
XAT exam centres will be allotted as per candidate preference. They will have to mention 6 preferred cities for test centre allotment in the XAT application form. The XAT 2026 exam will be held in 109 cities. Each city will have atleast one examination centre. The address and location of allotted XAT exam centre will be mentioned on XAT admit card 2026. The test centres of XAT 2026 will be equipped with latest technology to conduct the entrance exam in computer based mode. Read here all about XAT test centre 2026.
XAT exam is held in several cities across India. The XAT test cities include all state capitals, metropolitan, tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India. Here are the cities in which the XAT exam was conducted last year: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bokaro Steel City, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jorhat, Shillong, Naharlagun, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru, Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Rajkot, Anantapur, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Bilaspur, Mehsana, Baddi, Chikkaballapur, Davanagere, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kurukshetra, Shimla, Ajmer, Balasore, Bikaner, Dhenkanal, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Nanded, Patiala, Sikar, Ujjain, Karimnagar, Salem, Vellore, Aligarh, Bareilly, Haldwani, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Kalyani.
Yes, the XAT admit card has a google map and address of the exam centre for candidates convenience. The candidates must find out the shortest route to the XAT exam centre via the google map a day before the test day because they are expected to be present at their respective test centre at the reporting time mentioned in the XAT admit card.
If the XAT exam timing is 2 pm to 5:10 pm then the reporting time for candidates will be 1:00 PM. Candidates must use the route map to reach their respective test centre on time to avoid delayed entry inside the exam hall for identification process. Candidates reaching the XAT test centre after the gates have been closed will not be allowed to enter the premises under any circumstances. They will have to seek special permission in case of unexpected reasons.
Detailed guidelines will be mentioned in the XAT admit card. Here are a few general guidelines for you to know:
- Candidates are supposed to be at the centre at least an hour before the commencement of exam. Reach the XAT exam centre at the reporting time mentioned on the admit card.
- Affix your recent passport size photo in colour with preferable white background on the admit card.
- Do not carry electronic items, valuables and bags to the exam centre. These items are prohibited.
- Carry two copies of the XAT admit card and the original copy of a valid ID proof such as Aadhaar card, Voter ID card, Passport, PAN card, Driving License or University ID card.
- After entering the test lab, locate your seat and computer system. Do not start the computer system until the invigilator makes an announcement for the same.
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How to Select XAT Test Cities
XAT Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of XAT 2026 exam
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
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14 Oct ' 25 - 16 Oct ' 25 | XAT 2026 form correction |
10 Jul ' 25 - 05 Dec ' 25 | XAT 2026 Exam registration ONGOING |
20 Dec ' 25 | XAT 2026 admit card download starts |
04 Jan ' 26 | XAT 2026 Exam |
Dates | Past Exam Dates |
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27 Sep ' 25 - 28 Sep ' 25 | XAT 2026 mock test |
List of XAT Test Cities 2026
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1124 Institutes accepting XAT
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
Andheri West, Mumbai • Private
Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM)
Electronic City, Bangalore • Private