Can I get direct admission in a PGDM course at XLRI Jamshedpur?
A two-year full-time PGDM programme with a variety of specialisations is available from XLRI. The programmes are available full-time. Merit in the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) determines admission to the PGDM programme at XLRI Jamshedpur. A GD and PI round then follows. Furthermore, admission to the P
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No, direct admission to the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programme is not available at XLRI Jamshedpur. The Business Management (BM) and Human Resource Management (HRM) programs of XLRI, which are part of the PGDM program, have intense competition for admission, which is determined by
Upvote Candidates must have a valid XAT score for admission to PGDM. Additionally, GMAT score is also accepted. The final selection is based on GD & PI round. The institute also considers work experience, extra co-curricular activities etc. For complete details about XLRI Jamshedpur admission process, Clic
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Yes. XLRI specifies sectional cutoffs along with overall XAT cutoff. Candidates need to meet required percentile in QADI, VALR and DM for respective programme and category.
For XAT 2026, overall HRM cutoff was 92 percentile for Engineering Male candidates and 90 percentile for Non-Engineering Male candidates. Cutoff was 87 percentile for Engineering Female and Engineering Transgender candidates and 84 percentile for Non-Engineering Female and Non-Engineering Transgende
For XAT 2026, overall XLRI BM cutoff was 94 percentile for Engineering Male and Non-Engineering Male candidates. It was 88 percentile for Engineering Female, Engineering Transgender, Non-Engineering Female and Non-Engineering Transgender candidates.
Required XAT score varies every year because the percentile depends on difficulty level of exam and candidate performance. In XAT 2026, overall cutoff for XLRI BM was 94 percentile for Engineering Male and Non-Engineering Male candidates.
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