BIMTECH PGDM Admissions 2026
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XLRI, Jamshedpur, will conduct the XAT 2026 selection process after the declaration of the XAT result. It is expected that XLRI Jamshedpur will release the results in online mode in the third week of January 2026. All those students who make it to the final merit list based on their scores in the XAT exam will be called for XAT counselling. Candidates must ensure that they register themselves on the official website of the colleges if they wish to apply to appear for the XAT selection procedure for MBA. Keep reading this article to know more about the important dates of the XAT exam, selection process, expected XAT 2026 cutoff, participating institutes and more.
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Candidates who are shortlisted will have to participate in the XLRI selection criteria, which include Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The final merit list will be prepared based on the performance of candidates in all stages of the XAT selection process 2026. Candidates will be able to check the shortlist by using their login credentials on the XAT 2026 official website, xatonline.in.
Participating Institutes will start the selection procedure for XAT 2026 when the GD/PI shortlist is out. Students who clear the XAT cutoff 2026 will be eligible to participate in the selection rounds of different XLRI Jamshedpur institutes/ colleges. The process for XAT 2026 counselling will be done in online mode. XAT admission process 2026 for MBA involves the following steps for admission into XLRI institutes.
Phase 1 - Candidates have to appear for XAT 2026
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Phase 2 - Shortlisting of Candidates
Phase 3 - XAT Selection Rounds
Phase 4 - Final Selection
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The weightage of these components (for all programs of XLRI) for XLRI selection criteria is as explained below:
Component | Weightage |
XAT score | 60% |
Group Discussion/ Personal Interview | 25% |
Essay, Academic profile, GK, video, work ex | 15% |
XLRI will release the XAT 2025 cutoff on its official website, xlri.ac.in. Students are shortlisted based on the cutoff released by the XAT participating institutes. Students can check the table below for the expected XAT cutoff for last year.
XLRI BM Program Interview Cutoffs 2025 (Percentile) | |||||
Stream | Gender | Total | QA | VALR | DM |
Engineer/Tech | Male | >=96 | >=88 | >=84 | >=84 |
Engineer/Tech | Female | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
Engineer/Tech | Male | >=96 | >=88 | >=84 | >=84 |
Engineer/Tech | Female | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
XLRI HRM Program Interview Cutoffs 2025 (Percentile) | |||||
Stream | Gender | Total | QA | VALR | DM |
Engineer/Tech | Male | >=95 | >=83 | >=90 | >=87 |
Engineer/Tech | Female | >=90 | >=73 | >=85 | >=80 |
Engineer/Tech | Male | >=93 | >=76 | >=90 | >=87 |
Engineer/Tech | Female | >=87 | >=68 | >=85 | >=80 |
There are several factors which determine the XAT cutoffs at XLRI. Take a look at the following list of factors:
| Institute Name | Location | Fees (Tentative) | Average Salary (LPA) |
| Xavier School of Management (XLRI) | Jamshedpur | Rs 27.4 Lakhs | Rs 30.7 LPA |
| Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA) | Ahmedabad | Rs 21 Lakhs | Rs 19 LPA |
| Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB) | Bhubaneshwar | Rs 20 Lakhs | Rs 17.54 LPA |
| Institute of Management Technology (IMT) | Ghaziabad | Rs 19.53 Lakhs | Rs 17.35 LPA |
| International Management Institute (IMI) | New Delhi | Rs 21.37 Lakhs | Rs 15.48 LPA |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) | Chennai | Rs 18.75 Lakhs | Rs 12.5 LPA |
| Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) | Anand | Rs 11.75 Lakhs | Rs 14.33 LPA |
| FORE School of Management | New Delhi | Rs 16.98 Lakhs | Rs 14.04 LPA |
| T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) | Manipal | Rs 19.5 Lakhs | Rs 12.5 LPA |
| Goa Institute of Management | Sattari | Rs 18.07 Lakhs | Rs 14.87 LPA |
XAT participating institutes 2026 involve the names of all the premier B-schools which are also associate members of XLRI.
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8. | St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology |
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10. | Xavier Business School (XBS) St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, XAT is conducted once a year. XAT 2026 is scheduled to be held on January 4, 2026.
Apart from the PI score, XLRI Institute will consider, the candidate's XAT score and academic record to prepare the final shortlist.
Yes along with Group Discussion (GD), there is an Personal Interview for final admission.
XAT counselling 2025 is expected to start in February 2025.
In such a doubtful case about the successful XAT registration, students have to visit the official website and login to the portal by using XAT credentials and take a print of the application. And preserve the soft copy and hard copy of the XAT 2025 application for future reference.
XAT selection process will be conducted in online mode only.
After completing the basic and personal details, students need to select the option through GMAT to apply for XLRI programs.
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Hi dear candidate,
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