XAT 2024 Exam Dates: Application Form Date, Admit Card Date, Result Dates

XAT 2024 Exam Dates: XLRI Jamshedpur conducted the XAT 2024 exam in a computer-based test mode on January 7, 2024 , in a single shift from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM across 79 major cities in India. Xavier Aptitude Test 2024 was conducted for admission to management courses offered by more than 160 B-schools in India. The number of applicants for XAT 2024 reached 135,000 which was an increase of nearly 40% from the previous year’s number of applicants.

The XAT 2024 answer key and response sheet were made accessible to the candidates on January 11, 2024. XAT result 2024 was activated on January 19, 2024 , but the result link was deactivated. The XAT result 2024 was re-activated on January 20, 2024 at 11 AM. The XAT cutoff 2024 was released on January 29, 2024. Find the complete details for XAT 2024 mentioned in the article below!

XAT 2024 Highlights

Before we check out the detailed information on every aspect of the XAT 2024 exam, let’s take a look at the major highlights of XAT 2024:

XAT 2024 Important Dates

The XAT important dates 2024 and schedule has been mentioned in the table below:

XAT 2024 Registration Dates

The XAT application form 2024 was released on July 15, 2023, after the XAT 2024 notification release. Candidates could visit the official website at xatonline.in to register themselves for XAT 2024 till December 10, 2023. Initially the XAT 2024 registration deadline was November 30, 2023, but the same was extended. Aspirants had to pay the XAT application fee of INR 2100 to register for the exam and an additional INR 200 for every program they wished to apply to through XAT. The XAT 2024 application fee was increased by INR 100. Every year XAT registration begins in the month of July after the notification release and the same trend is expected to be followed in the next academic year.

XAT 2024 Admit Card Dates

XAT 2024 admit card was released on December 26, 2024, on the official website for registered candidates. However, the XAT admit card download window was deactivated on December 27, 2024. The XAT admit card download link was re-activated on December 29, 2024, at 7 PM. Aspirants who had downloaded their XAT admit card before December 29, 2024, had to re-download their admit cards since only those admit cards were valid which were downloaded after December 29, 2024. Aspirants who had registered for XAT 2024 could download their admit card using the correct login credentials which included the XAT User ID and Password. XAT 2024 hall ticket contains all the exam-related details such as the exam centre details, exam date, and important instructions.

XAT Answer Key 2024 Dates

The XAT answer key 2024 (provisional) was released on January 11, 2024, along with the XAT response sheet . XLRI Jamshedpur released the XAT 2024 preliminary answer key on the official website. Along with the XAT answer key XLRI Jamshedpur also activated the XAT answer key challenge window through which candidates could file objections if they find any discrepancies or wrong answers in the answer key. Candidates did not have to pay any answer key objection challenge fee to submit their objections. Any objections aspirants had could be intimated to the authorities via email mentioning the question ID and answer that has a discrepancy along with proper proof to support their objection

XAT Result 2024 Dates

The XAT 2024 result was initially released XLRI Jamshedpur on January 19, 2024, on the official website (xatonline.in) around 7 PM. However, the XAT result/scorecard link was de-activated soon due to the site being under maintenance. The XAT result link 2024 was on re-activated on January 20, 2024, at around 11 AM. Candidates who appeared for the XAT 2024 exam could download their XAT scorecard using the required login credentials including the XAT User ID and Date of Birth. The XAT 2024 scorecard will be available for download on the official website till the XAT 2025 notification is released.

XAT Cutoff 2024 Dates

The XAT Cutoff 2024 was released on January 29, 2024, by XLRI Jamshedpur in a PDF format on the official website @xatonline.in. Candidates can download the XAT 2024 cutoff PDF by visiting the official website and clicking on the ‘XAT 2024 cutoffs for XLRI’ link under the ‘Latest Updates’ section. The overall XAT 2024 cutoff for the PGDM-HRM course for male engineering candidates was 85 percentile and for female engineering students was 78 percentile. For the PGDM-BM course, the overall cut-off for male engineering candidates was 96 percentile, while for female engineering candidates, it was 91 percentile.

XAT 2024 Selection Process Dates

XAT selection process was conducted in March 2024 after the release of the XAT cutoff . Each XAT participating institute has its own unique XAT selection process 2024, and there is no centralized procedure for admission through XAT 2024. Candidates are selected based on their overall performance in the selection process which includes XAT exam scores, Group Discussions, Personal Interviews, and Written Ability Test, and there is no fixed weightage assigned to any particular stage of the selection process. The criteria for final selection include the XAT score, the candidate's academic record, the overall profile of the candidate, work experience in months, etc.