Xavier Aptitude Test 2026 ( XAT )
Exam On - 4 Jan '26
XAT 2026 response sheet and answer key solutions will be released by XLRI soon. Check here XAT questions and answer keys 2026.
XAT 2026 response sheet
XAT 2026 response sheet answer key will be released soon. The PDF document will be available at xatonline.in through login. Candidates who appeared for the XAT 2026 exam today, will be able to download it through login. Shiksha will share here question paper and XAT 2026 answer keys.
XAT 2026 exam was held today and the question paper was moderately difficult. Quantitative Aptitude section had maximum questions from Arithmetic. Decision Making section had 21 questions- 7 situations with 3 questions each. A few of them were tricky as usual but overall manageable. If a candidate gets 38 to 40 questions correctly, they can score 99 percentile in XAT 2026.
Latest - XAT 2026 exam live updates - question paper analysis, answer key, diffculty level, expected cut offs
Check below some of the memory based questions and answer keys, asked in today's XAT exam:
Question: Jamshedpur to Kolkata question on time-distance and speed.
Answer: 21/11
Question: Blueberries and mangoes on profit and loss.
Answer: 2115
Question: Circular pond. Speed of man and speed of water. Time calculation.
Answer: 4 min, 30 secs.
Question: Related to f (0, y).
Answer: 7
Question: Right attempt, wrong attempt, unanswered questions.
Answer 48
Question: m+n2+x3 = 50.
Answer: 16
Question on circles.
Answer: 4
Question: Concentrix circle.
Answer 1980
Question: Right angle triangle.
Answer: 700000
Check below topic wise break up of VA-LR section of XAT 2026:
| VALR Section |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| RC Passages – 5 (300-450 words) |
15 |
| Grammatically correct sentence |
2 |
| Fill in the blanks (4 blanks) |
1 |
| Jumbled Paragraphs (5 statements) |
2 |
| Critical Reasoning |
3 |
| Main idea/message of the given image |
1 |
| Poem-based passage |
2 |
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Check below topic wise break up of QA-DI section of XAT 2026:
| Quantitative Aptitude |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topics |
Easy |
Medium |
Difficult |
Total |
| Arithmetic |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Geometry |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Modern Math |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Algebra |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Numbers |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Data Interpretation |
||||
| Scatter Plot / Line Graph (observation) based set |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Arithmetic based set |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Average based set |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Number-matrix based set |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
5 |
18 |
5 |
28 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
XAT 2026 result will not be sent in email. However, XLRI will send an email to candidates informing them about the availability of scorecard and how to download it. Candidates must keep a check on their email account for result notification.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
XAT 2026 result date has not been announced by XLRI. However, since the scorecards are released by the third week of January every year, the XAT result 2026 can also be expected to be released by January 17 or 20, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 6 days ago
The Bangalore University MBA Cutoff 2025 has been announced for admission to the MBA/PGDM programme via the Karnataka PGCET, CAT, NMAT, XAT, and other accepted exams. According to the Bangalore University Karnataka PGCET Cutoff 2025, students needed to obtain a rank of 3375 for admission to ABBS Ba
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
Every question of XAT carries 1 mark and a score of 38 to 42 usually covert into 99 percentile, so candidates should aim for the same number of correct attempts in the exam. XAT has negative marking so they should not attempt any question, if they are not sure of, otherwise it will affect the overal
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 6 days ago
The CCSU MBA Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the MBA programme via the XAT, MAT and CAT entrance examinations. The CCSU XAT Cutoff 2025 was 50 for the Gender-Neutral Candidates under the All India quota. In the case of CCSU MAT Cutoff 2025, the qualfying cutoff percentile was 75 for t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
GIBS accepts scores from all major management entrance exams, including:
CAT
XAT
MAT
CMAT
GMAT
ATMA
State CET
This gives students multiple options to apply. Along with entrance exam scores, GIBS also looks at the overall profile, communication skills, and interest in management, which makes the admission pr
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, apart from CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/ATMA, PIBM conducts its own entrance exam called PMAT (PIBM's Online Aptitude Test). Shortlisted candidates from PMAT then appear for the Written Test, Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) as part of the selection process.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, if you have secured an 82nd percentile in XAT, you can get the scholarships for pursuing an MBA course at FOSSTIMA Business School. The concessions on fees that the school provides are:
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
No. Scores in CAT/XAT/GMAT is not mandatory for admission into BITS Pilani MBA in Business Analytics. However, those who have appeared for these entrance exams will get their score considered in the selection criteria. Appearing for BAAT exam is mandatory for MBA Business Analytics admission.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The XAT Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/ PGDM programme for Gender-Neutral candidates belonging to the All India quota. The Rajagiri Business School XAT Cutoff 2025 was 15 percentile for admission to the PGDM course. Candidates needed to secure at least 15 percentile to avail admis
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Contributor-Level 10
Will XAT 2026 result be sent in email?