Business Management Studies

The admission criteria for MBA programs can vary among universities and business schools. While the CAT percentile is primarily used for admission to Indian business schools, it may not be directly applicable to universities abroad, including the University of Delhi's USMS (University School of Management Studies).

USMS, like many other international institutions, typically requires applicants to provide standardized test scores such as the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE (Graduate Record Examination) for MBA admissions. These tests are specifically designed for international applicants and are more widely accepted by universities worldwide.

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.

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.

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.