XAT Result 2018 - XLRI Jamshedpur has declared XAT 2018 result on February 12. The XAT result 2018 is available in online mode only. Candidates can check XAT 2018 result by entering their login credentials - XAT ID and Date of Birth. XAT result 2018 has been calculated according to the official answer key. The result of XAT 2018 has been announced in the form of a scorecard. The scorecard carries the section-wise and overall scores & percentiles. The scorecard is also available for download along with the XAT result 2018. The closure date to download score card is February 20, 2018. XAT score card is valid till December 31, 2018. XLRI also sends the hard copy of XAT scorecard to test takers at their registered address by post.
Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2018 was held on Sunday, January 7. XAT 2018 Retest at a few test centres has been conducted on February 3. XLRI and other participating institutes will announce the shortlist of candidates for next rounds of selection process after the declaration of XAT 2018 result. The selection procedure of XAT includes Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI) and Essay Writing or Written Ability Test (WAT) rounds. Get detailed information about the result of XAT 2018 like score calculation, how to download, etc. in the article below.
Important Dates related to XAT Result 2018
Events | Dates |
XAT 2018 | January 7, 2018 |
XAT 2018 Retest | February 3, 2018 |
Declaration of XAT Result | February 12, 2018 |
XAT Score Card Downloading | February 11 to 20, 2018 |
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How to Check XAT Result 2018
Visit the official website of XAT 2018 Or Click on the link given above
Login with your XAT ID and password
Enter the Security Code
Click on ‘Login’ button
Download and print the XAT 2018 result cum scorecard
What will XAT Result 2018 carry?
The XAT 2018 result cum scorecard carries the following information:
XAT Registration ID
Date of XAT exam
Percentage of Quantitative Ability and Data interpretation
Percentile of Quantitative Ability and Data interpretation
Percentage of Verbal and Logical Ability
Percentile of Verbal and Logical Ability
Percentage of Decision Making
Percentile of Decision Making
Percentage of General Knowledge
Percentile of General Knowledge
Overall Percentage
Overall Percentile
Sample of XAT Score Card
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Marking Scheme for XAT Result 2018 Calculation
Each question carries one mark
For each wrong answer, there is negative marking of 0.25 mark
Candidates can leave out upto eight questions, beyond which there will be negative marking of 0.05 marks
Although the scores of Paper 2, including General Knowledge and Essay Writing questions, are not considered in calculating the total percentile, it is compulsory to attempt in order to qualify for the exam
What after XAT 2018 Result?
XLRI Jamshedpur will announce the cutoff after the announcement of the XAT result 2018.
On the basis of the XAT 2018 result, candidates are shortlisted by XLRI Jamshedpur and other participating institutes on the basis of the XAT cutoff for the next round of selection process i.e. GD, PI and or WAT rounds.
The XLRI or Xavier Associate Management Institutes adopt separate selection procedures and no common admission process is conducted for these institutes through XAT scores.
156 B-schools will accept the XAT result for MBA & PGDM admission
After the declaration of XAT 2018 results/scorecard, candidates can apply for admissions to the below given XLRI member institutes, and follow the institute specific XAT selection procedure for final admissions.
If a candidate aspires to take admission to any one of the XAT participating institutes s/he follow the steps given below:
Visit the official website of the institute.
Follow their registration/application procedure.
Wait for your XAT results and shortlist call. Every institute will follow their own specific selection rounds and will have different weight-age for every round.
XAT Member Institute
FAQs related to XAT Result 2018
Q: Does anyone get 100 percentile in XAT?
A: XLRI does not give exact 100 percentile to XAT takers. The highest percentile that can be secured by test takers is 99.9+ percentile. According to the XAT officials, the percentile calculation system of XAT is slightly different and it does not enable candidate with the highest score to secure exact 100 percentile.
Q: Is it possible to get a negative score and percentile in XAT 2018?
A: Although owing to the marking scheme it is possible to get a raw score in negative, it is not possible to secure a percentile in negative. In the scorecard, XAT's scaled score based on the normalisation process and the percentile will be provided. Both scaled scores and percentiles will be in positive.
Q: When will XLRI Jamshedpur declare XAT 2018 cutoff for its programmes?
A: XLRI Jamshedpur will release the cutoff along with the XAT result. Based on the cutoff, the B-School will declare the shortlist for the final selection procedure.
Q: When will XLRI Jamshedpur and other participating institutes declare the shortlist?
A: XLRI Jamshedpur and other participating institutes will declare the shortlist of candidates for GD/WAT and PI rounds within few days of the declaration of XAT result. The selection procedure will be held in the months of March-April 2018.
XAT Cutoff
Experts have released XAT 2018 expected cutoff.
XAT Cutoff 2018 by TIME (Expected Cutoff)
XLRI BM: 33-35
XLRI HRM: 31-33
XAT Cutoff 2018 by Career Launcher (Expected Cutoff)
XLRI BM: 35+
XLRI HRM: 31+
XLRI GMP: 20+
The following table brings to you the XAT cutoff for XLRI programmes of previous' years.
XAT Cut off Trends
Course | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
GMBA | 88 | 90 | 90.04 | – | - |
HRM | 88 | 88 | 90.04 | 94.4 | 92.55 |
BM | 94 | 94 | 94.23 | 96 | 96 |
GMP | – | – | 67.98 | 69 | - |
XLRI XAT Cutoff 2017
Section | HR | BM |
VA | 76.69 | 79.46 |
DM | 71.628 | 76.84 |
QA | 70.07 | 88.7 |
Total | 92.55 | 96 |
XAT 2017 Cut off for GMP Programme
Section | GMP |
VA | 5 & above |
DM | 5 & above |
QA | 6 & above |
Total | 22 & above |
XAT Selection Procedure
After the declaration of XAT 2018 result, XLRI Jamshedpur will declare the XAT cutoff. Based on that, candidates will be shortlisted for the XAT selection procedure including GD or Essay Writing and Personal Interview rounds.
XLRI Jamshedpur conducts Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds. The other institutes conduct either GD or Essay Writing and Personal Interview rounds. Some institutes may also conduct procedures like Group Activity or Case Discussion. Some of the institutes ask for the shortlisted candidates’ Essay from XLRI and hence do not conduct a separate essay writing round.
