MBA colleges accepting XAT 80-90 cut off percentile

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XAT is a popular option for pursuing MBA as it is accepted by over 800 MBA colleges in India and many of them, do not have very high cut offs.. In this article, we have shared the list of top MBA colleges accepting XAT score of 80-90 percentile for admission and their course fee.

MBA colleges accepting XAT 80-90 cut off percentile

MBA colleges accepting XAT 80-90 cut off percentile

MBA colleges accepting XAT score of 80-90 percentile- XLRI XAT cut off is usually between 90-95 percentile (varies category wise) and that is the highest XAT cut off for any MBA college accepting the score. Aspirants scoring in the range of 80-90 XAT percentile can opt for many well reputed private colleges with great infrastructure, course specialization and placement record. Some of the top MBA colleges with XAT cut off 80-90 percentile include XIM University, MICA, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI Delhi, TAPMI, KJ Somaiya, LIBA, GLIM, IRMA Anand, GIM Goa among others.

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The admission procedure of colleges accepting XAT 80-90 percentile include group discussion, written ability test, and personal interview. The academic eligibility criterion for MBA/PGDM courses at these XAT accepting institutes is graduation or equivalent degree with a minimum of 50 per cent in aggregate (45 percent for SC/ST/PwD candidates). The course fee for full-time MBA colleges accepting XAT score 80-90 percentile ranges from INR 15 lakh to 24 lakh.

Q:   Which MBA colleges are available with XAT cut offs of 85 percentile and above?

A:

If you score above 85 percentile in XAT you may get selected for admission to top tier 1 and tier 2 MBA colleges such as XIMB-Bhubaneswar, SPJIMR-Mumbai, IMT-Ghaziabad, GIM-Goa, TAPMI-Manipal, IRMA-Anand, MICA-Ahmedabad, Great Lakes Institute of Management, LIBA-Chennai, KJ Somaiya-Mumbai, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Amity Business School, Noida, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Xavier Institute of Social Services, Ranchi.

The XAT cut offs of the abovementioned colleges fall in the range of 85 to 95 percentile. However, in different admission years, the cut offs could be different. You should check the XAT cut offs for these colleges individually to have a better understanding of admission process for that year.

Q:   How is the XAT percentile calculated?

A:
The XAT percentile is calculated based on the performance of a candidate relative to all other test-takers who appear for the XAT exam in a particular year. The percentile is a measure of the percentage of test-takers who have scored less than the candidate in the exam. The formula used to calculate the XAT percentile is as follows: Percentile = [ (Number of candidates who scored less than the candidate / Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam) x 100] For example, if a candidate scores 80 marks out of 100 in the XAT exam and 20,000 candidates appear for the exam, and out of those 20,000 candidates, 18,000 candidates score less than the candidate, then the percentile for the candidate would be calculated as follows: Percentile = [ (18,000/20,000) x 100] = 90 Therefore, the XAT percentile for the candidate would be 90. It is important to note that the XAT percentile may vary from year to year depending on the performance of all test-takers in the exam. Additionally, each participating institute may have its own cutoff percentile based on which candidates are shortlisted for the next stage of the admission process.

Q:   How important is XAT cut off for selection to XLRI's PI round?

A:

XAT cut off is the most important factor in selection of candidates for XLRI Jamshedpur’s Personal Interview or PI round. Those who do not meet the cut off are not even taken into consideration for PI shortlisting. The two main parameters upon which candidates are short listed for the PI round are academic scores (class 10,12 and graduation) and XAT cut off.

Aspirants must note that they need to score as much or above the XAT cut off and should have a consistent academic record of high score to have greater chances of getting selected. It is not necessary that they will be called for the PI round if their XAT score matches the cut off. If any candidate with the same score has a better academic record, he/she will be selected over the other.

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MBA colleges accepting XAT 80-90 cut off percentile

There are over 800 XAT accepting colleges in India. Check below the list of some of the top MBA colleges in India, that accept XAT score in the range of 80-90 percentile. Also, listed are the MBA course fee:

MBA Colleges with XAT 80-90 cut off percentile

MBA Course Fee

XIM University

INR 19.30 lakh

MICA Ahmedabad

INR 23 lakh

IMT Ghaziabad

INR 20 lakh

IMI Delhi

INR 20.80 lakh

FORE School of Management Delhi

INR 18.30 lakh

TAPMI Manipal

INR 16.50 lakh

Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai

INR 11.20 lakh

IRMA Anand

INR 13.60 lakh

GIM Goa

INR 18.30 lakh

K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai

INR 17.30 lakh

LIBA Chennai

INR 14.47 lakh

XAT Cut Off for XLRI Jamshedpur

Check the table below for course wise and category wise XAT 2024 cut offs for XLRI Jamshedpur. XAT 2025 cut offs are expected to be in the same range. 

XAT 2024 Cut Offs for XLRI MBA BM

Category

Overall XAT percentile

QA percentile

VALR percentile

DM percentile

Engineer Male

96

86

83

85

Engineer Female

91

81

80

80

Non-engineer Male

95

85

83

86

Non-engineer Female

90

80

80

81

XAT 2024 Cut Offs for XLRI MBA HRM

Category

Overall XAT percentile

QA percentile

VALR percentile 

DM percentile

Engineer Male

95

80

90

85

Engineer Female

90

73

85

78

Non-engineer Male

93

75

90

85

Non-engineer Female

88

68

85

78

Q:   What is the cutoff for XAT 2024?

A:

XAT 2024 cut-offs are listed below, course-wise:

XLRI XAT cut off: Human Resource Management

Category

Overall XAT percentile

QA percentile

VALR percentile 

DM percentile

Engineer Male

95

80

90

85

Engineer Female

90

73

85

78

Non-engineer Male

93

75

90

85

Non-engineer Female

88

68

85

78

XLRI XAT cut-off 2024: Business Management

Category

Overall XAT percentile

QA percentile

VALR percentile

DM percentile

Engineer Male

96

86

83

85

Engineer Female

91

81

80

80

Non-engineer Male

95

85

83

86

Non-engineer Female

90

80

80

81

 

Q:   What is sectional cut off for XAT?

A:

Sectional cut off for XAT refers to the minimum percentile fixed for each section of the exam that candidates have to meet. For example, if the Quantitative Aptitude cut off is 85 percentile for XAT, that means a candidate must have scored 85 percentile or more in the section of XAT to be eligible for group discussion and personal interview shortlisting. Check the below tables for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM for XAT 2023.

XAT Sectional cut offs for PGDM BM

General Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

75

75

85

95

Females

75

75

80

92

General Non-Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

75

75

85

95

Females

75

75

80

92

 

XAT Sectional cut offs for PGDM HRM

General Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

90

75

85

93

Females

90

75

65

91

General Non-Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

90

75

70

90

Females

75

75

60

88

 

Q:   Can I get into XLRI with 90 percentile?

A:

Xavier School of Management cut off for XAT has been released as a selection criteria to appear for the PI round. As per the official cutoff data released by XLRI, the overall sectional XAT cut off 2024 for Male engineers is 96 percentile for Business Management (BM) programme and 95 percentile for Human Resource Management (HRM) programme. The XAT 2024 cut offs for Female engineers is 91 percentile for BM programme and 90 percentile for HRM programme. 

So basis the recently released sectional XAT cutoff 2024, it is difficult to get into XLRI with 90 percentile for General AI category students. 

 

Q:   What is the cut off score for XIMB?

A:

The MBA programme at Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar admits students based on their performance on the XAT, with a personal interview phase following. The institute will announce the XIMB cutoffs for the CAT, XAT, GMAT, and X-GMAT. Candidates who have taken the CAT, XAT, or GMAT exams may also apply for the MBA programme. XIMB administers its own exam for MBA admission, known as the X-GMT. The General AI category students' XAT percentile, according to the XIMB Bhubaneswar XAT cutoff 2023, was 80. However, the MBA in Business Management course's XIMB CAT cutoff for 2023 was the 80th percentile.

Q:   How is XAT score calculated?

A:

XAT score is calculated on the basis of raw scores obtained a candidate in each section. In the XAT exam, every correct answer carries 1 mark and every incorrect entry carries – 0.25 marks. There is no negative marking for skipping a question. But, in case of eight consecutive unanswered questions, 0.10 marks will be deducted. XAT has about 99 questions on which the score calculation is done. So, for example, if you have got 70 questions correct and 8 questions in correct, then your raw XAT score will be 70 – 1 = 69.

If you have not answered 8 questions consecutively, then your score will be 69- 0.10 =  68.90. This raw score will be further calculated to arrive at XAT percentile. Check here the XAT percentile calculation process: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/xat-score-vs-percentile-how-much-xat-score-will-get-me-99-percentile-blogId-52337

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