Jammu, Nov 09: For more than 73 years, XLRI has been conducting the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), a national level aptitude test for MBA/ PGDM admissions. It is one of the oldest and the second-largest exams for MBA/PGDM admissions in India. It is conducted in 80+ cities across India. XAT 2023 will be conducted on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Applications, Sample papers and topper tips are available on xatonline.in. XLRI conducts XAT on behalf of XAMI. XAMI members comprises of highly esteemed management institutes such as XLRI, XIM Bhubaneshwar, XISS, XIME and 8 other institutes.
In the recent developments, from this year, XLRI has increased seats in PGDM (BM) courses at campuses- Jamshedpur from 180 to 240 and Delhi from 120 to 180 and this year onwards XAT exam will be held in the afternoon slot from 2.00 PM to 5.10 PM. This change was based on the feedback from the students who had to travel distances to reach the XAT exam center.
XLRI has launched new courses2 years XLRI-Rutgers Double Master’s Program in Logistic and Supply Chain Management and Analytics in collaboration with Rutgers Business School, USA, one of the oldest and highly ranked University B-School. Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Ventures Creations) the details can be had from the website.
The XAT score is being used by more than 160 institutes for the admission. Some of the premier management institutes those accept XAT scores are TAPMI, Great Lakes, GIM, XIMB, IRMA, K.J. Somiaya, MICA and many more.
A candidate may apply for multiple programmes. Those who apply for more than one programme may be called for multiple interviews and/or group discussions. The selection criteria for different programmes may differ depending on the nature of the programme. The XAT online test will have different components and one needs to maximize their performance in each of them. In its pursuit of academic excellence, XLRI actively encourages the students from diverse backgrounds to apply. Besides performance in the personal interviews (and/or group discussions)- XAT performance, relevant work experience, academic background are also taken into consideration while preparing the final list.
XAT exam strives to be the exam for real managerial candidates. The candidates gets to solve sections such as Decision making and General knowledge. “XAT tests the candidates for those skills which are expected by the market,” said Prof. VishwaBallabh, Admission Convenor of XAT 2023.
