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    XAT 2026 Sectional Cutoff: Percentile for Each Section

    XAT 2026 Sectional Cutoff: Percentile for Each Section

    Suvam MaitiUpdated on 16 Jan 2026, 01:09 PM IST

    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

    XAT 2026 Sectional Cutoff: Percentile for Each Section
    XAT 2026 Sectional Cutoff: Percentile for Each Section

    XAT 2026 Sectional Cutoff: Overview

    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 Sectional Cutoff 2026: Engineering & Non-Engineering

    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

    New: How Many Marks Are Required to Get 90 Percentile in XAT 2026?

    Past Year XAT Sectional Cutoff for MBA (BM & HRM)

    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

    XAT Cutoff 2026: MBA Admission

    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+

    XAT Sectional Score vs Percentile 2026 (Expected)

    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

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    Questions related to XAT

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    Have a question related to XAT ?

    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 .