XLRI – XAT

XLRI – XAT 2012 Test Pattern, Programmes and Results

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XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) Admission Test, also popular as XAT 2012 has bee announced by XLRI, Jamshepur. XLRI is a premier B-School in the country and highly reputed for its training, practical approach and placements. XLRI conducts national level entrance examination, Xavier’s Admission Test (XAT 2012) for short listing the candidates for admission into various Management Programmes for the academic year 2012-13. XLRI conductes Group Discussion, Essay and Personal Interview (GDPI) for screening the candidates. Apart from XLRI, there are about 70 Management Colleges / B-Schools those accept XAT scores for admissions. Following are details of eligibility, nature of the test, XAT 2012 Results, previous papers and application procedure for XAT 2012:

XAT 2012 Eligibility: Applicants should have Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education. Those appearing their final year exams of Graduation also can apply. To register for XAT 2012, interested candidates have to fill the XAT 2012 Application Form available online at www.xlri.net.in / www.xlri.ac.in. Candidates can obtain all the details after logging into the site. XLRI follow its own selection criteria and XAT cut offs for various programmes. Following are the academic programmes offered by XLRI, Jamshedpur:

1) Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PM and IR)
2) General Management Programme (GMP)
3) Business Management (BM)
4) Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
5) International and Corporate Programs (ICPs)
6) Management Development Programmes (MDPs)
7) Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM)
8. Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
9) Executive Management Program for Defence Officers
10) Satellite Programmes
11) International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP)

Exam Pattern: The XAT Examination is highly standardized. There will be three sections in XAT 2012 . These are 1) Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability, 2) Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making and 3) Verbal and Logical Ability. Each question will have five choices. Total time allotted for the entrance exam is 120 minutes. After the objective test is completed, there will be an essay test for 20 minutes. Details such as previous question papers of XAT, course fee, facilities and placements can be obtained from www.xlri.ac.in

Important dates for XAT 2012:

1) Start of Online Registration for XAT 2012: 20th September 2011
2) XAT 2012 Exam Date: 8th January 2012

The complete list of short-listed candidates from XAT 2012 for the personal interview and those subsequently succeed in interviews and selected for admission to XLRI will be displayed at www.xlri.net.inand www.xlri.ac.in.

XLRI Admission Process, Selection Criteria and Cut Offs

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XLRI (Xaviers Labour Relations Institute), Jamshedpur is one of the highly reputed B-Schools in India. Founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the Steel City of Jamshedpur, the XLRI has got reputation across the states and globe for the quality and standards of education, training and research activities. The XLRI has an excellent brand name contributed by its world class infrastructure, quality of faculty, curriculum, placements etc. XLRI follows its own admission process for various programmes at Graduation, Post Graduation and Doctoral levels. XLRI also offer various programmes for working executives. Following are details of XLRI admission process, selection procedure and stages of screening the candidates for various programmes. XAT 2011 Cut Offs / Cut Off Percentiles are also provided below:

1) Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT): This is the first and foremost test you need to qualify to get into Management programmes offered at XLRI. You can register for XAT online through XLRI website at www.xlri.net.in OR www.xlri.ac.in . There are several other institutions which admit students based on XAT scores.

2) Application to XLRI: The official application form to apply for XLRI is available only online at www.xlri.net.in. NRI /PIO/ Foreign candidates with valid GMAT scores also should register online for applying to XLRI.

3) Selection Criteria of XLRI: The institute offer about 11 programmes for various students and professionals. Interested candidates can apply for a maximum of three programmes. Those applied for multiple programmes will be called for multiple interviews and / or group discussions. The selection criteria for various programmes is different depending on the nature of the programme. XAT written test will consist of multiple components and candidates have to maximize their performance in each of the section.

4) XLRI also take into account the student’s academic performance in academic ability and also the relevant work experience. Besides performance in the written test, personal interviews (and / or group discussions), XLRI also consider XAT scores, relevant work experience, extra curricular activities etc while preparing the final merit list.

XLRI Cut Offs:

XAT exam of XLRI had three sections. These are 1) Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VA), 2) Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (QA) and 3) Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making Ability (AR). XAT cut offs vary for different programmes. The approximate XAT scores / percentiles cut offs for two important programmes is given below:

1) For Human Resource Management Programme (HRM), about 650 applicants having more than 92.60 percentile in VA, 80.36 percentile in QA, 84.36 percentile in RA, and overall 95.03 percentile have been shortlisted for further stages, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

2) For Business Management Programme (BM), about 550 applicants having more than 90.13 percentile in VA, 91.31 percentile in QA, 90.01 percentile in RA, and overall 98.02 percentile have been shortlisted for Personal Interview.

The complete list of short-listed candidates for the personal interview and those subsequently succeed for admission to XLRI will be displayed at www.xlri.net.in and www.xlri.ac.in .

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