XAT Cut Off 2026 will be released by the exam conducting authority via online mode. Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is organized by the XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) on behalf of XAMI for admission to MBA programme.
What is a good score on XAT 2026? Check below category wise cutoff…………
XAT 2026 examination has been conducted on 4th January 2026. Based on cut-off marks, students will be shortlisted for a further round of the selection process. The cutoff will be released on the respective website.
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Candidates can go through this article to get overall details about XAT cut off 2026 along with details on the admission process.
XAT Cut Off 2026
To get selected for the further admission round of participating institutions of XLRI, students have to meet the cut-off criteria as set by the officials. The XAT sectional cut-off (Sections as well as overall cut-off criteria) will be made available from last week of January 2026.
Various factors decide the cut-off marks. It includes number of candidates who appeared in the examination, difficulty level of question paper, seats available in institutions, and last year’s cut off marks. With the help of cut-off, candidates will be able to get a rough idea about selection in their preferred institution.
The XAT result and scorecard for the session 2026 is also made available on 16th January 2026. After the release of it, the cut off will be released.
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XAT 2026 Cut-Off Score
Candidates can check here the expected XAT cut-off by various coaching institutions:
For XLRI BM Programme:
| XLRI BM PROGRAM INTERVIEW CUTOFFS 2025 (PERCENTILES) | |||||
| STREAM | GENDER | TOTAL | QA | VALR | DM |
| ENGINEER/TECH | MALE | >=96 | >=88 | >=84 | >=84 |
| ENGINEER/TECH | FEMALE | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
| NON-ENGINEER | MALE | >=96 | >=88 | >=84 | >=84 |
| NON-ENGINEER | FEMALE | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
For XLRI HRM Programme:
| XLRI HRM PROGRAM INTERVIEW CUTOFFS 2025 (PERCENTILES) | |||||
| STREAM | GENDER | TOTAL | QA | VALR | DM |
| ENGINEER/TECH | MALE | >=95 | >=83 | >=90 | >=87 |
| ENGINEER/TECH | FEMALE | >=90 | >=73 | >=85 | >=80 |
| NON-ENGINEER | MALE | >=93 | >=76 | >=90 | >=87 |
| NON-ENGINEER | FEMALE | >=87 | >=68 | >=85 | >=80 |
XAT Cut Off by Career Launcher (Expected)
| Topic | XLRI | XIMB | SP Jain | GIM | IMT | Great Lakes | |||
| BM | HRM | GMP | GMP | BM | |||||
| VA | 7+ (80%tile) | 6.5+ (77%tile) | – | 6.25+ (75%tile) | 6.25+ (75%tile) | – | – | – | |
| DM | 7.5+ (77%tile) | 7+ (70%tile) | – | 7.25+ (75%tile) | 7.25+ (75%tile) | – | – | – | |
| QA | 12+ (88%tile) | 9+ (72%tile) | – | 9.25+ (75%tile) | 9.25+ (75%tile) | – | – | – | |
| Total | 35+ (96+ %tile) | 31+ (92.5+ %tile) | 20+ (70+ %tile) | 30+ (90+ %tile) | 29+ (88+ %tile) | 32+ (93+ %tile) | 27+ (85+ %tile) | 30+ (90+ %tile) | 24+ (80+ %tile) |
XAT Cut Off by TIME (Expected)
- XLRI BM: 33-35
- XLRI HRM: 31-33
Here, we have provided last year’s XAT sectional cut-offs for different programs of XLRI. Candidates can check the XAT cut off from the below table:
XAT Sectional Cut-off is as follows:
| VA (Verbal Ability) |
DM (Decision Making) | QA (Quantitative Ability) |
Total | |
| XLRI (HRM) | 79.69 percentile | 71.628 percentile | 70.07 percentile | 92.55 percentile |
| XLRI (BM) | 79.46 percentile | 76.84 percentile | 88.7 percentile | 96 percentile |
| XLRI (GMP) | 5 and above (Marks) | 5 and above (Marks) | 6 and above (Marks) | 22 and above (Marks) |
Previous Year Cut Off
Check out the XAT previous year category wise cut off for different programs below in the table:
For XLRI BM Programme:
| XLRI BM PROGRAM INTERVIEW CUTOFFS 2025 (PERCENTILES) | |||||
| STREAM | GENDER | TOTAL | QA | VALR | DM |
| ENGINEER/TECH | MALE | >=96 | >=88 | >=84 | >=84 |
| ENGINEER/TECH | FEMALE | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
| NON-ENGINEER | MALE | >=96 | >=88 | >=84 | >=84 |
| NON-ENGINEER | FEMALE | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
For XLRI HRM Programme:
| XLRI HRM PROGRAM INTERVIEW CUTOFFS 2025 (PERCENTILES) | |||||
| STREAM | GENDER | TOTAL | QA | VALR | DM |
| ENGINEER/TECH | MALE | >=95 | >=83 | >=90 | >=87 |
| ENGINEER/TECH | FEMALE | >=90 | >=73 | >=85 | >=80 |
| NON-ENGINEER | MALE | >=93 | >=76 | >=90 | >=87 |
| NON-ENGINEER | FEMALE | >=87 | >=68 | >=85 | >=80 |
For BM and HRM Programs:
| XLRI BM Program Interview Cut Offs 2024 (Percentiles) | |||||
| Stream | Gender | Total | QA | VALR | DM |
| Engineer | Male | >=96 | >=86 | >=83 | >=85 |
| Engineer | Female | >=91 | >=82 | >=80 | >=80 |
| Non-Engineer | Male | >=95 | >=85 | >=83 | >=86 |
| Non-Engineer | Female | >=90 | >=80 | >=80 | >=81 |
For HRM Program:
| XLRI HRM Program Interview Cut Offs 2024 (Percentiles) | |||||
| Stream | Gender | Total | QA | VALR | DM |
| Engineer | Male | >=95 | >=80 | >=90 | >=85 |
| Engineer | Female | >=90 | >=73 | >=85 | >=78 |
| Non-Engineer | Male | >=93 | >=75 | >=90 | >=85 |
| Non-Engineer | Female | >=88 | >=68 | >=85 | >=78 |
XAT CUT OFF 2023
Check below the XAT session 2023 category and gender wise cutoff percentile in the table given below-
| XAT CUT OFF 2023 (Percentile) | |||||||||
| BM | HRM | ||||||||
| VA | DM | QA | Total | VA | DM | QA | Total | ||
| General Engineers | Males | 75 | 75 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 93 |
| Females | 75 | 75 | 80 | 92 | 90 | 75 | 65 | 91 | |
| General Non-Engineers | Males | 75 | 75 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 75 | 70 | 90 |
| Females | 75 | 75 | 80 | 92 | 90 | 75 | 60 | 88 | |
Candidates can check the previous year’s (2019) XAT Cutoff for XLRI Jamshedpur the below given table:
PGDM (BM):
| Gender | DM | VALR | QA | Overall |
| Male | 80 | 79.46 | 90 | 96 |
| Female | 75 | 75 | 75 | 95 |
PGDM (HRM):
| Gender | DM | VALR | QA | Overall |
| Male | 75 | 85 | 72 | 94 |
| Female | 70 | 80 | 67 | 93 |
XAT 2026 Cut Off for Participating Institutes
Below, we have mentioned cut-off for some participating institutions:
| Participating Institutes | Percentile |
| XLRI, Jamshedpur | 95 |
| Goa Institute of Management | 90 |
| LIBM, Chennai | 90 |
| XIM, Jabalpur | 80 |
| XISS, Ranchi | 85 |
| BIMTECH, Greater Noida | 75 |
| IFMR, Chennai | 85 |
| XIM, Bhubneswar | 95 |
| XIME, Bangalore | 80 |
XAT 2026 Admission
XAT Admission will be done based on the cut off marks obtained by the candidates in examination. There will be no centralized counselling organized by the board. Candidates will have to visit institute’s website to know about admission information. Candidates will have to download their admission letter through the website once released.
Based on the XAT score candidates will be shortlisted for the interview rounds. Final seats will be allotted to the candidates based on marks obtained by the candidates in their qualifying examination, personal interview availability of seats, etc.
Candidates are advised to bring their original documents at the time of admission. Without document verification, seats will not be provided to the candidates.
This article has covered all the details regarding the XAT 2026 cutoff including details on category and various programs-wise cutoff marks.
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