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XAT 2027 Registration, Exam Pattern and Preparation Guidance
XAT is an entrance test for students who want to study management.
It is conducted by XLRI and accepted by more than 250 business schools in India.
Students with a bachelor’s degree, or those in their final year, can apply.
Registration is open from 15 July to 6 December 2026.
The exam is planned for 3 January 2027.
It checks verbal skills, reasoning, mathematics, data interpretation and decision-making.
A separate General Knowledge section has 20 questions and does not affect the overall percentile or cutoff.
Students can use official monthly mock tests to practise and improve their time management.
XAT 2027 registration opened on 15 July 2026 and is scheduled to close on 6 December 2026.
The examination is scheduled for 3 January 2027 and is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of XAMI.
Applicants need a recognized bachelor’s degree of at least three years or must be in their final undergraduate year.
The test has three Part 1 sections and a separate General Knowledge section, with approximately 95 questions over three hours.
Official monthly mock tests are intended to familiarize candidates with the interface, timing, pattern and section flow.
- Who
- XAT 2027 applicants, with the examination conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes.
- What
- The Xavier Aptitude Test for admission to MBA and PGDM programmes.
- Where
- The test is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur for applicants seeking admission to management institutes across India.
- When
- Registration is scheduled from 15 July to 6 December 2026, with the examination scheduled for 3 January 2027.
- Why
- It assesses academic aptitude, decision-making and critical thinking for management education admissions.
Key facts
- Registration period
- 15 July 2026 to 6 December 2026
- Exam date
- 3 January 2027
- Conducting institution
- XLRI Jamshedpur, on behalf of XAMI
- Eligibility
- A recognized bachelor’s degree of at least three years, or final-year undergraduate status
- Exam duration
- Approximately three hours: 170 minutes for Part 1 and 10 minutes for Part 2
- Exam structure
- Part 1 covers Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning, Decision Making, and Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation; Part 2 covers General Knowledge
- General Knowledge section
- 20 questions; it does not contribute to the overall percentile or cutoff score but is considered for XLRI programme selection
Sources
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