XAT Sectional Cutoff (VA, DM, and QA)

Xavier Aptitude Test

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25th January, 2025

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While the XAT cut-off plays an important role in being eligible for admission at XLRI, the XAT Sectional cut-off plays an equally important role and just the overall XAT cut-off is not enough. Moreover, XAT Sectional Cutoffs are highly important for the Personal Interview Round.

The XAT Result 2024 was announced on January 20, 2024, and the XAT Cutoff and Sectional Cutoff will be announced in February 2024.

Related - XAT Selection Procedure

What is the XAT cut-off?

Essentially, the XAT CutOff is the minimum score that is required in the exam to be eligible for the Personal Interview Round and to qualify as a suitable candidate for admission to XLRI, Jamshedpur.

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XAT Score Vs. Percentile

XAT Score is the total number of marks obtained by the candidate by calculating the correct answers, incorrect answers, and unattempted questions. On the Other Hand, XAT Percentile is the candidate’s relative performance as compared to other exam takers. For eg. If a student has scored 90%, this means that their performance was better than 90% of the students who took the exam. Check the table below for reference:

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XAT Score Vs. Percentile

XAT score (out of 100)

XAT percentile

47 and above

99

42 and above

96

40 and above

94

36 and above

85

32 and above

80

24 and above

75

XAT Sectional Cutoff

XAT Cutoff is nothing but the minimum score that is required in all 3 sections of the exam - Verbal Ability, Decision Making, and Quantitative Aptitude to pass the exam. The below tables have listed this sectional cutoff for the previous year (2023) and the sectional cutoff for 2024 can be expected in the same range.

XLRI XAT cutoff: PGDM Business Management (BM)

General Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

75

75

85

95

Females

75

75

80

92

General Non-Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

75

75

85

95

Females

75

75

80

92

XLRI XAT cutoff: PGDM Human Resource Management (HRM)

General Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

90

75

85

93

Females

90

75

65

91

General Non-Engineers

VA

DM

QA

Overall

Males

90

75

70

90

Females

75

75

60

88




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Frequently Asked Questions

Does XAT paper have sectional cutoff

Yes. While the colleges consider the overall XAT score, there is sectional cutoff for each section in the paper.

What is the expected XAT Cutoff for 2024

The XAT Cutoff is usually around 90-95%. The same is expected in this year as well.

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