When are XAT cut offs released?

XLRI Jamshedpur releases the XAT cut offs every year in the month of February after the result announcement. The XAT exam is held on the first Sunday of January and the result is announced in the last week of January. And within a week of result announcement, the XAT cut offs are released. The XAT cut offs are released at the official website of XLRI Jamshedpur and are available for download without login. The XAT cut offs are released for PGDM-HRM and PGDM-BM gender and academic stream wise. The document contains sectional and overall cut off percentiles for male, female, male non engineering and female non-engineering categories. Selection of candidates for the Personal Interview and Group Discussion round of XLRI admission is done on the basis of these category wise cut offs.

Are XAT cut offs same for all participating colleges?

No, cut offs of XAT participating colleges are different from each other. These colleges fix cut off percentiles for admission individually basis certain criteria determined by their respective admission cells. XAT cut off for XIMB is different from XAT cut off for TAPMI. XAT cut off for XIMB is usually around 90-93 whereas XAT cut off for TAPMI is 80-85. On the other hand, XAT cut off for KJ Somaiya-Mumbai is 85-90. Most of the MBA colleges shortlist candidates for admission on the basis of overall XAT percentile. However, the candidates must aim to meet sectional XAT cut offs too in the exam to avoid an unwanted situation at the time of admission. Before applying for admission, candidates must check the selection criteria of their target colleges to be sure of requirements.

My XAT score is 89 percentile but my graduation score is less than 50%. Will I get admission?

It is unlikely that you will get admission as most of the B-Schools have minimum graduation score criteria of 50%. If you belong to Reserved category, you may get admission as the minimum score criteria for such candidates is 45%. There are some B-schools which do not have minimum score criteria in graduation. So, you may try to seek admission in one of those institutions as 89% is a good score in XAT.

XAT 2026 Cut Offs for XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, Great Lakes

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Updated on Jan 16, 2026 12:22 IST

XAT 2026 result has been announced. Candidates seeking admission to XAT accepting colleges like XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, Great Lakes Institute of Management can check the expected XAT 2026 cut offs here. Read this article to know the XAT Expected Cut Offs for XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, Great Lakes.

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a top national MBA entrance exam conducted in every year by XLRI Jamshedpur. Top colleges like XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI and Great Lakes accept XAT scores. There are more than 100 colleges which accepts XAT scores. Candidates seeking admission to XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI and Great Lakes can check the XAT 2026 expected cutoff for MBA specialization, gender wise and domicile wise. XAT exam was held on January 04, 2026, and results have been declared. Candidates must make sure to have appeared for XAT exam for admission to XLRI, XIMB, IMPT, TApmi and Great lakes through XAT scores. Read this article to know XAT 2026 expected cutoffs for XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, Great Lakes.

What is Good XAT Score 2026?

Candidates can check below to know the expected good XAT score 2026 based on results:

For admission to top colleges like XLRI, students must score a minimum of 90% i.e, expected XAT score of 32 marks.
For tier 1 colleges like IMT, MICA and XIMB, students must score a minimum of 85% i.e., 28 marks approx.

Commonly asked questions

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

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.

Q: Why is XAT cut off different for male and female candidates?

XAT cut off different for male and female candidates to promote diversity in the candidate pool. However, the difference in cut offs is not too big. There's usually a difference of 1 or 2 percentile between XAT cut offs for male candidate and female candidate. Infact, the difference is not limited to gender only. The XAT cut offs for engineering students and non-engineering students are also different.

MBA has traditionally seen to be dominated by candidates from Engineering graduates, a stream which has also been traditionally been dominated by male students. To increase diversity and encourage students from other streams of education, XLRI has different cut offs. However, low cut offs, does not ensure admission. Female candidates still need to meet other parameters of XLRI admission criteria.

Q: My graduation score is less than 50% in aggregate. Am I eligible for XLRI admission?

Yes, candidates with less than 50 per cent in aggregate in graduation are eligible for admission to PGDM courses in XLRI. Candidates need to have minimum passing marks in Graduation. They must have however, completed their graduation from a recognised university only. Candidates planning to seek admission to an MBA college other than XLRI must check its eligibility criteria as the minimum score requirement of AICTE approved colleges is 50 percent (45 percent for Reserved categories). But having 50 per cent and above score is not a guarantee for getting selected for admission. You will need to clear the admission round which is based on XAT cut off percentile. If you do not meet the XAT cut off percentile you will not be selected for XAT personal interview round, which is the main parameter for MBA admission in XLRI.

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XAT Cut Offs 2026 for XLRI, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, Great Lakes

Candidates seeking admission to XAT accepting colleges like XLRI, TAPMI, Great Lakes, XIMB or IMT can check the expected XAT 2026 cutoffs below. Check programe wise, gender wise and domicile wise expected cutoff below:

XAT 2026 Cut Off for XLRI

XAT result 2026 has been announced. Candidates can check the table below to know XAT expected cutoff for BM and HRM programmes at XLRI:

Program	Gener and Category	XAT Cutoff
BM	Male Engineer	96
	Female Engineer	91
HRM	Male Engineer	95
	Female Engineer	90
	Male Non-Engineer	93
	Female Non-Engineer	87

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XAT 2026 Cut Off for XIMB

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar offers admission to MBA- BM through XAT scores. Below is the detailed expected XAT cutoffs 2026 referring to previous year cutoffs at XIMB.

Category	Gender	Overall
Domicile (Engineering)	Male	88
	Female	87
Domicile (Non-Engineering)	Male	87
	Female	86
Non-Domicile (Engineering)	Male	92
	Female	91
Non-Domicile (Non-Engineering)	Male	91
	Female	90

XAT 2026 Cut Off for IMT

IMT XAT cutoff 2026 may vary as per different program and campuses. Candidates seeking admission to IMT Ghazaibad, Nagpur or Hyderabad can check the table below to know expected XAT 2026 cutoff. The table details the course wise expected cutoff below:

Programs Offered	Cutoffs
PGDM	90+
PGDM Marketing	90+
PGDM Finance	90+
PGDM BFSI	90+
PGDM Dual Country Program	90+

XAT 2026 Cut Off for TAPMI

Candidates desireous of taking admission to TAPMI PGDM program through XAT scores can check the expected cutoff below.

Programme	XAT Expected Cutoff
MBA	80+
MBA in HR	85
MBA in Marketing	85
MBA in IB	85
MBA in Banking and Financial Services	85

XAT 2026 Cut Off for Great Lakes

Great Lakes Institute of Management offers PGPM and PGDM programs through XAT, CAT, GMAT, CMAT and NMAT scores. The cutoff may vary for different course and campuses. Candidates seeking admission to Great lakes of Institute of Management through XAT 2026 scores can check the expected cutoffs below:

Great Lakes

Campus	PGPM Cutoff	PGDM Cutoff
Chennai	90+	90+
Gurgaon	85 to 90	80 to 85

Factors Affecting XAT Cutoff

XAT cutoff is released based on considering the below factors:

The number of students appearing for XAT exam. Higher number of exam takers drives the XAT cutoff higher
Difficulty level of exam affects the cutoff
Number of seats in each programe affects the cutoff. If number of seats are low than the cutoff will be higher.

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