XAT 2026 Admit Card LIVE: XLRI MBA hall ticket at xatonline.in soon; exam date, direct link, updates

The XAT 2026 examination will be conducted in around 109 cities across India. The test city has been assigned to candidates as per their preference.

More than 800 colleges apart from XLR are accepting the XAT 2025 scores for admission. The XAT 2026 admission process includes Group Discussions (GD), Analytical Essay Writing (AEW), and Personal Interviews (PI).

Candidates can find the XAT previous year question paper on the official website of the XAT, i.e., xatonline.in

The XLRI will publish the XAT 2026 admit card shortly on the official website, xatonline.in. Candidates can download the admit card once it is out.

The XAT examination for the year 2025 was conducted on Sunday, January 5, 2025, by XLRI Jamshedpur. The authority will conduct the XAT 2026 examination on January 4, 2026.

To check the XAT 2026 admit card 2026, candidates need to enter their login credentials - 

• XAT ID
• Password

The XAT 2026 admit card will be valid for the January 4, 2026, exam only. The admit card is likely to be issued soon by the authority.

The XLRI Jamshedpur is expected to declare the XAT 2026 admit card today, on December 20, on the official website. Candidates are advised to keep checking the website for latest updates.

The Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA and DI) section will have approximately 28 questions, the highest among all four sections. 

“The questions are designed to assess the quantitative aptitude of candidates who possess foundational understanding of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, modern Maths, etc. The questions on DI are about clear interpretation, summarization, and insightful analysis of the data,” XLRI said. 

The Decision Making section in XAT 2026 question paper will present scenarios drawn from both personal and professional contexts. As per the exam pattern, XLRI Jamshedpur said candidates are expected to apply critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and prioritisation to make informed decisions. 

The verbal ability and logical reasoning (VALR) section in XAT question paper 2026 will have approximately 26 questions. The important topics in VALR section is:

• Critical and analytical reasoning, 
• Reading comprehension, including poems, cartoons, and passages etc, 
• Vocabulary, 
• English grammar, 
• Para jumbles, 
• Cloze tests
• and other related exercises.

XLRI Jamshedpur is expected to issue the XAT admit card 2025 on the official website, xatonline.in. However, the XAT hall ticket is likely to be delayed and released on December 26, as per previous years' trends.

As per the XAT 2026 marking scheme, candidates will be given 1 mark for each correct response, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for wrong answer. However, if more than 8 questions are left unanswered, 0.10 marks will be deducted. Also, there's no negative marking in the GK section of the paper.

The steps to download the XAT admit card 2025 are as follows. 

• Visit the official XAT website, xatonline.in.
• Click on the “Login” link on the homepage.
• Enter your XAT user ID and password.
• The XAT 2026 admit card will appear on the screen.
• Download and take a printout of the admit card for exam day.
  

XLRI Jamshedpur will issue the XAT admit card 2026 tomorrow, as per update on the official website. 

The list of information mentioned on the XAT 2026 admit card is given below:

1. Candidate's name and roll number
2. Registration number
3. Photo and signature
4. XAT exam centre address
5. Exam timings
6. Reporting time
7. Guidelines related to XAT exam day

The XAT 2026 selection process consists of Group Discussion and Personal Interviews. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear in the XLRI selection criteria, which includes Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).

Candidates can check the XAT 2026 schedule below:

The XAT 2026 admit card will consist of important candidature details like name, gender, roll number, XAT 2026 exam centre, XAT 2026 exam shift, and XAT 2026 exam timing.

The XLRI Jamshedpur will announce the XAT 2026 admit card tomorrow, i.e., December 20, 2025. Candidates can check the result once it is out on the official website.