XAT Notification 2025: Important Dates & Other Information

XAT 2025 registrations are live now. The last date to register is 30 November 2024. The XAT 2025 exam is set to be conducted on 5 January 2025
A brief overview and schedule of the XAT are provided below.
To learn in detail about the latest XAT 2025 exam, read this article.
XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is a national-level test conducted every year in the first week of January. It is held by XLRI on behalf of Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI).XAT scores pave the way to MBA admissions in the prestigious B-schools of the country like XLRI, IMT Ghaziabad, XIMB, SP Jain, KJ Somaiya, TAPMI, etc. Apart from 11 XAMI member institutes, over 150 other renowned academic institutions accept XAT Scores for their management programmes.
XAT Notification 2025
One of the toughest management entrance exams, XAT tests the candidate's ability in verbal, quant, data interpretation, decision-making and general knowledge. It is a computer-based test of 180 minutes and comprises 95 MCQs. In order to score well in XAT, students need to have a proper preparation and exam strategy in place.
All the essential information like XAT exam date, registration, result date, etc. will soon be available on its official site (www.xatonline.in). Accordingly, the aspirants are required to submit the application within the stated deadline and download admit cards for the exam day. For your convenience, we have given the tentative dates of XAT 2025 below:
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Reduction in the overall number of questions: Earlier XAT used to have 101 questions which have been reduced to 95 questions that will be in the MCQ format.
Reduction in GK questions: Gk section will now have 20 questions instead of 25. This section will include 12 questions on current affairs and 8 questions from static GK ensuring a balanced assessment of candidates' current awareness and foundational knowledge.
Changes in Exam time: The total XAT 2025 exam time is reduced to 180 minutes instead of earlier 210 minutes.
XAT exam in 2 parts: The XAT 2025 exam has been divided into two parts. Part 1 is allocated 170 minutes and Part 2 is solely on the GK section which will be conducted in 10 minutes.
Removal of Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) Test: Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) has been removed from XAT 2025. This component section has been integrated with the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) stages of the XLRI selection process.
GK Score: The score from the General Knowledge section will be exclusively utilized by XLRI Jamshedpur for its final selection process.
XAT Important Dates 2025
Events Dates
XAT Notification Date 15th July, 2024
XAT Application Start Date 15th July, 2024
Last Date of XAT Application 30 November, 2024
Admit Card Release Date December, 2024 (Tentative)
XAT Exam Date (Tentative) 5 January 2025 (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM)
XAT Answer Key 2025 2nd week of January 2025 (Tentatively)
XAT Result 2025 Third/Fourth week of January 2025 (tentatively)
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Did you Know: Established in 1949, XLRI is the oldest B-school of India.
Additionally, you must know about the basic facts related to XAT.
XAT 2025: Brief Overview
Exam Name Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT)
Conducting body XLRI Jamshedpur
Exam type National Level Post-Graduate exam
Periodicity Once in a year
Score/Percentile Validity One Year
Mode of the Exam Online
Duration of the Exam 180 min.
Annual No. of Test Takers 90,000 - 1 lakh
Exam Pattern Objective questions
Number of questions 95 MCQs
Syllabus Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, General Knowledge
Negative Marking 0.25 marks for each wrong answer & 0.10 marks after every 8 unattempted questions (*No negative marking for GK & Essay sections)
Programmes Offered by XLRI Business Management (BM), Human Resource Management (HRM) and General Management Programme (GMP)
Official website http://www.xatonline.in/
* Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) component will be administered during the GD/PI stages of the selection process, rather than as part of the XAT 2025.
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For more detailed information on XAT exam and XLRI programmes, check their official websites.
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