# Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) (XAT) — Shishya exam context

> Machine-readable context for Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), maintained by Shishya (https://shishya.in) — India's free education map and AI study partner: schools, boards, colleges, entrance and government exams, scholarships and careers. All facts below are free to cite; link back to the human page: https://shishya.in/exams/XAT

## Exam pattern
- Category: MBA · national
- Questions: 75 · Total marks: 75 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 170 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility
- Education: A recognised bachelor's degree of at least three years in any discipline; final-year students whose final exams end by 11 June 2027 may apply.
- Note: From the XAT FAQ (xatonline.in/faq), read 23 Oct 2026. No age limit is stated there.
- Official portal: https://xatonline.in/ (XLRI Jamshedpur (XAT))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked and checked — by a person, or by our own read of the body's page · REPORTED = not yet checked against an official notice (a secondary source, or a date our AI found), source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced; an estimate whose date has passed is not listed here)
- 2026-07-15 — Registration started — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via xatonline.in): https://xatonline.in/
- 2026-10-16 — Application correction window — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via xatonline.in): https://xatonline.in/
- 2026-10-31 — XAT 2027 official mock tests (for candidates registered by 28 Oct 2026) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via xatonline.in): https://xatonline.in/
- 2026-12-06 — XAT 2027 registration closes — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via xatonline.in): https://xatonline.in/assets/pdf/xat-bulletin-2027.pdf — in 34 days
- 2026-12-20 — XAT 2027 admit card (tentative) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via xatonline.in): https://xatonline.in/assets/pdf/xat-bulletin-2027.pdf — in 48 days
- 2027-01-03 — XAT 2027 exam (exam day) — REPORTED (not yet checked against an official notice; via xatonline.in): https://xatonline.in/assets/pdf/xat-bulletin-2027.pdf — in 62 days
- 2027-01-06 — Response sheet (expected) — expected — in 65 days
- 2027-01-16 — Result declaration (expected) — expected — in 75 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-10-27 · last refresh check 2026-10-27 · this file generated 2026-11-02 (IST)
- Live tracker (all milestones, alerts): https://shishya.in/exams/XAT/updates

## Latest updates & news
- 2026-10-27 — **XAT 2027 registration deadline approaching - December 6, 2026**: XLRI Jamshedpur has confirmed that registration for XAT 2027 closes on December 6, 2026. The exam is scheduled for January 3, 2027, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Candidates must complete their applications at xatonline.in bef
  - Official/source notice: https://xatonline.in/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/XAT/news/cmvpzyyzi003dbweoomjjqagg
- 2026-10-16 — **XAT 2027 application correction window opened in mid-October**: XLRI announced that the XAT 2027 application edit window was open on October 16-17, 2026, allowing candidates who submitted applications to review and make permitted corrections to their application details.
  - Official/source notice: https://xatonline.in/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/XAT/news/cmvpzyyzn003hbweoayfdwv6y
- 2026-10-01 — **XAT 2027 official mock test window concluded**: The official XAT 2027 mock test was conducted on October 31 and November 1, 2026. Candidates who registered by October 28 were eligible to take the mock test on the actual XAT exam platform.
  - Official/source notice: https://xatonline.in/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/XAT/news/cmvpzyyzl003fbweorowo8pmf

## Syllabus outline
### Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (weight 0.3466666666666667)
Analytical reasoning · Sentence and paragraph completion · Critical reasoning · Para jumbles · Reading comprehension

### Decision Making (weight 0.28)
Decision-making caselets · Single decision situations

### Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (weight 0.3733333333333334)
Data interpretation · Algebra · Arithmetic · Geometry and mensuration · Permutations, combinations and probability · Number system

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