XAT or Xavier Aptitude Test is an online CBT (computer based) management entrance exam which grants the eligible candidate's admission for MBA/PGDM courses offered by XLRI Jamshedpur, XIMB Bhubaneswar, IMT Ghaziabad, etc along with other 156 management institutes the country. The exam is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur, which is considered to be in the same league as the top IIMs of the country. It is the one of the most widely attempted MBA entrance exam after CAT with more than 75000 students appearing for XAT each year.
The XAT 2022 notification is likely to be released in August 2022 and the registration will likely begin from September 2022. The XAT 2022 Admit Card is usually released in December and contains some essential details regarding the XAT 2022 Exam including:
The XAT 2022 Exam is likely to be held on the first Sunday of January 2022 in a single slot. The XAT 2022 exam will be held in several test cities across the country.
The XAT 2022 Exam Result will likely be declared a couple of weeks after the XAT test. Read on to find more about XAT 2022 notification, Exam dates, Exam Registration. Exam Pattern, Exam Syllabus, Eligibility etc.
XAT (Xavier's Aptitude test) is a management entrance examination which is regulated by XLRI (Xavier Labor Relations Institute) in association with XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes). XAT is conducted in an online mode and the XAT 2022 Exam Pattern will be released with the XAT 2022 Notification and include details such as the marking scheme and type of questions.
XAT was always primarily a pen-and-paper test but has shifted gears in recent times. XAT 2019 was the first time that the XAT Exam was conducted online. The XAT Exam contains two papers: the aptitude paper and the general knowledge paper. The candidate needs to attempt both sections to complete the test although the first paper scores are the only ones counted by most colleges.
The XAT 2022 Notification is considered by most aspirants to be the first step towards the march to the XAT 2022 Exam. The XAT 2022 notification is expected to be released by XLRI in the first week of September 2021. It also gives some important details about the XAT 2022 Exam such as the XAT 2022 Exam Date, the XAT 2022 Registration process and a broad XAT 2022 Exam Pattern.
Following the release of the XAT 2022 Notification, the XAT 2022 Registration begins. The exact dates of the XAT 2022 Registration beginning and ending will be given in the XAT 2022 Notification. For XAT 2021, the XAT Registration began on 12th September 2020 and ended on 10th December 2020.
Click on this link to get detailed information on XAT 2022 Notification.
Here is some important information you must know about XAT 2022:
1. XAT 2022 is likely to be held in a single day session.
2. XAT 2022 will be conducted in an online CBT (computer-based) mode.
3. The medium of instruction will be strictly English and the registration fees is likely to be Rs 1750.
Click on this link to get detailed information on XAT 2022 Notification.
Exam Details |
Exam Dates |
Official notification release by XLRI |
August â September 2021 |
Starting of registration |
September 2021 |
Application Deadline |
Second Week of December 2021 |
Downloading of admit card |
Third Week of December 2021 |
Last date to download admit card |
First Sunday of January 2022 (XAT Exam Day) |
XAT 2021 Exam Date and day |
First Sunday of January 2022 |
Declaration of Result |
Last Week of Jan, 2022 |
Here are the expected dates related to Post-XAT 2021
| Post XAT 2022 Events | Expected dates |
| XAT 2022 Answer sheet | First or second week of January 2022 |
| XAT 2022 solution key | Second week of January 2022 |
| Objecting against XAT 2022 solution key | Second week of January 2022 |
| XAT 2022 result Announcement | Third week of January 2022 |
| XAT 2022 Cutoff Percentile | Final week of January 2022 |
The XAT 2022 Registration is completely online and is quite straightforward as well. The XAT 2022 Registration constitutes of the candidates:
This process is what was followed in XAT 2021 and is likely to continue in XAT 2022 as well.
The XAT 2022 Application fee is expected to be around:
Foreign nationals
The XAT 2022 Registration is likely to contain a field where the candidate is expected to fill their preferences in terms of programs. The fee for each program is Rs 300 if the candidate fills it on time and Rs 500 if it is filled during the late registration window. The candidate can make the application fee payment through debit card, credit card, net banking or mobile wallet. Also, in case you have made the transaction but did not receive the respective receipt of the transaction, XLRI will solicit you to wait for 1-2 days before your XAT 2022 dashboard will be updated and the e-receipt will be sent to your registered email ID. The application form fees for XAT stays the same for students across all social categories. Also, the registration fees stay constant for all PGDM programmes.
The XAT aspirants need to be cautious regarding the imperative eligibility criteria to accord well with the registration guidelines of XAT 2022. It is mentioned as follows:
The XAT 2022 Exam Pattern is likely to be quite different from other MBA Entrance Exams. The XAT 2022 Paper is expected to have 4 sections:
Verbal and Logical Ability
Decision Making
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
General Knowledge
The XAT 2022 Exam Pattern is likely to follow the same pattern as XAT 2021 Exam which was conducted in the form of two papers. The first paper consisted of the first three sections and has 75 questions which had a time limit of 165 minutes. The other paper consists of general knowledge questions (25) for a period of 15 minutes. Therefore, the total time limit for the exam is 180 minutes with no sectional time limits.
The marking scheme for the XAT 2021 Exam was:
The rule for the number of questions which can be left is modified quite frequently. However the addition of this rule means that the candidate has to decide on exactly how many questions can they afford to leave especially since the penalty for an incorrect response is 2.5 times the penalty for leaving the question.
XAT 2021 Paper 1
Section Name |
Expected Number of Questions |
Expected Marking Scheme |
Sectional Time Duration |
Expected Total Marks |
Expected Time Duration |
Verbal and Logical Ability |
26 |
+1/-0.25 |
Not Applicable |
26 |
165 Minutes |
Decision Making |
21 |
+1/-0.25 |
Not Applicable |
21 |
|
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation |
28 |
+1/-0.25 |
Not Applicable |
28 |
|
Total |
75 |
|
100 |
165 Minutes |
XAT 2021 Paper 2
Section Name |
Expected Number of Questions |
Expected Marking Scheme |
Sectional Time Duration |
Expected Total Marks |
Expected Time Duration |
General Knowledge |
25 |
+1/-0.25 |
15 Minutes |
25 |
15 Minutes |
Total (Paper 1+ Paper 2) |
100 |
- |
100 |
180 Minutes (3 hours) |
XAT 2022 is one of the most rigorous MBA Entrance Exams and you as a candidate will need to be at your best to clear it. In order to do this you must be in the best frame of mind while attempting the exam which is why we have compiled a list of things you should keep in mind for the exam:
Let us have a look at the XAT 2022 Marking scheme a bit more carefully.
The XAT 2022 Exam does not have a definitive syllabus because of which the XAT Preparation can become quite difficult. In order to study the XAT 2022 Syllabus, one should ideally go section by section so that they can cover as much ground as possible even if it is impossible to completely cover it owing to its ambiguous nature. The sections, as mentioned above, are:
Verbal and Logical Ability
Decision Making
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
General Knowledge
This section is the first section of the XAT exam paper and is expected to have 26 MCQ based questions. This section can be further split into following sub sections:
Reading Comprehension
Verbal Ability
Logical Reasoning
This section is considered to be slightly more difficult than CAT as it can involve challenging topics such as analogy of unlike statements, critical reasoning, assertive reasoning, synonyms and antonyms, idioms and phrases, jumbled paragraphs etc. A part of the reason for this belief is that there are no sectional time limits in the XAT 2022 Exam. Due to this, most candidates tend to finish this section in a hurry whether it be in the beginning of the paper or the end. This leads to a fall in the average score of the candidate in the section and gives it the reputation of being quite difficult.
This is a part of the second section and one of the most important sections of the XAT examination. This subsection is expected to have almost 22 questions. The Decision-Making section is unique amongst all the other MBA Entrance Exams in India. It does not have any fixed syllabus because it consists of small cases and drawn-out case studies. The students need to predict or forecast the solution in order to make a decision regarding the solution.
QA is the first section for QADI section in the XAT examination and is expected to comprise 27 questions in total. The QA section is a combination of Mathematical problems and Data Interpretation questions. It consists of several different components such as:
Geometry
Percentages
Arithmetic
Trigonometry
Statistics
Commercial Maths
Speed and Distance
Clocks
Data Sufficiency
Line, Bar and Mixed Graphs
Caselets
These are a few of the more commonly tested topics in the XAT Exam. Apart from these topics, there are also questions based on data interpretation. Time Management is extremely important in this section because of the inherently lengthy nature of the section.
The GK section will be the last section of the XAT examination and is expected to comprise 25 questions. This particular section of the XAT 2022 Exam will not be counted in the overall score when deciding the cutoff but does play some role in the final selection of the candidate. The major topics pertaining to the General Knowledge section might be related to static and current affairs, summits and conferences, famous entrepreneurs, business and economy, books and authors, banking and finance, scientific discoveries etc. Therefore, the candidates should not ignore the section completely. The vast nature of the general knowledge section means that no candidate can be completely confident in their preparation of this section. The only bonus, in this section, is that there is no negative marking which means that the candidates should be attempting each question with at least their best guess.
This is a general look at the XAT 2022 Syllabus. For more information, please visit this page.
The XAT Exam is one of the toughest MBA Entrance Exams in India. Therefore, it is extremely important for each candidate to understand exactly how to prepare for XAT 2022.
The candidate needs to have some basic information about the XAT Exam when they begin to prepare for XAT 2022. This information is given above in the form of the exam pattern and the syllabus. Based on the XAT 2022 Exam Pattern and their own status in terms of the XAT 2022 Syllabus, the candidate can build a roadmap for their preparation of XAT.
The basic structure of preparing for any MBA Entrance Exam is always similar:
The candidate needs to revise the basics of Maths and English from Class 8 to 10
The candidate practice questions of different difficulty levels to identify their strengths and weaknesses
The candidate needs to give as many mocks as possible to ensure that they are familiar with the paper pattern and can attempt it irrespective of the difficulty level.
These are a few basic steps that must be taken so that the candidate can crack the XAT Exam. There is obviously much more that can be done while preparing for the XAT Exam however these basic steps should serve as a guideline to the specific plan that the candidate makes for their own preparation.
The official mock of XAT 2022 is released by XLRI Jamshedpur just prior to the XAT Exam to ensure that you have some experience with XAT Interface. Students will get the look and feel of XAT 2022 and an idea of the kind of questions and concepts asked in the examination. Knowing the same, students will be able to fine-tune XAT 2022 preparation strategy and acknowledge the LOD (level of difficulty) of XAT for the year 2022.
The XAT 2022 Exam is expected to be held in the first week of January 2022 (most likely on 2nd January 2022). One of the key documents that each candidate has to produce at the XAT 2022 Exam is the XAT 2022 Admit Card.
The XAT 2022 Admit Card is expected to be released in the third week of December 2022. It can be downloaded from the official XAT website by logging in with the Username and Password used for the XAT 2022 Registration. It contains certain details of the candidate for verification at the XAT 2022 Exam Center. Some of these details include:
Name of the candidate Date of Birth of candidate
Signature and Photograph of the candidate
Exam Duration
Exam Center Name and Address
Date and reporting time of the Exam
Gate closing time of exam centre
XAT Registration Number
Exam Instructions and Invigilator signature
Some of the details are used to verify the candidateâs identity at the XAT 2022 Exam Center to remove any doubt of foul play.
Given below are the steps to download the admit card of XAT 2022:
Visit the XAT 2021 Registration Link
Enter your login credentials
Click on the drop-down menu and select “admit card” from the options
Click on the download icon. The file will be downloaded in pdf format
Take a printout of the same. It is mandatory for you to carry your admit card along with a govt ID proof and one passport size photograph. In case you are found missing of these documents, your candidature will be cancelled.
XAT 2022 Admit card hasn’t been released yet.
It is always important to have a destination that you are working towards. Keeping this in mind, it is important for the candidate to have some idea about the XAT 2022 Exam Date. For this purpose, the candidate can have a look at the XAT Exam Dates of the previous years to find the trend.
XAT Exam Year |
Date of Exam |
XAT 2016 |
3rd January 2016 |
XAT 2017 |
8th January 2017 |
XAT 2018 |
7th January 2018 |
XAT 2019 |
6th January 2019 |
XAT 2020 |
5th January 2020 |
XAT 2021 |
3rd January 2021 |
These XAT Exam Dates do reveal the logical trend that all the XAT Exams are held on the first Sunday of January if it is not a public holiday. True to this, XAT 2022 will be held on the first Sunday of 2022 i.e 2nd January 2022
The XAT Result is usually uploaded on the official XAT website. The declaration of the XAT Result is usually quite prompt in terms of when it is declared. The XAT Exam will be held on 3rd January 2021 and the XAT Result is declared within three weeks of the XAT Exam.
Before the XAT 2021 Result is declared, XLRI also releases the XAT 2021 Answer key as well as the response sheet. This allows the candidates to get an idea of their performance in the test and how they should proceed going forward.
The XAT 2021 Result is most likely to be released in the fourth week of January 2021.
XAT scores are accepted by more than 160 institutions across the country. A 95 percentile in XAT 2022 can land you in some of the top listed B schools without a second thought. However, there is always a tough competition amongst XAT aspirants when it comes to the flagship institution that accepts XAT score I.e XLRI Jamshedpur. This college has an intake of 360 candidates for PGDM- Business Management and Human Resources only based on XAT scores and 160 for PGDM- Global Management Program only based on GMAT score. The 11 member institutes of XAMI go for only 1% of the students who appear for XAT examination. This is why students passing out from such prestigious colleges attract salary packages upto 30 lakhs per annum. The top XAT 2022 score accepting colleges are:
Out of these XAT 2022 Colleges, the college which is the most sought after is XLRI Jamshedpur. XLRI Jamshedpur uses only the XAT 2022 and the GMAT Exam as the qualifying exams. No college entertains any sort of bias or discrimination while evaluating candidateâs XAT scores before declaring the final result.
Overall, there are over 160 colleges which are likely to accept the XAT 2022 Score as the qualifier for their admission processes.
XAT 2022 will be held in an online Computer Based (CBT) mode across more than 72 test centres in the country. Earlier, XAT used to be conducted in Nepal (Kathmandu) and UAE (Dubai) as well. The complete list of the XAT 2022 Test Centers will be uploaded on the XAT website along with the XAT 2022 Notification.
The XAT 2022 Cut Off is the minimum percentile that a candidate needs to attain in order to get a call from the college they have applied to. While the exact XAT 2022 Cut Off can only be speculated since it depends on several factors such as:
Difficulty of the XAT 2022 Exam
Number of candidates appearing for the XAT 2022 Exam
Number of Seats available
However, the cut off for the top colleges in XAT 2022 has remained relatively constant over the past few years. The cut off for the BM program at XLRI Jamshedpur is likely to remain around 96%ile while the same for the HRM program is likely to stay at around 94%ile. The reason for the difference between the two percentiles is the fact that there are lesser candidates interested in the HRM Program at XLRI Jamshedpur.
The official XAT 2022 Cut Off will only be known post the XAT 2022 Result. The cut off for XLRI is likely to range between 95-97 percentile.
The XAT 2022 marksheet can be easily downloaded by visiting the official website of XAT 2022. The result will arrive between January and March 2022
The XAT 2022 Exam is simply the qualifier for candidates and as such there are generally several processes that Business Schools follow before they decide on whether they wish to select a candidate or not.
Some of the most common selection procedures which are followed are:
WAT (Written Assessment Test)
GD (Group Discussion)
PI (Personal Interview)
These are the staple selection procedures amongst all the B-Schools and especially among the top B-Schools. However, this should not be taken as gospel since the B-School has the authority to change the selection procedures as per their wishes.