The Xavier School of Management (XLRI) has officially released the XAT 2026 cutoffs, determining eligibility for the Personal Interview (PI) rounds for admission into its flagship PGDM programmes — Business Management (BM), Business Management (International Specialisation) and Human Resource Management (HRM). Shortlisted candidates have already begun receiving PI call letters ahead of interviews scheduled in February 2026.
XAT 2026 Cutoffs: PGDM BM & BM (International Specialisation)
For admission to PGDM BM and BM (International Specialisation), the cutoffs have been published for overall XAT percentile as well as section-wise percentiles in Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QADI), Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (VALR) and Decision Making (DM). The values are the same for Engineering and Non-Engineering candidates in each gender category:
PGDM BM & BM (International Specialisation) Cutoffs (Percentiles)
- Engineering / Non-Engineering Male: Overall 94, QADI 85, VALR 82, DM 82
- Engineering / Non-Engineering Female: Overall 88, QADI 78, VALR 78, DM 78
- Engineering / Non-Engineering Transgender: Overall 88, QADI 78, VALR 78, DM 78These benchmarks reflect the minimum achievement required to progress to the selection rounds for the respective categories.
XAT 2026 Cutoffs: PGDM HRM
For the PGDM HRM programme, cutoffs vary by academic background and gender, and separate percentile thresholds are set for overall and sectional performance:
PGDM HRM Cutoffs (Percentiles)
- Engineering Male: Overall 92, QADI 80, VALR 87, DM 85
- Engineering Female / Transgender: Overall 87, QADI 70, VALR 82, DM 78
- Non-Engineering Male: Overall 90, QADI 73, VALR 87, DM 85
- Non-Engineering Female / Transgender: Overall 84, QADI 65, VALR 82, DM 78These category-wise cutoffs show the diverse thresholds for inclusion in the HRM interview stage.
What the XAT 2026 Cutoffs Mean for Candidates?
The XAT cutoffs serve as qualifying benchmarks for shortlisting candidates for the Essay Writing Test (EWT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds at XLRI. Achieving these cutoffs does not guarantee final admission but enables eligibility for further selection stages based on performance, profile and interview outcomes. Candidates who meet these specified overall and sectional percentile requirements will proceed to the next phases of XLRI’s rigorous selection process for the academic session beginning 2026.