XAT 2027: XLRI Increases PGDM-HRM Seats to 240, Adds 17 New B-Schools @xatonline.in; Check Registration Deadline

XLRI Jamshedpur has increased PGDM-HRM seats from 180 to 240 and added 17 new B-schools to the participating institute list. XAT 2027 registration closes on December 6, 2026, and the entrance exam is scheduled for January 3, 2027.

XAT 2027: The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2027 seat matrix and participating institution list have been revised by XLRI Jamshedpur. In line with the increasing industry demand for HR leadership, the number of seats for the flagship PGDM‐HRM (PGDM-HRM) for the 2027-2028 academic session increased from 180 to 240 seats, effectively 60 fresh seats for the academic session 2027-2029.

Furthermore, the number of associate B-schools of XLRI has been expanded by 17 more schools, increasing the total number of management institutes that will use XAT 2027 scores to admit students for their MBA and PGDM programmes. Candidates who are eligible can submit their applications online through the official XAT website, xatonline.in, by the deadline on December 6, 2026 , before registrations were opened. The computer-based entrance examination is scheduled to take place all over the country on Sunday, 3 January 2027, between 2 PM and 5 PM IST.

• Click Here to Register: XAT 2027 Registration Link

XAT 2027 Registration Deadline and Important Dates

Candidates can complete the registration process online through official portal. The important dates are as follows:

XAT 2027 Adds 17 New B-Schools

XLRI is increasing the number of institutions that will accept an XAT 2027 score leaderboard, 17 new partner institutes have been added. More management programmes can be pursued from XAT scores thanks to these changes.

The institutions newly added are:

1. Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management & Social Sciences, Solapur

2. ACCMAN Institute of Management, Greater Noida

3. Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad

4. Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Department of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai

5. Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research (BVIMR), New Delhi

6. Dayananda Sagar Business School, Bengaluru

7. Institute of Management, Kolhapur

8. Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED), Pune

9. Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration, Sangli

10. Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence (Lexicon MILE), Pune

11. Mahindra University, Hyderabad

12. Masters' Union University, Gurugram

13. Narayana Business School, Ahmedabad

14. RV University, Bengaluru

15. Sparsh Global Business School, Greater Noida

16. Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

17. Xavier Institute of Management and Informatics, Jaipur

These institutes are now part of XAT 2027, increasing the opportunities for management admission to XAT 2027 candidates all over the country in various disciplines and locations.

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