Registration for XAT 2027 is open on xatonline.in till 6 December 2026. It opened on 15 July, so this is the last stretch. The fee is Rs. 2,300, the admit card is due on 20 December, and the exam is on Sunday, 3 January 2027, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Registration at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Website | xatonline.in |
| Last date | 6 December 2026 |
| Fee | Rs. 2,300 (Rs. 2,600 for Indian GMAT or GRE applicants to XLRI’s PGDM-GM; Rs. 5,000 for NRI, foreign, PIO and OCI GMAT applicants) |
| Admit card | 20 December 2026 (tentative) |
| Exam | 3 January 2027, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
How to register
- Open xatonline.in and create an account with your email address and mobile number. The login details come by email.
- Fill in the personal details, the category, and the PwD status where it applies.
- Enter the academic record of Class 10, Class 12 and the bachelor’s degree, and any work experience.
- Choose the test cities in order of preference.
- If you want XLRI’s own programmes, select them in the form.
- Upload a recent photograph and your signature in the size the form asks for.
- Pay the fee online and download the confirmation.
NAAC A++
NIRF #2 (2025)Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1969View details
NAAC A++
NIRF #4 (2025)Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1920 · 239 acresView details
NAAC A++
NIRF #5 (2025)University of DelhiNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, JEE MainEst. 1922View details
NAAC A
NIRF #6 (2025)Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, Uttar PradeshAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1916 · 1300 acresView details
NAAC A+
NIRF #10 (2025)Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar PradeshAdmission: CUET UG, NET/JRF, NEET UGEst. 1920View details
NAAC A+
NIRF #18 (2025)University of HyderabadHyderabad, TelanganaAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1974 · 2000 acresView details
NAAC A++
NIRF #37 (2025)Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknow, Uttar PradeshAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1996View details
NAAC A+
NIRF #77 (2025)Central University of PunjabBathinda, PunjabAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 2009 · 500 acresView details
NAAC A+
NIRF #79 (2025)Tezpur UniversityTezpur, AssamAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1994 · 262 acresView details
NAAC A
NIRF #82 (2025)Mizoram UniversityAizawl, MizoramAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 2000View detailsChecks before you pay
- The name as it is on the photo ID you will carry to the centre.
- The email and mobile number, which carry the admit card and the result messages.
- The test cities, chosen where you can reach on a Sunday afternoon in early January.
- The XLRI programmes, if you want them, since this is where they are chosen.
One test, many schools
XAT registration covers the test only. Most institutes that accept the XAT score, among them some MBA programmes of Central Universities, run their own application forms, often with their own last dates in December and January. Make a list of the schools you want and their forms alongside the XAT registration. The XAT page of this site lists the Central University programmes whose admission documents name XAT.
If you also sat CAT
CAT 2026 is on 29 November and XAT on 3 January, so the two do not clash. Many candidates take both, since the schools that accept each are not the same. The Decision Making section of XAT has no counterpart in CAT and needs its own practice.
What comes next
The admit card on 20 December, tentatively, and the exam on 3 January 2027. Eligibility and the pattern of the paper are in XAT 2027: the notification.
