With registrations closing on November 30th, 2019, XLRI- Xavier School of Management calls for the final registrations for the upcoming XAT 2020 (Xavier Aptitude Test). The XAT 2020 is scheduled to be held on January 5th, 2020.

Fr. P. Christie S.J., Director, XLRI – Xavier School of Management commented, “XLRI has been conducting XAT on behalf of XAMI for over 60 years on an all India level to select the most suitable students for management education. XAT, though one of the oldest competitive examinations in the country, has always kept pace with the cutting-edge testing methodology. XAT’s multi-dimensional testing framework is designed to meaningfully assess the aptitude of candidates for future business success. The examination focuses on a multi-dimensional examination structure and fairness, to assess candidates aspiring to be future business leaders.”

XLRI conducts the XAT exam on behalf of XAMI for more than 60 years at all India level. Besides XLRI, the XAT score is used by more than 150 institutes for the admission across India. Since 2018, the XAT has adopted the online test mode.

From 2020, XAT has increased the number of examination centres. XAT 2020 would be conducted from 72 centers all across India that will include the following cities –

Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bokaro Steel City, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Ludhiana, 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 and Warangal.

 The details of XAT 2020 are available at http://xatonline.in/.

Candidates holding recognized Bachelors degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline or students completing their final examination by June 10, 2020 are eligible to appear for XAT 2020. NRI and Foreign candidates can apply through GMAT score. Results are expected to be declared by January 31st, 2020.

With XAT 2020, XLRI would be accepting applications for the first batch of aspirants for its new XLRI Delhi-NCR Campus (which is subject to the formal approval from AICTE) besides XLRI Jamshedpur.

Fr. P. Christie S.J., Director, XLRI commented on this new update, “XAT 2020 is extremely significant for XLRI as from this year we would start accepting applications for the first batch for our new XLRI Delhi-NCR Campus with two sections of PGDBM Program, which is subject to the formal approval from AICTE.”