XAT 2021: Application Form Available, Exam Date (Out), Notification, Syllabus, Pattern, and Colleges

XAT 2021– Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jharkhand, conducts the XAT 2021 in computer-based mode. Eligible candidates can apply for the XAT from September 12, 2020, on official website i.e xatonline.in. The candidates are given admission into postgraduate courses in XLRI and XAT Associate Institutes on the basis of their XAT 2020 score, PI and GD etc. The XAT 2021 question paper is divided into 4 sections and has about 99 questions in the same. Scroll below to check out the eligibility criteria, application form, exam pattern, syllabus, result and counselling for XAT 2021.

Latest:
– Application Form for XAT 2021 has been released. Click here to fill the form.
– XAT 2021 date has been released. Scroll down to check the dates.

XAT 2021

The XLRI is India’s first B-School, which was founded in 1949. It offers 14 PG / Diploma courses / Corporate programmes executive diploma in HRM, 3 yr weekend programme in bussiness management, PGDM (BM / HRM), FPM and many more. The final admission decision is based on XAT score, PI / GD, work experience, qualifications, academic background and co-curricular activities. Shown below are the important dates for the same.

XAT 2021	Dates
Release of application form	10 Sep 2020 12 Sep 2020
Last date to apply for XAT	30 Nov 2020
Last date to apply for XAT 2020 via GMAT	to be notified
Admit card	20 Dec 2020
Exam Date	03 Jan 2021
Release of answer key	to be notified
Downloading of response sheet	to be notified
Last date to submit objection in answer key	to be notified
Result Declaration	31 Jan 2021
XAT Score Card	31 Jan – 31 Mar 2020

XAT 2021 Exam Date

XAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must read and understand the eligibility criteria before filling the application form for XAT 2021. Candidates may apply for more than one programme.

For PGDM BM and HRM programmes:

• Candidates should be 3 yr graduate from any recognised university / college

For PGDM ( General Management)

• Candidates must have minimum of three years Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University.
• They should have completed 5 years relevant managerial experience and must be doing a full time job.

Fellow Programme in Management

There are 3 options for the aspiring candidates of this Fellow Programme in Management.

Option 1;

• Candidate should have done PG Post Graduation from any Universities (MBA / Master’s degree in any discipline India/Abroad) with atleast 55% marks and 50% for SC / ST.
• They should have completed graduation with 60% marks ( 55% for SC / ST).

Or

• They should have completed Five years / four years Integrated Master’s Degree programme in any discipline, with at least 55% marks

Or

• They should have BE/B.Tech degree or its equivalent with at least 60% mark and 2 year work experience.

Or

• They must have completed CA, ICWA or CS with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates)

Option 2;

• Candidates with any of the above qualification can also submit UGC JRF/ NET; GMAT/GRE/GATE scores for admission.

Option 3;

• Candidates who have done their PGP from XLRI, any IIMs, FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, XIM Bhubaneswar, IRMA, SP Jain, School of Management of IITs, TIFR, TISS, ISI and other comparable Institutes with a CQPI of at least 6.00/8.00 or equivalent are exempted from appearing in the XAT.
• They only have to appear for Personal Interview.

For Executive Fellow Programme in Management :

• They should have an MBA / Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) or equivalent or GMP/PGPX.
• They should be currently employed in full time job.
• The candidate should have at least 5 years of full-time executive/managerial/ teaching/ research experience.
• Candidates below 50 years of age experience are given admission.

For three-year weekend programme in Postgraduate Diploma in Management:

• The candidate should be a 3 year graduate.
• The bachelor’s degree should be from any of the universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature India
• Candidate must have 2 year work experience.

For Executive Diploma in Human Resource Management for Working Executives:

• The candidate must be working in HR sector.
• They should have a Bachelors Degree (minimum three years of full time study).
• Candidate should have a experience in managerial position after graduation of 5 years

XAT 2021 Application Form

The XAT 2021 Application Form is released on the official website i.e xatonline.in. Since, there is no correction facility in the same, the candidate should fill all details in XAT 2021 Application Form correctly. Candidates can only apply for XAT 2020 online. Shown below are the steps.

How to apply?

• Go to the official website i.e xatonline.in.
• Next, click on the tab registration.
• Then, fill the basic details like Name, Date of Birth, Contact details and Email-id and submit.
• Thereafter, the XAT ID and Password is sent to the candidate email id and mobile number.
• Then, candidates can fill the XAT 2021 application form, upload documents and pay application fee for XAT 2020.
• At last, take out print out of the application form.

Application Fee: Applicants must pay the following application fee for successful submission of application form.

Particulars	Fee
Without late fee & for XLRI programmes	Rs.1700/- additional fee – Rs.300
With late fee & for XLRI programmes	Rs.2000/- additional fee – Rs.500
Indian candidates only for GMP through GMAT	Rs.2500
NRI and Foreign for one or more programme fee	Rs. 5000/-

Important Documents: Candidates have to upload the following documents as per prescribed format only.

• Required Certificates
• Passport Size Photographs
• Signature
• Mark sheets of past exams
• Identity proof

XAT 2021 Admit Card

The official authority releases the admit card for XAT 2021 on the official website i.e xatonline.in. Candidates need to login with XAT ID and password to download the same. The XAT 2021 Admit Card comprises of crucial details like timings, name and address of the test centre, name of candidate, photograph etc. No candidate is allowed to enter the exam centre without their XAT 2021 Admit Card and a valid identity proof.

XAT 2021 Exam Pattern

Candidates who want to secure high rank in XAT 2021, must understand the exam pattern for the same thoroughly. It is as follows.

Mode of Exam: The exam is held in computer based mode.

Language of Exam: It is held in English.

Duration: There is 3 hour duration.

Number of Questions: There are 99 questions in XAT.

Number of Sections: There are 4 sections in XAT.

Distribution of Questions: It is as follows.

Name of Sections	Number of Questions
Verbal and Logical Ability	26
Decision Making	21
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	27
General Knowledge	25

XAT 2021 Syllabus

The following is the syllabus of XAT 2021. However, the topics are broad and candidates should cover all of them thoroughly.

• Verbal and Logical Ability
• Decision Making 
• Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
• General Knowledge
• Essays

XAT 2021 Test Centres

The XAT 2021 is conducted across India in the following test centres.

• Agra,
• Ahmedabad
• Allahabad,
• Ambala
• Amravati
• Amritsar
• Bengaluru
• Berhampur
• Bhatinda
• Bhilai Nagar
  Bhopal
• Bhubaneswar
• Bokaro Steel City
• Chandigarh
• Mohali
• Chennai,
• Coimbatore
• Cuttack
• Dehradun,
  Delhi-NCR
• Dhanbad
• Dibrugarh
• Durgapur/Asansol
• Ernakulam
• Gandhinagar
• Goa
• Gorakhpur
• Guwahati
• Gwalior Hooghly
• Hubballi(Hubli)
• Hyderabad
• Indore
• Jabalpur
• Jammu
• 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 Tiruchirappalli,
• Tirupathi
• Tiruvallur
• Udaipur
• Udupi
• Vadodara,
• Varanasi
• Vijayawada
• Visakhapatnam
• Warangal.

XAT 2021 Result

The official authority releases the result for XAT 2021 on the official website. It is provided in the form of scorecard. Candidates need to login with their XAT id and password to download their result. Selected candidates are then called for Personal Interview and further admission process. The scorecard for XAT 2021 comprises of roll number, marks as per the subject, and status of passing the exam.

How is it calculated?

The XAT 2021 result is prepared on the basis of the following marking scheme.

Formula to calculate XAT score –

(No of correct answer x 1) – (No of wrong answer x 0.25) – (8 unattempted question x 0.10)

XAT 2021 Cut off

After calculation of scores, the XLRI and other institutes of XEMI release the cut for admission. This is as per last year.

Name of the subject	Male	Female
VALR	74	72
DM	78	74
QA	85	75
Overall	95	99

XAT 2021 Participating Institutes

The following institutes accept a candidate’s XAT 2021 score for admission.

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

Also Read: XAT 2021 Answer Key

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• Information & Communication Technology Facilities
• Student Residencies
• Sports Facilities
• Learning Centre
• Medical Facilities
• International Centre
• Auditoriums
• The Student Affairs Council (SAC)

XLRI Student Exchange Programme : The institution has partnered with 20 best educational institutes across the globe. It aims to teach student studying, travelling, and socialising with students from all over the world.

XLRI Scholarships : The official body also provide different types of scholarhships to those in need. They are as follows.

XLRI Placements: The Student Placement Committee is the exclusive body that manages the placements for students at XLRI. Here is the list of top recruiters.

• ABInBev
• Accenture Strategy
• Accenture Technology
• Aditya Birla Group
• Airtel
• Allianz Global
• Investors
• Amazon
• American Express
• Aon Hewitt
• Asian Paints
• Avendus Capital
• Axis Bank
• Bain & Co.
• Bajaj
• BCCL
• Cairn
• Capgemini
• Citibank
• Cipla
• Coca Cola
• Cognizant
• Colgate Palmolive
• DBS
• Deloitte
• Directi
• Dr.Reddy’s
• Laboratories
• Edelweiss
• Everest Group
• Ernst and Young
• Flipkart
• Glaxo Smith Kline
• Hindustan Coca-Cola
• Hindustan Unilver Limited
• HDFC
• IBM Consulting
• ICICI
• ITC
• Johnson&Johnson
• JP Morgan Chase
• Kotak
• KPMG
• Lodha Group
• Mahindra
• Marico
• Mattel
• McKinsey & Co.
• Mercer
• Micorsoft
• Mondelez
• International
• Nestle
• Ola
• Oyo
• Piramal
• PWC
• Procter & Gamble
• Reckitt Benckiser
• Reliance industries
• RPG Enterprises
• Samsung

For getting complete admission details for XAT 2021 – Download Bulletin | Admission Prospectus

FAQ’s on XAT 2021

Contact Information:

XLRI Jamshedpur
C. H. Area (East)
Jamshedpur – 831001
Jharkhand, India
Phone : +91-657-665 3203/3204
Fax : +91-657-222 7814
Email : [email protected]
Website : xlri.ac.in, xatonline.in

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