The XAT 2025 cut-off scores for interviews for admission to two postgraduate programs, Business Management (BM) and Human Resource Management (HRM), have been made public by XLRI-Xavier School of Management on xatonline.in.
Direct link of the Cutoff
In the 2025–2026 admission cycle, XLRI anticipates interviewing between 4,000 and 4,500 applicants from various programs and campuses.
Interviews for the PGDM (GM) program based on GMAT results have already taken place, according to the institute, and the fourth round will start in February.
Business Management program:
Male applicants from both engineering and non-engineering backgrounds must have a 96 percentile for the Business Management program. Both female applicants from non-engineering and engineering/technical courses must be at least 91 percentile.
Human Resource Management:
Male candidates with engineering or technology backgrounds must score in the 95th percentile overall for the Human Resource Management (HRM) course, while those without engineering backgrounds must score in the 93rd percentile.
Non-engineering candidates need to be in the 87 percentile, whereas female candidates with engineering or technology backgrounds need to be in the 90 percentile.
“XLRI’s deliberate choice to reduce the total cutoffs for female applicants in both the BM and HRM programs is a major feature of this year’s announcements. This program demonstrates XLRI’s continuous efforts to advance gender diversity and guarantee fair opportunities for women in management and business positions in India. According to an official statement, the action is intended to foster a more representative learning environment, which will ultimately aid in the development of inclusive workplaces and progressive leadership models.
Factors considered in cut off
The degree of competitiveness is directly impacted by the quantity of candidates that run in a given year. Cut-offs tend to rise as the number of applications increases.
The XAT exam’s degree of difficulty can change the number of points needed for each percentile; harder question types might have somewhat lower raw score requirements.
One significant factor is the quantity of seats that are available. Generally speaking, programs with fewer seats can be more selective, which raises the cut-off requirements.
