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Xavier Aptitude Test 2026 ( XAT )

Vipra Shrivastava
Updated on Jan 16, 2026 15:27 IST

By Vipra Shrivastava, Senior Manager - Content

XAT result 2026 is out. Candidates can download XAT 2026 result from the official website. The exam was held on January 4 and fhe provisional answer key was released on January 9, 2026. The final answer key has not been released with the result.  

XLRI will announce XAT cut offs for BM and HRM programmes a week after result declaration. XAT 2026 qualifying candidates will be eligible for admission to XLRI associate institutes and over 800 other B-Schools across India for MBA/PGDM admission. Candidates who will meet the XAT score requirement will be shortlisted for PI and Essay Writing. Read here all about XAT 2026 result.  

 

Table of contents
  • How to Download XAT Result 2026?
  • XAT Exam Dates & Schedule
  • XAT 2026 toppers
  • Details Mentioned on XAT Scorecard 2026
  • How To Calculate XAT Score?
  • What After XAT Result 2026?
  • XAT Cut Off for XLRI Admission
  • Top 20 MBA Colleges Accepting XAT Score
  • FAQs Regarding XAT Result 2026
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How to Download XAT Result 2026?

XAT result cum scorecard 2026 can be downloaded from official website only. To check result and download it, candidates have to log in to their XAT account. Check below how to download XAT result 2026.

  • Visit xatonline.in

  • Go to login option
  • Click on scorecard tab

  • Enter XAT ID and password

  • Enter security text shown on screen

  • Click on candidate scorecard and download a PDF copy

The scorecard will be available for download for a limited period only (till July 31, 2026), so test takers must download and save a copy for future reference.

Also Read: XAT score vs percentile 2026: How to calculate?

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Are XAT cut offs same for all participating colleges?
A: 

No, cut offs of XAT participating colleges are different from each other. These colleges fix cut off percentiles for admission individually basis certain criteria determined by their respective admission cells. XAT cut off for XIMB is different from XAT cut off for TAPMI. XAT cut off for XIMB is usually around 90-93 whereas XAT cut off for TAPMI is 80-85. On the other hand, XAT cut off for KJ Somaiya-Mumbai is 85-90. Most of the MBA colleges shortlist candidates for admission on the basis of overall XAT percentile. However, the candidates must aim to meet sectional XAT cut offs too in the exam to avoid an unwanted situation at the time of admission. Before applying for admission, candidates must check the selection criteria of their target colleges to be sure of requirements. 

Q:   Can I download another copy of XAT scorecard, in case I misplace it?
A: 

Yes, you can download another copy of your XAT scorecard. You will not be charged any fee for it. You need to simply log in to your XAT account with your credentials used at the time of form filling. Once you have logged in, you can go to the student dashboard and click on the link indicating scorecard, to download it. It is advised to candidates that they should preserve a copy of their XAT result cum scorecard until the end of admission process and even afterwards, as the scorecard is the only proof of their clearing the XAT exam. The link for XAT scorecard download in removed after a year, from the XATonline website.  

XAT Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of XAT 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
Jan ' 26

XAT 2026 result

TENTATIVE
Jan ' 26

XAT 2026 Cut Offs Release

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates
09 Jan ' 26

XAT 2026 answer key released

06 Jan ' 26

XAT 2026 response sheet out

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XAT 2026 toppers

Check below the list of XAT 2026 toppers, who have scored above 93 percentile this year.

XAT 2026 Toppers Name

XAT 2026 Toppers Score (Percentile)

Aishiki Sen

97.47 

Vishesh Mittal

98.42

Pranay Gangele

97.06

Radhika Arora

96.26

Debodatta Lala

97.34

Nivedha Rajkumar

99.51

Tejaswi Razdan

96.02

Anshika Bhagat

96.58

Abhishek Kumar

99.81

Aditya Narwania

99.10

Aman Pandey

98.13

Saurabh Jaiswal

99.12

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Details Mentioned on XAT Scorecard 2026

Every XAT 2026 result cum scorecard contains personal details and scores of the candidate. They must check the details carefully and incase of any error in personal details, must reach out to exam authorities for rectification. Check the below list for information mentioned on XAT scorecard. 

  • Name of the candidate

  • Gender of the candidate

  • Address of the candidate

  • XAT ID

  • Date of XAT exam

  • Date of Birth

  • Validity of the XAT scorecard

  • Sectional percentiles

  • Sectional scores
  • Sectional percentiles
  • Overall percentile

Candidates must note that XAT scores will not be revised. There is no option of mark revaluation or paper rechecking. There is only option to raise objection against the provisional answer key for XAT released before the result.

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the XAT score calculation process?
A: 

XAT score calculation process is simple as the marking scheme is pretty straightforward. The total marks of XAT 2025 is 95. The test has 95 questions each carry 1 mark. Section wie distribution is:

VALR: 26 marks

DM: 21 marks

QADI: 28 marks

GK: 20 marks

However, since GK marks are not to be included in XAT score and percentile calculation, the total marks have to be calculated from VALR, DM and QADI sections. So, for every correct option, candidate can give themselve 1 mark and for every incorrect option they need to subtract 0.25 marks. Further, for 8 consecutive unanswered questions, they need to subtract 0.10 marks. The final number arrived at will be XAT raw score.

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, students should score 85 percentile or more in the section of XAT to become eligible for group discussion and personal interview. Check the below tables for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM for XAT.

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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How To Calculate XAT Score?

Since XAT is conducted in a single session, there is no normalisation of marks. The XAT percentile is calculated from candidate's raw XAT score. To understand the XAT scoring process, first let’s look at the XAT marking scheme:

XAT Marking Scheme 2026

Right answer

+1 mark

Wrong answer

-0.25 marks

Unanswered questions

0 marks

8 consecutive unanswered questions

-0.10 marks

What is XAT Score Calculation Process?

  • For XAT score calculation, marks obtained in all the three sections (Verbal Ability, Decision Making & Quantitative Aptitude) are added
  • GK score is not included in XAT percentile calculation. It is evaluated at the time of PI and Essay Writing round
  • Qualifying candidates are then ranked according to total marks scored in XAT exam
  • Each candidate’s rank is divided by the remaining number of test takers and then multiplied by 100 to arrive at the XAT percentile score

Let’s understand XAT percentile calculation with an example:

Suppose 80,000 students took the XAT test and a candidate's rank is 500. Therefore that candidate's XAT percentile will be:

79,500/80,000x100=99.375

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Will XAT 2026 result be sent in email?
A: 

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.

Q:   What is the XAT 2026 result date?
A: 

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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What After XAT Result 2026?

After the declaration of XAT result, XLRI announces cut off percentile for admission to its Business Management (BM), Human Resource Management (HRM) and General Management Programme (GMP) courses. Candidates who meet the XAT 2026 cut off will be eligible for Personal Interview (PI) and Essay Writing rounds. Candidates will have to fill the PI form at institute website. Applications will be reviewed and candidates will be shortlisted. Final selection for admission will be based on the candidate’s overall performance in XAT 2026, PI, academics, work experience, etc.

Candidates having a good work experience at executive or managerial level stand a good chance of getting selected for XLRI's MBA programmes. The XAT cut offs are different for XLRI MBA BM and MBA HRM. Also, the XAT cut offs will be lower for students from non-Engineering background than students from engineering background. 

The other MBA colleges accepting XAT score for admission will conduct their selection process individually. They will also conduct PI alongwith group discussion or written ability test. Candidates who wish to apply to colleges other than XLRI, will have to apply individually to preferred colleges. 

Also Read:

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Are XAT cut offs same for all participating colleges?
A: 

No, cut offs of XAT participating colleges are different from each other. These colleges fix cut off percentiles for admission individually basis certain criteria determined by their respective admission cells. XAT cut off for XIMB is different from XAT cut off for TAPMI. XAT cut off for XIMB is usually around 90-93 whereas XAT cut off for TAPMI is 80-85. On the other hand, XAT cut off for KJ Somaiya-Mumbai is 85-90. Most of the MBA colleges shortlist candidates for admission on the basis of overall XAT percentile. However, the candidates must aim to meet sectional XAT cut offs too in the exam to avoid an unwanted situation at the time of admission. Before applying for admission, candidates must check the selection criteria of their target colleges to be sure of requirements. 

Q:   When are XAT cut offs released?
A: 

XLRI Jamshedpur releases the XAT cut offs every year in the month of February after the result announcement. The XAT exam is held on the first Sunday of January and the result is announced in the last week of January. And within a week of result announcement, the XAT cut offs are released.

The XAT cut offs are released at the official website of XLRI Jamshedpur and are available for download without login. The XAT cut offs are released for PGDM-HRM and PGDM-BM gender and academic stream wise. The document contains sectional and overall cut off percentiles for male, female, male non engineering and female non-engineering categories. Selection of candidates for the Personal Interview and Group Discussion round of XLRI admission is done on the basis of these category wise cut offs.

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XAT Cut Off for XLRI Admission

Check below sectional and overall XAT cut offs 2025 and previous years for for MBA Business Management and MBA Human Resources Management.

XAT 2025 Cut Offs for XLRI MBA BM

Check below category wise cut offs for MBA Business Management 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 for XLRI MBA HRM

Check below category wise cut offs for MBA Human Resource Management 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

XAT 2024 Cut Offs for XLRI MBA BM

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

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 Cut Offs 2023 for XLRI PGDM BM

General Engineers VA DM QA Overall
Males 75 75 85 95
Females 75 75 80 92
General NonEngineers VA DM QA Overall
Males 75 75 85 95
Females 75 75 80 92

XAT Cut Offs 2023 for XLRI PGDM 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 2022 for XLRI PGDM BM

Category

VALR

DM

QA

Overall

Male

75

72

80

93

Female

72

72

75

90

XAT Cut Offs 2022 for XLRI PGDM HRM

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 2021 Cut Off for XLRI PGDM 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 Off for for XLRI PGDM 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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Commonly asked questions
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.

Q:   How can I apply for XLRI Delhi Campus BM programme?
A: 

Candidates can apply for XLRI Delhi's Business Management programme on the official website by selecting the course and campus option while filling the XAT application form which is released in the first week of August every year. If they do not mention XLRI Delhi has their preferred exam in the XAT application form, they will not be eligible for admission to the institute. Candidates must remember that there is no separate application form for XLRI PGDM programmes, so they need to make the selection of institute in the XAT application form only. There is no option to edit the field in the form later so candidates must mention the institute in the XAT application form. There is no provision of filling the admission form after the exam or after result announcement.

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Top 20 MBA Colleges Accepting XAT Score

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Do I need to fill XLRI form separately for admission through XAT?
A: 

Candidates planning to take admission to XLRI Jamshedpur need not fill a separate form. The XAT application form includes a field in which the candidates have to select XLRI course in which they want to take admission.

However, candidates can select only XLRI Jamshedpur as a preferred college in the XAT application form. There is no option of selecting other XAT accepting colleges in the application form. For XAMI member institutes or other MBA colleges accepting XAT score for admission, you will be required to register separately on their respective official websites when the applications open. Most of the XAMI institutes start MBA application process after XAT result declaration. However, keep a check on the admission schedule of your target college, so that you don’t miss the application deadline.

Q:   Which are the top colleges that accept XAT score for admission?
A: 

Over 800 MBA colleges in India accept XAT score for admission apart from XLRI Jamshedpur. Some of the top colleges are mentioned here: IRMA Anand, IMT Ghaziabad, XIM Bhubaneswar, IMI New Delhi, Great Lakes Chennai, Great Lakes Gurgaon, TAPMI Manipal, GIM Goa, FORE New Delhi, K J Somaiya Mumbai, LBSIM New Delhi, LIBA Chennai, IFMR Chennai, BITS Pilani, IMI Bhubaneswar, IMI Kolkata, IMT Nagpur, Sri Balaji University Pune, Woxsen University, ISBM Pune, VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore, ISBM Pune, KIIT Bhubaneswar, Alliance School of Business Bangalore, Jaipuria Lucknow, IBA Bangalore, SIES Navi Mumbai, Rajagiri Business School, EDII Ahmedabad, IIMS Pune, NDIM New Delhi, IFIM Colleges, JIMS Rohini Delhi, IMT Hyderabad, SOIL Institute of Management, Vivekanand Business School (VBS), IMS Ghaziabad, Sri University, LM Thapar School of Management, Pune Business School

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FAQs Regarding XAT Result 2026

Check below Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to XAT result 2026.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the details mentioned in XAT result cum scorecard?
A: 

Since the XAT scorecard is the main proof of the candidate’s attendance and passing the entrance exam, the XAT result cum scorecard of every candidate contains their personal details and scores. Given below is the lift of information that is printed on every candidate’s scorecard.

  • Name of the candidate
  • Gender of the candidate
  • Address of the candidate
  • XAT ID
  • Date of XAT exam
  • Date of Birth
  • Validity of the XAT scorecard
  • Sectional percentiles
  • Sectional scores
  • Sectional percentiles
  • Overall percentile

Candidates must check the details carefully and incase of any error in personal details, candidates must reach out to exam authorities for rectification. The marks and percentile will not be changed as there is no provision of rechecking or revaluation. However, if it is a glaring misprint then candidates may apply to the admission cell and seek updation.

Q:   What is the XAT result download process?
A: 

XAT result cum scorecard is released in online mode and can be downloaded from the official website only. The exam is held in the first week of January every year and the result is announced in the last week of same month. The result download link is activated at the XATonline as well as XLRI Jamshedpur website. To download the XAT result cum scorecard, candidates are required to follow the below given steps.

  • Visit the official website of XAT
  • Click on 'scorecard' tab
  • Enter XAT ID and password
  • Enter the security text shown on screen
  • Click on candidate scorecard and download a PDF copy

The scorecard is available for download till the limited time only so candidates should download their scorecard and keep a copy of the same saved in a folder or email for future use.

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