XAT 2025 registration ends today at xatonline.in; new test cities

NEW DELHI: The Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, will close the registration window for the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2025 today, November 30. Eligible candidates can register for the XAT 2025 by visiting the official website, xatonline.com.

The XAT 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on January 5, 2025 in online mode. As per the official schedule, the XAT admit card 2025 will be issued on December 20, 2024. The Institute will announce the XAT result 2025 on January 31, 2025.

Candidates will need to pay an application fee of Rs 2,200 to register for the XAT 2025 exam. For those seeking admission to Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) programmes, an additional fee of Rs 200 will be charged for each programme applied to.

Indian candidates applying for the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in General Management (GM) through the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) will be required to pay a registration fee of Rs 2,500. Non-resident Indian (NRI) and foreign candidates applying for one or more programmes through GMAT must pay a fee of Rs 5,000.

To be eligible for the XAT 2025 exam, candidates must have a three-year bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university. Candidates in their final year of graduation may also apply, provided they submit their bachelor’s degree certificate and mark sheet by the end of the admission year.

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XAT 2025: New test cities

The XAT 2025 exam will now be conducted in 34 new cities, providing candidates with more accessibility and flexibility. Candidates will also be able to select up to six preferred cities for the test during the registration process.

The newly added XAT 2025 test cities include Anantapur, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Bilaspur, Mehsana, Baddi, Chikkaballapur, Davanagere, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kurukshetra, Shimla, Ajmer, Balasore, Bikaner, Dhenkanal, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Nanded, Patiala, Sikar, Ujjain, Karimnagar, Salem, Vellore, Aligarh, Bareilly, Haldwani, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Kalyani.