Xavier Admission Test (XAT) is considered as one of the very popular national level entrance or admissions test. This entrance test is organized by the Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur (XLRI). XLRI is positioned amongst India`s top five B-schools. This entrance test is mostly popular among the MBA hopefuls throughout the country. Xavier Admission Test (XAT) is conducted for selecting the eligible candidates for the professional XLRI management education. Moreover, XAT is the entrance test that is conducted for getting admissions to near about 35 other prestigious Business or Management Schools of the country. The list of those reputed business institutes includes names like XIMB (Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar), BIM (Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy) LIBA (Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai), S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, Indian Institute of Finance, New Delhi, Goa Institutes of Management, etc. Xavier Admission Test (XAT) is usually conducted in the month of January followed by the interviews that are held in the month of March.

Associated Institutes of XAT are as follows -

• Academy of Management Studies, Bhubaneswar

• AICMS Business School, Mumbai

• Alliance Business Academy, Bengaluru

• Dept of Management Studies, Goa University

• Globsyn Business School, Kolkata

• Goa Institute of Management, Goa

• IILM Institute for Higher Education, Gurgaon

• Indian Business Academy, Bengaluru

• Indian Institute of Finance, Delhi

• Indian Institute of Management Training, Pune

• Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Delhi

• Institute for Technology and Management, Navi Mumbai

• Institute of Management and Information Science, Bhubaneswar

• Institute of Marketing and Management, Delhi

• International Institute for Special Education, Lucknow

• International School of Business and Media, Pune

• Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Karnataka

• Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

• MATS School of Business and IT, Bengaluru

•Management and Entrepreneurial Development Academy, Bengaluru

• Mount Carmel Institute of Management, Bengaluru

• S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai

• St Josephs College of Business Administration, Bengaluru

• Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications Ltd, Pune

• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

• Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bengaluru

• Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi

• XLRI Jamshedpur

Application Forms
The advertisement regarding the notification of important dates and application forms appears in all the leading national and local dailies of India generally in the month of August. Candidates can get the application from along with the information prospectus either by making cash payment or through a nationalized bank draft drawn in favour of "XLRI Jamshedpur" (payable at Jamshedpur) of the requisite amount from the admissions office of Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur (XLRI). The candidates can also download the application form from the official website of XLRI. The candidates need to submit the completed application form along with all the essential documents and the demand draft before the last submission date. In order to register for Xavier Admission Test (XAT), the aspirants need to fill up the XAT application form through online. They need to follow the instructions given in the official website. After that they will obtain their Identity card and password.

Eligibility Criteria for Xavier Admission Test (XAT)
The minimum academic qualification required for appearing in Xavier Admission Test (XAT) is a Bachelor`s degree (3 years) or any equivalent in any stream of study or discipline from any recognised University. Candidates in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply.

Courses Offered

• 2-years PG Diploma in Business Management

• 2-years PG Diploma Personnel Management and Industrial Relations

• PG Diploma in Management

• PG Diploma in Rural Management

• PG Diploma in Information Management

• PG Diploma in Personnel Management

• PG Diploma in Business Management (Finance)

• PG Diploma in Business Management (Marketing)

Pattern of Examination
XAT is basically a single stage written test that is followed by a group discussion and personal interview. The group discussion and the personal interview are conducted by the concerned management institutes. It is of 2 hours duration and the test paper comprises 200 questions. The test paper is generally divided into three main sections and the sections are -

• Verbal Ability (English) and Reading Comprehension (80 questions)

• Quantitative Aptitude (Mathematics) and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (60 questions)

• General Awareness (60 questions)

It is followed by an essay writing section, the duration of which is 15 to 20 minutes. The test paper follows the provision of negative marking.

Syllabus
There is no such set syllabus for Xavier Admission Test (XAT). The students need to prepare by following the test pattern of the examination. Candidates should prepare as per the following sections of the question paper -


• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
> Synonyms
> Fill-in-the-blanks
> Analogies
> Antonyms (with a passage given)
> Logical Ability Puzzles Reading Comprehension Paragraph Forming


• Quantitative Ability/Data Interpretation/Reasoning
> Series
> Functions
> Permutations and Combinations
> Reasoning (Weights of boxes)
> Simple Arithmetic Questions
> Sets of Data Interpretation Sets of Quant Questions Data sufficiency Quant Individual Questions


• General Awareness
> Geography
> Quotes
> History
> Management
> Science
> Political Science

Selection Process
The final list of selected candidates is prepared on the basis of the performance in the written test, group discussion and personal interview.

Xavier Admission Test (XAT) is the entrance test that measures the potentiality of the MBA aspirants whether they are eligible for the professional management courses or not.