XAT 2016 will be conducted on 3rd January 2016

XAT 2016 will be conducted on 3^rd January 2016

The format of XAT would remain pen-paper based. This is to ensure that candidates of all backgrounds are at par, so that those who have pre-familiarity of operating computers, specially coming from privileged background or having worked in IT sector, do not get any advantage over others who do not have access to computers. The paper-pen mode also ensures that all candidates are tested on exactly the same set of questions, and not on different sets.

Important Dates

Date of Commencement of Application	4th September 2015
Last Date for Applying	30th November 2015
Last Date to change Test City	26th November 2015
Downloading of Admit Cards	20th December 2015 - 31st December 2015
Date of Exam	3rd January 2016
Test Timings	10.00 am to 01.30 pm
Mode of Examination	Paper & Pen based *
XAT 2016 Cities	Cities within India : 47
	Cities outside India : 2

XAT 2016 would be conducted across India in the following cities.

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Goa, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Surat, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam.

XAT 2016 would also be conducted across the following two international cities.

Dubai, Kathmandu.

Registration Procedure

1. Visit xatonline.net.in click on Register, create a new account with your personal email id, you will receive a unique XAT ID and registration link.
2. Click on the link and create your own password. (Next time you will be allowed to login with this XAT ID and password).
3. Select your Citizenship (Indian/ Foreign / NRI).
4. If you are interested to apply for XLRI, select the programme of your choice Business Management (BM)/Human Resource Management (HRM)/Global Business Management(GBM)/General Management Programme (GMP). Candidates not interested in any of the XLRI programmes can skip this step.
5. Fill preliminary information (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Category and Phone Number etc….)
6. Provide your mailing address and permanent address.
7. Provide your educational qualification starting from 10th onwards.
8. Provide details of work experience starting from the latest job. Candidates desirous of applying to GMP must have total experience of five years till March 31, 2016.
9. Choose the XAT 2016 test city.
10. You can preview the inputs you have entered.
11. Please upload your scanned digital photograph and signature less than 1 MB (Click here for the process of uploading the photograph and signature).
12. Select Mode of Payment: There are three possible modes of payment
    

    • Mode ₁ Online Payment Gateway
      • Through VISA/Master Credit/Debit Cards
        (American Express Card is inadmissible)
      • IDBI Net banking (this option is available only for IDBI account holder)
    • Mode ₂ Cash Payment
      Please take a print out of the XAT Pay-In-Slip visit nearest IDBI bank and make the payment.
    • Mode₃ Demand Draft
      Please make a DD made from any Bank in favour of "XLRI Jamshedpur A/c XAT" payable at Jamshedpur. 
    •  
Important: Applicant paying through Mode 2 & 3 should update the payment details in the registration page. 


13. Candidates only interested in XAT but not in XLRI need to pay a fee of Rs. 1500/-(Rupees Fifteen Hundred only). Candidates interested in XLRI programme(s) needs to pay an additional fee of Rs.250/- each.
14. Print XAT Confirmation page, in future for all correspondence with XAT office, quote your XAT ID.
15. Please Send Confirmation page and the Demand Draft to: The Chairperson Admission, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur- 831001. The same must be sent within fifteen days from the issuance of DD.
    If you have made the payment other than DD you should not send the confirmation page.
16. Please download the XAT e-Bulletin 2016 from xatonline.net.in or www.xlri.ac.in
17. Please download the XLRI e-Brochure from www.xlri.ac.in or www.xlri.edu.
18. Please download the Admit cards from December 20^th to December 31^st, 2015 (xatonline.net.in).
19. Candidates applying through GMAT may do so by following instruction given on www.xlri.ac.in

Eligibility for XAT 2016

Eligibility : Recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2016 may also apply. All Indian candidates must appear for XAT 2016. However NRI and foreign candidates may apply through GMAT score (except Dubai and Kathmandu wherein candidates have an option of appearing for XAT 2016).

Eligibility for XLRI Programmes

Human Resource Management (HRM)
In this globalized era the manager’s ability to tap latent talents of the workforce is definitely a much sought after skill-set. Out much acclaimed and respected HRM programme trains future Human Resource managers to shape winning organizations. Focusing primarily on employee relations, human resource management systems and practices, legal framework, interpersonal and leadership skills the HRM course offers a holistic formation including functional areas such as finance, marketing, IT and operations management. 

Eligibility : Recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2016 may also apply. All Indian candidates must appeared for XAT 2016. However NRI and foreign candidates may apply through GMAT score( except Dubai and Kathmandu where in candidates have option of appearing for XAT 2016). Business Management (BM)
Shaping future business leaders as responsible and highly skilled managers is the thrust of the BM programme. The rigorous training prepares value-based managers with an integrated approach to decision-making. Drawing in on functional disciplines such as Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Production & Operations Management and Strategic Management the programme trains enterprising manager for a sustainable future. Eligibility : Recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2016 may also apply. All Indian candidates must appeared for XAT 2016. However NRI and foreign candidates may apply through GMAT score( except Dubai and Kathmandu where in candidates have option of appearing for XAT 2016). Global Business Management
This one-of-a-kind programme, offered in partnership with the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA) and School of Economics & Management at Tongji University (Shanghai, China) constitutes a diverse class of Indian, American and Chinese students. Students will be taught by faculty drawn from each of the three partner schools and spend a semester each in Shanghai, Cleveland and Jamshedpur. 

Eligibility : Recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2016 may also apply. Candidates with an experience of 3 years or more will be given preference for Global Business Management.

All students( Indian/NRI/Foreign) Candidates may apply either through XAT 2016 or GMAT score (taken between December 01, 2013 and December 20, 2015).

  General Management Programme
The General Management Program aims at augmenting the skill-sets and competencies of practicing managers. Exposing them to recent trends, tools and techniques in Management would prepare them to enhance performance. This 15 month, full time AICTE recognized course incorporates a 3-month field based training in a functional area.  

Eligibility : Recognized bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration in India/abroad with at least 5 years of managerial/supervisory experience by March 31, 2016. Candidates may apply either through XAT 2016 or GMAT score (taken between December 01, 2013 and December 20, 2015).

Exam Structure

• Quantitative Ability


• English Language & Logical Reasoning


• Decision Making


• GK


• Essay

 

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