XAT 2025 Participating Colleges - List of Top Management Colleges in India Accepting XAT Based on Ranking

Updated By Shivangi Ahirwar on 23 Sep, 2024 17:46

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XAT 2025 participating colleges include XLRI Jamshedpur, St. Xavier's University Kolkata, XIME Bengaluru, XIM Bhubaneswar, XIMR Mumbai, XIDAS Jabalpur, XISS Ranchi, Loyola Institute of Business Administration Chennai, St.Aloysius Institute of Management and IT Mangalore, ABBS School of Management Bengaluru, Balaji Institute of International Business Pune, etc.

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XAT 2025 Participating Colleges

XAT 2025 participating colleges include 12 XAMI (XLRI Associate Member Institutes) as well as 160+ B-Schools in India. Those who want to pursue Management studies from colleges accepting XAT scores must appear for the XAT 2025 exam and meet the minimum cutoff requirements set by institutes. XAT test-takers clearing the cut-off marks, Group Discussion, Personal Interview, and Written Ability Test rounds will be eligible for admission to XAT 2025 participating colleges. Candidates appearing for the XAT 2025 exam can use our XAT College Predictor 2025 to get an idea of the colleges they may be enrolled in.

XLRI will release the XAT 2025 cutoff in the first week of February 2025 for both PGDM-BM and PGDM-HRM courses on the official website. XAT result 2025 will be released in the third or last week of January 2025, on the official website xatonline.in. The XAT 2025 exam will be conducted in computer-based mode in a single session on January 5, 2025, from 2 PM to 5:30 PM by XLRI Jamshedpur. Check the list of colleges accepting XAT 2025 and the below-mentioned pointers for understanding how to select the colleges.

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XAT 2025 Participating Colleges – XAMI Members

There are a total of 11 XAT Associate Institutes in India that use the XAT score to offer admission to students into their postgraduate Management courses. The table below lists all XLRI Associate Member Institutes (XAMI) you can consider for admission through XAT 2025 scores.

S.No.

XLRI Associate Member Institutes (XAMI)

Location

Courses Offered

1

St.Xavier's University

Kolkata

2

Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship

Bengaluru

3

Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University

Bhubaneswar

4

Xavier Institute of Management & Research

Mumbai

  • Master of Management Studies (MMS)

5

Xavier Institute of Development Action and Sciences

Jabalpur

  • PGDM in Marketing

  • PGDM in Finance

  • PGDM in Human Resource

  • PGDM in Rural Management

6

Xavier Institute of Social Service

Ranchi

  • PGDM in Marketing

  • PGDM in Finance

  • PGDM in Human Resource

  • PGDM in Rural Management

7

XLRI, Xavier School of Management

Jamshedpur

  • PGDM in Business Management

  • PGDM in Human Resources & IR

  • Fellow Programme in Management

8

Loyola Institute of Business Administration

Chennai

  • Full-Time PGDM Programme

  • Weekend PGDM Programme

  • Doctoral Programme

  • Executive Diploma Programme

  • PGP in Logistics

  • Certificate Programme

  • Corporate Education

9

St.Aloysius Institute of Management and IT

Mangalore

10

St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR)

Mumbai

11

St. Joseph's Institute of Management

Bengaluru

  • PGDM in Finance + Marketing

  • PGDM in Human Resources Management + Finance

  • PGDM in Marketing + Human Resources Management

  • PGDM in Finance + Operations & Supply Chain Management

  • PGDM in Marketing + Operations & Supply Chain Management

  • PhD Programme

12Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University ChicagoChicago
  • MBA

If you have taken the exam, you can use our XAT 2025 Percentile Predictor with your XAT raw score to estimate your percentile.

XAT 2025 Participating Colleges – Top 10 Non-XAMI MBA Colleges

XAT scores are widely accepted by many top MBA colleges in India. Here are the top 10 MBA colleges accepting XAT 2025 scores you can choose from.

Name of the College

NIRF Ranking 2023

Location

Courses Offered

Great Lakes Institute of Management

31

Chennai

  • PGPM

  • PGDM

  • Corporate Learning & Development

  • PGXPM

  • PGPM FLEX

  • Digital Marketing

Goa Institute of Management (GIM)

33

Goa

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

  • PGDM in Health Care Management

  • PGDM in Big Data Analytics

  • PGDM in Banking, Insurance & Financial Services

  • GIM Online Active Learning (GOAL) PGDM

  • Management Development
    Programmes

  • Fellow Programme in Management

MICA Ahmedabad

37

Ahmedabad

  • PGDM in Communication

  • Fellow Programme in Management

  • Fellow Programme in Communication

  • Fellow Programme in Marketing

  • Fellow Programme in Media and Entertainment

  • Fellow Programme in Digital Marketing

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

38

Ghaziabad

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

  • PGDM in Marketing

  • PGDM in Finance

  • PGDM – Dual Country Program (DCP)

  • PGDM - Banking and Financial Services (BFS)

  • PGDM for Working Professionals

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management Accelerated Program (PGDM EXP)

  • Fellow Program in Management (FPM)

T. A. Pai Management Institute

42

Manipal

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  • MBA in Banking and Financial Services

  • MBA in Human Resource Management

  • MBA in International Business

  • Executive Education Programme

  • PhD Programme

K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research

45

Mumbai

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)

48

Greater Noida

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

  • PGDM Online

  • PGDM (International Business)

  • PGDM (Insurance Business Management)

  • PGDM (Retail Management)

  • Doctoral Programme

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR)

-

Chennai

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  • Executive MBA

  • PhD Programme

  • Management Development Programme

  • Certificate Programme in Data Science

Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)

-

Pune

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  • MBA – Marketing Management

  • MBA – Personnel Management & Human Resources Management

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM)

-

New Delhi

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

Other MBA Institutes Accepting XAT 2025 Scores

Apart from the above-mentioned XLRI Associate Member Institutes and top 10 XAT participating colleges, there are many more B-Schools that accept XAT 2025 scores. Check the list below to know all the Management institutes you can apply to with a valid XAT score.

MBA Institutes Accepting XAT Score

Location

ABBS School of Management

Bengaluru

Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences

Bengaluru

Alliance University

Bengaluru

Amrita School of Business

Coimbatore

Asia Pacific Institute of Management

New Delhi

Asian School of Business Management

Bhubaneswar

Balaji Institute of Telecom Management

Pune

Balaji Institute of International Business

Pune

Balaji Institute of Management & HRD

Pune

Birla Institute of Management Technology

Bhubaneswar

BML Munjal University

Gurugram

Centurion University of Technology and Management

Bhubaneswar

Chandragupt Institute of Management

Patna

Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa (Christ University)

Pune

CMS Business School

Bengaluru

Woxsen School of BusinessHyderabad

Development Management Institute

Patna

Doon Business School

Dehradun

Dr. D.Y. Patil B-School

Pune

Dr. Kariappa School of Art and Design Management

Bengaluru

Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University

Pune

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

Gandhinagar

FLAME University: School of Business

Pune

FORE School of Management

New Delhi

Goa University

Goa

GIBS B School

Bengaluru

GITAM Institute of Management

Vishakhapatnam

GNIOT Institute of Management Studies

Greater Noida

GITAM Hyderabad Business School

Hyderabad

ICBM-School of Business Excellence

Hyderabad

IFIM Business School

Bengaluru

IIHMR University

Jaipur

Indian Institute of Forest Management

Bhopal

Indus Business Academy (IBA, Bengaluru)

Bengaluru

Institute for Technology and Management

Navi Mumbai

Institute of Insurance and Risk Management

Hyderabad

IMS Business School

Kolkata

Institute of Management Technology (Dubai)

Dubai - UAE

Institute of Management Technology (Hyderabad)

Hyderabad

Institute of Management Technology (Nagpur)

Nagpur

Institute of Rural Management Anand

Anand,Gujarat

International Academy of Management & Entrepreneurship (IAME)

Bengaluru

International Institute of Management Studies

Pune

International School of Business & Media,Pune (ISB&M)

Pune

International School of Management Excellence

Bengaluru

ISBR Business School

Bengaluru

Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies

Harihar

KIIT School of Management

Bhubaneswar

Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University

Phagwara, Distt.Kapurthala

M S Ramaiah Institute of Management

Bengaluru

Myra School of Business

Mysuru

National Institute of Bank Management

Pune

NSB Academy

Bengaluru

NTPC School of Business (NSB)

Noida

New Delhi Institute of Management

New Delhi

Praxis Business School

Kolkata

Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research

Mumbai

Pune Institute of Business Management

Pune

Shanti Business School

Ahmedabad

School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

SCMS Cochin School of Business

Cochin

School of Management & Entrepreneurship, Shiv Nadar University

Greater Noida

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD)

Mysuru

SOIL, School of Business Design

Gururgram

Suryadatta Institutes of Management(SIMMC/SIBMT/SuryaduttaPGDM)

Pune

Taxila Business School

Jaipur

Vellore Institute of Technology

Vellore

Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management(VJIM)

Hyderabad

Top Management Colleges :

Top MBA Colleges Accepting More Than 80 Percentile in XAT 2025

Some of the top MBA colleges accepting XAT scores above the 80 percentile have been mentioned below. To shortlist candidates for the final selection round, a few eminent MBA colleges may accept the 75 percentile. The XAT 2025 participating colleges accepting more than 80 percentile are as follows:

Name of the MBA College

Fees (in Lakhs)

Placement Package (in Lakhs)

XLRI Jamshedpur

23.60

25.08

XIM University

21.30

17.54

TAPMI Manipal

15.1

11.5

IMI New Delhi

19.25

12.77

IRMA Anand

15.17

10.76

MICA Ahmedabad

21

13.9

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

19.53

12.42

GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management

17.21

10.71

Great Lakes Chennai

17.15

11

K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai

18.78

9.41

Top MBA Colleges Accepting 70 to 80 Percentile in XAT 2025

Many other renowned MBA colleges accept XAT scores in the percentile range of 70 to 80 in addition to the above-mentioned top colleges. The admission process to the majority of these MBA colleges for 2025 is open now. The XAT participating colleges 2025 accepting 70 to 80 percentile are as follows:

Name of the MBA College

Fees (in Lakhs)

Placement Package (in Lakhs)

FORE School of Management, New Delhi

15.98

10.7

BIMTECH Greater Noida

12

8.2

GLIM Gurgaon: Great Lakes Institute of Management

16.65

12.8

XIME Bangalore

11

7.73

LIBA Chennai

15.38

9

VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore

7.02

5.1

IMI Kolkata: International Management Institute

11.5

10.01

KIIT School of Management - KSOM Bhubaneswar

14.5

8.80

Welingkar Mumbai

12.89

9.2

Institute of Management Technology Nagpur

12.12

7.98

ISBM Pune

11.8

8.8

WE School Bangalore

13

7.91

Also Read:Low Fees MBA Colleges Accepting XAT 2025 Score

How to Choose Colleges During XAT 2025 Form Filling

To choose a XAT participating college of their choice, students need to follow the given steps.

  • At the time of filling out the application form for XAT, candidates can select the desired college/s and course/s.
  • Candidates can also select more than one college at the time of form filling.
  • Candidates can choose up to five preferences as per their choice in the application form.
  • Candidates need to lock their selected choices by clicking on the 'Submit' button. If candidates fail to make the selection, then the submission process will remain incomplete.
  • Before clicking on the 'Submit' button, candidates are advised to cross-check the form twice, as any mistake made cannot be changed.

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FAQs about XAT Participating Colleges

How many XAT participating institutes are there?

XAT participating institutes include 12 XAMI, that is XLRI Associate Member Institutes and more than 160 non-XAMI management institutes in India. The XAT exam is taken by students for various PGDM and MBA courses. They can check the list of participating colleges and then take the XAT exam.

What are the procedures students have to go through to enter XAT participating institutes?

The procedures students have to go through to enter XAT participating institutes include appearing for the XAT exam, clearing the XAT cutoff, and appearing for group discussions and personal interviews. After successfully clearing all the rounds students get into the MBA colleges. 

Is the cutoff of all XAT participating institutes the same?

No, the cutoff of all XAT participating institutes is not the same. The business schools set their cutoffs depending on the various criteria decided by them. The cutoff can range from 70 to 95 percentile. Also, the cutoff is different for different courses.

Which are the top XAT participating institutes?

The top XAT participating institutes are the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Institute of Management Ghaziabad, Goa Institute of Management, Amity Business School, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research and Birla Institute of Management Technology.

What are the XAT participating institutes in North India?

The top XAT participating institutes in North India are Doon Business School Dehradun, IIMT School of Management (ISM) Gurgaon, Asian Business School Noida, Jindal Global Business School Sonipat, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Noida and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute of Management and Higher Studies, Kanpur.

Which are the popular XAT participating institutes in West Zone?

The popular XAT participating institutes in West Zone of India are Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa (Christ University), Pune, MICA, Ahmedabad, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar and Flame University, Pune.

What are the XAT participating institutes in South India?

The XAT participating institutes in South India are Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai, Presidency University, School of Management, Bangalore, VIT University, Vellore, GITAM Hyderabad Business School, SCMS Cochin School of Business, Cochin and Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore.

Which are the top XAT participating institutes in East Zone?

The top XAT participating institutes in the Eastern Zone of India are the Institute of Management & Information Science, Bhubaneswar, Globsyn Business School, Kolkata, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Institute of Science & Management, Ranchi and Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur.

Which XAT participating institutes accept a XAT percentile of more than 80?

The XAT participating institutes that accept XAT percentile of more than 80 are Great Lakes Chennai, MICA Ahmedabad, IMI New Delhi, Goa Institute of Management, BITS School of Management, IRMA, Anand and TAPMI Manipal.

Which XAT participating institutes accept XAT percentile between 70 and 80?

The XAT participating institutes that accept XAT percentile between 70 and 80 are Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow, VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore, IMI Kolkata: International Management Institute, Alliance School of Business Bangalore and Institute of Management Technology Nagpur.

Which are the best B-Schools that allow admission on the basis of XAT score?

Some of the best B-Schools that offer admission on the basis of XAT score include XLRI-Jamshedpur, SPJIMR, Mumbai, GIM-Goa, TAPMI-Manipal, XIM- Bhubaneswar, LIBA-Chennai, IMT-Ghaziabad, Welingkar- Mumbai, IFMR-Chennai, etc.

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