XAT Exam is on Jan 4, 2026, Students taking the XAT Exam 2026 must follow the XAT Exam Day Guidelines 2026 on the test centre and inside the exam hall as well. There rules and regulations are generated by the conducting body.
The XAT exam day guidelines require students to carry their admit card and other necessary paperwork. The date of XAT Exam 2026 is January 4, 2026. On behalf of XAMI, XLRI administers XAT. Candidates are required to follow the norms and regulations established by the conducting body. Before taking the test, candidates must inspect the testing locations.
Students are advised to strictly follow the guidelines and XAT dress code at the test centre. The details for the same have been listed below.
Do’s and Dont’s on XAT Exam Day
The things that students must necessarily do on the XAT exam day and the things that the students must avoid have been listed below.
Do’s of XAT Exam Day
Things to do on the XAT exam day are as follows.
- It would be best if candidates also carried a ballpoint pen for signing in the register/attendance sheet.
- Carry two recent passport-size photographs and photo ID proof.
- Ensure candidates submit a copy of the XAT admit card to the invigilator.
- Wear simple clothes, no baggy clothes or dresses with many pockets.
Dont’s of XAT Exam Day
Things that a student must avoid on XAT exam day are as follows.
- Carry any electronic devices such as calculators, mobiles, pagers, or Bluetooth.
- Be late for the exam.
- Take away any exam-related articles from the exam hall.
- Cheat in the exam or try to copy from others.
- Take eatables inside the XAT exam centre.
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XAT 2026 Exam Centres
Students must check the list of XAT exam centre where the above guidelines must be followed.
| States | Exam Centres |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati Vijayawada Visakhapatnam |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar Raipur |
| Delhi/NCR | Delhi/NCR |
| Goa | Goa |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Surat Vadodara |
| Haryana | Kurukshetra |
| Jammu Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City Dhanbad Jamshedpur Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru Hubbali (Hubli) Mangalore Udupi |
| Kerala | Ernakulam Kannur Kottayam Thiruvananthapuram |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal Indore Jabalpur |
| Maharashtra | Amravati Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Pune |
| Odisha | Berhampur Bhubaneshwar Cuttack Rourkela Sambalpur |
| Punjab | Amritsar Bhatinda Ludhiana |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur Kota Udaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Tiruchirappalli |
| Telangana | Hyderabad Roorkee Warangal |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra Allahabad Gorakhpur Kanpur Lucknow Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | Durgapur/Asansol Hooghly Kolkata Siliguri |
Conclusion
The XAT exam day guidelines are the rules and regulations that every candidate must necessarily follow. In case any candidate is found not following the guidelines, they shall be debarred from taking the exam.
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XAT 2026 exam date is January 4, 2026. -
XLRI administers XAT on behalf of XAMI. -
Strictly follow all XAT exam day guidelines. -
Debarment for not following exam rules.
