Can you please tell do I need to apply for colleges under XAT(other than XLRI) before the exam or can I apply later after XAT exam result?
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Dear Sandeep,
Thank you very much for your query. You cannot apply before exam as you won't be knowing the marks. Every college sets a specific benchmark for marks, hence you will be getting call from the colleges itself, so you need not worry. On the other hand, this is the high time to prepare for your GD/PI. Focus on the current aspects that is occurring in the present scenario. -
That depends on the college you are planning to apply to. Other than XLRI following are a few colleges which accept XAT scores-XIMB, GIM, SP Jain-Mumbai, TAPMI Manipal, IMT-Ghaziabad, Nagpur and Hyderabad, KJ Somaiya-Mumbai, FORE-Delhi, Great Lakes-Chennai, Loyola Institute of Business Administration-Chennai, Welingkar-Mumbai, XISS-Ranchi, XIME-Bangalore, etc. I would suggest checking websites of individual colleges because some colleges accept application forms even after the exam results are announced.
Good luck.
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