Xavier Admission Test (XAT) 2020 Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility Criteria & Syllabus
Xavier Admission Test (XAT) is a national level entrance exam, for admission into the postgraduate management programmes at Xavier Institutes, conducted by Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur. XLRI conducts the test on behalf of the XAMI. XAT is one of the oldest competitive examinations in India. XAT’s testing framework is designed to meaningfully check the aptitude of candidates for the future success of business. The test scores obtained from the XAT Exam is being used by more than 100 institutes for the admission. Besides XLRI and other Xavier Institutes, hosts of other reputed Top B-Schools in India also accept XAT scores including Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai and Goa Institutes of Management, Indian Institute of Finance, New Delhi and S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.
Important Dates
| Application form availability | 20th August 2020 |
| Last date for submission of Application form | 23 August 2020 |
| Last date for making change in the Exam City | 11 December 2020 |
| Admit card available from | 27 December 2020 |
| Examination date | 5 January 2021 |
| XAT 2020 Official Answer Key | 3rd week of January 2021 |
| Result Declaration | Last week of January 2021 |
| Beginning of Counseling Procedure | To be Updated soon |
Eligibility Criteria
The XAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
- Students who have completed three years of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline, recognised by a University or Deemed University.
- Those completing their final examination bY 10 June 2021 may also apply.
- NRI and Foreign candidates can also apply for XAT exam through valid GMAT score card (excluding Kathmandu and Dubai students).
Fee Details:
- XAT Registration Fee (without late Fee) – Rs.1700/- Candidates interested in XLRI programs needs to pay an additional fee of Rs.300/- each.
- XAT Registration Fee (with late Fee) – Rs.2000/- Candidates interested in XLRI programmes needs to pay an additional fee of Rs.500/- each
How to apply for XAT 2020
Students have to register for XAT and XLRI 2020 at www.xatonline.net.in. You may also apply for institutions using XAT 2020 score for admission to their programmes. Applicants for XAT 2020 can choose to pay online using credit card/ debit card/ online banking. Applicants can also make payment through a demand draft made from any bank (in favour of XLRI Jamshedpur A/C XAT). Third alternative for making payment can be “cash”. This can be done from any of the IDBI Bank branches located in India to make payment for XAT 2020.
Candidates only interested in XAT but not in XLRI need to pay a fee of Rs.. Candidates interested in XLRI programme(s) needs to pay an additional fee of Rs.300/-500/- each.
XAT 2020 Paper Pattern
| Section | Duration |
| Part A | 170 minutes |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | |
| Decision Making | |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | |
| Part B | 35 minutes |
| Essay Writing | |
| General Awareness |
- The XAT Exam will be conducted in pen and paper mode.
- There will be two papers involved in the exam i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- Paper 1 will contain 78 questions from Verbal and Logical Ability (23 questions), Decision Making (26 questions) and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (29 questions).
- Paper 2 will contain 25 questions from General Awareness and there will be one topic from essay writing.
- Candidates will be given 170 minutes for paper 1 exam whereas 35 minutes for paper 2.
- Candidates can leave only 13 questions unattempted and once the limit is over, 0.05 marks will be deducted for every unattempted questions.
Syllabus
Verbal and Logical Ability
Questions are asked on the following topics:
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Fill in the Blanks
- Para Jumble
- Vocabulary
- Logical Completion of Idea
- Critical Reasoning
- Arguments
Decision Making
The topics to be prepared in this section are as follows:
- Mathematics
- Venn Diagram
- Decision Making
- Semi Quantitative topics
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
The Common topics which a student should prepare in this section are:
- Arithmetic
- Geometry
- Functions
- Graphs
- Mensuration – 2D and 3D
- Probability
- Algebra
- Heights & Distance
- Direction Sense & Time
- Speed & Distance
- Statistics
- Table
- Data Interpretation – Web Diagram
General Awareness
Question in this section are from day to day current affairs.
The following topics are covered:
- Politics
- Business
- Geography
- History
- Literature
- Nation and States
XAT Result 2020
The result of XAT 2020 is expected to be declared in the last week of January, 2021. The exam is likely to be conducted in the first Sunday of January, 2021.
XAT 2020
- Students have to log into the website: http://xatonline.net.in/
- Enter XAT Registration Number and Password
- Enter Security Text
- Click Login
- Check the Sectional and Overall Scores
The hard copy of the XAT Score Card is also sent to the candidate by post. The XAT 2020 participating institutes will announce the list of candidates shortlisted on the basis of their XAT 2020 cutoffs.
The final selection procedure includes Group Discussion or Written Ability Test and Personal Interview rounds. The XLRI or Xavier Associate Management Institutes conducts separate selection procedure and no common admission process is conducted for these institutes through XAT scores.
XAT Exam Structure
- Quantitative Ability
- English Language & Logical Reasoning
- Decision Making
- GK and Essay
XAT is conducted across India in the following cities:
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.
XAT is also be conducted across the following two international cities: Dubai, Kathmandu.
Admit Card
Candidates may download the admit card in December 2020 from www.xatonline.net.in
Contact Details
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)
Circuit House Area (East)
Jamshedpur – 831001
Jharkhand, India
Phone: +91 657 665 3203/3204/3205
Fax: +91-657-2227814
Email: admissions@xatonline.net.in, admis@xlri.ac.in
Web site: www.xlri.ac.in
