XAT Notification 2021 - Released on Sep 7
XAT Notification 2021 - XLRI Jamshedpur released the official website for XAT 2021 on September 7, 2020. The authorities launched the website wherein they have mentioned the important details pertaining to XAT 2021. The XAT registration process was extended until December 10. The XAT admit card 2021 released on December 20. XAT 2021 was conducted on January 3, 2021, in online mode. The XAT notification 2021 mentions the mode in which the exam will be conducted, admit card available date, result date, answer key date, dates for late fee payment, the dates for making correction in XAT 2021 application form, number of exam centres, participating institutes, marking scheme and much more. Any changes that are done are mentioned in the XAT 2021 notification. XAT is a national level entrance examination conducted for admission to institutes accepting XAT scores. Read this complete article by Careers360 to know in detail about XAT notification 2021.
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XAT 2021 Notification - Important Events
The schedule of Xavier’s Aptitude Test is mentioned in XAT 2021 notification. The XAT 2021 exam dates mentioned below in the table are updated and candidates can go through it so that they do not miss any important event.
XAT Exam Dates 2021
Events | Dates |
XAT notification 2021 | September 7, 2020 |
Commencement of XAT 2021 registration | September 12, 2020 |
Last date to register without a late fee |
December 10, 2020 |
Availability of admit card | December 20, 2020 |
XAT 2021 | January 3, 2021 |
Release of candidate’s response sheet | January 05, 2021 |
Release of official answer key | January 08, 2021 |
Objection filing to XAT answer key | Second week of January 2021 |
Declaration of result | January 18, 2021 |
XAT cutoff | Last week of January 2021 |
What’s New in XAT 2021?
The fee for the application form of XAT 2021 has been increased to Rs 1750 from Rs 1700
Past Years XAT Notification Exam Dates
XAT notification has been released on September 7 and the exam will be conducted on January 3. Check the table below to know the dates-
XAT Exam and Notification Past Years Dates
Year | Date of issuance of notification | Date of examination |
XAT 2021 | September 7, 2020 | January 3, 2020 |
XAT 2020 | August 23, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
XAT 2019 | August 20, 2018 | January 6, 2019 |
XAT 2018 | August 16, 2017 | January 7, 2018 |
XAT 2017 | August 22, 2016 | January 8, 2017 |
XAT 2016 | September 4, 2015 | January 3, 2016 |
XAT Eligibility Criteria 2021
XAT 2021 eligibility criteria mention the academic qualifications required by the candidates when filling the application form. As per the XAT eligibility criteria 2021 student must have completed his/her graduation from a recognized university/institute with a minimum marks criteria. Candidates who do not adhere by the eligibility criteria of XAT 2021, their candidature will stand cancelled during the admission process.
XAT Registration 2021
Registration for XAT 2021 commenced on September 12, 2020. The XAT registration form 2021 ended on December 10, 2020, without any late fee. Students must note that there is no provision for buying the application form of XAT 2021 in offline mode, the whole process is held in online mode only.
XAT Exam Pattern 2021
XAT 2021 will be held in online mode on January 3, 2021. As per the exam pattern of XAT 2021, the paper will be divided into four sections. The table below briefs the XAT 2021 exam pattern:
XAT Exam Pattern
Name of Sections | No. of Questions | Duration |
Verbal and Logical Ability (VA & LR) | 75 | 180 minutes/ 3 hours |
Decision Making (DM) | ||
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA & DI) | ||
General Knowledge (GK) | 25 |
XAT 2021 Marking Scheme:
As per the marking scheme of XAT 2021,
One marks will be given for every correct answer.
1/4th of the total mark allotted per question will be deducted for every incorrect or wrong answer.
About XAT 2021
Xavier Aptitude Test, also known as XAT is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur. It is a national level postgraduate entrance examination conducted for admission to XLRI and 150+ B-schools. XAT 2021 will be held for a duration of three hours in online mode. Approx more than 75,000 students appear for XAT every year. XLRI offers various programmes in management such as Business Management (BM), Human Resource Management (HRM), Global Business Management (GBM) and General Management Programme (GMP).
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Questions related to XAT
IAM SC STUDENT MY CAT 34.66 AND MY XAT IS 30.50 CAN I APPLY
Dear aspirant,
As your percentile in cat is 34.66 and your xat score is 30.50 , i dont think that there is any chance for you to get calls from any of the iims and i dont think even XLRI would give a call.
The minimum cut off percentile required to get a call from iim is about 35-40 percentile.
colleges accepting xat score of 86 percentile, with avg package of 10 lakhs
With XAT score of 86 percentile you have chances in following B schools which are listed below along with the average salary package per annum :-
* Tampi Manipal , average package is 10.6 lakh per annum
*SPJIMR Mumbai, 22.4 lakh is average package here
*FORE School of Management, average package of 10.4 lakh
* IFMR Siricity, average package of 8.3 lakh
* we school mumbai ,average package of 8 lakh
* XIME bangalore,average package of 6.7 lakh
* IFIM Bangalore,average package of 7.2 lakh
* IMT Nagpur,average package of 7.5 lakh
* IMT Hyderabad ,average package of 6.7 lakh
Apart from your XAT score, the B- schools may also consider other criteria for shortlisting candidates like past academic record , work experience etc
For more, you can check out our page, the link which is provided below:-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting-xat-scores-and-cutoffs
I hope that you find this helpful
If you have any other doubt then you can always reach us to clear them :) we are always available to help you out and guide you
Thank you
I got 66 percentile can you suggest any good colleges?
Hi
With XAT score of 66 percentile you don't hold chance in Top most B schools accepting XAT like Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, but yes you have chances in following B schools :-
*Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune
*Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
*Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad
*Gitam School of International Business
*FIIB New Delhi
*VESIM Mumbai
*Vishwa Vishwani Hyderabad
*Acharya Bangalore B-School - ABBS Bangalore
*GIBS Business School - GIBS Bangalore
*SGPC’s Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
*RSB Chennai: Rajalakshmi School of Business
Apart from your XAT score, the B- schools may also consider other criteria for shortlisting candidates like past academic record , work experience etc
You can check the same at out page the link which is provided below:-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting- xat -scores-and-cutoffs
I hope that you find this helpful
If you have any other doubt then you can always reach us to clear them :) we are always available to help you out and guide you
Thank you
do colleges other than xavier get to know about the XAT score of an individual?
No, when filling XAT form you automatically apply for XLRI-Jamshedpur campus. For any other campus or colleges you need to apply separately and upload your XAT scorecard to get shortlisted on the basis of XAT scores. Following are few colleges accepting XAT:
- SPJIMR, Mumbai,
- GIM-Goa,
- TAPMI-Manipal,
- XIM- Bhubaneswar,
- LIBA-Chennai,
- IMT-Ghaziabad,
- Welingkar- Mumbai,
- IFMR-Chennai,
Good luck
my score in cat and xat is low, didnt even reach the cutoff.. which decent college do u suggest for mba
Dear aspirant,
As per your question, you told your cat and xat both the scores are very low and didn't reach the cut offs so it is impossible for you to get any tier 1 or tier 2 colleges.
You should also give seperate exams for colleges like gitam University and for the colleges in Bangalore and Maharashtra.