XAT 2026 Registration Begins on July 10, 2025; Exam Scheduled for January 4, 2026.
Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur will begin the XAT 2026 registration process in online mode from July 10, 2025. Candidates can fill out the application form on the official website - xatonline.in. The tentative last date to apply is December 5, 2025, and the XAT 2026 exam is scheduled for Sunday, January 4, 2026.
Conducted by XLRI on behalf of XAMI, the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) has been a national-level entrance exam for over 75 years, helping over 250+ B-schools across India select candidates for their management programmes.
For XAT 2026, the application form must be submitted online only, and the registration fee can be paid through Credit Card, Debit Card, of Net Banking. No other payment modes will be accepted this year.
| XAT 2026 Events | XAT 2026 Dates |
| Releasing of XAT 2026 Notification | 10 July, 2025 |
| XAT 2026 - Registration Starts From | 10 July, 2025 |
| XAT 2026 - Last Date of Registration & Application Submission online without late fee | December, 2025 till 12:00 PM (Tentative) |
| XAT 2026 Registration last date with late fee | To be announced |
| XAT Admit Card 2026 Released | 20 December, 2025 |
| XAT Exam Date 2026 | 04 January, 2026 (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM) |
| XAT 2026 Result | January / February 2026 |