Your Guide to XLRI Jamshedpur MBA Admissions via XAT
Want to get into XLRI Jamshedpur ? But first, you need to navigate the admissions process. This blog post will equip you with everything you need to know about securing admission to XLRI Jamshedpur MBA program through the XAT exam.
Eligibility Criteria
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university from any discipline with a minimum of 50%
marks (aggregate) for MBA program.
Appear for the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) and secure a high score (cut-offs vary each year)
Work experience is not mandatory, but may strengthen your application.
XAT Cutoff and Selection Process:
Candidates have to give the XAT exam to get admission in the MBA program.
The registration process for XAT typically begins in the months of October- december. You can find all the details about XAT registration, exam dates, the application form, and the syllabus on the official XAT website.
Key Points of XAT 2024 Exam:
XAT Marking Scheme:
- +1 for the correct answer. -0.25 for an incorrect answer, and -0.10 for more than 8 un-attempted consecutive questions.
- No XAT Negative Marking in the GK Section
- As per the new paper pattern, there will be 3 parts, including 6 sections in total.
- Part 1: Decision Making, Quantitative ability and data interpretation, and Verbal and logical ability.
- Part 2: Mock Keyboard Testing
- Part 3: General Knowledge and Essay Writing
Below are the sectional and overall XAT 2024 cut offs for XLRI PGDM BM and PGDM HRM 2024-26 Batch as released by XLRI:
Results for the XAT 2024 will be available by the final week of January 2024. Students will be short-listed by XLRI for Interviews and Group Discussions. The cutoff that is set by the institutes will be used to select students for further process.
The shortlisted students will be called for the further XLRI call criteria which further would consist of the following rounds:
- Group Discussion (GD) or/ and Essay writing
- Personal Interview (PI)
After conducting the XLRI Jamshedpur selection criteria, the final list of selected students will be prepared. Selected candidates will be offered admission to the XAT Participating Institutes in their respective offered programs.
The final score of the candidates is released after the PI and different points carry some percentage of weightage with them. The components with their weightage in the final score are explained below:
Fees and Specializations
XLRI Jamshedpur offers a variety of MBA specializations like –
- Business Analytics
- Marketing
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Management
- Business Management
- General Management
The fee structure for the MBA program varies for Indian candidates. Here’s a brief overview:
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Placement
Consulting sector emerged as the top recruiting sector that made 26% of the total offers during XLRI Jamshedpur PGDM placements 2024. Furthermore, the highest and average package offered during XLRI Jamshedpur PGDM GM placements 2023 stood at INR 48.35 LPA and INR 28.02 LPA, respectively. The course-wise average salary trends witnessed during XLRI Jamshedpur placements over the past three years are presented below:
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