
XAT cut offs 2026 for XLRI for MBA Business Management (BM) and MBA Human Resource Management (HRM) for Engineering and Non-Engineering categories are 94 and 92 percentile respectively. The cut offs were released by XLRI a few days after XAT 2026 result announcement. XLRI released the XAT cut offs 2026 online.
Other XAT accepting colleges also release their cut offs and select candidates on the basis of parameters set by their admission council. Check on this page, year wise XAT cut offs for XLRI 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 along with other details.
- XAT Cut Off Determining Factors
- XAT 2027 Exam Dates and Schedule
- XAT 2026 Cut Offs (XLRI)
- XAT 2026 cut offs: Other B-Schools
- XAT 2025 Cut Offs (XLRI)
- XAT 2024 Cut Offs (XLRI)
- XAT 2023 Cut Offs (XLRI)
- XAT Cut Offs: 2022 to 2015 (XLRI)
- XAT Cut Offs: XLRI Shortlist and Selection Process
- FAQs on XAT Cutoff
XAT Cut Off Determining Factors
Multiple factors influence XAT cut offs, one of the most significant being overall percentile range of test takers. If in a given year, the number of candidates who have scored in high percentile range, the cut offs will be higher and if not, then the cut off will be lower. However, there is usually not much of a change beyond a few points, in the cut offs for admission to XLRI. Other factors that determine XAT cut offs are listed below:
- 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
- Gender wise average percentile score
- Stream wise average percentile score
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XAT 2027 Exam Dates and Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of XAT 2027 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Jan ' 27 | XAT 2027 response sheet publication TENTATIVE |
| Jan ' 27 | XAT 2027 answer key publication TENTATIVE |
| Jan ' 27 | XAT 2027 scorecard release date TENTATIVE |
| Jan ' 27 | XAT 2027 cutoff release date TENTATIVE |
XAT 2026 Cut Offs (XLRI)
Check below XLRI XAT cut offs for PGDM BM programme. Highest cutoff is for male candidates from Engineering background.
| Category |
Total |
QADI |
VALR |
DM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engg Male |
94 |
85 |
82 |
82 |
| Engg Female |
88 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
| Engg Transgender |
88 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
| Non-Engg Male |
94 |
85 |
82 |
82 |
| Non-Engg Female |
88 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
| Non-Engg Transgender |
88 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
Check below XLRI XAT cut offs for PGDM HRM programme. For HRM too, highest cutoff is for male candidates from Engineering background.
| Category |
Total |
QADI |
VALR |
DM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engg Male |
92 |
80 |
87 |
85 |
| Engg Female |
87 |
70 |
82 |
78 |
| Engg Transgender |
87 |
70 |
82 |
78 |
| Non-Engg Male |
90 |
73 |
87 |
85 |
| Non-Engg Female |
84 |
65 |
82 |
78 |
| Non-Engg Transgender |
84 |
65 |
82 |
78 |
XAT 2026 cut offs: Other B-Schools
Check below XAT 2026 cut offs for some of the popular MBA colleges. The table includes XIMB XAT cut off, KJ Somaiya XAT cut off, TAPMI XAT cut off among other top MBA colleges. Admission to these colleges is also done through WAT/GD and PI.
| XAT colleges |
XAT score |
XAT cut off percentile |
|---|---|---|
| XLRI |
45+ |
91-96 |
| 30.5-32.5 |
90-93 |
|
| 32.5-34.5 |
93.50-95 |
|
| 30.5-32 |
90-92 |
|
| 27.5-30.5 |
85-90 |
|
| 26-27.5 |
80-85 |
|
| 26-27.5 |
80-85 |
|
| 26-27.5 |
80-85 |
|
| 26-27.5 |
80-85 |
|
| 26-27.5 |
80-85 |
|
| 27.5-30.5 |
85-90 |
|
| - |
70 |
XAT 2025 Cut Offs (XLRI)
XAT cut offs are released a week after the announcement of exam result. Check the below tables for XAT cut offs 2025 for admission to MBA BM and MBA HRM courses. PI shortlist has been prepared on the basis of same.
XAT 2025 Cut Offs: MBA BM
Check below sectional and overall XAT 2025 cut offs for MBA BM programme.
| 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
Check below sectional and overall XAT 2025 cut offs for MBA HRM programme.
| 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 2024 Cut Offs (XLRI)
Check 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 |
Check 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 |
XAT 2023 Cut Offs (XLRI)
Given below are the official XAT 2023 cut offs, course and category wise.
MBA Business Management (BM)
For the MBA 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.
| 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 |
MBA Human Resource Management (HRM)
For MBA 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.
| 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 to 2015 (XLRI)
XAT Cut Offs 2022
Given below are the official XAT cut offs 2022 for MBA BM and MBA HRM courses.
XAT Cut Offs 2022: MBA 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: MBA 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 |
XAT Cut Offs 2021
Check XAT cut offs 2021 for admission to XLRI’s MBA BM and MBA HRM programmes released by the institute:
XAT 2021 Cut Offs for MBA 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 MBA 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 |
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 MBA BM and MBA HRM programmes:
XAT 2020 Cut Offs for MBA BM
| XAT sections |
Male |
Female |
|---|---|---|
| VALR |
74 |
72 |
| DM |
78 |
74 |
| QA |
85 |
75 |
| Overall |
95 |
93 |
XAT 2020 Cut Offs for MBA HRM
| 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:
MBA 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 |
MBA 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:
MBA 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 |
MBA 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:
MBA BM
| XAT sections |
XAT cut off percentile |
|---|---|
| VA |
79.46 |
| DM |
76.84 |
| QA |
88.7 |
| Overall |
96 |
MBA 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 MBA BM and HRM programmes:
| Section |
XAT cut off (BM) |
XAT cut off (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 MBA BM and HRM programmes.
| Section |
XAT cut off (BM) |
XAT cut off (HRM) |
|---|---|---|
| VA |
7.5 |
8.5 |
| DM |
8.5 |
8.5 |
| QA |
8 |
5.5 |
| Overall |
29.5 |
27.5 |