XAT Result Date 2026 Live Updates; Check Sectional Cut offs & Steps to Download Scorecard

XAT 2026 cut offs for XLRI will be released most likely in the last week of January 2026. The cut offs will be released at XLRI website.

Candidates can download XAT 2026 result on mobile as well. They can simply open the XATONLINE website in a browser and login to download the scorecard.

The last date to file objection against provisional XAT answer key was January 12, 2026. The window opened on January 9 on the same day as release of the answer keys.

XAT result 2026 has not been declared. It is expected to be declared soon. The expected date is January 17, 2026.

Last year the XLRI XAT cur offs for male candidates was:

Last year the XLRI XAT cur offs for female candidates was:

In most of the colleges, MBA admission criteria through XAT includes the following parameters:

• XAT score
• Academic record
• Work experience (not mandatory)
• Written Ability Test/Group Discussion/ Group Exercise
• Personal Interview

Check below the list of some of the top MBA colleges accepting XAT score in 50-60 percentile range and their approximate fee.

Check below the list of some of the top MBA colleges accepting XAT score in 80-90 percentile range and their approximate fee.

• MBA HRM: INR 15.25 lakh per annum
• MBA BM: INR 15.25 lakh per annum
• MBA GM: INR 25.8 lakh

XAT 2026 scorecard will not be sent by post to any candidate. It will have to be downloaded from the exam website only through login.

The expected date of XAT 2026 result announcement is between January 17 to January 20, 2026. No, official announcement is done yet. 

There will be no provision to challenge the XAT 2026 final answer key. Objections could be raised against the provisional answer key only.

XAT 2026 final answer key will be released only if any of the objections raised by candidates is found to be valid. Otherwise, it will not be released.

There is no option of XAT result or score revaluation. The scores and percentiles mentioned on the scorecard will be considered final.

XAT 2026 expected cut offs for TAPMI are:

Check the below table for expected XAT KJ Somaiya cut offs:

Expected XAT cut offs for XIMB can be:

• MBA Business Management
• MBA Human Resource Management

Apart from XLRI and nearly 250 participating colleges, nearly 600 more MBA colleges in India accept XAT score for MBA admission.

XAT 2026 score will be valid for admission to 2026 batch only. If a candidate plans to drop a year, they will have to appear for the exam again next year.

Welingkar XAT cut offs are usually between 75 to 80 percentile for full time MBA courses offered at its Mumbai and Bangalore campuses.

Check the below table for expected SPJIMR XAT cut offs 2026:

Last year’s XLRI cut offs are mentioned below:

XAT 2026 result will be released in online mode only and it will be available at xatonline.in website. Candidates will have to check it by logging into their accounts.

XAT 2026 result date has not been announced yet. However, we can expect XAT scorecard to be released by the end of this week or before.

XAT sectional cut offs are considered for PI shortlisting by XLRI. The institute in fact releases qualifying cut offs section wise for MBA BM and MBA HRM courses.

Here’s an estimation of XAT 2026 score vs percentile, based on exam difficulty level:

XAT score is not normalized for percentile calculation as the exam is conducted in single session only and there is only one test form for all test takers.

After all the XAT 2026 answer key objections are received, the panel of experts will examine them. If any of the objections are found to be valid, the provisional answer key will be revised.

XAT 2026 exam was moderate to tough in terms of difficulty level.

XAT 2026 result link may also be shared via email with test takers. Candidates must keep a check on their inbox of registered email. 

XAT 2026 result download link will be available at xatonline.in website. Shiksha will share the link as soon as it is activated. 

The following information will be mentioned on XAT 2026 result:

• Candidate name, category, gender, DoB and other details 
• XAT exam date and year
• XAT scores (sectional and overall)
• XAT percentiles (sectional and overall)

XAT response sheet 2026 was released on January 6, two days after the exam. Candidates could download the XAT 2026 question paper and response sheet through login.

XAT 2026 answer key objection window was opened on January 9 for candidates to challenge the official keys. The deadline to submit objections was January 12, 12 pm.

XAT result 2026 is expected to be announced by the end of this week. The scorecard will be available through login.