XAT Cut Off 2027: Sectional, Overall Cutoff & MBA Colleges

XAT Cut Off 2027 Latest Update

The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of XAMI members for admission to MBA/PGDM across 250+ business schools in India. After the release of XAT scorecards, candidates must clear the XAT cutoff prescribed by the respective institute to be shortlisted for the next phase of the selection process. 

Based on past trends, aspirants may need a score of around 41- 43 marks to achieve the 99 percentile, while a score in the range of 28-30 marks is likely to fetch around the 95 percentile. Apart from this, many candidates ask whether XAT has sectional cut off? The answer is yes. If you are aiming for top MBA colleges like XLRI, you need to clear both sectional and overall XAT cut off marks. Keep reading to learn more about the XAT colleges and their cutoff for reference.

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XAT Cutoff 2027 for Top MBA Colleges

Candidates should analyse the XAT cutoff for different colleges. This gives them a rough idea of the minimum XAT scores/percentile required in different streams to get shortlisted for an interview. For example, the XAT cut off percentile for XLRI is expected to be in the range of 94 -97+%ile. Similarly, the XAT exam cutoff for XUB may be in the range of 91-94+percentile. This can also help candidates set realistic target scores in their preparation. Here are the XAT expected cut off trends for the top MBA colleges shared below:

College	Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile Range
XIM University Bhubaneswar (XUB)	91 - 94+
IMI New Delhi	88 - 91+
XLRI Jamshedpur	94 - 97+
FORE School of Management	80 - 84+
IMT Ghaziabad	90 - 93+
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management	84 - 87+
IRMA Anand	82 - 86+
BIM Trichy	78 - 82+
TAPMI Manipal	83 - 87+
XLRI Delhi	94 - 97+
Goa Institute of Management	86 - 89+
Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai	83 - 86+
MICA Ahmedabad	84 - 88+

XLRI XAT Previous Year Cut Off Trends

Candidates should analyse the XAT cutoff colleges to understand score requirements and fluctuations in the cutoff marks over the years. Talking about the XAT previous year cutoff trends, XLRI releases official interview cutoffs for PGDM (BM) and the PGDM (HRM). 

XLRI Jamshedpur announces the XAT cutoff percentile for different streams and individual sections. For example, XLRI XAT cutoff 2026 for PGDM (BM) was 94 percentile for male engineers/tech, whereas XLRI XAT 2026 cutoff for PGDM (HRM) was 92 percentile for male engineers/tech. In recent years, the overall XAT cutoff for male aspirants has been slightly higher than that for female candidates. Below, we have shared the previous year's XLRI XAT Cut Off percentile for reference.

XLRI XAT Sectional Cut Off 2026 for PGDM (BM) & PGDM (BM-International)

The XLRI XAT PGDM BM cutoff 2026 for male candidates was 94 percentile, whereas female and third-gender candidates required 88 percentile under the engineering/tech stream. Check XLRI XAT 2026 cutoff trends in the table below:

XLRI PGDM (BM) & PGDM (BM-International)
Stream/Percentile	Gender	Overall	QADI	VALR	DM
Engineer/Tech	Male	≥94	≥85	≥82	≥82
Engineer/Tech	Female	≥88	≥78	≥78	≥78
Engineer/Tech	Third Gender	≥88	≥78	≥78	≥78
Non-Engineer	Male	≥94	≥85	≥82	≥82
Non-Engineer	Female	≥88	≥78	≥78	≥78
Non-Engineer	Third Gender	≥88	≥78	≥78	≥78

XAT Sectional Cut Off 2026 for PGDM-HRM 

The XLRI XAT PGDM HRM cutoff 2026 for male candidates was 92 percentile, whereas female and third-gender candidates required 87 percentile under the engineering/tech stream. Check XLRI XAT cutoff 2026 percentile in the table below:

XLRI PGDM-HRM
Stream/Percentile	Gender	Total	QADI	VALR	DM
Engineer/Tech	Male	≥92	≥80	≥87	≥85
Engineer/Tech	Female	≥87	≥70	≥82	≥78
Engineer/Tech	Third Gender	≥87	≥70	≥82	≥78
Non-Engineer	Male	≥90	≥73	≥87	≥85
Non-Engineer	Female	≥84	≥65	≥82	≥78
Non-Engineer	Third Gender	≥84	≥65	≥82	≥78

XLRI XAT Cut Off 2025 for Business Management (BM) 

The XLRI XAT PGDM BM cutoff 2025 for male candidates was 96 percentile, whereas female candidates required 91 percentile under the engineering/tech stream. Check XLRI XAT 2025 cutoff trends in the table below:

XLRI BM Interview Cutoffs 2025 Percentiles
Stream	Gender	Total	QA	VALR	DM
Engineer/Tech	Male	≥96	≥88	≥84	≥84
Engineer/Tech	Female	≥91	≥82	≥80	≥80
Non-Engineer	Male	≥96	≥88	≥84	≥84
Non-Engineer	Female	≥91	≥82	≥80	≥80

XLRI XAT Cut Off 2025 for Human Resource Management (HRM)

The XLRI XAT PGDM HRM cutoff 2025 for male candidates was 95 percentile, whereas female candidates required 90 percentile under the engineering/tech stream. Check XLRI XAT cutoff 2025 percentile in the table below:

XLRI HRM Interview Cutoffs 2025 Percentiles
Stream	Gender	Total	QA	VALR	DM
Engineer/Tech	Male	≥95	≥83	≥90	≥87
Engineer/Tech	Female	≥90	≥73	≥85	≥80
Non-Engineer	Male	≥93	≥76	≥90	≥87
Non-Engineer	Female	≥87	≥68	≥85	≥80

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XAT Score Vs Percentile 2027 (Expected)

Many candidates often wonder what XAT score is required to achieve a 95, 98, or 99.99 percentile. Based on previous trends, it is anticipated that candidates scoring between 41 and 43 marks may achieve a 99.9+%ile in XAT. Here is the expected XAT Score Vs Percentile for 2027 in the table below.

XAT Percentile Vs Score (Expected)
XAT Percentile Range	QA-DI Score	VA-LR Score	DM Score	XAT Total Score Range
75	4.5 - 5.5	6.5 - 7.5	8 - 9	18 - 20
80	5 - 6	7 - 8	8.5 - 9.5	20 - 22
85	6 - 7	8 - 9	9.5 - 10.5	22 - 24
90	7.5 - 8.5	9 - 10	10.5 - 11.5	24 - 26
92	8.5 - 9.5	10 - 11	11 - 12	26 - 28
95	9.5 - 10.5	11 - 12	12 - 13	28 - 30
98	12 - 13	12.5 - 13.5	13 - 14	31 - 33
99	13.5 - 14.5	13.5 - 14.5	14 - 15	33 - 35
99.5	15 - 16.5	14.5 - 15.5	15.5 - 16.5	37 - 39
99.9	18 - 20	16.5 - 18	17.5 - 19	41 - 43

Factors Influencing XAT Cut Off 2027

Several interrelated factors determine the final XAT cutoffs each year. These factors ensure that the selection process is competitive, fair, and aligned with institute goals. Some factors influencing XAT cutoffs are shared below:

• Total Number of Candidates Appearing for the Exam
• Relative difficulty level of the test paper
• Availability of seats across programs 
• XAT Previous Year Cut Off, etc

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