XLRI Jamshedpur to hold XAT 2023 Exam on January 8; 140+ B-Schools to Accept XAT Score

Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur will conduct Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2023 on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Since XAT is conducted on the first or second Sunday of January every year, XLRI wouldn’t like to break the legacy of 70 years in convening the XAT 2022 also. XAT is the second largest MBA entrance exams in India with one lakh applicants applying for the exam every year.

Confirming the XAT 2023 exam date to MBAUniverse.com, Prof Vishwa Ballabh, Convener of XAT and faculty at XLRI Jamshedpur, said, “XAT 2023 Examination will take place on January 8, 2023.”  XAT 2022 will be a computer based test and will be held in single session. Its scores will be used by XLRI, all XAMI institutions and also by more than 140 other associated B-schools for MBA/PGDM admission 2023.

XAT 2023 Convener Sets Priorities
XLRI Jamshedpur has appointed Prof Vishwa Ballabh, faculty at XLRI as the Convenor of XAT 2023. He has held the responsibility of XAT Convenor for many previous years in past. He teaches Economics and related subjects at XLRI, and is also the Chairperson Centre for Rural Management, XLRI Jamshedpur. Sharing his priorities for XAT, Prof Ballabh said, “My priority will be that every MBA/ PGDM aspirants to know about the XAT test, and why they should appear in the XAT” Read More

140+ B-Schools to Accept XAT Score 
Xavier Aptitude Test, popularly known as XAT, is the mandatory entrance exam for admission to XLRI and its score is also accepted for admission by IMT, IMI, K J Somaiya, IRMA, MICA, GIM, Great Lakes, XIMB, TAPMI and 140 MBA Colleges in India. Every year more than 1,00,000 candidates from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities, Science, Law apply and appear in XAT exam to get into of the various MBA programs offered by these top B-schools.

Top 10 B-Schools Accepting XAT 2023
Following are the top B-schools accepting XAT 2023 score for admission to their flagship MBA/PGDM 2023-25 batch

XAT 2023: Exam Pattern
Apart from other common sections, XAT has unique Decision Making section in its question paper and it gives the feel to the test taker that he/she is appearing for admission in management program of a top B-school. The expected XAT 2023 exam pattern with sectional composition is likely to remain as below

• 3 Hours 10 Minutes duration test
• XAT 2023 to have Essay Writing Test
• Computer based test
• Single slot, single day exam
• Question paper with 4 sections with MCQs and 1 section with Essay Writing Test
• The GK Section with 25 questions is not counted for percentile calculation
• Marks for every correct answer : +1, - 0.25 Negative Marking for wrong answer
• No Negative marking for General Knowledge and Essay writing section
• All the MCQ type questions have five options with one correct option
• Essay shall be evaluated after the candidate is shortlisted for the interview.

XLRI: Searching for Cream of Talent
While conducting XAT, XLRI believes that single testing session with same difficulty level will provide level playing field to all the XAT test takers without any discrimination. Around one lakh candidates explore admission opportunities in XLRI and other member and associate MBA colleges accepting XAT scores.

The admission to XLRI is possible only through high scores in XAT MBA entrance exam. Through XAT, XLRI attracts the cream of talent in India and the best talent of country aspires for XAT accepting colleges.  Return on investment at XLRI is high. Top recruiters from India and the world visit XLRI for their placement season. The offered salary packages go as high as Rs.25 to 35 lakhs per annum to the students of XLRI.

For more than 70 years XLRI is conducting XAT exam at all India level on behalf of XAMI to select the most appropriate students for management education. XLRI Jamshedpur is one of the top PGDM colleges in India and is consistently ranked among top 10 B-schools. It is one of the very few B-schools with two prestigious International Accreditations, viz., AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and AMBA - Association of MBAs. XLRI has also earned the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accreditation.

A high RoI management institute, XLRI Jamshedpur offers wide range of management programmes for freshers as well as for working professionals including 2 years Full Time Flagship PGDM (Business Management); 2 years Full Time PGDM (Human Resource Management); 1 year Executive – Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Ex-PGDM); Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EXEC-FPM). XLRI has also launched its another campus in Delhi NCR where it offers 2 years full time PGDM (BM) and other programs. XLRI admission process 2023 will open with the beginning of XAT 2023 registration process shortly.

Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates on XAT 2023