Xavier Admission Test (XAT)
XAT is one of the most popular National level Admission/entrance test among the MBA aspirants all over India conducted by Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur (XLRI). The test is conducted to select the most appropriate students for XLRI management education. XAT, is also the entrance test for seeking admission to around 35 other reputed Business Schools in the country such as XIMB (Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar), LIBA (Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai), BIM (Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy) etc.
Programmes Offered & Eligibility
PG Programs Offered :
- Master of Business Administration: Two year
- Business Management Program: Two year full time
- Personal Management and Industrial Relations Program: Two year full time
- General Management Program: One year full time program for working executives
- Executive PG Program: Three year part time program for working executives
Eligibility :
A three-year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as eligible for Post-Graduate studies in Management.
XAT Exam & Syllabus
XAT exam is generally held after the CAT, between the 3rd week of December and 2nd week of January. The test centres include Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune and Vishakhapatnam. The centres are subject to change during a particular year.
Pattern of XAT :
XAT usually comprises 3 sections - with a time limit of 40 minutes for each of the sections. One section is Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability questions. Another section is Quantitative Ability, Reasoning and Data Interpretation questions and the Third section is General Awareness Questions.
The Number of Sections: 3 (With an Essay after the test)
The Number of Questions: 200 (It may change time to time)
No of Choices per question: 4
Time given for the paper: 120 min
Time given for the essay: 20 min
Marks for correct answer: +1
Marks for wrong answer: -1/3
Essay Topic: Students are expected to write an essay of about 250-300 words in 20 minutes.
Syllabus
| Section | Description | Total no. of questions |
| 1 | Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension Synonyms Fill-in-the-blanks Analogies Antonyms (with a passage given) Logical Ability Puzzles Reading Comprehension Paragraph Forming |
80 |
| 2 | Quantitative Ability/Data Interpretation/Reasoning Series Functions Permutations & Combinations Reasoning (Weights of boxes) Simple Arithmetic Questions 2 sets of Data Interpretation Sets of Quant Questions Data sufficiency Quant Individual Questions |
60 |
| 3 | General Awareness Geography Quotes History Management Science Political Science |
60 |
Admission
Application Procedure :
XAT application form can be obtained from XAT Office, XLRI Jamshedpur, 831001 and can also be obtained from select branches of State Bank of India (SBI) spread over 116 cities on payment of the specified amount.
Procedure for Obtaining XAT Bulletin from SBI and XAT Registration
- Registration for XAT - The applicant has to log on to the website www.xlri.edu and go to XAT registration. Here they have to fill in the XAT form on-line with personal details, XAT Bulletin No., date and SBI branch name and submit the form online. After submission the candidate will immediately get their XAT ID and password.
- Candidates are required to download and take print out of XAT Payment Advice cum Photo Form (XAT PP Form)
- Candidates have to paste their recent photograph and give full signature at the space indicated on the XAT PP Form. The candidate has to enclose the third copy of the bank/XAT pay-in-slip along with the duly completed XAT PP Form and use the special envelope provided in the XAT Bulletin and send it by registered post / speed post / courier preferably within a week, after obtaining the XAT Bulletin.
- The candidate has to keep a copy of the printout of XAT ID and password for any modification to personal details, taking a print out of XAT Admit Card and for any correspondence with the XAT Office.
- The candidate has to go online to www.xlri.edu anytime during this time and take a print out of the XAT Admit Card where the Address of the Test Centre will be mentioned
Institutes
Associate Members for XAT. XAT scores are valid for MBA admissions to the following institutes.
- Academy of Management Studies, Bhubaneswar
Puba Sasan, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa
Phone : 0674-2465570 ; Fax : 2465681
Website : www.amskrupajal.org - AICMS Business School, Mumbai
A – 22 Anand Chayya, Next to Govt.Textile committee P Balu Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra
Phone : 022-24386403 ; Fax : 24386403
Email : admin@cmsindia.org
Website : www.aicmsindia.org - Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore
19th Cross, 7th Main, BTM 2nd Stage, N S Palya, Bangalore-560076, Karnataka
Phone : 080-26681444 ; Fax : 26684137
Email : alliance@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Website : www.alliancebschool.org - Centurion School of Rural Enterprise Management, Orissa
Mettur Village, via Uppalada, Beside JITM campus, Paralakhemundi, Gajapati, Orissa- 761211
Phone : 0674-2350667; Fax : 2351433
Website : www.csrem.org - Dept of Management Studies, Goa University
Taleigao Plateau, Goa- 403206
Phone : 0832-2451345 ; Fax : 2451184
Email : hod_mba@unigoa.ac.in
Website : www.goauniversity.org - EMPI Business School, Delhi
CSKM Educational Complex, Satbari, Chattarpur, New Delhi- 110074
Phone : 080-26653764 ; Fax : 26654422
Website : www.empiindia.com - Gitam Institute of Foreign Trade, Visakhapatnam
Gandhinagar Campus, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam- 530045, Andhra Pradesh
Phone : 0891-2790505
Fax : 08912790036
Website : www.gift-india.org - Globsyn Business School, Kolkata
Techno Campus, XI-11 & 12 Block EP,Sector V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Kolkata- 700091, West Bengal
Phone : 033-23573610-14
Fax : 23573684
Website : www.globsyn.com - Goa Institute of Management, Goa
Ribandar, Goa- 403006
Phone : 0832-2444638 ; Fax : 2444136
Email : admissions@gim.ac.in
Website : www.gim.ac.in - IILM Institute for Higher Education, Gurgaon
Plot 69-71, Sector 53, Gurgaon-122003, Haryana
Phone : 2573272-3096874 ; Fax : 2574784
Website : www.iilminstitute.org - Indian Business Academy, Bangalore
Laxmipura, Thataguni Post, Kanakapura Main Rd, Bangalore-560062, Karnataka
Phone : 080-28435931 ; Fax : 28435935
Website : www.ibainternational.org - Indian Institute of Finance, Delhi
Post Box 8486, Ashok Vihar II, New Delhi- 110052
Phone : 27136257-437 ; Fax : 27454128
Email : iif@vsnl.com
Website : www.iif.edu - Indian Institute of Management Training, Pune
EL-39/5, MIDC, Near Indrayani Bhosari, Pune-411026, Maharashtra
Phone : 020-27129666 ; Fax : 27126731
Website : www.iimtpune.com - Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Delhi
3 Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Phone : 011-24647820 ; Fax : 24647796
Website : www.iilm.edu - Institute for Technology and Management, Navi Mumbai
Plot No. 25, 26, 27, Institutional Area, Sector-4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai- 410210, Maharashtra
Phone : 022-27562793
Fax : 27580950
Website : www.itm.edu - Institute of Management and Information Science, Bhubaneswar
Vivekanand Marg, Bhubaneswar-751002, Orissa
Phone : 2435697-2433762 ; Fax : 2433932
Email : imis@imis.ac.in
Website : www.imis.ac.in - Institute of Marketing and Management, Delhi
Marketing Tower, B-11, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi- 110016
Phone : 011-26520892-96 ; Fax : 26520897
Website : www.immindia.com - International Institute for Special Education, Lucknow
Kanchana Bihari Marg, (Off Ring Road), Via Kalyanpur, Lucknow-226022, Uttar Pradesh
Phone : 2751040-66 ; Fax : 2751020
Email : iise@iiseindia.com
Website : www.iiseindia.com - International School of Business and Media, Pune
Ashoka Plaza, S No 32/2, Next to Weikfield Company, Nagar Road, Pune-411014, Maharashtra
Phone : 26633444-46 ; Fax : 26633919
Email : information@isbm.ac.in
Website : www.isbm.ac.in - Ishan Institute of Management and Technology, Noida
2 Knowledge Park, Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar- 201306, Uttar Pradesh
Phone : 2326024-27 ; Fax : 2326024
Email : iimt1@vsnl.com
Website : www.ishanfamily.com - Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Karnataka
Yantrapur, Harihar-577602, Karnataka
Phone : 08192-241269 ; Fax : 241270
Email : kiams@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Website : www.kiams-hrr.org - Kohinoor Business School, Khandala
Kohinoor Global Campus, CST No 627, Next to Dukes Retreat, Pune-Mumbai Expressway, Khandala-410301, Maharashtra
Phone : 02114-269229 ; Fax : 269230
Website : www.kohinoor.ac.in - Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
Loyola College, Chennai- 600034, Tamil Nadu
Phone : 044-28175353
Fax : 28173183
Email : admissions@liba.edu
Website : www.liba.edu - MATS School of Business and IT, Bangalore
319, 17th Cross, 25th Main, JP Nagar, 6th Phase, Bangalore-560078, Karnataka
Phone : 26532728 ; Fax : 26532730
Website : www.mats.ac.in - Management and Entrepreneurial Development Academy, Bangalore
6 S R Road, Off New BEL Road Near Corporation Bank, RMV 2nd Stage, Bangalore- 560094, Karnataka
Phone : 080-32941248; Fax : 41748035
Website : www.meda.in - Mangalmay Institute of Management and Technology, Noida
C-116 Sector 39, Noida- 201301, Uttar Pradesh
Phone : 2500381-2572237 ; Fax : 2570546
Email : info@mimt.org
Website : www.mimt.org - Mount Carmel Institute of Management, Bangalore
Post Graduate Centre, 58 Palace Road, Vasanthnagar, Bangalore- 560052, Karnataka
Phone : 22261487-223826 ; Fax : 22261487
Email : mounts@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Website : www.mountcarmelinstitute.org - Praxis Business School, Kolkata
1st Floor,190/1 Rashbehari Avenue, Kolkata- 700029, West Bengal
Phone : 033-40085657
Email : future@praxis.ac.in
Website : www.praxis.ac.in - S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai- 400058, Maharashtra
Phone : 022-26230396 ; Fax : 26237042
Website : www.spjimr.org - Shri Vaishnav Insitute of Management, Indore
Scheme No 71, Gumasta Nagar, Indore- 452009, Madhya Pradesh
Phone : 0731-2780011 ; Fax : 2789926
Website : www.svimi.com - Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad
Kompally, Via Hakimpet, Secunderabad-500014, Andhra Pradesh
Phone : 232727-735 ; Fax : 232651
Website : www.ssim.ac.in - St Josephs College of Business Administration, Bangalore
Post Box 25003, F M Cariappa Road, Residency Road, Bangalore- 560025, Karnataka
Phone : 080-22127765-81 ; Fax : 22228771
Email : sjbac@vsnl.net
Website : www.sjcba.ac.in - Suryadatta Education Foundation, Pune
2074, Sadashiv Peth, Vijayanagar Colony, Pune-411030, Maharashtra
Phone : 24330425-6000 ; Fax : 24330400
Email : suryadatta@vsnl.net
Website : www.suryadatta.org - Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications Ltd, Pune
TASMAC House, TASMAC Road, Viman Nagar, Pune-411014, Maharashtra
Phone : 4003871-72 ; Fax : 4001431
Website : www.tasmac.ac.in/wales - Universitas 21Global, Delhi
56 Janpath, Alps Building Rear Portion, 1st Floor, New Delhi- 110001
Phone : 011-41519971/72 ; Fax : 011-41519973
Email : pdmaheshwari@u21global.edu.sg
Website : www.u21global.com - Viswanadha Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam
D.No. 1-44-1/1/1, Plot No. HIG-12, Sector -1, MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam- 530017, Andhra Pradesh
Phone : 0891-2539007; Fax : 2561088
Email : vitam_coe@yahoo.co.in - Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar- 751013, Orissa
Phone : 0674-2300090-98
Fax : 2300995
Email : admisn@ximb.ac.in
Website : www.ximb.ac.in - Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
Electronics City, Phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560100, Karnataka
Phone : 080-28528477
Fax : 28528733
Email : xime@xime.org
Website : www.xime.org - Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
Purulia Road PO: Box 7, Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand
Phone : 0651-2200873 ; Fax : 2315381
Website : www.xiss.ac.in - XLRI Jamshedpur
CH Area (East), Jamshedpur- 831001, Jharkhand
Phone : 0657-2225506
E-mail: mdp@xlri.ac.in
Website : www.xlri.edu/xlri_instructions.php
Useful Contacts
- MDP Officer
XLRI
Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur - 831 001
Phone: 91 - 657 - 225518 (Direct)
91 - 657 - 225506 (Extn: 600 or 5400)
Fax: 91 - 657 - 227814
E-mail: mdp@xlri.ac.in
website : www.xlri.edu
- Xavier Institute of Management,
Bhubaneswar - 751 013, India
Phones: 91.674.2300007
Fax: 91.674.2300995
Email : admisn@ximb.ac.in
Website : www.ximb.ac.in
