XAT 2026 Entrance Exam Notification: MBA Admissions and Important Dates

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XAT Exam Details Overview 2026

The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a widely known national-level MBA entrance exam administered by Jamshedpur, India's Xavier Labour Relation Institute (XLRI). XLRI has been entrusted with the job of conducting XAT to find the most suitable students for its prestigious management programs for over 70 years. XAT scores are widely recognized as having significant importance and are accepted by 11 XAMI member institutes, 83 associate institutes, and over 600 other prestigious B-schools across India. Candidates who want to pursue an MBA can fill out the XAT application form 2026 online, which started on July 10, 2025, and register for the exam. The deadline for XAT 2026 registration is December 05, 2025.

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XAT Exam Notification 2026

Exam Particulars

Exam Details

Exam Name

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT)

Conducting Body

Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur

Exam Level

All India level

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Mode of Exam

Computer Based Online Exam

Application mode of XAT 2026

Online

Exam Duration

3 hours

Exam Language

English

Exam Date of XAT 2026

04January,2026

Application Fees

Rs. 2200 (+200 per XLRI program)

Registration Dates

10 July,2025 till December 05, 2025

Helpline Number

+91 6576653203
+91 6576653204

Official website

https://xatonline.in/

How To Apply XAT 2026

Check the steps of filling XAT 2026 application process below –

Step 1: Go to the XAT 2026 official website xatonline.in.

Step 2: Click on the 'New Registration' window to ‘Create new login’ and enter relevant details.

Step 3: A unique user ID and registration link will be sent to the candidate on the verified email ID.

Step 4: Click on the link to verify your registration.

Step 5: Go to the XAT 2026 homepage and log in using your user ID and password.

Step 6: Enter your email ID and password to open the XAT 2026 Application Form.

Step 7: Fill out all of the required fields on the XAT 2026 Application Form.

Step 8: The XAT 2026 application fee has to be paid via online mode only (Debit / Credit Card/Net Banking).

LINK FOR XAT REGISTRATION PROCESS 2026

NOTE: - For PGDM (GM), Indian applicants can apply using GMAT/GRE, however, NRI/Foreign nationals can apply using GMAT for all programs. Please keep in mind that GRE scores are only valid for PGDM (GM).

XAT Application Fee 2026

The candidates can only pay their registration fees for XAT 2026 online. The XAT Form Fees 2026 are shown in the table below, divided down by candidate category.

Category

Application Fee

XAT Registration Fee

INR 2200 (+200 for candidates interested in XLRI programs)

Indian Candidates applying for GMP through GMAT

INR 2,500

NRI/Foreign Candidates applying for one or more programs through GMAT

INR 5,000

XAT Selection Procedure 2026

To be selected for XAT 2026, candidates must pass an online examination. Candidates can view their own personal list on the official XAT website by entering their login ID and password.

XAT Admit Card 2026

The XAT Admit Card will be available on XAT's official website for registered candidates to download. The candidate needs to first log in to the account they made when filling out the online application form and then download their admit card.

XAT Exam Centres 2026

Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

XAT Important Link 2026

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF XAT

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LINK FOR XAT REGISTRATION PROCESS 2026

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