XAT Exam 2026: Admit Card (Out), Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus
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Updated on 27 Feb 2026
By Silki, Author
Candidates must check the below updates for XAT exam 2026 cutoff:
XAT cut off marks 2026 will be released separately by XLRI Jamshedpur and other participating colleges for different programmes, categories, and sections
XAT score vs percentile tables help candidates estimate their standing and realistically shortlist colleges after checking answer keys
XAT Cutoffs depend on exam difficulty, number of test-takers, seat intake, reservation norms, and the normalisation process.
Clearing the cut off is mandatory to receive GD-PI interview calls for programmes like BM and HRM.
XLRI Jamshedpur releases the XAT Cut Off Marks 2026 on its official website. The college releases the cut off marks for all XAT tiers separately. Candidates who fail to secure the minimum qualifying marks will not be considered for the admission process of a certain college. XAT cut off marks 2026 is released separately by the colleges and candidates have to apply for admission based on their performance level. Know more about the XAT cut off marks 2026, important factors and other download steps below.
XAT previous year cut off marks helps candidates to understand the overall difficulty level. The cut off marks for previous year marks are released for all categories separately. Candidates must go through the XAT cut off marks for previous years and strategise accordingly.
| XAT Score | XAT Percentile |
| 38.7 | 99.17 |
| 34.7 | 97.67 |
| 33.8 | 97.11 |
| 33.5 | 96.89 |
| 32.4 | 96.03 |
| 29.4 | 92.75 |
| 27.1 | 89.24 |
| 20.5 | 73.15 |
XAT Score vs Percentile 2025 – QADI
| XAT Score | XAT Percentile |
| 14.7 | 98.51 |
| 13.3 | 97.38 |
| 12.6 | 96.55 |
| 10.1 | 91.32 |
| 9.6 | 89.88 |
| 9.6 | 89.83 |
| 9.1 | 87.77 |
| 8.2 | 84 |
XAT Score vs Percentile 2025 – VALR
| XAT Score | XAT Percentile |
| 16.4 | 99.53 |
| 14.9 | 98.8 |
| 11.4 | 93.34 |
| 10.8 | 91.59 |
| 10.7 | 91 |
| 9.7 | 87.55 |
| 9.2 | 85.44 |
| 4.5 | 52.21 |
XAT Score vs Percentile 2025 – DM
| XAT Score | XAT Percentile |
| 13.2 | 96.75 |
| 11.9 | 93.4 |
| 9.7 | 82.94 |
| 9.7 | 82.46 |
| 9.7 | 82.39 |
| 9.2 | 79.14 |
| 6.4 | 51.14 |
| 5.6 | 45.44 |
XLRI BM Cutoff 2024
| Stream | Gender | Total | QA | VALR | DM |
| Engineer | Male | >=96 | >=86 | >=83 | >=85 |
| Non-Engineer | Male | >=95 | >=85 | >=83 | >=86 |
| Engineer | Female | >=91 | >=81 | >=80 | >=80 |
| Non-Engineer | Female | >=90 | >=80 | >=80 | >=81 |
XLRI HRM Cutoff 2024
| Stream | Gender | Total | QA | VALR | DM |
| Engineer | Male | >=95 | >=80 | >=90 | >=85 |
| Non-Engineer | Male | >=93 | >=75 | >=90 | >=85 |
| Engineer | Female | >=90 | >=73 | >=85 | >=78 |
| Non-Engineer | Female | >=88 | >=68 | >=85 | >=78 |
| PGDM Business Management (BM) | General Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 75 | 75 | 85 | 95 | |
| Female | 75 | 75 | 80 | 92 | |
| General Non-Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall | |
| Male | 75 | 75 | 85 | 95 | |
| Female | 75 | 75 | 80 | 92 | |
| PGDM Human Resource Management (HRM) | General Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 90 | 75 | 85 | 93 | |
| Female | 90 | 75 | 65 | 91 | |
| General Non-Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall | |
| Male | 90 | 75 | 70 | 90 | |
| Female | 75 | 75 | 60 | 88 |
XAT Cutoffs for 2022
| PGDM Business Management (BM) | Category | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 75 | 72 | 80 | 93 | |
| Female | 72 | 72 | 75 | 90 | |
| PGDM Human Resource Management (HRM) | General Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 80 | 70 | 75 | 92 | |
| Female | 80 | 70 | 64 | 90 | |
| General Non-Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall | |
| Male | 80 | 70 | 70 | 90 | |
| Female | 80 | 70 | 60 | 87 |
| PGDM Business Management (BM) | Category | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 76 | 74 | 83 | 94 | |
| Female | 70 | 70 | 75 | 92 | |
| SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | |
| ST | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | |
| PGDM Human Resource Management (HRM) | General Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 80 | 75 | 80 | 93 | |
| Female | 75 | 68 | 74 | 90 | |
| General Non-Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall | |
| Male | 80 | 75 | 73 | 90 | |
| Female | 75 | 68 | 64 | 87 |
| PGDM Business Management (BM) | Category | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 74 | 78 | 85 | 95 | |
| Female | 72 | 74 | 75 | 93 | |
| PGDM Human Resource Management (HRM) | General Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall |
| Male | 79 | 73 | 75 | 93 | |
| Female | 74 | 68 | 70 | 91 | |
| General Non-Engineers | VA | DM | QA | Overall | |
| Male | 78 | 73 | 70 | 90 | |
| Female | 73 | 68 | 65 | 88 |
XAT Cut Off marks are released separately by all the colleges once the examination is over. Candidates have to check the minimum cut off marks for each college before applying for the admission process. The cut off list will be released for all the categories soon after the results are released. Know more about the XAT Cut Off Marks 2026 download steps:
Visit the official website of the concerned college
Click on the Cut Off Marks section under the Quick Links tab
Now, choose from the different exams and click on XAT
Click on the XAT Cut Off Marks PDF and open it
Go through the cut off marks and save them for future reference
The college uses several factors to determine the XAT Cut Off Marks. Candidates must be well-versed in the factors that will define the minimum percentile for the XAT 2026 examination. Go through the section below to know about the important factors:
Total difficulty level of the question asked
Total seats reported for XAT colleges
Reservation criteria
Normalisation formula
Total candidates appearing in the exam
Now that we’ve discussed the expected XAT cutoff, let’s move on to understanding the relationship between percentiles and their corresponding scores. XAT is likely to release the official answer keys and candidate response sheets by the second week of January 2026.
Using these, you can estimate your raw score and match it with the table below. This comparison will help you gauge your XAT percentile and shortlist the colleges from which you may expect interview calls.
| XAT 2024 Score | XAT 2024 Percentile |
| 38.75 | 99.75 |
| 36.3 | 99.5 |
| 33.35 | 98.91 |
| 33.15 | 98.86 |
| 31.4 | 97.80 |
| 30.55 | 97.94 |
| 26.65 | 95.28 |
| 29.25 | 97.08 |
| 24 | 92 |
| 26 | 95 |
| 21.1 | 86.91 |
| 18.65 | 80.93 |
| 18.1 | 79.36 |
| 17.22 | 75.84 |
| 16.55 | 74.47 |
| 15 | 67.61 |
| 13.8 | 64.33 |
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