XAT 2020 – Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern

XAT 2020 – XLRI-Xavier School of Management will hold the Xaviers Aptitude Test (XAT) 2020 on January 05, 2020. Candidates can apply for XAT 2020 in the online mode only at xatonline.in starting from August 23, 2019. The candidates who have a undergraduate degree in any courses and from any recognized university can appear in XAT 2020. Apart from XAT, the GMAT scores can be also used to apply in XLRI Management Institutes. The qualifying candidates have to apear for the GD and PI rounds of the respective XLRI Management Institutes where they have applied. The final selection is based on XAT scores and the scores of the candidates in GD and PI rounds. To know more on XAT 2020 like syllabus, exam pattern, the application process, courses, etc, read below.

Latest: XAT 2020 Registration is open – Apply now!

XAT 2020

XAT has been conducted for more than 60 years for admission in management courses offered by the XLRI management Institutes. Apart from Xaviers, XAT score is being used by more than 150 institutes for the MBA admissions.

New This Year:

– XLRI is set to open a new campus in Delhi-NCR for the academic session 2020-22, with two sections of its PGDBM Program from June 2020.

– This year XAT is accepting applications from aspirants for not only the Jamshedpur campus but also for XLRI, Delhi-NCR campus subject to the formal approval from AICTE.

XAT 2020 Application Form

The candidates can apply for XAT 2020 in the online mode only. The reistration process and the steps to fill the application form is available here with the fee payment details:

How to apply?

Application fee for XAT 2020:

The candidates have to pay the following amount while applying for XAT 2020:

• Without late fee – Rs. 1700/-
• Candidates interested in XLRI programmes – Pays an additional fee of Rs. 300/- each.
• With late fee – Rs. 2000/- Candidates interested in
• Candidates interested in XLRI programmes -Pays and additional fee of Rs. 500/- each with the late fee.
• Indian Candidate only for GMP through GMAT fee – Rs. 2,500/-
• NRI and Foreign for one or more programme fee – Rs. 5,000/-

XAT Eligibility Criteria 2020

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that they fulfill eligibility conditions before applying.

Nationality: Candidates must be Indian nationals to appear in XAT 2020 (NRI and Foreign nationals can apply for XLRI admission on the basis of GMAT scores).

Education: All candidates who have a Bachelor’s degree of at least 3 years duration are eligible.

Appearing in the final year: Those who are completing the final examination on 2020 can also apply.

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 2020 entrance test.

XAT Mock Test 2020

Mock test for XAT has been released on the official website, also direct link to practice mock test has been provided below here. Candidates can practice before appearing for XAT 2020 so that they can get help in the preparation.

Mock Test: Click here for XAT 2020 Mock test.

XAT 2020 Syllabus

For cracking the XAT examination candidate need to know the XAT 2020 Syllabus for the preparation of the examination. XLRI releases the XAT syllabus. This below-mentioned syllabus is based on the last year examination syllabus.

• 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

• Mode of test: Online Mode
• Papers in XAT: 1 paper having 2 parts – Part A and Part B
• Exam Duration: Total time 205 Mins
• Number of questions: The candidates can check below the number of questions that cam in XAT last year. It varies each year.

XAT 2020 Selection Process

The XAT 2020 selection process is as follows:

Entrance Examination – The candidates need to qualify XAT as the first step of the selection process.

GD Round – XAT qualified candidates are called for the Group Discussion Rounds. The candidtaes are filtered here and are sent to the next round – Personal Insterview.

Personal Interview – In this round, the candidates are called for face to face interview with the selection board of the institute.

Final Merit List – Based on the scores of the candidates in XAT, GD and PI rounds, a final selection list is preapared and such candidates are allotted seats in the institutes.

XAT 2020 Cut Off

Cut off is fixed by XLRI and other institutes that offer admission on basis of XAT score. XAT 2020 cut off refers to minimum marks that are required to get admission in institute or be eligible to appear in GD/PI process. Last year’s XAT Cut Off are mentioned below.

XAT Cut off for BM and HR Programmes

XAT Cut Off for GMP Programme

Being one of the most astute examinations, it takes lots of hard work and determination to crack XAT. Every year, thousands of aspirants apply for XAT to get admission in good colleges

Institutes Accepting XAT 2020 Scores

Admission is done in several colleges through XAT exam result. Candidates need to apply for XLRI admission 2020 during filling up XAT 2020 registration. In order to get admission in other institutes, visit the website of the institute and go through the separate application process. After XAT 2020 Result is announced, institutes where candidates have filled forms, publish the list of the shortlisted candidates for GD PI. Candidates who are shortlisted need to attend GD PI and clear them to get admission.

XLRI offers the following programs

• Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Business Management (BM)
• General ManaDubai, Kathmandugement Programme(For working Professionals)

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

XAT 2020 Admit Card

It is mandatory to carry official hall ticket to the exam center on the day of the exam. Key points regarding the hall ticket are as follows.

• XAT 2020 Admit Card is released online at candidate login.
• Only those who have submitted application forms on time are able to download hall ticket.
• Carry officially issued admit card along with ID proof to the exam hall.
• It contains important details including candidate information which is the same as in application form, test center, and exam timings.

XAT 2020 Exam Centers

The exam centers of XAT 2020 are allotted in the below given cities of the nation. The candidaes re given the option to select the choice of the exam city while filling the application form of XAT 2020, The exam cities are:

1. Ahmedabad
2. Allahabad
3. Amritsar
4. Bengaluru
5. Berhampur
6. Bhopal
7. Bhubaneswar
8. Chandigarh
9. Chennai
10. Cochin
11. Coimbatore
12. Cuttack
13. Dehradun
14. Delhi
15. Goa
16. Greater Noida
17. Gurgaon (Gurugram)
18. Guwahati
19. Hyderabad
20. Indore
21. Jabalpur
22. Jaipur
23. Jammu
24. Jamshedpur
25. Kanpur
26. Kolkata
27. Lucknow
28. Mangalore
29. Mumbai
30. Nagpur
31. Nasik
32. Noida
33. Patna
34. Pune
35. Raipur
36. Ranchi
37. Rourkela
38. Sambalpur
39. Surat
40. Tiruchirapalli
41. Trivandrum
42. Udaipur
43. Vadodara
44. Varanasi
45. Vijayawada
46. Visakhapatnam.

XAT 2020 Answer Key and Response Sheet

The XLRI publishes the Response sheet for XAT 2020. The candidates can download the response sheet at its official website. To download it, you need to login by entering the details such as XAT ID and Password. Since both the answer key and response sheet is now available, you can cross check your answers and calculate your probable score. The answer key is available at your login only. With the help of XAT 2020 Official Answer Key, you can also estimate your chances of qualifying the entrance examination. The calculation marks should be done as per the marking scheme only.

XAT 2020 Result

The candidates can check the XAT 2020 Result at XAT official website xatonline.in. It is important to keep login credentials safe as they will be required to check result. Using XAT scores, candidates can apply for admission in XLRI and XAT Associate Institutes. The candidates can check their result in the online mode only. Further, the candidaes must take the print of their XAT 2020 Scorecard and carry it in the further selection rounds.

Scores of XAT is accepted by 150+ B school apart from the XLRI members.

Contact Details

XLRI
C. H. Area (East)Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
Phone
+91 657 665 3203 /3204/3205
Fax
+91-657-2227814
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Toll Free
1800 419 2929
Monday to Saturday 08:00am – 08:00pm

Official website: www.xatonline.in

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

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