St Xavier's Kolkata offers a range of programs in Management, Arts, Law, Commerce, and Science. Admission is based on merit and the entrance exam conducted by the institute. The last date for application at St Xavier's Kolkata has been postponed to 28th July 2025, from 24th July 2025.
MBA is a popular program here, offered in 4 specialisations: Finance, Marketing, Human Resources & Business Analytics. Graduates with 50% are eligible to apply. Final selection of candidates is based on the composite score prepared by Xavier Business School. This includes Past Academic Scores, National Level Entrance Test Score [XAT/CAT/MAT/CMAT/NMAT], Writing Ability Test, Group Discussions and Personal Interviews, and Work Experience.
Admission to UG courses is done on the basis of marks secured in the qualifying examination. The basic eligibility criteria for admission is candidates must have passed the 10+2 examination from any recognized board or institute. For admission to PG courses, candidates must have passed a graduation degree. Candidates are selected on the basis of marks attained in the qualifying entrance exam conducted by the university itself.
St Xavier’s University Kolkata Admission Dates 2025
Important admission events and their dates at St Xavier’s University Kolkata are given below.
| Event |
Date |
| St Xavier’s Kolkata MBA Admission Dates 2025 |
| CAT registration |
August 01, 2025 - September 20, 2025 |
| CAT 2025Exam Date |
November 30, 2025 (Tentative) |
| XAT Registration Timeline |
July 10, 2025 - December 05, 2025 |
| CMAT Registration Timeline |
November 14, 2025 - December 13, 2025 |
| CAT results |
December 19, 2025 |
| XAT Admit card Availability |
December 20, 2025 |
| XAT Exam Date |
January 04, 2026 |
| XAT Result |
January 15, 2026 (Tentative) |
| CMAT Admit Card Date |
January 20, 2026 |
| CMAT Exam Date |
January 25, 2026 |
| St Xavier’s Kolkata UG Admission Dates 2025 |
| Counselling or GD-PI Dates for Admission 2025 |
June 21, 2025 - July 31, 2025 |
| Commencement Date of Session 2025 |
July 31, 2025 |
| St Xavier’s Kolkata PG Admission Dates 2025 |
| Last Date of Application for Admission |
July 31, 2025 |
| Counselling or GD-PI Dates for Admission |
April 01, 2025 - July 31, 2025 |
| Commencement Date of Session |
August 01, 2025 |
| St Xavier’s Kolkata PhD Admission Dates 2025 |
| Date of Physical Document Verification for XU-RET 2025 |
July 21, 2025 - July 25, 2025 |
| Date of Inauguration of Programme for XU-RET 2025 |
July 26, 2025 |
| Commencement Date of Session |
July 31, 2025 |
St Xavier’s University Kolkata UG Admissions 2025
Under the UG domain, St Xavier’s University courses are offered in Arts, Commerce, Management Science, and Law. Admissions are based on merit, and marks obtained in the university entrance exam. All relevant details are given below.
| Course |
Specializations |
Eligibility |
Selection Criteria |
| B.A (Hons) |
Economics, English, Psychology, Mass Communication |
HS qualified with 60% marks secured in the qualifying examination |
Merit Based |
| B.Com (Hons.) |
- |
10+2 (English plus Mathematics, Business Mathematics, Statistics, Accountancy as compulsory subjects) with minimum 60% aggregate marks required for application |
| BMS (Hons.) |
- |
10+2 (English plus Mathematics, Accountancy/Business Mathematics/Statistics 60% aggregate marks required for application |
| BSc |
Statistics & Data Science |
10+2 (English plus Mathematics, and Statistics 60% aggregate marks required for application |
| B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) |
- |
10+2 (English as compulsory subject) with 45% of aggregate marks is required to be eligible for admission |
Based on Admission Test Marks |
| B.Com L.L.B. (Hons.) |
- |
10+2 with English plus Mathematics/ Business Mathematics/Statistics/ Accountancy 45% aggregate marks is required to be eligible for admission |
St Xavier’s University Kolkata PG Admissions 2025
St Xavier’s Kolkata offers a variety of courses under the PG domain, ranging from Management to Social Work. All relevant details are given below.
| Course |
Specialisations |
Eligibility |
Selection Criteria |
| MBA |
Human Resource, Finance, Business Analytics, Marketing |
Full-Time UG degree (3 Years) from recognized University with an aggregate of 50% marks and 45% in case of SC/ST/OBC/Christian candidates |
Past academic scores + CAT, XAT, MAT, or any other national level entrance exam score + Performance in WAT, GD and PI + Work Experience (if any) |
| M.Com. |
Finance, Marketing |
B.Com., BMS or BBA degree holders with 45% for general category and 40% for reserved category is aggregate marks required for application |
Based on Admission Test Marks |
| M.A. |
Mass Communication |
Graduate degree holders with 45% for general category and 40% for reserved category is aggregate marks required for application |
|
English |
Graduate with English as Honours 45% for general category and 40% for reserved category is aggregate marks required for application |
|
Economics |
B.A., B.Sc. (Hons.), Major in Economics 45% for general category and 40% for reserved category is aggregate marks required for application |
|
Psychology |
Graduate with Psychology as Honours 45% for general category and 40% for reserved category is aggregate marks required for application |
| M.S.W. |
Social Work |
Graduate with 45% for general category and 40% for reserved category is aggregate marks required for application |
| M.Sc |
Computer Science,Statistics |
B.Sc. Honours/Major in StatisticsorB.Sc. Hons./Major in Mathematics and Statistics as general elective subject with 45% |
| L.L.M |
-
|
3 Year LL.B. degree recognised by BCI after completion of a Graduation Degree of minimum 3 years.orAny 5 Year / 6 Year Integrated LL.B. Degree recognised by BCI with 50% |
On the basis of Admission Test Marks i.e XLAT PG |
St Xavier’s University Kolkata PhD Admissions 2025
St Xavier’s Kolkata offers PhD in 8 specialisations. All details are given below.
| Program |
Specialisations |
| PhD |
Law |
| Commerce |
| Management |
| English |
| Mass Communication |
| Economics |
| Social Work |
| Psychology |
St Xavier’s University Kolkata PhD Eligibility 2025
The eligibility for St Xavier’s Kolkata PhD is given below.
- Candidates who have completed a Master’s degree, from a UGC recognized University or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) or appropriate statutory authority, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed.
- Candidates who have equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution. However, in all such cases equivalence from Association of Indian Universities (AIU) or appropriate statutory authority will be required.
- Candidates who have completed a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme (Hons. with Research) in English from a UGC recognized University or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) or appropriate statutory authority, with at least 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed.
- Candidates who have completed M.Phil. (before 2024) in relevant discipline with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programme. However, for the degrees obtained from foreign Universities, Association of Indian Universities (AIU) or appropriate statutory authority equivalence will be required.
St Xavier’s University Kolkata PhD Selection Criteria 2025
The selection criteria for PhD at St Xavier’s University Kolkata is given below.
- Candidates who have qualified for fellowship / scholarship in UGC-NET/ UGC- CSIR NET/GATE/CEED and similar National level tests: Candidates shall be exempted from St. Xavier’s University Research Entrance Test (XU-RET) conducted by the University but has to appear in the interview on the subject to be conducted by the respective Departmental Research Committee (DRC).
- Candidates who have not qualified for fellowship / scholarship in UGC-NET/ UGC- CSIR NET/GATE/CEED and similar National level tests: The candidate will have to appear in the St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata Research Entrance Test (XU-RET).
St Xavier’s University Kolkata Application Process 2025
St Xavier’s Kolkata offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Law, Management, Science, and Commerce. Admissions are granted based on merit, and marks obtained in the university’s entrance examination. Candidates may apply by following the steps given below.
- Register using a personal Email ID and Mobile Number.
- Verify your Mobile Number with the OTP sent to you.
- The Email ID submitted at the time of registration will be used for all correspondence until enrolment is completed. Changing the Email ID will NOT be permitted under any circumstances.
- Kindly read the eligibility criteria of your course before starting the application.
- All fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are mandatory.
- All information must be accurate and valid for successful submission of the application form.
- Important Note: Provide the correct Aadhaar card number. Once entered, this information cannot be used again in more applications. (One Aadhaar card, One Application only)
- The application form fee is INR 1000 is non-refundable.
- Please remember to click the 'SAVE AND CONTINUE' or 'SAVE AS DRAFT' button before you leave the application form so that all the changes will be saved in the form.
St Xavier’s University Kolkata Admissions 2025 FAQs
Ques. What are the documents required for St Xavier’s Kolkata Admissions?
Ans. The following documents are required for St Xavier’s Kolkata Admissions:
- Latest passport-size photograph and scanned copy of your signature (preferably less than 2 MB in .png, .jpeg, or .jpg format).
- Scanned copy of UG Marksheets (all available semesters, merged into a single PDF file).
- Social Category Certificate for SC/ST/OBC/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates
- Baptism Certificate for Christian Candidates.
- Certificate of Disability (If Any).
- PG Marksheets (If Any).
- EWS Certificate for candidates applying in EWS Category.
Ques. What is the Mode of Test and System Requirement for St Xavier’s University Kolkata Entrance test like?
Ans. Xavier’s University Kolkata Entrance Test is an Internet Based Test. The minimum system requirements are Windows 7 or above, 2 GB RAM or above, Core 2 Duo or above, 64-bit, 20 GB Free HDD Space in ‘C’ drive, Single plug and play colour Web Camera with proper driver installed and working. In case of laptop, inbuilt web camera should be activated. Stable Internet connection will be required. Candidates who are willing to appear for the Admission Test (IBT Mode) from the University Campus may send an application to admission.enquiry@sxuk.edu.in. It will be in IBT mode and the same procedure will be followed like other candidates; the University will only provide the infrastructural support. Admit Card downloading link and all details related to Mock Test will be communicated to the candidates through e-mail.
Ques. What is the pattern of the St Xavier’s University Kolkata PhD Entrance exam?
Ans. The St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata Research Entrance Test (XU-RET). The duration of the XU-RET will be of two hours and will comprise of 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of 2 marks each with a total of 100 marks for all Ph.D. programmes. The test will have two sections (as mentioned below) 50 marks (25 questions) for each. There will be no negative marking. The Research Entrance Test will be followed by an interview on the subject concerned. Candidates who score 50% or more marks in XU-RET will be eligible to appear for the Interview. XU-RET will be held in offline mode, and the candidate will be required to come to the University campus for the test. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the XU-RET. The interview will be held physically, and the candidate will be required to come to the University Campus. Applicants who are currently employed must submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their current employer in the specified format during the document verification for admission. No modifications / changes in the NOC format will be accepted.
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