Need to Know about XAT Colleges and Cutoffs
XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is one of the toughest and popular Management Entrance Exam in India after the CAT (Common Admission Test) to get entry into more than 100 MBA Colleges across the country. Here we will help you to know about XAT Colleges and Cutoffs and other Admission related details for this coming academic session, so let’s get started.
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XAT exam format has been changed from the earlier paper-based test to computer-based test. The exam consists of the following sections:
- Verbal and Logical Ability (VA & LR)
- Decision Making (DM)
- Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI)
- General Knowledge (GK)
XAT Question Pattern
The total marks in XAT exam will be 99 of 99 questions bifurcated in 4 sections. Each correct answer is awarded +1 mark and every wrong answer will be penalty of 0.25 (1/4) marks and every un-attempted questions (if you leave more than certain no. of questions) will be deducted 0.05 marks. There will be no negative marks for GK Questions.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Time Duration |
| Part – I | 74 MCQs | 165 Minutes |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | No Sectional Time Limit |
| Decision Making | 21 | No Sectional Time Limit |
| QA and DI | 27 | No Sectional Time Limit |
| Part – II | 25 MCQs | 15 Minutes |
| General Knowledge | 25 | — |
| Total (Part – I + Part – II) | 99 Questions | 180 Minutes |
XAT 2022 Pattern V/s Last 2 Years XAT Exam Pattern
| XAT exam year | XAT 2020 | XAT 2019 | XAT 2018 |
| Test Duration | 3 Hours | 3 Hours | 3 ½ Hours |
| Number of Sections | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Subjective Answer Question | No | No | Yes |
| Maximum marks | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Key Change | No Essay Writing Test | Removed: Essay Writing | Essay Writing existed |
Certain Changes in XAT Exam Pattern 2022
- NAT Questions Introduced: A new type of Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions in XAT pattern 2022 has been introduced by XLRI. To answer the NAT questions candidates have to use the virtual key pad appearing on the computer screen and enter the numerical answer.
- Penalty for Un-attempted Questions: Each un-attempted question beyond 8 questions will carry a negative marking penalty of 0.10 marks per un-attempted question in revised XAT exam pattern 2022.
- No Essay Writing Test: There will be no descriptive question on Essay Writing test in the revised XAT pattern 2022.
- XAT Time Duration Reduced: XAT 2020 exam pattern will have time duration of three hours instead of earlier three and half hours.
- 25 Minutes Extra for Visually Impaired Candidates: XAT 2022 exam pattern offers 25 minutes extra time for the scribe to complete the part-1 (first 3 sections) of XAT exam. No time concession is given for GK section.
- XAT Test Paper Submission: Candidates are allowed to submit test paper after 30 minutes of the test commencement time
- XAT Exam Pattern 2022 – Percentile Calculation: Only 3 sections in XAT exam are taken into account to calculate the XAT percentile score and XAT merit list for written exam. GK will not be counted for percentile calculation in XAT exam pattern.
- No Sectional Time Limit: XAT Pattern 2022 does not have sectional time limit to solve the question paper. Candidate can attempt any question from any of the three sections within the overall time limit. However, candidate will be allowed to go to Part 2 in XAT 2022 after completing the time duration of Part 1
XAT Colleges and Cutoffs
In addition to the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI), many other top MBA colleges in India and other popular B-schools use the XAT score to shortlist candidates for MBA admissions. These B-schools issue XAT 2022 cut-offs on the basis of XAT score obtained by the candidate to shortlist the best candidates for admission.
XLRI Jamshedpur
BM Programme – Overall 95 Percentile (70 in VA-LR, 90 in QA and 80 in Decision Making)
HRM Programme – Overall 90 Percentile (75 in VA-LR, 90 each in QA and Decision Making)
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
BM Programme – Overall 93 Percentile (75 in VA-LR, 75 in QA and 75 in Decision Making)
HRM Programme – Overall 87 Percentile (60 in each section)
RM and SM Programme – Overall 70 Percentile (50 in each section)
| MBA Colleges’ Name | Programme | XAT Cutoff | Fees | Avg. Salary |
| XLRI, Jamshedpur | PGDM-BM | 95+ | 11.80 | 22.35 |
| PGDM-HRM | ||||
| PGDM-GM | 20.95 | 19.61 | ||
| Xavier University Bhubaneswar | MBA-BM | 93 | 17.80 | 14.31 |
| MBA-HRM | 87 | 17.40 | 12.75 | |
| MBA-RM | 70 | 12.60 | 8.00 | |
| MBA-UMG | 70-75 | 6.25 | ||
| MBA-SM | 7.10 | |||
| MBA-Global | 8.40 | — | ||
| SP Jain Mumbai | PGDM | 90 | 17.50 | 22.90 |
| PGPM | 11.00 | — | ||
| GMP | 6.50 | — | ||
| PGMPW | 10.95 | — | ||
| IMT Ghaziabad | PGDM | 90 | 17.50 | 12.50 |
| PGDM-M | ||||
| PGDM-F | ||||
| PGDM-BFS | ||||
| PGDM-DCP | 23.00 | |||
| GIM Goa | PGDM | 85 | 10.92 | 11.22 |
| PGDM-BDA | NA | |||
| PGDM-BFSI | ||||
| PGDM-HCM | 8.30 | 9.50 | ||
| TAPMI Manipal | PGDM | 80 | 16.90 | 10.60 |
| PGDM-HR | ||||
| PGDM-BKFS | ||||
| PGDM-Sales | NA | |||
| Great Lakes Chennai | PGPM | 80 | 15.46 | 13.10 |
| PGDM | 11.76 | 10.14 | ||
| Great Lakes Gurgaon | PGPM | 80 | 14.35 | 11.21 |
| PGDM | 11.39 | 9.10 | ||
| IRMA | PGDRM | 80 | 11.60 | 14.23 |
| MICA | PGDM-C | 80 | 20.00 | 12.80 |
| PGDM | ||||
| K J Somaiya Mumbai | PGDM | 85 | 14.93 | 10.39 |
| PGDM-IB | 9.63 | |||
| PGDM-RM | 9.27 | |||
| PGDM-FS | 9.49 | |||
| PGDM-Com | 9.15 | |||
| PGDM-HCM | NA | |||
| FORE Delhi | PGDM | 80 | 15.98 | 10.80 |
| PGDM-IB | ||||
| PGDM-FM | ||||
| NIRMA Ahmedabad | MBA | 80 | 10.46 | 8.70 |
| MBA-HRM | ||||
| LIBA Chennai | MBA | 80 | 11.90 | 9.50 |
| IFMR Chennai | MBA | 80 | 12.00 | 9.00 |
| Prin. L.N. Welingkar, Mumbai | PGDM | 75 | 11.00 | 9.05 |
| PGDM-Ebiz | 9.06 | |||
| PGDM-BD | 8.69 | |||
| PGDM-RBA | 9.02 | |||
| PGDM-HCM | 8.18 | |||
| PGDM-M&E | 7.77 | |||
| PGDM-RM | 8.29 | |||
| PGDM-Retail | ||||
| BIMTECH Noida | PGDM | 70 | 12.00 | 8.14 |
| PGDM-IB | 11.50 | 7.87 | ||
| PGDM-IBM | 9.00 | 7.67 | ||
| PGDM-Retail | 7.73 | |||
| XIME, Bangalore | PGDM | 70 | 10.00 | 7.04 |
| IMI Bhubaneswar | PGDM | 70 | 11.79 | 7.15 |
| CIMP Patna | PGDM | 70 | 7.65 | 6.50 |
| SDMIM Mysore | PGDM | 70 | 10.95 | 7.14 |
| IFIM Bangalore | PGDM | 70 | 16.00 | 7.45 |
| Jaipuria Lucknow | PGDM | 70 | 10.25 | 6.70 |
| PGDM-FS | 9.50 | |||
| PGDM-RM | ||||
| ISB&M Pune | PGDM | 70 | 7.92 | 7.62 |
| IBA Bangalore | PGDM | 70 | 7.97 | 5.90 |
| AIMS Bangalore | MBA | 70 | 9.00 | 5.50 |
| IMT Nagpur | PGDM | 70 | 14.00 | 7.64 |
| PGDM-Fin | ||||
| PGDM-Mar | ||||
| Jagan Rohini | PGDM | 70 | 7.65 | 6.75 |
| PGDM-IB | ||||
| PGDM-RM | ||||
| EMPI New Delhi | PGDM-A&C | 60 | 7.40 | 6.00 |
| PGDM-GM | ||||
| PGDM-GB | ||||
| PGDM-HR | ||||
| PGDM-RBA | ||||
| IMT Hyderabad | PGDM | 60 | 9.60 | 7.17 |
| PGDM-M | 7.93 | |||
| PGDM-HR | 6.25 | |||
| MITSOB Pune | MBA | 60 | 7.00 | 6.25 |
| Fortune Delhi | PGDM | 60 | 8.25 | 5.80 |
| Jaypee Noida | MBA | 65 | 8.00 | 5.00 |
| SOIL Gurgaon | PGDM | 65 | 14.64 | 9.00 |
| Apeejay Delhi | PGDM | 60 | 7.50 | 5.75 |
| PGDM-Mar | ||||
| PGDM-IB | ||||
| WOXSEN Hyderabad | PGDM | 65 | 10.60 | 9.50 |
| PGDM-BA. AI |
Hope this will help you to understand things about XAT Exam, XAT Exam Pattern, XAT Colleges and Cutoffs in those colleges where you targeting to earn MBA degree to fulfill the dream to climb the corporate ladders
Apart from this, many MBA colleges in India also provide admission in Management Quota or NRI Quota seats in which the exam cutoff will be matter that much just you should have good academic percentage (10th, 12th, and Graduation) along with that if you have some work exposure that will be the extra beneficial for you.
Those who are seeking Management Quota MBA Admission in Top Colleges, can contact us for details, process, fees expenses and other information related to Admission at 09742479101 (Ankit Mishra), 09742886036 (Anis), 09035556036 (Mayur Gautam) and or you can visit www.mba-guru.com
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