XLRI Jamshedpur Shortlist Criteria 2026: Check XAT Cut Offs, Admission, and PI Process

XLRI, Jamshedpur admission process for its PGDM programmes through XAT 2026 score will be conducted in February and March. Check XLRI shortlist dates 2026, process and XAT cut offs.

XLRI Jamshedpur prepared the shortlist for PGDM BM and HRM programmes on the basis of candidates' performance in the XAT 2025 exam. For PI shortlisting, the institute will take into consideration, candidates' XAT scores and academic record to prepare the shortlist. 

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The XAT 2026 result will be declared in the third week of January 2026 and XAT cut offs will be released thereafter. The interview call letters were sent to the shortlisted candidates via email. Candidates receiving letters ,were eligible for Group Discussiion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round of XLRI admissions 2026. This year, XLRI conducted Essay Writing along with Personal Interview. Score of GK section too was evaluated for the selection round. 

The XAT 2025 cut off for BM programme for male candidates was 96 percentile and for female candidates was 91 percentile. For the HRM programme, the XAT cut off for male candidates was 95 percentile and for female candidates, it was 90 percentile. XAT 2026 cut offs are expected to be in the same range.

Under the XLRI shortlist process, XAT and GMAT test takers have to express interest in XLRI Jamshedpur PI round by filling an online application form and selecting interview city. All shortlisted candidates through XAT and GMAT have to select the Interview slot within a stipulated time by filling an online application form available on the official website of XLRI or XAT. 

GMAT cut off for XLRI Admission (Previous Year)

The below table indicates minimum GMAT score required for admission to XLRI Jamshedpur:

XLRI Selection Procedure 2026

Post shortlisting of candidates, the Essay Writing and PI round will be conducted from mid-February to March 2026 as per the slot allotted to the selected candidates. Details of GD/PI round for 2026 admission were shared with shortlisted candidates in email. 

Essay Writing

In the Essay Writing round, candidates are given topics to write a short essay on. In this round, the candidates are judged on the basis of their communication ability and clarity of thoughts. 

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Personal Interview

This round is a more personalized interaction between the selectors and the candidates.  The most common questions asked in this round are: ‘Tell us about yourself’, ‘why MBA’, ‘why XLRI’, etc. In this round, the candidates are judged on their communication ability, convincing ability, problem solving ability and ability to handle pressure.

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