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XLRI Jamshedpur will release the XAT exam centre 2026 list before the XAT 2026 exam dates. Candidates will be allowed to choose up to six XAT exam centres 2026 based on their preferences at the time of XAT 2026 form filling. As per the XAT 2026 notification, interested candidates can start registering for the XAT 2026 from July 10, 2025, on the XAT official website by paying the XAT 2026 registration fees. Candidates are advised to choose the XAT test cities near their home location. Choosing an XAT exam centre near your residence not only reduces travel time and eliminates the need for long-distance travel but also makes it more convenient for you. Once the test centre is locked, the option for XAT centre change will not be allowed. Last year, XLRI increased the number of XAT exam centres. The authority has added 34 new exam centres for the XAT exam 2025. According to the notice, last year XAT examination was held on January 5, 2025, in online mode in 109 test cities across the country. Explore the article to learn more about the expected XAT exam centres 2026
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The official XAT exam centres 2026 list is not out yet. However, to get an idea about the XAT exam centres 2026, let's look at the XAT exam centres of the previous years. Last year, the XAT exam was conducted in 75 old test cities and 34 new cities. So, if one goes by the past trends, one could expect that XAT 2026 exam centres would be the same if XAT 2026 don't increase the XAT exam centres list. Candidates will have to carry the XAT admit card to enter the XAT test centres. The XAT hall ticket will be an essential document for the exam day. Here is the likely list of XAT exam centres in India. Check out below to know the list of XAT 2026 exam centres in Maharashtra, XAT centres in Kerala, Bangalore, Delhi, etc.
List of XAT Test Cities 2026 (Expected) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agra | Ahmedabad | Aurangabad City (Maharashtra) | Allahabad | Ambala | Amravati |
| Amritsar | Bengaluru | Berhampur | Bhatinda | Bhilai Nagar | Bhopal |
| Bhubaneswar | Chandigarh/ Mohali | Chennai | Coimbatore | Cuttack | Dehradun |
| Delhi-NCR | Dhanbad | Dibrugarh | Durgapur/ Asansol | Ernakulam | Gandhinagar |
| Goa | Gorakhpur | Guwahati | Gwalior | Hooghly | Hubbali (Hubli) |
| Hyderabad | Indore | Jabalpur | Jalandhar | Jaipur | Jammu |
| Jamshedpur | Kannur | Kanpur | Kolkata | Kota | Kottayam |
| Kurnool | Lucknow | Madurai | Mangalore | Mumbai | Mysuru (Mysore) |
| Nagpur | Nashik | Patna | Pune | Raipur | Rajahmundry |
| Ranchi | Roorkee | Rourkela | Sambalpur | Siliguri | Surat |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Tiruchirappalli | Tirupathi | Tiruvallur | Udaipur | Udupi Vadodara |
| Varanasi | Vijayawada | Visakhapatnam | Warangal | Tejpur | Jorhat |
| Rajkot | Shillong | Naharlagun | |||
| New XAT Exam Centres added in 2025 | |||||
| Anantapur | Arrah | Bhagalpur | Darbhanga | Muzaffarpur | Bilaspur |
| Mehsana | Baddi | Chikkaballapur | Davanagere | Hazaribagh | Hisar |
| Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) | Kurukshetra | Shimla | Ajmer | Balasore | Bikaner |
| Dhenkanal | Jodhpur | Kolhapur | Nanded | Patiala | Sikar |
| Ujjain | Karimnagar | Salem | Vellore | Aligarh | Bareilly |
| Haldwani | Moradabad | Muzaffarnagar | Kalyani | ||
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The following steps will guide the candidates on how to select XAT exam cities 2026 and fill out the XAT registration form.
Step 1 - Register for XAT 2026 at xatonline.in.
Step 2 - Select the XAT exam centre 2026 as per preference while filling out the XAT application form
Step 3 - Candidates can select two cities as XAT centres according to their convenience.
Step 4 - Complete the XAT registration process and pay the XAT application fee.
Note - Candidates must note that the XAT exam centre they had chosen at the time of online form filling, considered provisional and the final decision of the XAT 2026 exam centre has been made by XLRI Jamshedpur. Candidates can check their XAT centres by downloading the XAT admit card.
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Those who are wondering about the XAT 2026 test cities, read below some important things you should keep in mind while selecting the XAT exam centre 2026 in the application form:
XAT exam centre 2026 cannot be changed after the release of the admit card. However, candidates may be allowed to change their choice city preferences in the application form only in critical circumstances. So, it is better to choose your options for test cities very carefully while filling out the application form.
Candidates of the XAT 2026 examination, if they have selected the wrong city or want to change it, can email admis@xlri.ac.in or contact us by submitting a query through the 'Ask Us/Ask Query' tab on the login page. In the email or query, students should provide their XAT 2026 ID, Father's Name, Date of Birth (DOB), initially selected city, and new preferred city.
However, please note that XLRI reserves the right to decide whether to accept the change of the XAT 2026 Test City option or not.
XLRI Jamshedpur will issue an XAT admit card online mode on the XAT official website on around the last week of December 2025. Candidates can download it from the official website of XLRI Jamshedpur. The admit card have all the details about the XAT exam centre and the guidelines for the exam day that candidates have to follow.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
XAT 2025 will be conducted in 109 test cities in India.
No, candidates cannot change their XAT exam centre after the release of admit card.
The exact address of XAT exam centre has been printed on XAT admit card.
XAT exam will be conducted in offline mode at different centres across India on January 5, 2025.
XAT 2025 will be held in online mode, also candidates need to carry the following documents on the day of examination.
XAT 2025 admit card
Any one of the following photo ID proof
Voter ID
PAN card
College ID card
Aadhaar card
Driving license
Employee ID card
Passport
Driving license
XAT 2025 will be held in a single slot for 3 hours (2:00 pm to 5:00 pm).
On Question asked by student community
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