The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) on December 2 extended the registration deadline for XAT 2025 till December 10. Interested students can apply at the official XAT website at xatonline.in. The registration fee is Rs 2200 for all candidates, with an additional fee of Rs 200 per program for those applying to XLRI programs. Payment can be made online using various modes including credit/debit cards, net banking, or IMPS.
Another new change in XAT 2025 is that scientific calculators are now allowed in the exam hall. The exam interface will provide an option to access the calculator during the test.
Additionally, on September 26, 34 new test cities were added in the exam centre list for its 2025 edition. This decision was taken to accommodate the increasing demand for XAT 2025. Among these newly added locations are Anantapur, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Bilaspur, Mehsana, Baddi, Chikkaballapur, Davanagere, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kurukshetra, Shimla, Ajmer, Balasore, Bikaner, Dhenkanal, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Nanded, Patiala, Sikar, Ujjain, Karimnagar, Salem, Vellore, Aligarh, Bareilly, Haldwani, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Kalyani.
It was also revealed that the Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) component will be administered during the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) stages of the selection process, rather than as part of the XAT 2025. Also, the General Knowledge section will now comprise 20 questions, reduced from 25. This section will include 12 questions on current affairs and eight questions from static GK, allowing for a balanced evaluation of candidates’ awareness of both ongoing events and foundational knowledge.
The XAT 2025 examination will be divided into two distinct parts. Part One of the exam is allocated 170 minutes. Part two, focused solely on the General Knowledge section, will be a concise 10-minute segment. This structure brings the total examination time to 180 minutes.
