Xavier School of Management (XLRI) has reduced the XAT 2025 cut-off for the Business Management (BM) and Human Resource Management (HRM) programmes to promote greater diversity and inclusion.
According to an official XLRI notice, the cut-off reduction aims to encourage gender diversity and provide equal opportunities for women in leadership roles within India's business and management sectors. The results for the XAT 2025 exam were declared earlier on January 17, 2025.
Following the release of the XAT 2025 scorecards on January 17, 2025, XLRI announced revised admission thresholds for the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM), offered at both the XLRI Jamshedpur and XLRI Delhi-NCR campuses, and the Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM), available at the XLRI Jamshedpur campus.
Revised Cut-offs
For the BM programme, the overall cut-off for male candidates is set at 96th percentile, while female candidates benefit from a reduced cut-off of 91 percentile. Similarly, in the HRM programme, the cut-off for male applicants with an engineering or technology background is 95 percentile, whereas non-engineering male candidates require 93 percentile.
These cut-offs also apply to specialised programmes like Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Development (IEV) and the Double Master's Programme in collaboration with Rutgers University.
For the 2025-26 academic year, XLRI plans to shortlist 4,000-4,500 candidates for interviews. Three rounds of interviews have already been conducted based on GMAT scores, with another round scheduled for February 2025.
Deciding Factors
Several factors influence the XAT cut-offs for admission to XLRI:
Higher participation can increase the number of applicants, raising cut-offs.
A difficult exam may lead to lower raw scores even at higher percentiles due to challenging questions.
Limited seats often keep cut-off percentiles at relatively high levels.
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