XAT 2025 Cutoff - Check Category-wise (General, OBC, SC, ST) Qualifying Cutoff Score

Updated By Subhashri Roy on 12 Dec, 2024 10:43

XAT cutoff 2025 is expected to be 90-95 percentile for top colleges like XLRI Jamshedpur, XIM Bhubaneswar, LIBA Chennai, IMT Ghaziabad, and GIM Goa. XLRI will announce the cutoff for its PGDM-BM and PGDM-HRM courses in January/ February 2025 on the official website at xatonline.in.

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XAT 2025 Cutoff

XAT cutoff 2025 will be announced most likely in the first week of February 2025. The overall XAT 2025 cutoff for the PGDM-HRM course for male engineering candidates is 85 percentile and for female engineering students is 78 percentile. For the PGDM-BM course, the overall cut-off for male engineering candidates is 96 percentile, while for female engineering candidates is 91 percentile. The XAT result 2025 will be made available on January 31, 2025.

The cut off list of XAT 2025 will be made available on the official website. The XAT 2025 cutoff is the minimum mark candidates must score to get shortlisted for the XAT participating colleges for various postgraduate management courses. Based on the XAT cutoff 2025, XLRI Jamshedpur will shortlist qualified candidates for the GD/PI round to be conducted in February/March 2025 and send the schedule for the same to their registered mail addresses. XAT 2025 will be conducted on January 5, 2025. Find complete information related to the expected XAT cutoff 2025 along with XAT previous year cutoffs.

XAT Cutoff 2025 Dates

Check the table below for all the important dates related to the XAT 2025 cutoff and other events.

Event	Date
XAT 2025 Exam Date	January 5, 2025
XAT 2025 Result Declaration	January 31, 2025
XAT Cut off 2025 Release	First week of February 2025
XAT 2025 Selection Process	February/ March 2025

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XAT Cut Off 2025 for XLRI

The XAT sectional cut off 2025 along with the category-wise cut off have been provided in the table given below:

XAT Cut Off 2025 for PGDM-HRM

Candidates Category	VALR	DM	QA	Total
Male (Engineering)	>=90	>=85	>=80	>=95
Female (Engineering)	>=85	>=78	>=73	>=90
Male (Non-Engineering)	>=90	>=85	>=75	>=93
Female (Non-Engineering)	>=85	>=78	>=68	>=88

XAT Cut Off 2025 for PGDM-BM

Candidates Category	VALR	DM	QA	Total
Male (Engineering)	>=83	>=85	>=86	>=96
Female (Engineering)	>=80	>=80	>=81	>=91
Male (Non-Engineering)	>=83	>=81	>=85	>=95
Female (Non-Engineering)	>=80	>=81	>=80	>=90

Candidates can use our XAT 2025 Percentile Predictor to get an estimate of their percentile based on their raw XAT score.

Does XLRI have Sectional Cutoff?

Yes, XLRI has a sectional cutoff for XAT 2025. The cutoffs are not only based on the various sections of the exam but also on the gender of the candidate and their stream (Engineer or Non-Engineer). The B-school interviewed 2200-2800 students in 2024 based on the same sectional and overall cutoffs, which are released officially in the form of a PDF.

Expected XAT 2025 Cutoffs for Top MBA Colleges

All the XAT participating colleges will release their cutoff after the result declaration. Given below is the XAT cutoff 2025 for XLRI and other top participating institutes:

Name of College	Expected XAT 2025 Cutoff
Xavier Labor and Relations Institute - XLRI Jamshedpur	94 - 96
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar	90 - 91
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai	80 - 85
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	90 - 91
Goa Institute of Management, Goa	85 - 90
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi	85+
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai	84 - 85
Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai	79 - 80
T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal	80 - 85
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore	80+
Xavier Institute of Management, Jabalpur	80+
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management, New Delhi	80+
Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida	75+

Disclaimer: Please note that this list is not exhaustive and it only includes some of the popular B-Schools in India that accept XAT scores. Also, the XAT 2025 cutoff percentile provided here is based on the previous years' data.

Que: What is the XAT cutoff for 2025?

Ans: The XAT cutoff for 2025 is 95-96 percentile for MBA HRM and BM. To surpass the XAT cutoff in 2025, students should aim to score above 36.

Que: Who establishes the XAT Cutoff?

Ans: XLRI Jamshedpur, the conducting body, establishes the XAT Cutoff. The cutoff is established considering factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of applicants, and the available seats.

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IIM Calcutta
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Expected XIMB XAT Cutoff Percentile 2025

Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar is one of the top MBA colleges accepting XAT scores for MBA admission. Check out the XIMB XAT expected cutoff percentile 2025 for both domicile and Non-domicile males and females separately here in the given table:

Particulars	Verbal & Logical Ability (Percentile)	Decision Making (Percentile)	Quantitative Ability(Percentile)	Overall(Percentile)
Engineer (Male, Domicile)	50	40	40	80
Non-Engineer (Male, Domicile)	50	40	40	78
Engineer (Female, Domicile)	50	38	38	78
Non-Engineer (Female, Domicile)	45	35	35	76
Engineer (Male, Non-Domicile)	70	60	60	91
Non-Engineer (Male, Non-Domicile)	70	60	55	87
Engineer (Female, Non-Domicile)	70	55	50	86
Non-Engineer (Female, Non-Domicile)	80	55	50	84

How to Check XAT 2025 Cutoff?

To check the XAT cutoff 2025 list, candidates will need to follow the given steps:

How to Check XAT Cutoff

Visit the official website of XLRI Jamshedpur at xlri.ac.in.
If you wish to check the XAT cutoff for other XAT participating colleges, visit the official website for the same.
On the official website, select the program you wish to apply for and click on the link for ‘XAT Cut-Off Marks’ from the drop-down menu.
You will be redirected to a new page to check out the XAT Cutoff marks for that particular MBA program.
Now you can check the XAT cutoff marks for your preferred management course.
Take a printout of the XAT Cutoff Marks or save it in PDF format for future reference.

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Factors Determining XAT Cutoff 2025

Different parameters decide the cutoff marks for any examination. Candidates must keep these factors in mind while checking the XAT 2025 cutoff marks. To be placed on the cut-off list, candidates must work hard and prepare well for the XAT 2025. Let’s look at the factors determining the XAT cutoff 2025.

Factors Determining XAT Cutoff

Total Number of Candidates: XAT Cutoff 2025 will be heavily influenced by the number of applicants who apply and show up for the XAT exam. A large applicant pool results in greater competition and a higher overall cutoff, whereas a small pool results in less competition and a lower cutoff. Therefore, when the number of applicants is higher candidates can expect the cutoff to be higher as well.
Difficulty Level of the Exam: Another important factor that determines the XAT cutoff every year is the difficulty level of the XAT question paper. If the XAT 2025 questions are more challenging, the cutoff score is likely to be lowered and vice versa. The XAT difficulty level is a crucial component that should be considered when figuring out the XAT 2025 cutoff.
Total Number of Seats: The availability of seats at an institute that accepts XAT scores also determines the XAT cutoff for that particular institute. The amount of seats each institute offers for admission to its MBA and PGDM programs has an impact on the XAT sectional cutoff. More demand and a higher cutoff are associated with fewer seats, whereas fewer seats and a lower cutoff are associated with more seats.
Total Qualified Candidates: The number of candidates qualifying for XAT also influences the cutoff trends for the current academic year. If more candidates qualify for the XAT exam then it increases the number of college applications and the level of competition. This leads to XAT participating institutes to increase their XAT cutoffs to select only the best students out of the entire applicant pool.
College Ranking: It is a well-known fact that the best MBA colleges are also the toughest to get into. Since the top-ranked B-schools receive a huge amount of applications every year, the XAT cutoff for these institutes is also high to only allow the best candidates to secure admission.
Previous Years' Cutoff: XAT cutoff trends from previous years are also a determining factor for institutes. Typically the XAT cutoff follows a similar pattern as that of last year’s cutoff, both overall and sectional. This is why being aware of the previous year’s cutoff trends can be helpful for candidates who wish to seek admission in the current academic year.

What After XAT 2025 Cut Off?

Once the XAT 2025 cutoff is announced, XLRI Jamshedpur along with other XAT participating colleges will release the list of candidates who have been shortlisted for selection rounds including Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), and Essay Writing. The XAT accepting colleges will send the GD/PI call letters to students via email. Aspirants who wish to participate in the XAT selection process of these colleges must fill out the online registration form for the XAT selection process for their preferred XAT participating institute. Candidates must apply to each of the colleges separately since there is no standardized XAT selection process. The GD/PI rounds at XLRI Jamshedpur are conducted in Delhi, Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bangalore. Candidates must check the official website of their preferred colleges to know how the XAT selection process will be conducted for those institutes.

XAT 2025 Cutoff: Score Vs Percentile

The XAT 2025 percentile has been calculated and released by XLRI for candidates to predict their percentile from the score. Here's the estimated XAT 2025 score vs percentile analysis.

XAT Percentile	QA & DI Score	VALR Score	DM Score	Overall Score
99	17	14.75	12.5	36.25
97	14.25	13.25	11.5	32.75
95	12.75	12	10.5	30.25
90	10.5	10.5	9.5	27
85	9	9.5	8.75	24
80	7.75	8.5	8.25	22.25
75	7	8	8	21
70	6	7.25	7.5	19.75
65	4.5	5.5	6	17.5
50	3.25	4.75	5.5	14.25

XAT 2025 Selection Process

Based on the performance in the XAT 2025 exam, Group Discussions (GD), and Personal Interviews, the XLRI Jamshedpur admission committee chooses applicants for admission to its PGDM programs (PI). For the HRM and BM programs, the institute sets a minimum cutoff for each category of students specifically for this reason. On the institute website, an online application form must be filled out by candidates who have achieved the XAT cutoff.

According to each participating institute, the XAT 2025 selection process is different. GD and PI rounds are part of the selection process. The institute selects a small group of candidates for the GD/PI phase. There is no unified process; each XAT participating institute has its own selection process. Students who are selected for XAT counselling are those whose scores placed them on the final merit list.

In campuses located in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Jamshedpur, this GD/PI round is held in February. GD/PI rounds have been conducted online since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Candidates are shortlisted for offers of admission following this tough personality assessment process. To the chosen applicants, email offers of admission are made in May.

Que: How will candidates know if they have converted their XLRI interview call?

Ans: XLRI Jamshedpur notifies each candidate by email regarding their selection. The interview round takes place in February or March, and the chosen candidates receive their offer letters in April or May. Individuals who do not receive the confirmation letter may assume they have not been accepted.

Que: Do candidates have to fill out the XLRI admission form separately?

Ans: Candidates can select XLRI Jamshedpur as a preferred college in the XAT 2025 application form. For XAMI member institutes or other MBA colleges accepting XAT, candidates have to register separately on their respective official websites when the applications open.

XAT Cutoff 2024

The sectional and overall XAT cutoff 2024 for PGDM-HRM courses at XLRI Jamshedpur have been provided below.

Stream	Gender	VALR	DM	QA	Overall
Engineering	Male	>=90 Percentile	>=85 Percentile	>=80 Percentile	>=95 Percentile
Engineering	Female	>=85 Percentile	>=78 Percentile	>=73 Percentile	>=90 Percentile
Non-Engineering	Male	>=90 Percentile	>=85 Percentile	>=75 Percentile	>=93 Percentile
Non-Engineering	Female	>=85 Percentile	>=78 Percentile	>=68 Percentile	>=88 Percentile

XAT 2023 Cutoff

Below is the XAT cutoff 2023 for the BM program. Candidates can refer to the provided table for detailed information:

Category	VALR	DM	QA	Overall
Male	75	75	85	95
Female	75	75	80	92
Male (Engineering)	90	75	85	93
Female (Engineering)	90	75	65	91
Male (Non-Engineering)	90	75	70	90
Female (Non-Engineering)	75	75	60	88

XAT 2022 Cutoff

The XAT cutoff 2022 for the programmes offered by XLRI are given below. The data given below is for Male candidates from Engineering background:

Sections	Business Management (BM) - Released	Human Resource (HR) - Released
VA	76 percentile	80 percentile
DM	74 percentile	75 percentile
QA	83 percentile	80 percentile
Overall	94 percentile	93 percentile

XAT 2022 Sectional Cutoff

Sections	XAT 2022 Cutoff
Verbal Ability (VA)	76
Decision Making (DM)	74
Quantitative Ability (QA)	83
Overall	94

XAT 2021 Cutoff

The XAT 2021 Cut Off for the PGDM-BM and PGDM-HRM courses offered by XLRI Jamshedpur are as follows.

XAT 2021 Category-Wise Cut Off for PGDM-BM

Category	VALR Percentile	DM Percentile	QA Percentile	Overall Percentile
Male	76	74	83	94
Female	70	70	75	92

XAT 2021 Category-Wise Cut Off for PGDM-HRM

Category	VALR Percentile	DM Percentile	QA Percentile	Overall Percentile
Male Engineering	80	75	80	93
Male Non-Engineering	80	75	73	90
Female Engineering	75	68	74	90
Female Non-Engineering	75	68	64	87
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	55

XAT 2020 Cutoff

The XAT admission cut offs 2020 for the Business Management and Human Resouce Management courses offered by XLRI Jamshedpur were as follows.

XAT 2020 Cut Off - Business Management

Section	Cut off for Male	Cut off for Female
DM	78	74
VALR	74	72
QA	85	75
OVERALL	95	93

XAT 2020 Cut Off - Human Resouce Management

Section	Male Engineering	Female Engineering	Male Non-Engineer	Female Non-Engineer
DM	73	68	73	68
VALR	79	74	78	73
QA	75	70	70	65
OVERALL	93	91	90	88

XAT 2019 Cutoff

Check the XAT sectional cutoffs for XLRI admissions 2019 given below.

XAT 2019 Cutoff for BM

Section	Male	Female
VALR	79.46	75
QA	90	75
DM	80	75
OVERALL	96	95

XAT 2019 Cutoff for HRM

Section	Male	Female
VALR	85	80
QA	72	67
DM	75	70
OVERALL	94	93

XAT 2018 Cutoff

The XAT sectional cut off 2018 for VALR, DM and QA has been represented below in the form of a table.

Candidate	VALR	DM	QA	Overall
Male	79.46	76.84	88.70	94.00
Female	75.00	75.00	80.00	94.00
HRM
Male	79.66	71.62	70.07	92.00
Female	75.00	70.00	65.00	92.00
GMP Percentile - 68

XAT 2017 Cutoff

The XAT sectional cut off 2017 for VALR, DM and QA has been represented below in the form of a table:

BM
Candidate	VALR	DM	QA	Overall
Male/Female	79.46	76.84	88.7	96
HR
Male/Female	76.69	71.62	70.07	92.55
GMP
Male/Female	5+	5+	6+	22+

XAT 2016 Cutoff

The XAT sectional cut off 2016 for VALR, DM, and QA has been represented below in the form of a table:

BM
Candidate	VALR	DM	QA	Overall
Male/Female	77.47	78.04	88.60	96
HR
Male/Female	69.10	69	69	94.40
GMP
Male/Female	-	-	-	69

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T. A. Pai Management Institute
Manipal
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Established in: 1980
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Banking & Finance (80.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Banking & Finance (80.0)
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MIMA Institute of Management
Pune
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Established in: 2005
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (55.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (55.0)
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AIMS Institutes Bangalore
Bengaluru
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Established in: 1994
Highest Cutoff:
MBA (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
MBA (70.0)
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Birla Institute of Management Technology, Noida
Noida
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Established in: 1988
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in International Business (75.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in International Business (75.0)
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Indian Institute of Management Mumbai (NITIE)
Mumbai
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Established in: 1963
Highest Cutoff:
Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (70.0)
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Siva Sivani Institute of Management
Hyderabad
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Established in: 1992
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Business Analytics (50.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Business Analytics (50.0)
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Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
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Established in: 2011
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Marketing (60.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Marketing (60.0)
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Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management
Hyderabad
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Established in: 1998
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Operations Management (50.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Operations Management (50.0)
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MIT School of Telecom Management
Pune
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Established in: 2007
Highest Cutoff:
MBA+PGDM : LIGHTING & ENERGY MANAGEMENT (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
MBA+PGDM : LIGHTING & ENERGY MANAGEMENT (70.0)
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International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
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Established in: 1981
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Marketing Management(Part Time) (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Marketing Management(Part Time) (70.0)
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Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
Chennai
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Established in: 2004
Highest Cutoff:
PG Diploma in Management (80.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PG Diploma in Management (80.0)
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Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur
Jaipur
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Established in: 2004
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM (RETAIL MANAGEMENT) (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM (RETAIL MANAGEMENT) (70.0)
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GNIMS Business School
Mumbai
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Established in: 2002
Highest Cutoff:
MMS in Human Resources (50.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
MMS in Human Resources (50.0)
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GITAM Hyderabad Business School
Hyderabad
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Established in: 2013
Highest Cutoff:
MBA ( Dual Specialization ) in International Business (50.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
MBA ( Dual Specialization ) in International Business (50.0)
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Delhi School of Business
New Delhi
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Established in: 2012
Highest Cutoff:
(50.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
(50.0)
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Jankidevi Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
Mumbai
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Established in: 1997
Highest Cutoff:
Master of Management Studies (MMS) (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
Master of Management Studies (MMS) (70.0)
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GITAM School of International Business
Visakhapatnam
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Established in: 1997
Highest Cutoff:
MBA in International Business (60.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
MBA in International Business (60.0)
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Welingkar Mumbai
Mumbai
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Established in: 1977
Highest Cutoff:
PG Diploma in International Business (75.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PG Diploma in International Business (75.0)
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Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
Bengaluru
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Established in: 1991
Highest Cutoff:
PGDM in Human Resource Management (70.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Human Resource Management (70.0)
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New Delhi Institute of Management
New Delhi
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Established in: 1992
Highest Cutoff:
Master of Business Administration in Human resource management (60.0)
Lowest Cutoff:
PGDM in Information Technology (70.0)
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FAQs about XAT Cut Off

What is the XAT sectional cutoff?

The minimum percentile that applicants must achieve for each section of the exam is known as the "sectional cutoff" for the XAT. A candidate must have achieved at least 85 percentile in the XAT's Quantitative Aptitude part in order to be shortlisted for a group discussion and personal interview, for instance, if the test's cutoff is 85 percentile.

What is the importance of XAT cutoff during the XLRI PI selection?

When choosing candidates for the personal interview stage at XLRI Jamshedpur, the XAT cutoff is the most crucial factor. People who don't make the cutoff aren't even considered for PI shortlisting. Class 10, 12, and graduation grades, as well as the XAT cutoff, are the two primary factors used to choose candidates for the PI round.

What is XAT cutoff?

The XAT cutoff percentile is the minimum score that candidates must achieve to qualify for the XAT 2023 examination. It is the basis on which XLRI will shortlist the candidates for the next rounds of the selection process. Only the candidates who will score above the XAT cutoff will be eligible for admission to XLRI.

Can I get admission to XLRI without clearing the XAT cutoff?

No, you cannot get admission to XLRI without clearing the XAT cutoff. Also clearing the XAT cutoff does not guarantee admission to the institute. You will have to outperform the other candidates in group discussions and personal interview rounds.

When will the XAT cutoff 2025 be announced?

The XAT cutoff 2025 will be announced by XLRI by the last week of January or the first week of February 2025 on the website while the XAT 2024 results will be made available by the third or last week of January 2025.

What factors determine the XAT cutoff 2025?

The factors determining the XAT cutoff 2025 are the difficulty level of the XAT 2025 question paper, the number of candidates appearing for the exam, the total number of seats available for admission, the previous year’s cutoff and the rankings of the participating colleges.

What is the expected XAT 2025 sectional cutoff?

The expected XAT 2025 sectional cutoff is 8-8.5 for Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning, 8.5-9 for Decision Making, and 9-11 for Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation. The expected overall XAT cutoff 2025 for business management courses is between 32.5 and 33.5 and for human resource management is between 30 and 31.

Is the XAT cutoff set by XLRI accepted by other MBA colleges?

No, the XAT cutoff set by XLRI is not accepted by other MBA colleges. It is valid only for admission to XLRI. The other business schools set their own XAT cutoff to conduct the selection process of the candidates.

Is the XAT sectional cutoff also considered for admission to institutes?

No, the XAT sectional cutoff is not considered for admission to institutes. Only the overall cutoff determines whether one will get admission or not. However, candidates must aspire to maintain the sectional cutoff too so that they can be easily eligible for admission.

Is the XAT cutoff 2025 the same for all participating institutes?

No, the XAT cutoff 2025 is not the same for all participating institutes. The colleges fix their percentile for admission based on the criteria determined by the admission committee. The XAT cutoff of participating institutes ranges between the 75 percentile and 95 percentile.

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