XAT Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification, Age Limit, Marks Criteria, Reservation Policy

XLRI JamshedPur Releases the XAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 along with the official notification. It includes age limit, minimum educational qualification, aggregate marks, and other criteria to apply for the exam.According to official guidelines candidates must have a 3 years bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. No minimum aggregate marks are required to fill XAT application form. Also, there is no upper age limit to appear for XAT exam. NRI and Foreign nationals are also eligible to apply for XLRI admissions provided they have a valid GMAT score.

Candidates are advised to check the complete eligibility criteria given in this article before filling application forms.

Eligibility Criteria In a Nutshell

XAT Eligibility Criteria 2025: A Brief Discussion

 XAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 is different across nationality, age, education, and program chosen by the candidate. Let’s Check this Out:

Nationality

• Candidates must be citizens of India.
• NRI & foreign candidates are also eligible to apply for the exam. 
• Foreign nationals can apply for XLRI admissions through GMAT scores.

Age Limit

• There is no upper age limit for the exam.
• Candidates need to complete their graduation before Applying

Note: Final Year Students are also eligible for the exam.

Academic Qualification and Marks

• A graduation degree of 3 years duration is the minimum requirement. There are no minimum marks criteria.
• Candidates of any discipline can fill application form.
• Candidates in their final year of graduation can also apply. However, they will be required to submit the graduation marksheet and degree before the admission year ends.
• There is no limit on the number of attempts. 

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Human Resource Management (PGDM HRM)

• Minimum 3 years of bachelor’s degree from a recognized institute.
• NRI and foreign candidates can apply through a valid GMAT score.
• The program fee for HRM is INR 11.80 lakh per year.

Note: The above-mentioned fee may vary as per the university decision for the year 2024-25, the candidates can for the time being refer to it accordingly. 

Eligibility Criteria for Business Management (PGDM BM)

• A bachelor’s degree of 3 years duration in any stream.
• NRI and foreign-origin students can apply through GMAT.
• Work experience is not mandatory for this program.

General Management (PGDM GM)

• Recognized bachelors from any Indian or foreign university with 3 years of duration.
• Managerial/supervisory experience of 5 years of experience 
• Job experience will be considered only for full-time employees. Internships/part-time employees are not qualified.
• The organization must be a reputable private/public/government organization.
• XAT 2024 score and GMAT score will be considered.
• The yearly fee for this program is INR 20.95 lakh.

 Part-Time Business Management Program 

• A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum duration of three years of education after completing higher secondary education (10 + 2) or equivalent.
• The bachelor’s degree should be from any of the universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE.
• Work experience is not mandatory for this program.

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Who Is Not Eligible?

XAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 defines the minimum basic requirements for applying for the exam. Check the points below: 

• Graduates of the 1980s with a 2-year bachelor's degree.
• Candidates who fail to pay their registration fees within the stipulated time.
• Candidates whose final year of examination will not be over by June, 2025
• Candidates who graduated from an unrecognized institution.

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XAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Foreign Nationals/ NRI/ PIO

Candidates belonging to the following categories are eligible to apply for XAT. They have the option of either applying via XAT or GMAT. 

• NRI: A person is treated as "not ordinarily resident/ NRI" when any of the following conditions are satisfied:
  • If they have not been resident in India in nine out of ten preceding years; or
  • If they have not been in India for a period of 730 days or more during the preceding seven years.
• Persons of Indian Origin: "Persons of Indian Origin" (PIO) means a person having foreign citizenship (except Pakistan and Bangladesh) without "NRI" status, but who holds a Foreign Passport at the time of sending application, consideration for admission and during the period of his study and he/she or anyone/ both of their parents or anyone / both of his /her grandparents is (or was) / are (or were) citizen (s) of India by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of India.
• Foreign National: "Foreign National" (FN) is an individual having citizenship of a foreign country (citizens of all countries other than India) and not having the status of "NRI" and/or "Persons of Indian Origin" (PIO).

​Reservation Policy

XLRI does not give any relaxations to candidates on the basis of caste or category for admission to its management courses through XAT exam.

• However, other participating colleges may follow specific reservation criteria which the candidates must check on their respective websites before application.
• Also, no concession is granted in XAT application fee for candidates belonging to the reserved categories (ST/ SC/ OBC/ PwD).
• The application criteria and fee are the same for all candidates irrespective of their category, i.e., INR 1800.