XAT 2026 – Key Information:

🏛️ Conducting Body: XLRI Jamshedpur
🌐 Official Website: xatonline.in
📅 Registration: Jul 10 - Dec 11, 2025 ✅ EXTENDED
📍 Exam Date: Jan 4, 2026 (2-5 PM)
💻 Mode: Computer Based Test
⏱️ Duration: 3 Hours (No Sectional Limit)
📝 Total Questions: 95 MCQs
⭐ Marking: +1 | -0.25 | 8 Unanswered: -0.10
🎓 Colleges: 800+ MBA Colleges | XLRI Top
💰 Fee: ₹2200 (₹200 XLRI Extra)

📋 COMPLETE SCHEDULE:
├── Registration: Jul 10 - Dec 11, 2025 ✅ EXTENDED
├── Mock Test 3: Nov 19-20, 2025
├── Form Correction: Nov 25-27
├── Admit Card: Dec 20, 2025
├── Exam Date: Jan 4, 2026 (2-5 PM)
├── Result: Last Week Jan 2026
└── XLRI Cutoff: Feb 2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT:
├── 6 Test Cities Preference
├── XLRI Selection in Form Only
├── No Separate XLRI Application
└── Form Correction: Nov 25-27

🎓 BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
├── Graduation: Any Stream (Passing Marks)
├── Final Year: Eligible to Apply
├── No Minimum % Required
├── No Age Limit
├── Working Professionals: Eligible
└── CA/CS: Professional Degrees OK

🎯 MARKING SCHEME:
├── +1: Correct Answer
├── -0.25: Wrong Answer
├── 0: Unattempted (Normal)
└── -0.10: 8+ Consecutive Unanswered

🥇 TOP COLLEGES (Expected Cutoffs):
├── XLRI Jamshedpur: 95+ %ile
├── XIMB Bhubaneswar: 92-94 %ile
├── SPJIMR Mumbai: 93-95 %ile
├── IMT Ghaziabad: 90-93 %ile
├── TAPMI Manipal: 85-90 %ile
└── 800+ Total Colleges