XAT Cutoff 2025: Check Previous and Expected XAT Cut Offs for MBA/PGDM, BM, HRM: Sectional/ Category-wise

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XAT cut offs 2025 for XLRI will be in the range of 90-95 percentile. XLRI will announce the cut offs for PGDM- BM and PGDM-HRM programmes in February 2025 after the entrance exam result has been declared. 

In 2024, the XAT cut off for male engineers for Business Management (BM) was 96 percentile and for Human Resource Management (HRM) was 95 percentile. The XAT 2024 cut offs for female engineers was 91 percentile for BM programme and 90 percentile for HRM programme. For non-engineer males, the XAT cut off was 95 percentile for BM and 93 percentile for HRM. For non-engineer female candidates, the XAT cut off for BM was 90 percentile and for HRM it was 88 percentile. Read below to know XAT cut offs for XLRI - 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 along with other details. 

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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.
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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

 

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Q:   What is the XAT 2023 cut off?

A:

XAT cut off is released category wise. The cut off percentile for female candidates and male candidates are different. The cut offs for engineering and non engineering candidates are different and XAT cut offs for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM are different.

The XAT 2023 cut offs for PGDM HRM program, for male engineering candidates was 93 percentile while that for female engineering students, it was 91 percentile. XAT cut off 2023 for male applicants from a non-engineering background was 90 percentile and for women candidates from a non-engineering background is 88 percentile. For the PGDM BM program, the XAT 2023 cut off for male engineering candidates was 95 percentile and for female engineering students it was 92 percentile. Male applicants from a non-engineering background required a 95 percentile and women from a non-engineering background required 92 percentile. The sectional cut off percentiles are also different for different categories and courses. You can check the official XAT 2023 cut offs in detail here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/xat-exam-cutoff

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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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XAT Cut Off Determining Factors 2025

XAT cut off percentiles for XLRI admission are determined on the basis of multiple factors, one of the most significant being candidate profile. Which is why, XAT cut offs for students from engineering background is different from cut offs for student from non-engineering background. Listed below are the six main determining factors of XAT cut offs:

  • Number of candidates appearing in the XAT exam that year
  • Difficulty level of the XAT question paper
  • Number of seats available for admission through XAT
  • Average XAT score and highest scores in the given year
  • Overall XAT result of that particular year
  • Previous years' XAT cut off trends

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Note: XAT participating institutes may have other parameters to determine the cut offs for MBA admission. They determine XAT cut offs individually for various MBA courses. 

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XAT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of XAT 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

Jan '25

XAT 2025 response sheet release

TENTATIVE

Jan '25

XAT 2025 result

TENTATIVE

Jan '25

XAT 2025 Cut Offs Release

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XAT 2024 Cut Offs for XLRI

XAT 2024 Cut Offs for XLRI MBA BM

Given below is the category wise sectional and overall XAT 2024 cut offs for PGDM BM (Business Management) programme:

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

Given below is the category wise sectional and overall XAT 2024 cut offs for PGDM HRM (Human Resource Management) programme:

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

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in IMI : XAT 2023 Overall Percentile (General-All India)Accordion Icon V3
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in IMI : XAT 2023 Overall Percentile (General-All India)
College20222023
International Management Institute, New Delhi9090
International Management Institute7070
IMI Bhubaneswar - International Management Institute7070
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in IMT : XAT 2023 Overall Percentile (General-All India)
College202120222023
IMT Ghaziabad - Institute of Management Technology90– / –90
IMT Nagpur - Institute of Management Technology– / –7070
Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad– / –6060
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Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in K J Somaiya : XAT 2023 Overall Percentile (General-All India)
College202120222023
K J Somaiya Institute of Management858484
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PGDM in Business Management : XAT 2024 Overall Percentile (General-All India)
College202220232024
XLRI Xavier School of Management939395
International Management Institute, New Delhi9090– / –
IMT Ghaziabad - Institute of Management Technology– / –90– / –
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai9090– / –
Goa Institute of Management8585– / –
K J Somaiya Institute of Management8484– / –
T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, MAHE8080– / –
Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University8080– / –
Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore7070– / –
Birla Institute of Management Technology7070– / –
FORE School of Management7070– / –
IMT Nagpur - Institute of Management Technology7070– / –
LBSIM - Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management7070– / –
SIES College of Management Studies7070– / –
IFMR Graduate school of Business, KREA University (IFMR GSB), Sricity7070– / –
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai7070– / –
Jaipuria Lucknow - Jaipuria Institute of Management7070– / –
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development7070– / –
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon7070– / –
KIIT School of Management, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology7070– / –
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore7070– / –
Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research7070– / –
Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM)7070– / –
Alliance School of Business, Alliance University7070– / –
International Management Institute7070– / –
Loyola Institute of Business Administration7070– / –

XAT Cut Offs 2024: Other MBA Colleges

Check below XAT cut offs based on past years' trends of some of the popular MBA colleges accepting XAT score for admission. The table includes XIMB XAT cut off, KJ Somaiya XAT cut off, TAPMI XAT cut off among other top MBA colleges. The actual cut offs could be higher or lower. These XAT cut offs are to be seen as reference only. 

XAT colleges

XAT score

XAT cut off percentile

XIMB-Bhubaneswar

30.5-32.5

90-93

SPJIMR-Mumbai

32.5-34.5

93.50-95

IMT-Ghaziabad

30.5-32

90-92

GIM-Goa

27.5-30.5

85-90

TAPMI-Manipal

26-27.5

80-85

IRMA-Anand

26-27.5

80-85

MICA-Ahmedabad

26-27.5

80-85

Great Lakes Institute of Management

26-27.5

80-85

LIBA-Chennai

26-27.5

80-85

KJ Somaiya-Mumbai

27.5-30.5

85-90

SOIL Institute of Management

-

70

XAT 2023 Cut Offs

For PGDM HRM program, the overall XAT 2023 cut off for male engineering candidates was 93 percentile while that for female engineering students, it was 91 percentile. XAT cut off 2023 for male applicants from a non-engineering background was 90 percentile and for women candidates from a non-engineering background was 88 percentile. For the PGDM BM program, the overall XAT 2023 cut off for male engineering candidates was 95 percentile while that for female engineering students was 92 percentile. Male applicants from a non-engineering background required 95 percentile and women from a non-engineering background required 92 percentile. Given below are the XAT 2023 cut offs, course and category wise. 

PGDM Business Management (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

PGDM Human Resource Management (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 (Previous Years)

XAT Cut Offs 2022

Given below are the official XAT cut offs 2022 for Business Management and Human Resource Management courses. 

XAT Cut Offs 2022: Business Management (BM)

Highest XAT cut off in 2022 was 93 percentile for Male candidate and 90 percentile for Female candidate for Business Management.

Category

VALR

DM

QA

Overall

Male

75

72

80

93

Female

72

72

75

90

XAT Cut Offs 2022: Human Resource Management (HRM)

Highest XAT cut off 2022 was 92 percentile for Male candidates and 90 percentile for Female candidates for Human Resource Management.

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

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XAT Cut Offs 2021

Check XAT cut offs 2021 for admission to XLRI’s PGDM-BM and PGDM-HRM programmes released by the institute:

XAT 2021 Cut Offs for Business Management (BM)

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

XAT 2021 Cut Offs for Human Resource Management (HRM)

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

 

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XAT Cut Offs 2020

Given below are category-wise and section-wise XAT cut off percentiles for admission to 2020 batch of XLRI Jamshedpur’s Business Management (BM) and Human Resource Management (HRM) programmes:

XAT 2020 Cut Offs for Business Management (BM) programme

XAT sections

Male

Female

VALR

74

72

DM

78

74

QA

85

75

Overall

95

93

XAT 2020 Cut Offs for Human Resource Management (HRM) programme

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

Also Read: XAT 2020 analysis 

XAT Cut Offs 2019

Take a look at the course-wise XAT cut off percentiles for XLRI admissions 2019:

Business Management (BM)

XAT 2019 cut off

XAT Percentile for male candidates

XAT Percentile for female candidates

VALR

79.46

75

DM

80

75

QA

90

75

Overall Cut off

96

95

Human Resource Management (HRM)

XAT 2019 cut off

XAT Percentile for male candidates

XAT Percentile for female candidates

VALR

85

80

DM

75

70

QA

72

67

Overall Cut off

94

93

XAT Cut Offs 2018

Take a look at course-wise XAT cut off percentiles for XLRI admissions 2018:

PGDM Business Management (BM)

XAT 2018 cut off

XAT percentile for male candidates

XAT percentile for female candidates

VALR

79.46

75

DM

76.84

75

QA

88.70

80

Overall

94

94

PGDM Human Resources Management (HRM)

XAT 2018 cut off

XAT percentile for male candidates

XAT percentile for female candidates

VALR

79.66

75

DM

70.07

70

QA

92

65

Overall

94

92

General Management Program (GMP)

Cut offs for GMP is common for both male and female candidates.

XAT sections

XAT cut off percentile

VALR

NA

DM

NA

QA

NA

Overall

68

XAT Cut Offs 2017

Take a look at course-wise XAT cut off percentiles for XLRI admissions 2017:

PGDM Business Management (BM)

XAT sections

XAT cut off percentile

VA

79.46

DM

76.84

QA

88.7

Overall

96

PGDM Human Resources Management (HRM)

Section

XAT cut off percentile

VA

79.69

DM

71.682

QA

70.07

Overall

92.55

XAT Cut Offs 2016

Listed below are section-wise XAT 2016 cut offs for admission to XLRI's PGDM BM and HRM programmes:

Section

BM

HRM

VA

7

7.5

DM

7.5

7

QA

8.5

7

Overall

31

28

XAT Cut Offs 2015

Listed below are section-wise XAT 2015 cut offs for admission to XLRI's PGDM BM and HRM programmes.

Section

BM

HRM

VA

7.5

8.5

DM

8.5

8.5

QA

8

5.5

Overall

29.5

27.5

XAT Cut Offs: XLRI Shortlist and Selection Process

XLRI Jamshedpur MBA admission is based on certain parameters that an aspirant has to meet. The admission committee selects candidates for admission to its MBA/PGDM programmes on the basis of XAT score and Personal Interview (PI). Candidates who meet the XAT cut off for XLRI, are required to fill an online form at the institute website. The institute then shortlists the applicants for PI round. The XLRI shortlisting criteria includes academic scores such as Class 10/Class12 and Graduation marks.

The XLRI PI round is conducted in February and March at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Jamshedpur. After this rigorous personality assessment round, candidates are shortlisted for admission. The offer of admission is sent to candidates by the end of May. In the final phase of selection, candidate's academic and work profile are also taken into consideration. The process of XLRI admission begins with XAT registration. XAT 2025 registration has started and candidates can apply till November 30, 2024. 

Other XAT accepting colleges too follow the same selection process, i.e. Personal Interview. Many colleges conduct Writing Ability Test or Group Discussion as well. 

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