XAT 2020 – Registration (Extended), Exam Date, Syllabus, Exam Fees, Colleges

XAT 2020 – Xavier School of Management (XLRI) is conducting Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2020 on January 05, 2020. Last date to submit XAT 2020 application form has been extended from December 01 to 10, 2019. It is a national level examination conducted all over India. Candidates can apply online at xatonline.in. It is conducted for admission in management courses at XLRI and other campuses of XAMI. Candidates having a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university can apply for XAT 2020, Apart form XAT the GMAT score is also going to be considered for admission in management programs. XAT is going to be an online computer-based test. To know about, application fee, the process of registration, exam dates and more regarding XAT 2020. Check this page.

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XAT 2020

XAT has been conducted for more than 60 years by XLRI for admission in management courses offered by various members of XAMI. Therefore, other than Xavier XAT score is used for MBA admission in more than 150 institutes. To know about the important dates of XAT 2020 check the table below:

XAT 2020	Dates
Registration Start at xatonline.net.in	23 Aug 2019
Last date to apply for XAT	30 Nov 10 Dec 2019
Last date to apply for XAT 2020 via GMAT	31 Dec 2019
Admit card availability	20 Dec 2019
Exam Date	05 Jan 2020
Release of answer key	Jan 2020
Downloading of response sheet	Jan 2020
Declaration of result	by 31 Jan 2020
Download of XAT scorecard	31 Jan – 31 Mar 2020

Mock Test For XAT 2020

XAT examination is conducted online in a computer based test. Candidates appearing for this examination has to be familiar with the procedure of examination. To do that XLRI has issued a mock test at the official website. Applicants can prepare and practise with this mock test and increase their speed and accuracy. This is going to help them during the main examination to complete their section on time. Check the link given below for direct access to mock test.

Mock Test: Click here for XAT 2020 Mock test.

XAT 2020 Application Form

The candidates can apply for XAT in the online mode only. The reistration process and the steps to fill the application form is available here in the section below with more information:

How to apply

1st Step – Visit the above link or go to the official website.

2nd Step – On the home page, click on the “Registartion” icon. and fill some basic details and choose where you are applying thorugh.

3rd Step – Next candidates are going to receive systems generated ID and password.

4th Step – Login form the information and complete your application form.

5th Step – Upload passport size photograph and signature and fill the choice of exam center and submit other details.

6th Step – Finish this, with paying the application fee online.

Note – At the time of registartion candidates have to choose where they are applying through. Candidates applying through GMAT has to choose the option right there and then move on with the rest of application form.

Application fee for XAT 2020

Candidates applying for XAT 2020 can take a look at the application fee given below:

Particulars	Amt (Rs.)
Without late fee & for XLRI programmes	1700/- 300/-
With late fee & for XLRI programmes	2000/- 500/-
Indian candidates only for GMP through GMAT	2500/-
NRI and Foregin students for one or more program	5000/-

Mode of payment – candidates can pay online using credit card/ debit card/ online banking as per their prefrence.

Image Specification

candidates have to upload some images in their application form check below their specification:

Images	Format	Dimensions	Size
Passport Photograph	JPEG	200 x 230 pixels	20KB-50KB
Signature	JPEG	140 x 60 pixels	10KB —20KB

Documents to submit

Candidates can check below in the list for documents to submit:

• Required Certificates
• Mark sheets of past exams
• Identity proof

Eligibility Criteria For XAT 2020

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that they fulfill eligibility conditions before applying. S they won’t disqualify and waste the cost of form. Check the eligibilty criteria in this section to avoid any of this mistake:

• Nativity: Candidates applying for XAT has to be a citizen of india. However, for international students and NRI candidates admission are going to be done through GMAT score.
• Outside India: NRI and Foreign students can apply on basis of Graduate Management Admission Test scores except those in Dubai and Kathmandu where they can appear in XAT entrance test.
• Education: Candidates need to have a bachelor degree from a recognized university. However, there is a different eligibilty for applying to as per the different courses.
• Appearing in the final year: Candidates who are currently in their final year can also apply for XAT 2020.

XAT 2020 Syllabus

To qualify in Xavier Aptitude Test candidates have to prepare through the important topics. For that they cann refer to below given syllabus of XAT issued by on XLRI. Check all the important topics below:

Verbal and Logical Ability – Jumbled paragraph, reading comprehension, vocabulary, para jumble, critical reasoning, sentence correction, completion of sentences, fill in the blanks with a suitable answer

Decision Making – Conditions and grouping test, data arrangement test, complex, decision making in a situation, case lets.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation – Geometry, probability, algebraic function, mensuration-2D and 3D, speed and distance, statistics, table, trigonometry, graphs, arithmetic, heights and distance, direction sense and time, clocks, data interpretation

General Knowledge – Politics, nation and states, history, literature, sports, awards and recognitions, business, economics, international relations, society, merger, and acquisition.

Essays – The essays given on social and economic events will come in the examination.

XAT 2020 Exam Pattern

For a good score is to prepare and practise according to the exam pattern of XAT. To know about this candidates can refer to the information below:

• Mode of test – Computer Based Test
• Language – English
• Duration – 3 hours
• No of Sections – 4
• No of question – 99 (74+25)
• Marking Scheme – +1 for every correct answer and negative marking for every wrong answer 0.25 and 0.10 for unattempted question beyond 8.

Name of the Sections	No of Questions
Part 1
Verbal and Logical Ability	26
Decision Making	21
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	27
Part 2
General Knowledge	25

How To Prepare For XAT 2020?

Candidates can refer to the preparation tips given below for a good preparation of XAT entrance test. Check them below:

Schedule – Candidates need to schedule their timings according to the topics. For instance, start with easy topics first. So, for difficult topics you are going to have more time.

Speed – XAT is an online exam so candidates with an experience of only written examination are going to have some problem. To avoid these you can practise with mock test given online to change your speed.

Topics to refer – XLRI releases a syllabus for candidates to refer and prepare according to. Candidates can check that and prepare with topics given for a good score.

Practise – To prepare a good score practising is important. Therefore, what you have prepared already need to be parctised on daily basis.

Make Notes – Notes are going to help you revise at the time of examination. This is going to give you a full updation of the topics in less time. Therefore, while reading a new topics prepare notes.

Important Books To Prepare For XAT 2020

There are so many awesome help books nowdays in market for helping students. Candidates can check some of those books in the table below:

Books	Get Here
Target XAT 2020	Click Here
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Click Here
Jabbing Thee Xat Solved Papers And Mock Tests 2020	Click Here
XAT 2020 Simplified	Click Here
Wiley’s ExamXpert Solved Papers and Practice Tests for XAT	Click Here

XAT 2020 Cut Off

Qualified candidates are selected based on the cut off fixed by XLRI and other institutes of XEMI who offer admission based on the score of XAT. the cut off contains the minimum marks required to get admission or be eligible to appear for GD and PI process. To get idea candidates can refer to last year XAT cut off

XAT Cut off for BM and HR Programmes

XAT Cut Off for GMP Programme

XAT 2020 Admit Card

XAT admit card is going to release at the official website of XAT online. Candidates need to have their user ID and password generated at the time of application form for downloading the admit card. XAT admit card contains the exam schedule and address of exam center and personal details of candidates. On the exam date, applicants have to bring a print colored copy of their to admit card at the exam center. Other than admit card candidates need an official ID proof. Other than these two things candidates are not allowed to carry anything inside. For instance electronic devices, books, written papers.

XAT 2020 Exam Center

XAT is going to be conducted across all over India in the following cities given below in table:

Agra	Bokaro Steel City	Goa
Ahmedabad	Chandigarh/Mohali	Gorakhpur
Allahabad	Chennai	Guwahati
Ambala	Coimbatore	Gwalior
Amravati	Cuttack	Hooghly
Amritsar	Dehradun	Hubballi(Hubli)
Bengaluru	Delhi-NCR	Hyderabad
Berhampur	Dhanbad	Indore
Bhatinda	Dibrugarh	Jabalpur
Bhilai Nagar	Durgapur/Asansol	Jaipur
Bhopal	Ernakulam	Jammu
Bhubaneswar	Gandhinagar	Jamshedpur
Kannur	Kanpur	Kolkata
Kota	Kottayam	Kurnool
Kurukshetra	Lucknow	Ludhiana
Madurai	Mangalore	Mumbai
Mysuru(Mysore)	Nagpur	Nashik
Patna	Pune	Raipur
Rajahmundry	Ranchi	Roorkee
Rourkela	Sambalpur	Siliguri
Surat	Thiruvananthapuram	Tirupathi
Tiruvallur	Udaipur	Udupi
Vadodara	Varanasi	Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam	Warangal	Tiruchirappalli

XAT 2020 Answer Key and Response Sheet

After the XAT exam, XLRI is going to release the response sheet and answer key of the XAT entrance exam. It’s going to be available on the official website of XAT. Candidates can get access to it by just login in with their ID and password. Answer key and response sheet available at the website is going to help applicants calculate their marks and get an idea of their score. They can calculate it with the help of a marking scheme. However, if candidates found any mistakes available in their answer key they can object. For that, they have to send a written complain in the form of an email to raise an objection. All the objections are going to be checked by the subject officials and an updated answer key is going to be released.

XAT 2020 Result

After the answer key, the XAT result is going to release online. Candidates have to visit the official website of XAT for the result. To check they have to log in with their applicant login generated at the time of application form. Evaluation of these scores obtained by candidates is going to be done based on the final answer key. XAT result is going to contain the roll number, marks as per the subject, and status of passing the exam. Based on this result candidates are going to get their admission as per their preference.

Participating Universities

Admission in particular universities is based on their needs. Every institute decides the weightage as per their convenience. Therefore, XLRI does not have any control over admission in other universities. Candidates can check the name of the universities below and check their admission procedure as per that:

XAT Associates Members

1. Accurate Institute of Management and Technology
2. Acharya Bangalore B-School
3. Acharya School of Management
4. Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences
5. Adarsh Institute of Management & Information Technology (AIMIT)
6. Alliance University, Alliance School of Business
7. Amrita School of Business
8. APG Shimla University
9. Aryans Business School
10. ABS Asian Business School (NOIDA)
11. Asia Pacific Institute of Management
12. Asian School of Business Management
13. Balaji Institute of Modern Management(BIMM)
14. Bengal Institute of Business Studies
15. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM)
16. Bhavan’s Centre for Communication and Management
17. Birla Institute of Management Technology
18. Birla Institute of Management Technology
19. BLS Institute of Management
20. BML Munjal University
21. BNM Institute of Technology
22. Centurion University of Technology and Management
23. Chandragupta Institutre of Management Patna
24. CMS Business School
25. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute of Management and Higher Studies
26. Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research
27. Desh Bhagat Institute of Management & Computer Sciences
28. Development Management Institute
29. Disha Institute of Management and Technology
30. Doon Business School Global
31. Driems Business School
32. EMPI Business School
33. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDlI)
34. First India Group of Institutions
35. Flame School of Business
36. Fortune Institute of International Business
37. FORE School of Management,New Delhi
38. GIBS Business School
39. Gitam Institute of Management
40. Gitam School of International Business
41. Globsyn Business School
42. GNIMS Business School
43. Goa Institute of Management
44. Great Lakes Institute of Management
45. HDF School of Management
46. Hyderabad Business School,Gitam University
47. IBMR – Business Schools
48. ICBM – School of Business Excellence
49. Institute for Future Education, Entrepreneurship& Leadership
50. IFIM Business School
51. IILM College of Management Studies
52. IILM Graduate School of Management
53. IILM Institute for Business and Management
54. IIMT School of Management (ISM)
55. Indian Institute of Finance
56. Indian Institute of Forest Management
57. Indian Institute of cost and management studies & research
58. Indus Business Academy
59. Indus World School of Business
60. Institute for Financial Management and Research
61. Institute for Technology and Management
62. Institute of Business Studies and Research
63. Institute of Health Management Research
64. Institute of Management & Information Science (IMIS)
65. IMS-Noida
66. Institute of Management Technology ( Dubai)
67. Institute of Management Technology ( Hyderabad)
68. Institute of Management Technology ( Nagpur)
69. Institute of Management Technology (Ghaziabad)
70. Institute of Rural Management Anand
71. Institute of Science & Management
72. International Academy of Management & Entrepreneurship (IAME)
73. International Institute of Business studies
74. International School of Business & Media
75. International School of Management Excellence
76. Invertis Institute of Management Studies
77. ISBR Business School
78. Jagan Institute of Management Studies
79. Jagran Institute of Communication and Management
80. Jaipuria Institute of Management
81. Jaipuria Institute of Management
82. Jaipuria Institute of Management
83. Jaipuria Institute of Management
84. O.P. Jindal Global University
85. JK Lakshmipat University
86. JRE Group Of Institutions
87. Kaziranga University
88. Kejriwal Institute of Management & Development Studies
89. Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies
90. K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
91. Kohinoor Business School, Khandala
92. Krupajal Business School
93. Lovely Professional University
94. Management Education & Research Institute
95. Mangalvedhekar Institute of Management (MIM)
96. Manipal University Jaipur
97. Marian Institute of Health Care Management
98. Master School of Management
99. MATS Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
100. MISB Bocconi
101. MIT Pune’s, MIT School of Telecom Management
102. MIT School of Business
103. M S Ramaiah Institute of Management
104. Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
105. MVRR Institute of Business Management
106. Myra  School of Business
107. NIIT University
108. National Institute of Securities Markets
109. National School of Business
110. New Delhi Institute of Management
111. Praxis Business School
112. Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
113. Pune Institute of Business Management
114. Raffles University Japanese Zone
115. Ravenshaw Management Centre
116. Regional College of Management Autonomous
117. Regional College of Management Bangalore
118. RICS School of Built Environment,Amity University
119. Sharda University
120. Shanti Business School
121. S P Jain Institute of Management & Research
122. School of Management
123. School of Management Sciences
124. School of Management, KIIT University
125. School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
126. SCMS Cochin School of Business
127. Shiva Institute of Management Studies
128. Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development
129. SIET Institute of Management
130. Siva Sivani Institute of Management
131. Sri Shrada Institute of Indian Management Research
132. Sri Sri University
133. Suryadatta Group of Institutes
134. T A Pai Management Institute
135. Taxila Business School
136. The National Management School
137. Training & Advanced Studies in Management and Communications Ltd (TASMAC)
138. United World School of Business
139. Vanguard Business School
140. VIT Business School
141. Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management
142. Vivekananda Insititute of Professional Studies – Technical Campus
143. Vivekananda Global University
144. WLC College India
145. WOXSEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

XAMI Members

1. Loyola Institute of Business Administration
2. Mount Carmel Institute of Management
3. ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH (SFIMR)
4. St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration
5. St.Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology
6. Xavier Institute of Management
7. Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship
8. Xavier Institute of Management & Research
9. Xavier Institute of Management, Jabalpur
10. XLRI Xavier School of Management
11. Xavier Institute of Social Service

About XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)

XAT also known as Xavier Aptitude Test is a National level test. XLRI conducts this exam on behalf of XAMI. From the past 60 years, XLRI conducts this exam for taking admission of qualified candidates in various management courses. XAT is one of the oldest competitive exams in India. Therefore, it has always kept the testing methodology updated. The multidimensional testing performa is designed for students to asses their aptitude potential for future business success. Other than XLRI, the XAT score is used by 150 universities for admission in MBA courses.

About XLRI (Xavier School of Management)

XLRI also known as Xavier School of Management was established in the year of 1949. It was established in the steel city of Jamshedpur by Quinn Enright. After the independence country was going from a big transformation of the political, economic and social environment. Enright wanted XLRI to be part of this movement of liberation and development. The vision of XLRI is to offer an education that is not just leading to a degree but one that inspires future business leaders to respond to the unmeeting needs of society. XLRI conducts one of the oldest competitive tests in the country called XAT on behalf of XEMI.

Official website: xatonline.in

Candidates can get more information on XAT 2020 from its Information Brochure, click here to download it.

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