About XAT:

XAT is an annual entrance exam conducted by the Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur to select the most appropriate students for its management courses. Every year a large number of management aspirants take the XAT to get admission in to XLRI or other good institutes where XAT scores are considered. It has become the most popular entrance exam for management aspirants after CAT and MAT. It however differs from other management entrance examinations as candidates are also expected to write an essay on a given topic besides the usual objective type questions. The essay is considered only for admission to XLRI, Jamshedpur.

(Also read: XAT 2013 Duration increased to 3 hours, GK Section Added: Prof. Vishwa Ballabh, admission chairperson, XLRI)

Eligibility Criteria for XAT 2013:

One needs to have a bachelors degree under a 10+2+3 system from a recognized university or a deemed university in order to be eligible to take XAT. You are eligible to take XAT as well as admission to XLRI, if you complete your final year examination by June 10, 2013. Other XAT Members Institutes may have a different date regarding the completion of the final examination.

Important Dates for XAT 2013:

 
Institutes Accepting XAT 2013 score

For more than 60 years XLRI has been conducting XAT on all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. There are 16 core member institutes and more than 85 associate institutes located in different parts of the country. The test would be co-ordinated by XLRI Jamshedpur. (View complete list of Institutes).


Application procedure for XAT 2013:

Interested candidates can register for XAT through online and offline mode:

Online Mode:

Interested candidates can register for XAT through online payment using credit card/debit card for an amount of Rs 950 while SC/ST candidates need to pay Rs 650. A candidate then has to send the XAT confirmation page (that has to be downloaded after registering for XAT) to XAT office.


Offline Mode:
 

• A candidate can register for XAT through cash payment. After successfully completing the registration, the candidate has to download the XAT pay-in-slip and a non-refundable amount of Rs 950 (Rs 650 for SC/ST candidates) is to be tendered to the nearest branch of IDBI bank.
• The transaction number provided by the bank in the pay-in-slip has to be entered in the registration webpage and download the XAT confirmation page and send to XAT office, along with the XLRI’s copy of XAT pay-in-slip.
• A candidate can also register for XAT through demand draft of Rs 950 (Rs 650 for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favour of XLRI Jamshedpur account XAT payable at Jamshedpur and then register for XAT.
• He/she then has to send the XAT confirmation page (that has to be downloaded after registering for XAT) along with the demand draft to XAT office.

Where to Register for XAT 2013:

You can register online for XAT 2013 here.


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