XLRI Jamshedpur Shortlist Criteria 2025: Check XAT Cut Offs, Admission, and PI Process

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6 mins readUpdated on Jan 25, 2025 19:39 IST

XLRI, Jamshedpur admission process for its PGDM programmes through XAT 2025 score will start in the first week of Feburary 2025 with the release of GD/PI shortlist and cut offs. PI round will be held for BM and HRM programmes in March 2025. Check XLRI shortlist dates 2025, process and XAT cut offs.

XLRI shortlist and selection process

XLRI Jamshedpur will prepare the shortlist for PGDM BM and HRM programmes on the basis of candidates' performance in the XAT 2025 exam. The institute will take into consideration, candidates' XAT scores and academic record to prepare the shortlist. The process will begin after the announcement of XAT result 2025. 

The XAT 2025 result was declared on Janaury 17, 2025 and the XAT 2025 cut offs was released on January 25,2025. The interview call letters will be sent to the shortlisted candidates via email soon. Candidates who will receive the letter, will be eligible for Group Discussiion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round of XLRI admissions 2025. This year, XLRI will conduct Essay Writing along with Personal Interview. Score of GK section too would be evaluated for the selection round. 

Q:   Which MBA colleges are available with XAT cut offs of 85 percentile and above?

A:

If you score above 85 percentile in XAT you may get selected for admission to top tier 1 and tier 2 MBA colleges such as XIMB-Bhubaneswar, SPJIMR-Mumbai, IMT-Ghaziabad, GIM-Goa, TAPMI-Manipal, IRMA-Anand, MICA-Ahmedabad, Great Lakes Institute of Management, LIBA-Chennai, KJ Somaiya-Mumbai, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Amity Business School, Noida, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Xavier Institute of Social Services, Ranchi.

The XAT cut offs of the abovementioned colleges fall in the range of 85 to 95 percentile. However, in different admission years, the cut offs could be different. You should check the XAT cut offs for these colleges individually to have a better understanding of admission process for that year.

Q:   How important is XAT cut off for selection to XLRI's PI round?

A:

XAT cut off is the most important factor in selection of candidates for XLRI Jamshedpur’s Personal Interview or PI round. Those who do not meet the cut off are not even taken into consideration for PI shortlisting. The two main parameters upon which candidates are short listed for the PI round are academic scores (class 10,12 and graduation) and XAT cut off.

Aspirants must note that they need to score as much or above the XAT cut off and should have a consistent academic record of high score to have greater chances of getting selected. It is not necessary that they will be called for the PI round if their XAT score matches the cut off. If any candidate with the same score has a better academic record, he/she will be selected over the other.

Q:   What is the lowest percentile to get into XLRI?

A:

XLRI admission 2025 to PGDM in Business Management is based on XAT scores, followed by a PI round. XLRI Jamshedpur cutoff 2025 is yet to be released for admission to its BM and HRM courses. Aspirants seeking admission to XLRI have to meet both the overall and sectional cutoffs. During the XLRI cutoff 2024, the XAT cutoff percetile was 93 and 95 for the HRM and BM courses, respectively. So considering the preious years' cutoff, the lowest percetile to get into XLRI for BM and HRM courses ranges between 93 and 95 percetile for the students belonging to the General AI quota. 

The XAT 2025 cut off for BM programme for male candidates is 96 percentile and for female candidates is 91 percentile. For the HRM programme, the XAT cut off for male candidates is 95 percentile and for female candidates, it is 90 percentile, same as XAT 2024 cut offs. 

Under the XLRI shortlist process 2025, XAT and GMAT test takers will be required to express interest in XLRI Jamshedpur PI round by filling an online application form and selecting interview city. All shortlisted candidates through XAT and GMAT have to select the Interview slot within a stipulated time by filling an online application form available on the official website of XLRI or XAT. 

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XAT Cut Off 2025 for XLRI Admission

XAT 2025 cut offs for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM courses are between 90-96 percentile. The below table indicates section-wise XAT 2025 cut offs for admission. 

XAT cut off 2025: PGDM BM

PGDM BM cut offs for 2025 have been shared below for male and female candidates. Check the table below for section-wise and overall XAT cut offs.

Category

QA

VALR

DM

Overall

Engineer/Tech Male

88

84

84

96

Engineer/Tech Female

82

80

80

91

Non-Engineer Male

88

84

84

96

Non-Engineer Female

82

80

80

91

XAT cut off 2025: PGDM HRM

XAT cut offs for 2025 PGDM HRM are listed below. Section-wise and overall cut offs for each category are different.

Category

QA

VALR

DM

Overall

Engineer/Tech Male

83

90

87

95

Engineer/Tech Female

73

85

80

90

Non-Engineer Male

76

90

87

93

Non-Engineer Female

78

85

80

87

GMAT cut off for XLRI Admission (Previous Year)

Q:   What is the cutoff for XAT 2024?

A:

XAT 2024 cut-offs are listed below, course-wise:

XLRI XAT cut off: Human Resource Management

Category

Overall XAT percentile

QA percentile

VALR percentile 

DM percentile

Engineer Male

95

80

90

85

Engineer Female

90

73

85

78

Non-engineer Male

93

75

90

85

Non-engineer Female

88

68

85

78

XLRI XAT cut-off 2024: Business Management

Category

Overall XAT percentile

QA percentile

VALR percentile

DM percentile

Engineer Male

96

86

83

85

Engineer Female

91

81

80

80

Non-engineer Male

95

85

83

86

Non-engineer Female

90

80

80

81

 

Q:   What is sectional cut off for XAT?

A:

Sectional cut off for XAT refers to the minimum percentile fixed for each section of the exam that candidates have to meet. For example, if the Quantitative Aptitude cut off is 85 percentile for XAT, that means a candidate must have scored 85 percentile or more in the section of XAT to be eligible for group discussion and personal interview shortlisting. Check the below tables for PGDM BM and PGDM HRM for XAT 2023.

XAT Sectional cut offs for PGDM 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

 

XAT Sectional cut offs for PGDM 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

 

Q:   Can I get into XLRI with 90 percentile?

A:

Xavier School of Management cut off for XAT has been released as a selection criteria to appear for the PI round. As per the official cutoff data released by XLRI, the overall sectional XAT cut off 2024 for Male engineers is 96 percentile for Business Management (BM) programme and 95 percentile for Human Resource Management (HRM) programme. The XAT 2024 cut offs for Female engineers is 91 percentile for BM programme and 90 percentile for HRM programme. 

So basis the recently released sectional XAT cutoff 2024, it is difficult to get into XLRI with 90 percentile for General AI category students. 

 

Q:   When are XAT cut offs released?

A:

XLRI Jamshedpur releases the XAT cut offs every year in the month of February after the result announcement. The XAT exam is held on the first Sunday of January and the result is announced in the last week of January. And within a week of result announcement, the XAT cut offs are released.

The XAT cut offs are released at the official website of XLRI Jamshedpur and are available for download without login. The XAT cut offs are released for PGDM-HRM and PGDM-BM gender and academic stream wise. The document contains sectional and overall cut off percentiles for male, female, male non engineering and female non-engineering categories. Selection of candidates for the Personal Interview and Group Discussion round of XLRI admission is done on the basis of these category wise cut offs.

Q:   What is the XAT cutoff percentile for Manipal University?

A:

For the General AI category students, the Manipal University XAT cutoff 2023 was 85 percentile for admission to the MBA in Banking and Financial Services, MBA in Human Resources Management, MBA in Marketing, and MBA in International Business courses. For Master of Business Administration (MBA), the XAT cutoff percentile was 80. The University offers MBA admission via its affiliated college called TA Pai Management Institute.  

The below table indicates minimum GMAT score required for admission to XLRI Jamshedpur:

Course

GMAT cut off

PGDM-BM

730

PGDM-HRM

700

PGDM-GM

-

XLRI Selection Procedure 2025

Post shortlisting of candidates, the Essay Writing and PI round will be conducted most likely from mid-February to March 2025 as per the slot allotted to the selected candidates. Details of GD/PI round for 2025 admission will be shared with shortlisted candidates in email. 

Essay Writing

In the Essay Writing round, candidates will be given topics to write a short essay on. The topics can be from  any field. In this round, the candidates will be judged on the basis of their communication ability and clarity of thoughts. 

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Personal Interview

This round will be a more personalized interaction between the selectors and the candidates.  The most common questions asked in this round are: ‘Tell us about yourself’, ‘why MBA’, ‘why XLRI’, etc. In this round, the candidates are judged on their communication ability, convincing ability, problem solving ability and ability to handle pressure.

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FAQs on XLRI Jamshedpur Shortlist 2025

Q: What is XLRI Jamshedpur eligibility criteria?

A: The minimum eligibility criteria for XLRI's full-time PGDM programme is graduation. Candidates having a three-year bachelor's degree in any stream with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate (45 percent for Reserved category) can apply for the PGDM programmes. The bachelor's degree can be in any mode but should be from a recognised university only. 

Q: Do I need a phenomenal academic record to get to the XLRI Jamshedpur selection list?

A: XLRI considers several components under the selection criteria including work experience, academic record, GD/PI performance, etc. However, work experience and academic record collectively have a weightage of five per cent. Academic record surely contributes to your selection; however, is the least important factor for selection.

Q: What components are considered to prepare XLRI Jamshedpur shortlist?

A: XAT scores are taken into consideration for the preparation of XLRI Jamshedpur shortlist. Selection rounds including GD/PI is administered at certain venues after the release of the shortlist.

Q: What is the selection process at XLRI Jamshedpur?

A: XLRI Jamshedpur selects candidates for PGDM programmes on the basis of candidate's performance in XAT exam, personal interview, group discussion, academic performance, work experience, and essay writing round.

Q: What is the weightage given to XAT scores for selection to XLRI Jamshedpur?

A: XAT scores hold a 65 percent weightage in the XLRI Jamshedpur admission process. Rest of the 35 percent is divided among personal interview, group discussion, academic record, work experience, diversity etc. 

Q: What is the weightage given to GD/PI rounds for selection to XLRI Jamshedpur?

A: Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds have 20 per cent weightage in the XLRI Jamshedpur selection list. However, it could be revised for 2023 batch.

Q: What XAT score will fetch me a call from XLRI Jamshedpur?

A: Securing 95+ percentile in XAT can get you included in the XLRI Jamshedpur shortlist. This is an indicative score; candidates need to meet the XLRI Jamshedpur cutoff to expect a call from the institute.

Q: Does XLRI Jamshedpur accept CAT scores?

A: No. For admission into XLRI Jamshedpur, you need to appear for Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT). The exam is held in January, registrations for which begin in August. Other than XAT, only GMAT score is accepted for admission to XLRI's PGDM BM, GM and HRM courses.

Q: Does XLRI Jamshedpur consider a sectional XAT cutoff to prepare the shortlist?

A: Yes, candidates need to meet both overall and sectional cutoff to be included in the XLRI Jamshedpur shortlist. Incase, they don't meet one of the scores, they won't be shortlisted.

Q: Do I need to fill a separate admission form for XLRI Jamshedpur admission?

A: Candidates appearing for XAT are eligible for the PGDM program offered by XLRI. While filling out the XAT application form, candidates need to choose the desired programme.

Q: Will XLRI Jamshedpur accept GMAT score if I am an Indian student?

A: Candidates with Indian nationality can get admission to Ex-PGDM based on GMAT scores. For other courses at XLRI Jamshedpur, a valid XAT score is required by an Indian national.
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