XAT EXAMINATION 2017

XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test is one of the most famous entrance examinations for MBA. This examination gets conducted and organized by XLRI Jamshedpur. This is a national level, one of the biggest entrance tests of management courses. More than 90,000 candidates appear in this entrance examination each year. XAT notification releases in the month of September and online application process start from the same time. If you are thinking to apply for XAT 2017, before it you need to know important details such as eligibility criteria, examination dates, application procedure for this examination, which you can find on this page. After release of official notice you can apply for XAT 2017.

 

Eligibility Criteria XAT 2017

In order to apply for XAT, you must need to fulfill following eligibility criteria as we are specifying below:

Aspirants should be having minimum three years duration Bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a recognized university.

Aspirants those are going to appear in the final year graduation exam by June, 2017 can apply.

The conducting authority has also allowed NRI and Foreign candidates to apply for XAT exam through valid GMAT score card (excluding Kathmandu and Dubai students).

 

Important Dates related to XAT 2017

Event                            Date (Tentative)

Online registration to                    1st week of September 2016

Last date to fill & submit the application form      2nd week of December 2016

Admit Card will be released in               3rd week of December 2016

XAT 2017 to be held in          1st week of January 2017

Official Answer Key to be released in         2nd week of January 2017

Date of release of OMR Answer Sheet        4th week of January 2017

XAT 2017 Result declaration                  Last week of January 2017

Cutoff will be out in  Last week of January 2017

Shortlist for Interview          Last week of January 2017

Last date for updating the interview city   Last week of January 2017

Last date to submit documents for shortlisted candidates          1st week of February 2017

Interview Slot Booking closes on    1st week of February 2017

Uploading of Self Profile Assessment & Video      2nd week of February 2017

 Application Form

The online application process will be start after availability of official notice for XAT 2017 (most tentative in September 2016).

Well, after that you don't need to fill two application forms for XAT and XLRI Jamshedpur now as one application form would be enough.

The process is fully online. You need to visit the official website to get and fill the application form.

Fill all the details accurately and then upload a recently clicked passport size photograph (scanned) and signature in prescribed sizes and then proceed to online payment.

You can use Cash, Net Banking, Demand Draft, Credit Card or Debit Card for paying the application form.

Application Fee – You need to pay Rs. 1500. If you want to apply for XLRI as well, then you will have to pay Rs. 1750. (Rs. 250 more).

Admit Card

As per the sources, the admit card will be available on the official website from December 2016. You need to get it downloaded from the site as no hard copies of admit card will be sent to your address.