XAT 2026 Exam Latest News and Updates

Xavier Aptitude Test 2026 ( XAT )

Abhishek Dhawan
Updated on Jan 22, 2026 12:01 IST

By Abhishek Dhawan, Assistant Manager – Editorial Content

Xavier Aptitude Test or XAT is a management aptitude test for admission to PGDM courses offered by XLRI, Jamshedpur and other 800 B-schools in India. XAT 2026 exam was held on January 4, 2026  and the result was announced on January 16, 2026.  XAT 2026 registrations began on July 10, 2025 and ended on December 11, 2025. Click on the links below to get the latest updates on XAT exam. 

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Answered 3 days ago

XLRI, Jamshedpur, releases XAT syllabus every year with the exam notification. Candidates can find XAT syllabus PDF on the official website.

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Nikita Saxena

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Answered 3 days ago

XAT 2027 exam is expected to be conducted on January 3, 2027. XLRI, Jamshedpur, conducts XAT exam every year on the first sunday of the year.

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Bhumika Sharma

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Answered 3 weeks ago

XLRI selects candidates for its MBA full time programme through XAT score. Those who qualify the exam and meet the minimum cut off, are shortlisted for Essay Writing and Personal Interview. Final selection is made on the basis of candidate's XAT score, academic score, work experience and performance

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Aarushi Hazarika

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

XAT 2026 result will not be sent in email. However, XLRI will send an email to candidates informing them about the availability of scorecard and how to download it. Candidates must keep a check on their email account for result notification.

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Pallavi Gupta

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

XAT 2026 result date has not been announced by XLRI. However, since the scorecards are released by the third week of January every year, the XAT result 2026 can also be expected to be released by January 17 or 20, 2026.

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Nitesh Vimal

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The Bangalore University MBA Cutoff 2025 has been announced for admission to the MBA/PGDM programme via the Karnataka PGCET, CAT, NMAT, XAT, and other accepted exams. According to the Bangalore University Karnataka PGCET Cutoff 2025, students needed to obtain a rank of 3375 for admission to ABBS Ba

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

Every question of XAT carries 1 mark and a score of 38 to 42 usually covert into 99 percentile, so candidates should aim for the same number of correct attempts in the exam. XAT has negative marking so they should not attempt any question, if they are not sure of, otherwise it will affect the overal

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Nishtha Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The CCSU MBA Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the MBA programme via the XAT, MAT and CAT entrance examinations. The CCSU XAT Cutoff 2025 was 50 for the Gender-Neutral Candidates under the All India quota. In the case of CCSU MAT Cutoff 2025, the qualfying cutoff percentile was 75 for t

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

Yes, if you have secured an 82nd percentile in XAT, you can get the scholarships for pursuing an MBA course at FOSSTIMA Business School. The concessions on fees that the school provides are:

  • A scholarship of INR 3 Lacs for a percentile holder from 80 to 85.

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Abhishek Hazarika

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

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Yes,   PIBM (Pune Institute of Business Management) does conduct its own entrance exam in addition to accepting scores from national and state-level exams. Here's how it works:

PIBM's Entrance Exam Policy

Yes, PIBM has its own internal aptitude test called PMAT (PIBM Management Aptitude Test).
 PMAT

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