XAT stands for the XLRI Admission Test and is conducted
by XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute), Jamshedpur.
XAT is the first step in the process of seeking admission
to the Post Graduate or Fellow Programmes in Management
offered by XLRI and other affiliated B-schools.
XAT (Xavier’s Admission Test) is one of the
top Management Entrance Tests in India that is conducted
by XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute), Jamshedpur.
XAT is usually conducted on the first Sunday of January
every year.
The XAT notification is usually released in the leading
newspapers of the country. The same will be uploaded
on the Career Forum website after the release of the
notification. Application forms will be available
at select branches of State Bank of India, usually
for a period of a month as mentioned in the notification.
The application forms are also available at the administration
office of XLRI, Jamshedpur. In order to get the application
form and prospectus a student has to send across a
D.D in favour of XLRI, Jamshedpur.
XAT is considered to be as difficult as or sometimes
tougher than CAT because of some exclusive features
like its highly unpredictable pattern, higher difficulty
level of questions, surprise elements in question
types and Progressive negative marking.
Like the majority of Management aptitude tests, XAT
also tests a candidate’s Reasoning skills, Quantitative
Aptitude and English Language Skills. However, unlike
others, XAT also tests one’s composition skills
through an essay although marks of this essay is accounted
in the admission process of XLRI only.
One should keep this in mind while planning to give
XAT: Expect the Unexpected. A comparison of XAT papers
for the last few years proves this.
The XAT is a 2 hour duration paper with additional
20 minutes given for essay after a 5-10 minutes of
break. It is held on the first Sunday of January.
Usually, the number of questions is around 120-140.
The paper is divided into 3 sections viz. Verbal Ability,
Quantitative Aptitude & DI, Logical Reasoning
& Decision making.
An essay of approx. 250 – 300 words is expected
to be written with topics ranging from those of social
relevance to propositions to abstract.
The essay topic in XAT 2009 was, “The inherent
vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings,
the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing
of miseries”.
The method of scoring is:
- Right Answer: 1 mark
- Incorrect Answer: -1/4 mark (for first 6 wrong answers
in each section) & -1/2 marks (for the remaining
wrong answers)
One thing that always remains constant about the XAT
is: “EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED “.
You should be able to think fast apart from being
competent on the 3-core areas – Quantitative
Aptitude, Reasoning and Verbal Ability.
Whether XAT is difficult or easy, all students will
face the same rigidity. XAT is all about being proactive
and being ready for challenges.
This means that for you to qualify, your relative
performance has to be better than the other students.
In order to take the XAT a bachelor’s degree
program offered by a recognized university under the
Central/State Legislature, UGC or Ministry of HRD
is mandatory.
No. It is not necessary that students need to be from
premier colleges. You get into a B-school on the basis
of your performance in the entrance exams conducted
by the B-schools themselves.
Yes, you are eligible for admission to XLRI. You need
to complete your final year examination by June 2009
the latest. Other XAT Members Institutes may have
a different date regarding the completion of the final
examination.
The equivalence of percentage is based on the equivalence
certified by the institute/university from where the
bachelor's degree is obtained. In case the institute/university
does not follow any such method of converting the
CGPA, the equivalence can be established as per the
example given below: e.g. The CGPA obtained is 3.6
on a maximum possible score of 4. The equivalent percentage
would be 3.6/4 * 100 = 90 percent.
The aggregate for the first 3 years of the program
needs to be mentioned as percentage for bachelors,
whereas the aggregate for the remaining two years
needs to be mentioned as percentage for masters.
MBA, being a master's degree, requires the aspirant
to be a graduate. That means, you must have a Bachelor's
Degree from any university incorporated by an act
of the Central or State government of India, any other
educational institution established by an act of Parliament
or any institution deemed as such under section 3
of the UGC Act 1956. This also includes any equivalent
qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government
of India. Your Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification
must have covered a minimum of three years of education
after completing higher secondary schooling, which
is a total of 10+2+3 years.
It
is very important to be honest in your application
forms. Do not fill any information that is untrue.
Certain questions in the forms ask you about Career
Goals, Strengths, Weaknesses, etc. They are deliberately
there to help the B-school know a little bit more
about you and are often referred to during the interview.
It is highly recommended to keep a photocopy of every
form that you fill so that you can revise what you
have written before the interview.
Cut-off
is the minimum score that one must secure in order
to be eligible for a reputed school.
This cut-off varies from school to school and from
year to year depending on the level of toughness of
the XAT paper and the overall performance of the applicants
to the respective schools. B-schools provide a section-wise
as well as an overall cut-off. It is usually mandatory
for students to clear the cut-offs of each section
(as in verbal ability, quantitative aptitude, DI,
etc) as well as clear the overall cut-off too. Hence
you will have to show your proficiency across every
section of the paper.
No. One needs to keep in mind that cut-offs are only
one of the many evaluation tools that the B Schools
uses to shortlist candidates. The other prominent
factors are past academic performance, work experience
if any, extra curricular activities and achievements
etc.
Work experience is not mandatory criteria for making
it any B Schools. However, having work experience
does add to your profile. None the less, you need
to prove your worth at the time of the GD/PI rounds.
This implies that the panel needs to be convinced
about what you have learnt at the job and contributed
positively to the organization. The way you present
yourself and your approach towards the questions plays
a vital role in the outcome of your interview. Remember,
you will be pitched against the best minds during
the GD/PI rounds. So you need to be at your best to
make sure you get the final call.
The key to your call from XLRI is consistent performance
across all the sections apart from meeting the overall
cut-off requirement.
Over the last few years, it has been observed that
those who have secured an overall percentile of 90
+ percente in each of the sections have received GD/PI
calls from XLRI.
Candidate photo forms shall be uploaded on first come
first served basis until the second week of December.
Candidates have to check their photo and signature
as and when they receive the message and confirm the
same by the third week of December.
Results will be available on the website by the first
week of February 2010.
Registration for XAT 2009 will start in the first
week of September 2009.
Last date is around the last week of November 2009.
The XAT is a common test for admission into academic
programmes of XLRI and 67 other Institutes (refer
XAT member Institutes in the home page). However if
you are interested in XLRI or other XAT member Institutes,
you need to obtain their prospectus and register for
the concerned Institute.
There are 31 cities in which XAT exams are conducted.
In Metros and large cities there are multiple Test
Centres.
You can download your admit card from the XLRI website
www.xlri.edu any time during last week of December
and first week of January. XAT office will
not be sending admit cards to any candidates.
You can visit the XLRI, Jamshedpur website xlri.edu
any time after the 3rd week of December 2009 to the
first week of January 2010 to know about the Centre.
You are expected to reach the Test Centre before 9
am on the day of the test. This will help you to locate
your seat and give you sometime to reflect. .
The test will be of 2 ½ hours i.e. from 10:00
am to 12:30 pm.
Please login using your XAT ID and password and change
your address
The Institute listing is in alphabetical order &
not in any order of ranking
Following are the colleges that will accept the XAT
score for the year 2009-10
Affinity
Business School
Address : 1421, Jharana, New Forest Park, Bhubaneswar,
Orissa 751009
Phone: 0674-2595653
Fax : 0674-2595653
Email : info@affinity.ac.in
Algol School of Technology
Address : Near Hero Honda Chowk, Behind Sector-34,
Marble Market, Sector 34, Gurgaon, Haryana
122001
Phone: 124-3212001/02
Email : info@algolworld.com
Alliance Business Academy
Address : 19th Cross, 7th Main, BTM 2nd Stage, N S
Palya Bangalore, Karnataka 560076
Phone: 080-26681444/0324/0051
Fax : 080-26684137
Email : alliance@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Altair Institute of Communication and Management Studies
Address : A22, Anand Chayya, Next to Govt. Textile
Committee, P Balu Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai
Maharashtra - 400025
Name : Mr Gopal Balani
Phone: 022- 24386403
Email : admin@aicmsindia.org
Asian Institute of Management
Address : Eugenio Lopez Foundation Bldg, Joseph R.McMicking
Campus,123 Paseo de Roxas,Makati City 1260, Philippines,
Makati City 001260
Phone: 00632-8924011
Fax : 00632-8179240
Email : aimnet@aim.edu
Asia Pacific Institute of Management
Address : 3 Institutional Area, Jasola (Opp. Sarita
Vihar), New Delhi 110025
Phone: 011-42094800-30 Fax : 011-26951541
Email : admissions@asiapacific.edu
BLS Institute of Management
Address : Opposite Mohan Meakin Factory, Mohan Nagar,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201007
Phone: 120-2658405/2657654/2657632
Email : bis_im@vsnl.net
Dept of Management Studies Goa University
Address : Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206
Phone: 832-6519002/6519005/6519006
Fax : 832-2451184/2452889
Email : registra@unigoa.ac.in
EMPI Business School
Address : CSKM Educational Complex, Satbari, Chattarpur,
New Delhi 110074
Phone: 011-26653764/4727
Fax : 011-26490354
Email : empi@vsnl.com
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
Address : Near Village Bhat, Via Ahmedabad Airport
& Indira Bridge, P.O. Bhat, Dist-Gandhinagar,
Bhat,
Gujarat 382428
Phone: 79-23969153/23969158/23969159/23969163
Fax : 79-23969164
Email : ediindiaad1@sancharnet.in
Gitam Institute of International Business
Address : Gandhinagar Campus, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh 530045
Phone: 0891-2790505/2840403
Fax : 0891-2790036
Email : giftindia@gift-india.org
Globsyn Business School
Address : XI - 11 & 12, Block EP Salt Lake Electronics
Complex,Sector - V, Salt lake, Kolkatta,
West Bengal 700091
Phone: 91-(33) 40003600
Fax : 91-3257 3684
Email : gbs@globsyn.co.in
Goa Institute of Management
Address : Ribandar, Goa 403006
Phone: 0832-2490300/2490304
Fax : 0832-2444136
Email : admissions@gim.ac.in
HDF School of Management
Address : M-4, Samant Vihar, Near Kalinga Hospital
Square, P.O Mancheswar Railway Colony
Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751017
Phone: 0674-2301019
Email : hdfsom@hdf.org.in
IILM Academy of Higher Learning
Address : 17 - 18, Knowledge Park - II, Gautam Budh
Nagar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306
Phone: 0120-2320056/57/59/60
Fax : 0120-2350058
Email : adm@icms.ac.in
Indian Business Academy
Address : Laxmipura, Thataguni Post, Kanakapura Main
Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560062
Phone: 080-28435931-34
Fax : 080-28435935
Email : pg2008@ibaintl.org
IILM Institute for Higher Education
Address : Plot 69, Sector 53, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003
Phone: 0124-4559300/3296874
Fax : 0124-4559390
Indian Institute of Finance
Address : Post Box 8486, Ashok Vihar II, New Delhi
110052
Phone: 011-27136257/27136437
Fax : 011-27454128/27234473
Email : iif@vsnl.com
Indian Institute of Management Training
Address : EL-39/5, MIDC, Near Indrayani Nagar, Pune
Maharashtra 411026
Phone: 020-27129666/27127888
Fax : 020-27129666
Email : info@iimtpune.com
Indus World School of Business
Address : 15-A, Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida,
Uttar Pradesh 201306
Phone: 0120-3120655
Email : admissions@iwsb.in
Institute for Financial Management and Research
Address : 24 Kothari Road, Numgambakkam, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600034
Phone: 044-28273801
Fax : 044-28279208
Institute for Technology and Management
Address : ITM Campus, 25 & 26, Institutional Area,Sector
4, Kharghar (E) Navi Mumbai 410210
Phone: 022-27742793/98
Fax : 022-27740950
Email : kharghar@itm.edu
Institute of Business Studies and Research
Address : IBSAR Campus, Thapar Complex, Plot No. 51,
Sector - 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400614
Name : Prof Manju Agarwal
Phone: (022) 27867538, 27576436, 27576466
Email : admissions.ibsar@gmail.com
Institute of Management and Information Science
Address : Vivekananda Marg, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751002
Phone: 0674-2435697/2433762
Fax : 0674-2433932
Email : imis@imis.ac.in
International Academy of Management and Entrepreneurship
Address : 152/2, Nisarga Campus, Behind The Art of
Living, Off Kanakapura road, Udayapura Post
Bangalore Karnataka 560082
Phone: 080-32416119/09343369386/09379083902/09379083906
Email : info@iame.org.in
International Institute for Special Education
Address : 1, Shanti Niketan, New Hyderabad Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh 226007
Phone: 0522-2780055
Fax : 0522-2780411
Email : iise@iiseindia.com
International School of Business and Media
Address : Ashoka Plaza, S No 32/2, Next to Weikfield
Company, Nagar Road Pune 411014
Phone: 020-26633444/46
Fax : 020-26633919
International School of Business and Research
Address : No. 62 B, Electronic City, Phase I, Opp.
Electronic City Police Station and Post Office
Bangalore Karnataka 560100
Phone: 080-32536372/32536382
Email : info@isbr.in
International School of Management Excellence
Address : CAP - 1, Export Promotion Industrial Park
Near ITPL, Whitefield Bangalore Karnataka 560066
Phone: 080-65606200/6300
Fax : 080-28416767
Email : contact@isme.in
Invertis Institute of Management Studies
Address : 12th KM Stone, Bareilly-Lucknow Highway
N H 24, Near Transport Nagar, Bareilly,
Uttar Pradesh 243123
Phone: 0581-2460442/2460443
Fax : 0581-2460454
Email : info@invertis.org
Jagannath International Management School
Address : MOR Pocket 105, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019
Phone: 011-26442957,58,59
Fax : 011-26220998
Email : jinims@vsnl.com
Jagran Institute of Communication and Management JICM
Address : DPS Campus, Bhadbhada Road, Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh 462044
Phone: 0755-2696969/2699941
Fax : 0755-2696640
Email : admininfo@jicm.edu.in
Karunya University
Address : Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641114
Phone: 0422-2614300
Fax : 0422-2615615
Email : ku@karunya.edu
Kejriwal Insititute of Management and Development
Studies
Address : Pindrakom, Tetari P.O. Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand
834010
Phone: 0651-2941074
Fax : 0651-2284343
Email : info@kimds.in
KIIT School of Management
Address : Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024
Name : Prof Ashok Sar
Phone: 0674-2725701, 2725703, 2725704
Fax : 0674-2725007, 2725278
Email : institute@ksom.ac.in
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies
Address : Yantrapur Post, Harihar, Karnataka 577602
Phone: 08192-241269/241486/241483
Fax : 08192-241270
Email : kiams@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Kohinoor Business School
Address : Kohinoor Corporate Office, Senapati Bapat
Marg, Dadar (West) Mumbai 400028
Phone: 022-66530010/13
Fax : 022-66530011
Email : kbs@kohinoor.ac.in
Krupajal Business School
Address : Prasanti Vihar, Pubasasan, Kausalya Ganga,
Bhubaneswar Orissa 751002
Phone: 0674-2465128
Fax : 0674-2465701
Email : admissions@krupajalbschool.org
Lovely Professional University
Address : Lovely Campus, Jalandhar Ludhiana G T Road,
Near Chaheru Railway Bridge,Phagwara
Punjab 144402
Phone: 01824-500701/9876740030/9815766677
Fax : 01824-506111
Email : info@lpu.co.in
Loyola Institute of Business Administration
Address : Loyola College, Nungambakkum, Chennai, Tamil
Nadu 600034
Phone: 044-28175353 - 57
Fax : 044-28173183
Email : admissions@liba.edu
Management and Entrepreneurial Development Academy
Address : 6, MEDA ANNEXE, S R Road, Off New BEL Road
Bangalore Karnataka 560094
Phone: 080-23517432/32429260/9886748835
Fax : 080-41687754
Email : admissions@meda.in
Marian Institute of Health Care Management
Address : Caritas Complex, St. Inez Panaji Goa - 403
001
Phone: 0832-2230021/2220496
Fax : 0832-2230021
Email : marianinstitute@dataone.in
Master School of Management
Address : F-17, Shastri Nagar, Merut, Uttar Pradesh
250005
Phone: 0121-2769984/85
Fax : 0121-2770833/2661590
Email : admission@mastersindia.com
MATS School of Business and IT
Address : 319, 17th Cross, 25th Main, JP Nagar, 6th
Phase, Bangalore, Karnataka 560078
Phone: 080-26532728
Fax : 080-26532730
Email : enquiry@mats.ac.in
MITCON Institute of Management
Address : Sr. No 331 Opp Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports
complex,Near octroi Naka, Balewadi Pune 411045
Phone: 020-66289600
Fax : 020-66289601
MOP Vaishnav College for Women
Address : No 20, IV Lane, Nungambakkam High Road Chennai
Tamil Nadu 600034
Phone: 044-28330262/677
Fax : 044-28330385
Email : mopvcfw@eth.net
Mount Carmel Institute of Management
Address : Post Graduate Centre, 58 Palace Road, Vasanthnagar
Bangalore Karnataka 560052
Phone: 080-22261487/22382667/22261759
Fax : 080-22261487
Email : mounts@bgl.vsnl.net.in
NCR Business School
Address : Niwari Road, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204
Phone: 01232-291070
Email : info@ncreducation.org
NIMT B Schools
Address : G T Road, Delhi Ghaziabad Highway, Opp Indira
Priya Darshani Park, Near Hindon river Bridge, Mohan
Nagar Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 000000
Phone: 0120-6526249, 2657609
Fax : 0120-2657726
Email : nimtbschools@yahoo.com
Praxis Business School
Address : Bakrahat Road, P.O. Rasapunja, 24 Parganas
(South) Kolkata West Bengal 700104
Phone: 033-24980553/4/09836877599
Email : future@praxis.ac.in
Ravenshaw University
Address : Ravenshaw University Cuttack Orissa 753003
Phone: 0671-2613800, 2610060
Fax : 0671-2610304
Email : ravenshawuniversity@yahoo.co.in
School of Management Sciences
Address : Khushipur (Mohan Sarai-Mugal Sarai Bypass)
P.O. - Bachhaon Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 221011
Phone: 0542-2271771/72, 3259266
Fax : 0542-2418742
Email : smsvns@satyam.net.in
Shiva Institute of Management Studies
Address : 364-365, Pandav Nagar Industrial Area, Near
Rezapur Railway Crossing, NH 24 Ghaziabad
Uttar Pradesh 201002
Phone: 0120-2703521/2702412/2702866
Fax : 0120-2700193
Email : shiva_ims@yahoo.co.in
SIET Institute of Management
Address : SIET Tower, No 25, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore
Karnataka 560004
Phone: 080-4150 5314, 4150 8141
Fax : 080-4150 5313
Email : info@simb.in
Siva Sivani Institute of Management
Address : Kompally, Via Hakimpet, Secunderabad, Andhra
Pradesh 500014
Phone: 08418-232727/735/651
Fax : 08418-232651
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research
Address : Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri (W)
Mumbai Maharashtra 400058
Phone: 022-26230396/2401/7454
Fax : 022-26237042
Email : spjicom@spjimr.ernet.in
Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management and Research
Address : Plot No. 7, Phase - II, Institutional Area,Vasant
Kunj New Delhi 110070
Phone: 011-26124090/91
Fax : 011-26124092
St Josephs College of Business Administration
Address : Post Box 25003, F M Cariappa Road, Residency
Road Bangalore Karnataka 560025
Phone: 080-22127765/22127781/22127791
Fax : 080-22228771
Email : sjbac@vsnl.net
Suryadatta Group of Institutes
Address : 2074, Sadashiv Peth, Vijayanagar Colony,
Pune Maharashtra 411030
Phone: 020-24330425/24336000
Fax : 020-24330400
Email : suryadatta@vsnl.net
Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications
Ltd
Address : TASMAC House, TASMAC Road, Viman Nagar,
Pune Maharashtra 411014
Phone: 020-65003872/26632456/26632893
Fax : 020-4001431
Email : giridua@tasmac.ac.in
VIT Business School
Address : VIT University, Vellore Tamil Nadu 632014
Phone: 0416-2202125/2202168
Fax : 0416-2245544/2240411
Email : admission@vit.ac.in
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and
Research
Address : Lakhamsi Napoo Road, Matunga(Central), Next
to R.A.Podar College Mumbai 400019
Phone: 022-24178300
Fax : 022-24097824
Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies
Address : Mandla Road, Tilhari, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
482021
Phone: 0761-2602483/2601091
Fax : 0761-2605341
Email : slrsj45@gmail.com
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar
Address : Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751013
Phone: 0674-2300688/098/846
Fax : 0674-2300995
Email : admisn@ximb.ac.in
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
Address : Electronics City, Phase II, Institutional
Area, Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560100
Phone: 080-28528477/28528597/598/732
Fax : 080-28528733/28520019
Email : xime@xime.org
Xavier Institute of Social Service
Address : Purulia Road PO: Box 7, Ranchi, Jharkhand
834001
Phone: 0651-2200873/2204456
Fax : 0651-2315381/2351482
Email : xiss@xiss.ac.in
XLRI School of Business and Human Resources
Address : C. H. Area (East), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
831035
Phone: 0657-3983203/04/05
Fax : 0657-3983200
Email : admis@xlri.ac.in
There is no ideal number to apply to. But don't apply
to all the B-schools that you know of, apply smartly
and effectively. Identify your interest area or the
specialization you want to pursue and then accordingly
shortlist those B-schools for applications.
If you have work experience, make sure you make good
use of that. If not, be sure you are thorough with
the subjects you studied in college. Remember, if
you have made it to Round 2 in spite of your low XAT
score, you stand an even chance of final selection.
Be confident; be clear of what you want. Be honest
and best of luck.
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