Xavier Aptitude Test is the Admission Test for admission to MBA/PGDM programs in XLRI and other top MBA colleges like XIMB, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, LBSIM Delhi, TAPMI Manipal and 150 other top MBA colleges in India. XLRI will offer admission to its PGDM programs, offered at Jamshedpur and Delhi campuses on the basis of this exam score only, and will not accept any other test score. There are more than 70 cities and more than 100 venues where the exam will be conducted in India.

Salient Points about the Exam are:

A computer based test conducted at more than 70 test cities
For XAT 2025, the exam duration is reduced to three hours from earlier three hours thirty minutes
The exam is divided into two parts & four sections of Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning; Decision Making; Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; General Knowledge
Part two which had General Knowledge and Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) sections will have only GK section in XAT 2025 and AEW will not figure in the exam.
Part two does not count for percentile score calculation
No Individual time limit to attempt the sections
XLRI will offer admission 2025 based on XAT 2025 only and will not accept any other test score