The XAT Cutoff 2026 will be released in February 2026. It is the minimum score that the candidate must achieve to pass the exam. The General category cutoff is expected to be in 95+ percentile.
The XAT Cutoff 2026 is the minimum mark that every student must achieve to pass the course and take admission to their desired college. The General category XAT 2026 cutoff will be in the 95th percentile. XLRI Jamshedpur will disclose the cutoff after the XAT result is announced. The XAT 2026 result was out on Jan 16, 2026.
The cutoff is typically lower for other categories, such as SC and ST, than for the General category. You must have a score in the 65–70 percentile if you fall into these categories.
The cutoff points for XAT BM General Non-Engineering are identical to those for BM. Furthermore, the XAT HRM threshold shall be 90 percentile for women and the 95 percentile for men in general engineering.
The General Non-Engineering Male and Female category XAT HRM cutoff scores shall be 93 to 87 percentile, respectively. Candidates will only be shortlisted for the 2026 XAT selection procedure if they meet the XAT XLRI cutoff.
XAT Cutoff 2026 (Expected)
The expected XAT exam cutoff 2026 has been shared below.
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Program |
Category |
Gender |
Overall Score |
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PGD Business Management (BM) |
General Engineering |
Male |
95 |
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Female |
90 |
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General Non-Engineering |
Male |
95 |
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|
Female |
90 |
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PGDM Human Resource Management (HRM) |
General Engineering |
Male |
96 |
|
Female |
91 |
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General Non- Engineering |
Male |
92 |
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|
Female |
86 |
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XAT Cutoff PDF Download Link
Students can click on the link provided below to download the XAT cut-off PDF.
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Particulars |
Link |
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XAT XLRI 2026 Cutoff PDF Link |
To Be Updated |
Factors Affecting XAT Cutoff 2026
The factors affecting XAT 2026 cutoff have been shared below.
- Number of applications for XAT
- Total of XAT candidates
- The difficulty level of the exam
- The total number of seats available
- XLRI XAT Previous Cutoff
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XAT Previous Year Cutoffs
Students can check the XAT previous year cutoff scores to get a comparison of the range for each category. Though the cutoff score is not the same every year, but the range is similar to analyze the expected score for the upcoming exam.
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XAT 2026 General cutoff expected at 95th percentile. -
SC/ST candidates need 65-70th percentile. -
XLRI discloses cutoff after results (Jan 16, 2026). -
XLRI BM General Engineering Male cutoff: 95 percentile.
