XAT or Xavier Admission Test –
Conducted by – XLRI or Xavier Labour Relations Institute
They are conducting the exam for more than 72 years.
Level – All India level .
Purpose – For the admission in Post Graduate Management Programmes or PGDM or MBA in XLRI , Jamshedpur, other XAMI ( Xavier Association of Management Institutes ) member colleges and over 160
Business Schools .
Some major courses – 1 . PGDM ( Human Resource Management Programme )
2. PGDM ( Business Management Programme )
3. PGDM ( GM or General Management )
4. Fellow Program in Management ( FPM )
5. Executive Fellow Programme in Management ( EXEC – FPM )
Admission procedure in the courses offered by XLRI –
1 . For PGDM ( HRM and BM ) –
Indian Candidates can apply through XAT score.
NRI / Foreign candidates can apply through XAT or GMAT scores.
Generally follows the timeline below –
Registration starts – July
Registration closes – November
Admit card download – December
XAT Exam – January , first week
Shortlist for Interview – 3rd week of January
Interviews – Mid – February to Mid – March
Offers and waitlist – April
Academic session begins – Mid – June
2. For PGDM ( GM ) –
Candidates ( Indian / NRI / Foreign ) having minimum 5 years of work experience can apply through XAT / GMAT / GRE
Generally follows the timeline below –
Registration opens – July 1st for GMAT / GTR and July 15 for XAT
Registration closes through XAT – November
Registration closes through GMAT / GRE – December
XAT admit card download – December
XAT Exam – January , 1st week
Shortlist for Interview – 3rd week of January
Interviews – 1st week of February
Offers and waitlist – 2nd week of February
Academic session begins – April
Type of the test – Online exam is conducted all over India in 81 cities .
Language of the test – English
Time of the year – The exam is conducted in the month of January, every year.
Exam syllabus –
1 . Decision making – use of critical thinking, problem solving skills and decision taking skills
2 . Verbal and Logical Ability – Critical and Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, English Grammar, Vocabulary, Patajumbles, Cloze Test , etc.
3. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation – Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Modern Math, etc.
4. General Knowledge – Politics, Culture, Sports, Entertainment, Society, Current Affairs, National and International news, Invention, Innovation, Business, Economy, Technology, etc .
5. Analytical Essay Writing – Candidates have to pick one topic from the given three topics generally based on Social and Business domains and they have to write the essay of 250 words.
Question pattern – 100 MCQ questions
1 . Decision making – 22 questions
2. Verbal and Logical Ability – 26 questions
3. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation – 28 questions
4. General Knowledge – 25 questions
5. Analytical Essay Writing – 1 ( to be evaluated for the shortlisting of candidates )
Eligibility – 1 . Candidates must have a qualification of Bachelor degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university.
2. Students of final year and awaiting for the result can also apply .
3. No minimum marks required .
4. Working professionals and candidates having professional degrees ( CA / CS ) can also apply.
Number students participated in 2024 – 1.35 lakh
Exam duration – 3 hours 30 minutes. In 2024 the schedule is – from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
For details and registration visit –
www.xatonline.in
