XAT Cutoff 2020: Expected and Previous Year Sectional Cutoff
XAt cut-offs are released a week after results are announced. So, the cut off of XAT 2020 is expected to be released by the third week of January 2020. The cut-off percentiles will be shared by XLRI on their websites.
Sectional cut off for the three sections of Part 1 that is Verbal & logical ability, Decision making and, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation sections will also be announced. You should clear all the sectional cut-offs as well as the overall cut-off score to be eligible for further GD/PI rounds.
There is a separate XAT cut off percentiles for institute’s Business Management, Human Resources Management and General Management programmes. Also, the cut-offs for male and female candidates are different. According to past trends, cut-offs for female candidates is lower than that of male candidates
XAT cut off varies as per the different factors. The percentiles are different for Business management, Human resources management and General Management Programmes. Also, the cut off varies for male and female candidates, wherein, the cut off for females is slightly lower than that of males.
Besides this, the cut off might also be dependent on other factors like difficulty of the exam, the number of seats available, and also the number of students appearing for the exam.
Experts at pagalguy have analysed the previous cut offs trends to know the expected XAT cut offs for 2020.
XLRI Admission 2020 Shortlist
Below are the expected number of candidates to be shortlisted for admission for the year 2020
| Programme | Total Seats | To be Shortlisted |
| PGDM Business Management | 180 | 1200 |
| PGDM Human Resource Management | 180 | 1800 |
Expected XAT Cut Off 2020
- XLRI XAT 2020 Cut off for PGDM-BM is expected at 95 percentile
- XLRI XAT 2020 Cut off for PGDM-HRM is expected at 93 percentile
| Name of Institution |
Expected XAT cut off percentiles |
| XLRI, Jamshedpur | 96+ |
| XIMB, Bhubaneswar | 90+ |
| SPJIMR, Mumbai | 93+ |
| Goa Institute of Management | 85+ |
| Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad | 90+ |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
80+ |
XLRI Cut offs with GMAT scores
GMAT scores are also considered in the XLRI shortlisting process. Aspirants who have applied with GMAT exam for admission need to have following scores to be considered for final admission round:
| Programme |
GMAT cut off |
| PGDM-BM | 720 |
| PGDM-HRM | 710 |
| PGDM-GM | 630 |
XAT previous Year Cut Offs
XAT 2019 cut off
Business Management course
| Section | Cut off for Male Candidates | Cut off for Female Candidates |
| Verbal & logical ability | 79.4 | 75 |
| Decision making | 80 | 75 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 90 | 75 |
| Overall | 96 | 95 |
Human Resources Management course
| Section | Cut off for Male Candidates | Cut off for Female Candidates |
| Verbal & logical ability | 85 | 80 |
| Decision making | 75 | 70 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 72 | 67 |
| Overall | 94 | 93 |
XAT 2018 cut off
Business Management course
| Section | Cut off for Male Candidates | Cut off for Female Candidates |
| Verbal & logical ability | 79.46 | 75 |
| Decision making | 76.84 | 75 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 88.70 | 80 |
| Overall | 94 | 94 |
Human Resources Management course
| Section | Cut off for Male Candidates | Cut off for Female Candidates |
| Verbal & logical ability | 79.66 | 75 |
| Decision making | 70.07 | 70 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 92 | 65 |
| Overall | 94 | 92 |
XAT 2017 cutoff
Business Management course
| Section | Cut off |
| Verbal & logical ability | 79.46 |
| Decision making | 76.84 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 88.7 |
| Overall | 96 |
Human Resources Management course
| Section | Cut off |
| Verbal & logical ability | 79.69 |
| Decision making | 71.682 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 70.07 |
| Overall | 92.55 |
Institution wise XAT 2019 cut off:
| Top Management Institutes |
Cut-Offs (in percentage) |
| Xavier Labor and Relations Institute(XLRI), Jamshedpur | 93+ |
| Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) | 95+ |
| Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS) Ranchi | 85+ |
| SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai | 85+ |
| Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai | 90+ |
| Institute of Management Technology(IMT), Ghaziabad | 90+ |
| Xavier Institute of Management Entrepreneurship (XIME) Bengaluru | 80+ |
| T. A. Pai Management Institute | 86+ |
| K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai | 85+ |
| Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Jabalpur | 80+ |
| Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa | 90+ |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM), New Delhi | 80+ |
| Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai | 85+ |
| Amity Business School (ABS), Noida | 85+ |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida | 75+ |
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Looking at the above figures of cut offs of previous years, one can expect the probable cut off for XAT 2020. Please check the table below
| Institute | Cut off percentile |
| XLRI Jamshedpur | 95+ percentile |
| BIMTECH Greater Noida | 80+ percentile |
| Goa Institute of management | 90+ percentile |
| IFMR Chennai | 85+ percentile |
| LIBA Chennai | 90+ percentile |
| XIM Bhubaneswar | 95+ percentile |
| XIM Jabalpur | 80+ percentile |
| XIME Bangalore | 80+ percentile |
| XISS Ranchi | 85+ percentile |
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