest XAT exam pattern, there will be 95 questions in XAT 2025 in MCQ format.
- Verbal Ability section of XAT will have 26 questions
- Decision Making section of XAT will have 21 questions
- Quantitative Ability section will have 28 questions
- GK section will have 20 questions
There will be no essay writing this year. It will be conducted during the selection process.
It is not mandatory to solve all the questions. Candidates should solve only those questions which they can solve correctly as there is negative marking in XAT. During the exam preparation, focus on the chapters from which majority of the questions are added. This will help them in achieving the sectional and overall cut offs are required.
In XAT, Reading Comprehension passages are usually taken from Philosophy, Psychology, History, Art, research articles. Sometime, the XAT RC section also has poems. These areas are chosen to test the candidates, who are largely Science, Commerce and Engineering graduates, on their ability to come out of their comfort zone and adapt to unfamiliar situations. Out of 26 questions, about 14-16 questions are based on RC passages or a poem. Candidates must target solving about 10 questions accurately to score well. XAT has negative marking so do not mark an option as your answer if you are not 100 percent sure of it.
Yes, the XAT exam has negative marking of -0.25 marks for wrong attempt. Unanswered questions have no negative marking but if there are 8 consecutive unanswered questions, 0.10 marks will be deducted.
Thus, the candidates must select questions to solve very carefully in the XAT exam. They should solve only those questions which they know they can solve accurately. The XAT exam has sectional time limit too, so you may not want to waste time on a question that you cannot solve accurately.
You stand to lose both time and marks. So be careful in selecting questions in the XAT exam. The sectional cut off for XAT is usually 80 percent accuracy. Practice a lot of mock tests to develop this skill.
Information on XAT Response Sheet and Answer Key 2025
XAT response sheet 2025 of every candidate will have the following information:
- Candidate's name and XAT ID
- Exam date and timings
- Questions and their answers
- Candidate's response to each question
- Questions not attempted
- Correct and incorrect options
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XAT 2025 Exam Analysis
XAT 2025 question paper was of moderate difficulty level. There were 95 questions in total. According to the XAT 2025 exam analysis, the QA-DI, VALR and Decision Making sections of were moderate to high difficulty level, whereas GK was easy.
| XAT Sections |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Making |
21 |
21 |
| Verbal and Logical Ability |
26 |
26 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation |
28 |
28 |
| General Knowledge |
20 |
20 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days 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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 6 days 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Final selection will be based on performance in BAAT, PI, and CAT/XAT/GMAT. BITS will also consider prior work experience, and academic history.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, Global Institute of Business Studies does accept scores from exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, and CMAT. They take these exams into consideration for admissions, so you don't have to worry about only one exam. It gives you flexibility to apply with the scores you already have and increases your chances
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 weeks ago
Apart from NMAT scores, UPES Dehradun offers admission to the MBA course based on XAT scores. As per the XAT 2023 cutoff, candidates having a minimum of 50 Percentile for the General category All India Quota were eligible for UPES Dehradun admissions.
UPES Dehradun offers MBA in International Busines
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT scores are valid for KIITEE MBA. Candidates applying online will be required to submit copies of their mark sheets and other supporting documents.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Standard books useful across these exams include Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma or R.S. Aggarwal, Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation by Nishit Sinha, and Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis for building a strong vocabulary.
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Contributor-Level 7
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