XAT Exam 2025: Know all about Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) by XLRI

The XAT exam 2025 registration process ended on December 10, 2024. Candidates can fill out the XAT exam form online at xatonline.in. Candidates applying for the XAT exam 2025 have to pay the XAT exam fee of Rs 2200. Those who are interested in XLRI programmes have to pay an additional fee of Rs. 200 each.

How to fill XAT Exam Registration Form?

Candidates can check the XAT 2025 exam registration process in the steps given below:

Step 1: Register on the official XAT website, xatonline.in, to get the XAT exam 2025 ID and password
Step 2: Fill in complete personal details in the XAT exam 2025 registration and application Form
Step 3: Fill in academics from classes 10 & 12 on the next page of the XAT form
Step 4: Fill in details of other qualifications, graduation & work experience
Step 5: Fill in your choice of XLRI programmes and choice of XAT exam city
Step 6: Upload documents in an essential format and size.
Step 7: Complete an XAT declaration form.
Step 8: Make a payment online for XAT 2025 application form fees and XLRI Programme application fee.

Documents to upload with the XAT exam form

• Passport-size photograph (size 20 KB to 50 KB) in jpeg/jpg format
• Signature (size: 20 KB to 20 KB) in jpeg/jpg format

Correction in the XAT Exam 2025 application:

To change the test city preference, candidates can write to [email protected] mentioning their XAT exam ID, Father's Name, Date of Birth, chosen exam city, and updated city by the date specified by XLRI. This XAT exam form correction facility will be activated from December 7 to 8. The change in the test city option is provisional, and XLRI will take the final decision on it.

How do I retrieve the XAT password?

In case a candidate forgot their XAT credentials, then in such case they can retrieve XAT exam credentials by following the provided steps.

Step 1- Click on the XAT exam registration tab

Step 2- Now click on the "Forgot Password" button

Step 3- Candidates will have to provide their registered email ID and phone number (Email and contact number should be the same as they used at the time of XAT exam registration).

Step 4- Enter the required captcha code

Step 5- Now click on the "Get Password" tab

Step 6- XAT exam registration ID and password will be mailed to candidate's registered email ID

What is XAT exam eligibility?

Before filling out the application form for the XAT exam 2025, candidates are advised to go through the XAT exam eligibility criteria. Details pertaining to the educational qualification required, marks, age limit, and related will be mentioned under the XAT 2025 eligibility criteria. XLRI Jamshedpur will predefine the eligibility criteria for XAT 2025. 

Check out below the XAT exam eligibility.

• The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree of a minimum of three years duration or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university.
• Students in the final year of their bachelor's degree or awaiting their results are also eligible to apply for the XAT exam 2025.
• There is no specific CGPA or percentage mentioned that has to be obtained at graduation. 
• No age limit has been specified to appear for the XAT exam.

One of the key points prescribed by XLRI in the XAT eligibility criteria is that the candidates must declare and maintain a valid and unique email account and phone number throughout the selection process.

NOTE: The mere fulfilment of the minimum XAT eligibility criteria does not ensure consideration for shortlisting by XLRI, SPJIMR, XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, or other B-schools in which the applicant applies for PGDM admission.

XLRI has revised the XAT exam pattern 2024, As per the paper pattern, the question paper will have four sections - Decision-making, Verbal and Logical Ability, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability (DI & QA), and General Knowledge (GK). Analytical Essay Writing section is scrapped this year and the total number of questions also reduced to 95. The XAT 2025 exam pattern states that it have objective (multiple-choice) questions and one subjective question.

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XAT 2025 Exam Pattern: Highlights

XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Sectional Breakup of questions

General Knowledge (GK) Score: The score from the General Knowledge (GK) section will be exclusively utilized by XLRI Jamshedpur for its final selection process.

Analytical Essay Writing (AEW): This year, the Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) will be administered during the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD / PI) processes.

XLRI closed the third XAT 2025 mock test registration link on November 7. Authorities will conduct the XAT 2025 mock test on November 10. Candidates who applied for the XAT exam 2025 on or before November 7 are eligible to participate in the XAT mock test. To ace XAT entrance exam, candidates are advised to appear for the mock test that will be released by the conducting body. A mock test helps candidates understand the XAT exam pattern and design of the online XAT test 2025.

How to access the XAT test 2025 mock test?

Follow the steps below to access the mock test of the XAT exam 2025,

• Open the official website, xatonline.in
• Click on the "XAT Mock Test" link on the web page
• A new window will open and you can click on the "Sign In" button (No need to use login credentials)
• Again a new window will open. Read the instructions carefully and click on the "Next" button.

• Now, read the declaration and click on the "I am ready to begin" button to start the test.
• The XAT 2025 mock test window will look like the image below,

XAT exam 2025 admit card issued on the official website, in online mode on December 26. XAT 2025 admit card includes all the details about the entrance test such as XAT exam centre details, candidate’s roll number, reporting time, and exam day guidelines. Candidates can download the admit card for XAT after entering their registered email ID and password.

How to download the XAT exam 2025 admit card?

• Log in to the official website of XAT: xatonline.in.
• Enter your email ID and password.
• XAT exam 2025 admit card is displayed on the screen.
• Use the download tab to avail yourself of the admit card before appearing for XAT 2025.

Details mentioned on the XAT exam 2025 hall ticket

• Name of the candidate
• XAT ID
• Photograph of the candidate*
• Signature to be placed in front of the invigilator in the exam hall
• XAT exam centre name and address
• XAT exam date and time
• Instructions about the XAT entrance exam

*One photograph must be pasted after downloading the XAT exam admit card. It must match the photograph uploaded with the application form for XAT 2025. Test takers must keep a copy of the XAT hall ticket until the entire admission process gets over, as it will be required at every stage.

XAT 2025 exam day guidelines

• Carry the XAT 2025 exam admit card along with a valid photo ID as specified.
• Paste a photograph on the admit card of XAT and put the signature in the given space in front of the invigilator in the exam hall
• Arrive early and report at the time given on the XLRI XAT exam admit card
• Do not carry any prohibited items like electronic or communication devices, stationary, etc.

XLRI Jamshedpur will release the XAT exam 2025 answer key along with the XAT response sheet in the second week of January 2025. In order to download the response sheet for XAT 2025, candidates have to enter their XAT ID and password. Candidates have to visit the official website of XLRI to download the XAT 2025 answer key. Candidates can also raise objections against the XAT exam 2025 provisional answer key from the second week of January 2025.

How to download the XAT 2025 Answer Key?

Candidates can refer to the detailed procedure given below to download the answer key of XAT exam:

• Visit the official website of the XAT exam 2025.
• Log in to the website by using the ID and Password.
• On successful login, click on the "Candidate Response" tab.
• Now, you can download it and check your responses.

Information Mentioned on XAT 2025 Answer Key

XAT 2025 answer key contains the following information:

• Candidate's exam details like name and ID
• Section-wise questions and their answer
• Candidate's response to each question
• Questions not attempted

How to Challenge XAT Exam Answer Key?

To send objections against the XAT answer keys, send an email to: [email protected] with the subject line as Objection.

In the email, the following information is to be mentioned:

• XAT ID
• Name
• Question ID
• Your objection to a particular question and its answer
• Evidence in support of your objection

Xavier School of Management (XLRI) will declare the result of the XAT exam 2025 on January 31, 2025, in online mode. Candidates can download their XAT exam 2025 scorecard and check their sectional and overall percentile until March 31, 2025. 

XLRI will also send the hard copy of the XAT 2025 scorecard to the candidate’s residence but the applicant needs to pay Rs 300 in the form of a Demand Draft (DD) in favour of XLRI Jamshedpur, payable at Jamshedpur. Following the announcement of the XAT exam results, XLRI and other member institutes will soon release the cutoff to shortlist candidates for GD and PI.

How to check the XAT Exam 2025 Result?

The detailed step-by-step process to check the result is given below,

• Go to the XAT official website - xatonline.in
• Click on the login tab on the page.
• Type the registered email and Password.
• Click on the "XAT Score Card" button.
• The result will appear on the display.
• Download and take two or three printouts of the same.

What after the XAT exam result?

Candidates must keep a copy of the scorecard cum result of XAT 2025 till the admissions are over. The scores of the XAT will be used by all XLRI campuses and 160 B-schools for admissions to their management programmes. XAT exam is the screening test based on which candidates will be shortlisted for the selection process comprising GD and PI.

The admission process in XLRI depends on the performance in three major areas- Candidate's exam score, their academic records, and performance in the Personal Interview (PI) round. There are three stages through which XLRI selection process is completed, they are:

Stage 1- Candidate's performance in XAT exam

Stage 2- Shortlisting of candidates by XLRI for Personal Interview (PI)

Stage 3- XLRI final selection process 2025 comprising Personal Interview (PI) round

XAT 2025 cutoff will be released by XLRI Jamshedpur for each program. Candidates who meet the cut off prescribed by the institute will have to appear for the next round of selection procedures, which include group discussion and personal interview rounds. 

The cutoff of the XAT exam is the minimum marks to be scored by a candidate in order to qualify for the admission process. The cutoff is determined by some important factors, which include the 

• difficulty level of the XAT exam
• number of candidates appearing 
• the availability of seats, and
• previous year's cut off trends. 

If a candidate meets the XAT exam 2025 cutoff criterion, she/he will be shortlisted for the selection rounds- Group Discussion and Personal Interview. 

The XAT exam cutoff is usually different at each institute. Meeting the XAT cutoff criterion is the first stage of the admission process. If the test taker qualifies, s/he attends GD, WAT, and PI. The overall performance in each round, along with the candidates' academic scores, will be considered before the final selection.

Check the last year's XAT exam cutoff below:

NOTE: Around 75,000 candidates appear for the exam. So, it’s a huge challenge to get shortlisted, as the competition is really high. XLRI is expected to interview 2200–2800 candidates for 2025–2027 admissions to various programmes.

Candidates who qualify for the XAT cutoff will have to take part in XAT 2025 counselling. In order to participate in XAT counselling, they will have to first register for the counselling process by entering the login credentials on the official website, after which they are required to pay the respective counselling fee. More than 160 institutes will participate in the XAT 2025 counselling process. Check the XAT counselling process and the steps for registration for the same:

Step 1: Visit the official website of XAT

Step 2: Enter the credentials and log in

Step 3: Make the necessary fee payment

Step 4: After the registration is done, the candidates have to choose and lock in their preferred programme in the institute

Step 5: The final allotment of seats will be done on the basis of the candidates’ choice of filling and locking.

The selection procedure of the XAT exam will usually start in the month of February 2025 after the announcement of the XAT result. The selection process includes GD, Essay Writing, and Personal Interview. First, XLRI, its 11-member institutes, and other XAT participating institutes shortlist the test takers on the basis of cutoff. Then the shortlisted one attends the mentioned selection rounds. Many institutes do not conduct all three rounds. Past academic scores, work experience (if any), profile, and XAT score will be considered along with the performance in XAT selection rounds for the final admission.

 The XAT Exam 2025 selection process includes the following steps:

• Appear for XAT exam 2025
• Candidate's shortlisting based on the cut off of participating institutes.
• Selection rounds: Group Discussion/ Essay Writing & Personal Interview
• Final selection will be done on the basis of the candidate's performance in the selection rounds.

When a candidate appears for GD and PI rounds, his/her communication skills, self-confidence, interaction skills, etc. are checked. If s/he performs well and meets the standards of the respective institute, the chances of admission increase. However, writing test, XAT exam score, and some other factors such as Class 10, Class 12, and graduation score, professional work experience, etc. are also considered for final admission.