XAT 2026 Expected Cutoff Percentile Score, MBA & PGDM Colleges

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• Updated on 5 Jan, 2026, 4:09 PM, by Ishita Tanwar

XAT 2026 Expected Cutoff Percentile Score indicates the benchmark percentile and score ranges that candidates may need to target for admission to leading MBA and PGDM programmes for the 2026-28 academic session. The percentile expectations are based on past trends and college preferences in XAT admissions.

XAT 2026 Expected Percentile Benchmarks for Top MBA Colleges

The table below highlights expected cutoff percentile scores and approximate raw score ranges that candidates may aim for to improve chances of shortlisting at popular management colleges after XAT 2026.The figures shown are indicative based on historical cutoffs and expert predictions, and final cutoffs will be released by each institute.

Institute	Expected Cutoff Percentile	Approx. Expected Score (Raw)
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar	95+	35+
IMT Ghaziabad	90–95	30–35+
IMI, New Delhi	88–90	27.5–30+
FORE School of Management, New Delhi	85–88	25–27.5+
KJ Somaiya	85–88	25–27.5+
Goa Institute of Management	85–87	25–27+
Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore	83–85	22–25+
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	83–85	22–25+
IRMA Anand	82–85	21.25–25+
LIBA Chennai	82–84	21.25–23.5+
MICA Ahmedabad	82–83	21.25–22+
TAPMI Institute	80–83	20–22+
XIME Bangalore	78–80	19.25–20+
VIT Vellore Business School	77–79	19–19.75+
BIMTECH Greater Noida	75–76	18–18.5+
Welingkar Mumbai	75–77	18–19+
SIES Navi Mumbai	75–77	18–19+
IMI Kolkata	75–76	18–18.5+
IMT Nagpur	75–76	18–18.5+
Great Lakes Gurgaon	74–76	17.5–18.75+
KIIT Bhubaneswar	74–76	17.5–18.75+
Jaipuria Institute of Management	74–75	17.5–18+
WE School Bangalore	73–74	17–17.5+
Woxsen University	73–74	17–17.5+

These expected cutoff percentiles and score ranges help aspirants gauge their performance in XAT 2026 in the absence of official cutoffs, which will be announced after the result declaration by XLRI Jamshedpur and participating B-schools.

Context: Why Expected Cutoffs Matter for MBA and PGDM Admissions

For MBA and PGDM admissions, percentile scores in XAT 2026 often determine whether a candidate progresses to the next selection rounds like Group Discussion (GD), Written Ability Test (WAT), and Personal Interview (PI). High percentiles typically increase the chances of receiving calls from well-ranked institutes. XAT percentile results normalize student performance and reflect relative standing among all candidates. Institutes such as XLRI Jamshedpur and Xavier Institute of Management are known to set high cutoff percentiles (95+ for top programmes), while other reputed colleges may have slightly lower percentile benchmarks based on course and past admission trends.