XAT-2014 | Notifications

Activity	Important Dates
Online Registration	September 02 – December 21, 2013
Online XLRI Programme Registration	Last Date November 27, 2013 (Only those who are paying through cash or DD.) Candidate paying through online need not send the confirmation page.
XLRI Confirmation page to be received by Admissions office	December 26, 2013 (All Candidates applying to XLRI Admissions Office)
XAT-2014 Admit Card	Could be downloaded during December 18 – 31, 2013
XAT-2014 to be held on	Sunday, January 05, 2014
Mailing of XAt Score Card	By mid February

 

• Complimentary copy of XLRI Prospectus will be sent to those applying for XLRI programmes through Courier/Registered post from Admission office, XLRI Jamshedpur. XLRI will not be responsible for any delay in delivery the receipt of the same.
• Should it be deemed necessary in the interest of the Institute and/or of the profession, the Institute reserves the right to make any modifications in the items contained in this bulletin as and when required without prior notice.
• All matters of dispute in this regard will be subject to legal jurisdiction of Jamshedpur only.

XAT-2014 | Question Pattern

Section	No. of Questions	Time in Mins.
Decision Making	25	140 mins
Verbal and Logical Ability	30
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation	36
Essay & General Awareness	40	40 mins
Number of options: 5

 

Negative Marking: 1/4th of the marks allotted for every question.

40 General Awareness questions were asked, which were based on Current Affairs & factual GK.

Candidates had to attempt the essay as well as the General Awareness Questions.

XAT-2014 | Application Procedure

Procedure for applying to other institutions who use XAT Score for short listing candidates for their admission.

The candidate desirous of joining any of XAT Member Institutes has to follow the steps given below:

1. Register for XAT 2014 at xatonline.net.in
2. Obtain the Application Form after registering online by making appropriate payment. Further details can be obtained from the respective Institution’s website or their Admissions office. Follow their registration/application procedure. For XLRI programmes visit www.xlri.edu
3. Candidates may please note that XLRI does not ascertain quality of the degree or programme(s) offered by other XAT Associate Institutions.
4. Please note that each institution independently decides the weightages to be given for each of the test components on the basis of its needs. XLRI does not play any role in selection of the candidates in these institutes.

Note: All payments made for registration for XAT and other institutes are non-refundable.

The XAT Score Card containing the performance of the candidate in XAT 2014 will be mailed individually to all the candidates.

 

Click the link given below in order to view the list of Associate Institutes & their addresses.

Member Institutes || Institutes using XAT Score

XAT-2014 | Registration Procedure

1. XAT Registration:
   Visit xatonline.net.in and click “XAT Registration”. Fill preliminary information, enter a password of your choice and submit it. After submission of these details applicant receives XAT ID by email. (Next time you will be allowed to login with your XAT ID and password).
2. Complete Form:
   Login to XAT account and fill educational and other details and choose the test city.
3. Fee Payment:
   The fee for XAT 2014 depends on the category of the applicant as given below:
   • For General/OBC Applicant : Rs. 950.00 (Rupees Nine Hundred and Fifty only)
   • For SC/ST Applicant : Rs. 650.00 (Rupees Six Hundred and Fifty only)
4. Select Mode of Payment:
   There are three possible modes of payment
   • Mode-1 : Online Payment Gateway
     • Through VISA/Master Credit/Debit Cards
     • (American Express Card is inadmissible)
     • IDBI Net banking (this option is available only for IDBI account holder)
   • Mode-2 : Cash Payment
     • Applicant has to take a print out of the XAT Pay-In-Slip visit nearest IDBI bank and make the payment.
   • Mode-3 : Demand Draft
     • Applicant has to get a DD made in favour of “XLRI Jamshedpur A/c XAT” payable at Jamshedpur.

   Important: Applicant paying through Mode 2 and 3 should update the payment details in the registration page. Failure to do so, such candidates will not be allowed to upload their photo and signature.

5. Upload Photograph and Signature:
   Applicant is required to upload his/her scanned digital photograph and signature.
6. Print XAT Confirmation Page:
   Print confirmation page for your reference. In future for all correspondence with XAT office quote your XAT ID.
7. Send Confirmation Page:
8. Payment made through cash or DD needs to send their DD or Pay-in-slip along with the confirmation page to XAT office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur- 831001 within fifteen days from the date of payment or issuance of DD.
   Applicants who have made the payments through IDBI internet banking or credit/debit cards are not required to send the Confirmation page to XAT Office.
9. Downloading of XAT Bulletin: 
   Applicant may download XAT e Bulletin 2014 from www.xlri.ac.in
10. Download Admit Card:
    Your admit card will be uploaded on December 18, 2013 you may download it from xatonline.net.in till December 31, 2013.

Important Notes

Once you finish your registration for XAT you shall be provided with a unique XAT ID & password.

1. Please note that email to candidate and Login on xatonline.net.in ( Accessed by XAT ID & password ) will be the standard mode of communication.
2. The email address that you enter in registration form will be treated as your primary email address and all communications will also be sent to the same.
3. Please ensure that you provide a valid email address.
4. Please ensure that you use your personal email address only as your primary email address in the application. (If you use your official email address and in case you switch jobs, it would be difficult for us to communicate with you).
5. Please add admissions@xatonline.net.in as trusted sources in the anti-Spam software of your email. Otherwise, either you will not receive important emails or they will get delivered to your Spam/junk folder.
6. Please access your emails regularly and ensure that your inbox is accessible.
7. Please note that the XAT ID and password gives you an individual login on www.xatonline.net.in and on frequent intervals , you need to check for mails from XAT & other associated institutes.

Note: If you do not receive the registration confirmation mail, with your XAT ID & Password, within 24 hours of signing up, please check your spam/junk folder just in case the confirmation email got delivered there instead of your inbox. If you are unable to locate the email, please write to admissions@xatonline.net.in citing your primary email id or call us up on 1800 102 5303 between 10.00 a.m. and 06.00 p.m. ( IST ) if you are unable to reach the customer care executive, please write to admissions@xatonline.net.in. We shall get back to you in 48 hours.(excluding Holidays)

XAT-2014 | Test Conduction Centres

XAT 2014 would be conducted across India in the following cities.

Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Goa, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Surat, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam.

XAT 2014 would also be conducted across the following two international cities.

Dubai, Kathmandu

XAT-2014 | Eligibility Criteria

• A candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university or a deemed university.
• Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree and awaiting results can also apply.

XAT-2014 | Xavier Aptitude Test

XAT 2014 will be conducted on Sunday 5th January 2014. XLRI conducts test on behalf of the XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes). For more than 60 years XLRI is conducting test at all India level to select the most appropriate for management education. The test score is being used by more than 100 institutes for the admission.

Programs at XLRI

School of Business
– PGDM (BM)
– PGDM (GMP)
– PGDM (BM), part-time (JSR)
– Executive PGP (Dubai)
– PGDM (Global MBA)

School of Human Resources & IR
– PGDM (HRM)

School of Advanced Management
– M.S. Programme (MPOD)

Fellow Programme & Research
– FPM
– Executive FPM

Virtual Interactive Learning
– PGCBM
– PGCHRM
– PGCRM
– PGCLSCM
– PGCSMM

Executive Education
– MDP Programs
– In-Company Programs
– Executive Diploma in HRM
– LSCM and HRM – Dubai
– PGPCEM
– PGPABM