MBAUniverse.com exclusive: 89,000 applicants set to take XAT 08, applications up by 19%

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Amit Agnihotri
Columnist & Author, MBAUniverse.com
Updated on July 28, 2016
The competition for getting into top Indian B-schools seems to be getting tougher every year. After CAT 07, where over 2 lakh aspirants took the exam, it's now turn of XLRI Admission Test (XAT 2008).

According to the official information shared by XLRI with MBAUniverse, "XAT 08 has received 89,000 filled application forms this year." This is 19 per cent higher than last year's number of applicants.  

Says XLRI, "Last year we have received 75,000 application forms where 72,000 students took the exam".

 When asked how many XAT 08 application forms were sold this year, XLRI informs that this year total 90,000 application forms were sold out of which 89,000 filled application forms were received by XLRI.  

The submissions of the forms were closed on November 30, 2007.  

XAT 2008 will be held on January 6. There are 43 institutes including Xavier's Labor Relations Institute (XLRI) who are selecting students from XAT 2008. XAT 2008 will be conducted in 31 cities.  

Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for comprehensive coverage of XAT 2008.