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XAT cut offs usually remain between 92 to 96 percentile for XLRI Jamshedpur. It is expected that XAT 2026 cut offs will also be in the same range. Check here XAT previous year cutoffs trends for XLRI.
XAT cut offs (previous years trends)
XAT cut offs for XLRI admission usually remain between 92 to 96 percentile. The institute selects candidates for MBA Business Management (BM) and MBA Human Resource Management (HRM) on the basis of XAT score. International candidates can apply through GMAT.
XLRI releases XAT cut offs, a week after the result announcement. XAT exam will be held on January 4, 2026 and the result will be declared in the third week of the month. The XAT 2026 cut offs can be thus, expected to be released by January 31, 2026.
In has been seen that every year, the XAT cut off percentile for Male Engineer General category candidate is higher than all others. The cut offs for females and candidates belonging to non-engineering courses are lower by 2-3 percentiles. XAT sectional cut offs also vary and are considered for PI shortlisting. So, as you prepare for XAT 2026 exam, here are XAT previous year cutoffs trends for XLRI Jamshedpur. Check these XAT cut offs (last 5 years), and prepare for the exam keeping in mind your category and expected score required for admission.
The highest cut off for XAT 2025 batch was for Engineering male candidate. Check below, category wise and section wise XAT cut offs 2025.
| Category |
QA |
VALR |
DM |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer/Tech Male |
88 |
84 |
84 |
96 |
| Engineer/Tech Female |
82 |
80 |
80 |
91 |
| Non-Engineer Male |
88 |
84 |
84 |
96 |
| Non-Engineer Female |
82 |
80 |
80 |
91 |
XAT 2025 Cut Offs: MBA HRM
Admission to MBA HRM was done at 95 percentile for Engineering Male candidates. Check below category wise XAT 2025 cut offs.
| Category |
QA |
VALR |
DM |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer/Tech Male |
83 |
90 |
87 |
95 |
| Engineer/Tech Female |
73 |
85 |
80 |
90 |
| Non-Engineer Male |
76 |
90 |
87 |
93 |
| Non-Engineer Female |
78 |
85 |
80 |
87 |
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XAT cut offs in 2024 were in the range of 90 to 96 percentile for MBA BM. Check the table below for section wise XAT cut offs.
| 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 |
For MBA HRM the XAT cut offs 2024 were between 88 to 95 percentile. Check below XAT exam cut offs below.
| 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 |
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XAT 2023 cut offs were in the range of 92 to 95 percentile for Business Management course. Check the below table for XLRI cut offs.
| 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 |
Given below is the table indicating category wise sectional and overall XAT cut offs 2023 for MBA HRM.
| General Engineers |
VA |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males |
90 |
75 |
85 |
93 |
| Females |
90 |
75 |
65 |
91 |
| General NonEngineers |
VA |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
| Males |
90 |
75 |
70 |
90 |
| Females |
75 |
75 |
60 |
88 |
XAT Cut Offs 2022: MBA BM
XAT 2022 cut offs for male candidates was 93 percentile and for female candidates was 90 percentile. Check below.
| Category |
VALR |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male |
75 |
72 |
80 |
93 |
| Female |
72 |
72 |
75 |
90 |
XLRI cutoffs for MBA HRM 2022 batch was one percentile less than from MBA HRM. Check below:
| Category |
VALR |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (Engineering) |
80 |
70 |
75 |
92 |
| Female (Engineering) |
80 |
70 |
64 |
90 |
| Male (Non-Engineering) |
80 |
70 |
70 |
90 |
| Female (Non-Engineering) |
80 |
70 |
60 |
87 |
Check below XAT 2021 cut offs for XLRI MBA Business Management programme. The highest cut off was for Male General candidate.
| Category |
VALR |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male |
76 |
74 |
83 |
94 |
| Female |
70 |
70 |
75 |
92 |
| SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
65 |
| ST |
55 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
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Check below XLRI XAT cut offs 2021 for MBA HRM course.
| Category |
VALR |
DM |
QA |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male Engineering |
80 |
75 |
80 |
93 |
| Female Engineering |
75 |
68 |
74 |
90 |
| Male Non-Engineering |
80 |
75 |
73 |
90 |
| Female Non-Engineering |
75 |
68 |
64 |
87 |
| SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
65 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
Given below is the table indicating XAT 2020 cut offs for MBA BM. The cut offs vary for male and female candidates.
| XAT sections |
Male |
Female |
|---|---|---|
| VALR |
74 |
72 |
| DM |
78 |
74 |
| QA |
85 |
75 |
| Overall |
95 |
93 |
Given below is the table indicating XAT 2020 cut offs for MBA HRM. The cut offs vary for male and female candidates.
| XAT sections |
Male Engineer |
Female Engineer |
Male Non-Engineer |
Female Non-Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALR |
79 |
74 |
78 |
73 |
| DM |
73 |
68 |
73 |
68 |
| QA |
75 |
70 |
70 |
65 |
| Overall |
93 |
91 |
90 |
88 |
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