XAT Score vs Percentile 2025: Expected cut-off marks for top MBA colleges
Anu Parthiban | January 5, 2025 | 07:34 PM IST | 1 min read
XAT results can be expected to be out by the third week of January. There will be negative marks for wrong and unattempted questions. Candidates can check marking scheme here.
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Download EbookNEW DELHI: Xavier School of Management (XLRI) held the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT 2025) for admission into Master of Business Administration (MBA) and postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) courses. As per the overall XAT exam analysis 2025 , students rated the exam to be moderate to high. XAT 2025 LIVE
The institute has introduced a few changes in the XAT exam pattern 2025. The question paper has been divided into two parts - part 1 was allocated a duration of 170 minutes and paper 2, which solely focuses on the general knowledge section was given 10 minutes.
It has integrated the analytical essay writing (AEW) with the group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) rounds and removed it from the XAT exam. Moreover, the number of questions in the general knowledge section has been reduced from 25 to 20. A total of 12 questions in the GK section will be based on current affairs and 8 from static GK.
XAT score vs percentile
As per the XAT marking scheme, each correct answer will fetch one mark and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong response. “Additionally, every unattempted question following the first eight unattempted questions will incur a penalty of - 0.10 marks,” it added.
|
Section Name |
Raw Score |
Percentile |
|
Verbal and Logical Ability |
8 |
90+ |
|
7.5 |
85 |
|
|
6.5 |
80 |
|
|
Decision making |
8.0 |
90+ |
|
7.5 |
85 |
|
|
6.5 |
80 |
|
|
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation |
12 |
90+ |
|
10 |
85 |
|
|
8 |
80 |
|
|
Overall |
47 and above |
99 |
|
42 and above |
96 |
|
|
40 and above |
94 |
|
|
36 and above |
85 |
|
|
32 and above |
80 |
|
|
24 and above |
75 |
Also read XAT 2025 Cut-Off: Section-wise qualifying marks; XLRI selection process
XAT 2025: Cut-off marks for top colleges
The institute will declare the XAT results 2025 in 3 weeks, the official website read. Here’s the score vs percentile marks required to get admission in best MBA colleges.
|
MBA college name |
Expected XAT 2025 cut-off percentile |
XAT 2025 score required |
|
XLRI Jamshedpur |
94-96 |
38-45 |
|
XIM Bhubaneswar |
90-91 |
34-37 |
|
MICA Ahmedabad |
80-84 |
26-30 |
|
Great Lakes Chennai |
85-90 |
28-33 |
|
IMI New Delhi |
89-90 |
31-33 |
|
IMT Ghaziabad XAT Cut Off |
90-91 |
34-37 |
|
GIM Goa |
85-90 |
28-33 |
|
TAPMI Manipal |
80-84 |
26-30 |
|
FORE New Delhi |
85-86 |
28-35 |
|
IRMA Anand |
80-84 |
26-30 |
|
Great Lakes Gurgaon |
80-84 |
26-30 |
|
K J Somaiya XAT Cut Off |
84-85 |
27-29 |
|
BIMTECH Greater Noida |
75-80 |
20-25 |
|
LBSIM New Delhi |
85-86 |
28-35 |
|
IFMR Chennai |
75-80 |
20-25 |
|
LIBA Chennai |
75-80 |
20-25 |
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