XAT Sectional Cutoff 2026 - As the XAT 2026 result has been announced on January 16, 2026, the next thing that candidates need to check is the XAT 2026 sectional cutoff. Looking back at the trends of the previous years, XLRI XAT 2026 sectional cutoffs are expected to be between 80-88 percentile depending on the section as well as the category of the students. XLRI XAT 2026 Sectional cutoff for the VALR and DM is expected to be around 84 while QA is 88. Explore the article to learn more about the XAT 2026 sectional cutoff
Candidates meeting the XAT sectional cutoff and overall cut off percentile must register on the XLRI website to participate in the group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) rounds of the MBA admission process 2026-28. This registration is free and valid only for candidates who select XLRI as their preferred institution for admission in the XAT 2026 application form.
The XAT sectional cut off remained around the 80-88 percentile (BM). The expected XAT sectional cutoff 2026 along with the category-wise XAT cutoff have been provided in the below table:
XAT Cut Off 2026 for PGDM-BM (Expected) | ||||
STREAM | VALR | DM | QA | Overall |
Male (Engineering) | >=84 | >=84 | >=88 | >=96 |
Female (Engineering) | >=80 | >=80 | >=82 | >=91 |
Male (Non-Engineering) | >=84 | >=84 | >=88 | >=96 |
Female (Non-Engineering) | >=80 | >=80 | >=82 | >=91 |
XAT Cut Off 2026 for PGDM-HRM (Expected) | ||||
STREAM | VALR | DM | QA | Overall |
Male (Engineering) | >=90 | >=87 | >=83 | >=95 |
Female (Engineering) | >=85 | >=80 | >=73 | >=90 |
Male (Non-Engineering) | >=90 | >=87 | >=76 | >=93 |
Female (Non-Engineering) | >=85 | >=80 | >=68 | >=87 |
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For the previous year's XAT cutoff section-wise and category-wise, check out the table below.
XAT Cut Off 2025 for PGDM-BM | ||||
VALR | DM | QA | Overall | |
Male | >=84 | >=84 | >=88 | >=96 |
Female | >=80 | >=80 | >=82 | >=91 |
XAT Cut Off 2025 for PGDM-HRM | ||||
VALR | DM | QA | Overall | |
Male | >=90 | >=87 | >=76-83 | >=93-95 |
Female | >=85 | >=80 | >=68-73 | >=87-90 |
Also Read: XAT Scorecard 2026
Last year, scoring 40-42+ fetched a 99 XAT percentile, which is expected to be similar this year.
Check out the expected XAT 2026 cutoffs for XLRI MBA-BM admission below
Discipline & Gender | XAT 2026 percentile for BM |
Engineering Male | 96+ |
Engineering Female | 91+ |
Non-Engineer Male | 96+ |
Non-Engineer Female | 91+ |
Check out the expected XAT 2026 cutoffs for XLRI MBA-HRM admission below
Discipline & Gender | XAT 2026 percentile for HRM |
Engineering Male | 95+ |
Engineering Female | 90+ |
Non-Engineer Male | 93+ |
Non-Engineer Female | 87+ |
Here is the XAT 2026 sectional cutoff for the students who appeared in the XAT 2026 exam concluded on January 4, 2026. You can check the expected XAT sectional cutoff 2026 with section-wise XAT percentage and XAT percentile for MBA admission 2026-28.
QA Percentage | QA Percentile | VALR Percentage | VALR percentile | DM Percentage | DM Percentile |
44.6429 | 96.3516 | 66.3462 | 99.7305 | 76.1905 | 99.7421 |
40.13 | 94.07 | 51.9512 | 97.479 | 87.1619 | 99.98 |
61.7 | 99.561 | 55.9308 | 98.3726 | 52.7714 | 90.976 |
42.8571 | 95.5517 | 56.7308 | 98.581 | 64.2857 | 97.599 |
53.7976 | 98.761 | 59.9104 | 99.1305 | 27.9048 | 48.7837 |
47.9475 | 97.5 | 40.1181 | 90.3992 | 58.066 | 94.5949 |
45.2689 | 96.6 | 38.19 | 88.79 | 46.18 | 82.73 |
29.4643 | 84.3583 | 61.5385 | 99.3284 | 46.4286 | 83.2278 |
40.0454 | 94.0275 | 37.3665 | 87.6488 | 47.4857 | 84.9762 |
31.3429 | 86.6109 | 36.7 | 86.9088 | 57.5333 | 94.0433 |
Institutes | XAT 2026 Cutoff Percentile (expected) |
90+ | |
96 | |
90+ | |
90+ | |
85+ | |
85+ | |
80+ | |
XLRI Delhi Cutoff | 80+ |
85+ | |
80+ | |
80+ | |
80+ | |
80+ | |
75+ | |
75+ | |
75+ | |
90 |
On Question asked by student community
You can find all the information here:
CAT- https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-exam-dates
SNAP- https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/snap-exam-dates
You can check the XIMB XAT Cutoff 2026 to determine the percentile for non-domicile female candidates.
The IRMA XAT 2026 cutoff is expected to be in the range of 55 to 60 percentile for ST category candidates. At an XAT score of 47 percentile, it is unlikely to get a PI call for the IRMA MBA admission 2026.
Assuming the candidate is from the general category with a decent academic profile, sectional scores, and work experience can get PI calls from XLRI, Jamshedpur, XIMB, GIM, Goa, SPJIMR, and more. You can refer to XAT college predictor for more information.
IMT Ghaziabad XAT 2026 cutoff varies in the range of 85-90+ percentile. You may get a PI call from IMT Ghaziabad, depending on your academic profile and category. For more information, you can refer to the XAT 2026 cutoff .
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