Xavier Aptitude Test, popularly referred to as XAT is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur for admission into the Xavier Universities. It is a university level exam conducted across 45+ cities. This year's notification has been released. This year XAT will be conducted online, on 6th January 2019. To know more details click here.
XAT is conducted by XLRI on behalf of XAMI (Xavierâs Association of Management Institutes). XAT is conducted, at All Indian level, by XLRI to select aspirants for admission into the respective management programs. The XAT score is considered by more than 150 management institutes for admission into its courses.
There are no restrictions for candidates seeking admissions to XAT member and associate institutions on the basis of their age.
All candidates who hold a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline or have completed an equivalent course with a minimum duration of 3 years are eligible to apply for XAT 2018. This includes completed professional degrees like CA, CS, ICWA, etc.
Final year graduation students who shall complete all their exams by June 10, 2018 are also eligible to apply for XAT 2018.
NRI and foreign candidates can apply XAT member and associated institutes through GMAT scores. However, candidates in Dubai and Kathmandu have to appear for the exam in their respective centres.
Date of Commencement of Application |
August 16, 2017 |
Last Date to apply without late fee |
November 30, 2017 |
Last Date to apply with late fee |
December 15, 2017 |
Admit Cards available from |
December 20, 2017 onwards |
Exam Date |
January 7, 2017 |
Exam Timings |
10.00 am to 01.35 pm |
Mode of Examination |
Online computer based |
All candidates who had successfully registered for XAT 2018 can download their admit cards from the official XAT Online page from December 20, 2017 onwards.
Candidates are required to log in with their registered ID and password in order to download their admit card. The window for downloading XAT 2018 admit cards will be closed on December 31, 2017.
National Centres: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Goa, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Surat, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam.
International centres: Dubai and Kathmandu.
For the first time in its history, XAT will be conducted online. Since 2016, XAT exam pattern has undergone significant changes not only in its structure but also in its content.
While the number of questions may vary this year, the sections will remain the same. Some important points about the expected XAT 2018 exam pattern have been noted below:
Section |
No of Questions |
Decision making |
21 |
Verbal Ability and Logical Ability |
24 |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation |
27 |
Essay and General Awareness |
1 Essay topic and 25 Questions |
Since 2016, the XAT exam pattern has undergone significant changes not only in structure but also in content. It won't be surprising to note a few changes in XAT 2018 as well.
In order to ace XAT, you need not attempt all the questions. Even half of the paper, attempted right, could get you 95+ percentile. Therefore, it becomes important to maximise your correct attempts and minimise incorrect ones Given this, the best possible way to prepare for XAT 2018 exam is to understand your strengths and weaknesses and work upon them. This can be best achieved by attempting XAT mocks and previous year's exam papers.
Products |
No. of Mocks |
Price (MRP) |
Upgrade Fee |
Enroll now |
XAT Test Series |
8 |
1499 |
799* |
|
Mini XAT Test Series |
4 |
999 |
- |
|
XAT + TISSNET Test Series |
8+4 |
1999 |
999** |
|
Mini XAT + TISSNET Test Series |
4+2 |
1299 |
- |
*Upgrade option is available only for Target Year 2017 MBA Classroom & Non CAT Test Series students only. Upgrade will entitle you access to mock numbers 3,4,7 & 8 of XAT Test Series.
**Upgrade option is available only for Target Year 2017 MBA Classroom & Non CAT Test Series students only. Upgrade will entitle you access to mock numbers 3,4,7 & 8 of XAT & mock numbers 3 & 4 of TISSNET.
XAT 2018 exam analysis with expected cut offs and score calculator will be accessible immediately after the XAT exam is over right here!
Check out our analysis of previous years' XAT exam papers.