XLRI Jamshedpur Releases PI Call Letters 2023 with Higher Cut off for Male & Lower Cut off for Female; Completes 100% Placement for 2021-23 Batch

XLRI Jamshedpur has released call letters for PI round on February 6 to the shortlisted candidates and has completed 100% placements for 2021-23 batch. XLRI Jamshedpur student has been offered the highest international package of Rs.1.1 Crore for the HR domain while the highest domestic package has gone up at Rs. 78.2 LPA offered by ITES sector. XLRI Placement 2023 has witnessed a substantial rise in average salary which has gone up at Rs.32.7 LPA from Rs.30.7 LPA last year.

This year XLRI has brought many changes in XAT percentile cut off. The XAT 2023 cut off for admission 2023, released on February 3 for male candidates are at a higher side than last year, while for the female candidates XLRI has reduced the cut offs, as predicted by MBAUniverse.com. For the XLRI Business Management program, the overall XAT cut off for male candidates in XLRI shortlist 2023, has gone up at 95 percentile from 94 last year and for female candidates the overall XAT cut off for female candidates has remained at 92 percentile as was last year.

Continuing with its tradition to encourage women’s education, XLRI has lowered the cut-off for women candidates as compared to men. “For increasing the diversity, the lower cut off is assigned to the non-engineering candidates and the female candidates for both the BM & HRM programs. XLRI being a socially responsible institution, the underprivileged communities have also been assigned the lower cutoffs”, said Prof Vishwa Ballabh, XAT 2023 Convenor and XLRI Admission chair.
Check category and program wise XLRI cut offs below.

XAT 2023 results were declared on January 28, 2023 and XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, has announced the cut-off marks for Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2023 for postgraduate courses in Business Management and Human Resource Management.

XLRI Cut off Go Up for Admission 2023
XLRI cut offs in shortlist 2023 are up as 22% more candidates took XAT exam this year. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Vishwa Ballabh, XLRI Admission Chair and XAT 2023 exam convener said, “XLRI Cut offs to go up for admission 2023 as number of XAT 2023 test takers has gone up by 22% than last year, although the cut off will not be much higher and will be different for male & female and form BM and HRM programmes.”

Source: XLRI Jamshedpur

It can be observed from the above details of XLRI Cut offs that for the Human Resource Management program, the overall cut off for male engineering candidates is 93 percentile while that for female engineering students is 91 percentile. Male applicants from a non-engineering background require a 90 percentile and women from a non-engineering background must have score 88 percentile in XAT 2023.

However, the XLRI cut off is higher for PGDM (BM) program. For the Business Management program, the overall cut off for male engineering candidates is 95 percentile while that for female engineering students it is 92 percentile. Male applicants from a non-engineering background require a 95 percentile and women from a non-engineering background must have scored 92 percentile in XAT 2023.

XLRI Cut Off 2023 Vs 2022
XLRI cut off for admission 2023 and 2022 cut offs remained as below:

XLRI Cut offs based on 3 Key Parameters
XAT cut-off percentiles for XLRI admission are based on several factors. Sharing the key parameters to shortlist the candidates based on XAT scores, XLRI Admission Chair said, “The three main determining factors are the number of candidates appearing for XAT that year, the difficulty level of the XAT question paper and the number of seats available” and added further, “XLRI has been conducting XAT on behalf of XAMI to select the most suitable students for management education. Though one of the oldest competitive examinations in the country, XAT has always kept pace with the cutting-edge testing methodology. XAT’s multidimensional testing framework strives to assess the aptitude of candidates for business management education meaningfully. XAT has a multi-pronged examination structure and in-built fairness to evaluate candidates aspiring to be future business leaders.”

XLRI to Conduct Personal Interview from February 15 or Before
XLRI will begin the Personal Interview process for the shortlisted candidates by February 15, 2023. Confirming to MBAUniverse.com, XLRI Admission Chair said, “PI round is expected to begin latest by Feb 15, 2023.”  

PI Round in Online Mode
Like last year XLRI Jamshedpur will be conducting Personal Interview in Online Mode. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, XLRI Admission Chair said, “XLRI will be conducting the Personal Interview in Online Mode.”  

XLRI Shortlists 2500-3000 Candidates for PI Round
The PI round for XLRI admission 2023 is to begin by February 15 in online mode for admission to 2023-25 batch of PGDM (BM) and PGDM (HRM) programmes. Sharing the number of the candidates shortlisted for PI round, XLRI Admission office said, “It is expected that XLRI will interview around 2500-3000 candidates for 2023-2025 admissions for various programs of both the campuses. The PGDM (GM) program interviews are reaching at a concluding stage. For the programs like IEV and Double Master’s Program, the cut off will be decided later in consultation with the program addressing specific needs of the programs.”

Given its reputation of conducting transparent XAT exam for 72 years, XLRI Jamshedpur once again conducted XAT 2023 with all transparent features like release of question paper, candidate response sheet and official answer key.

XLRI PGDM (BM) Seats Increased to 240
XLRI has increased seats in its PGDM (BM) 2023-25 batch from 180 to 240. According to Dr Vishwa Ballabh, XLRI Admission Chair, “Already we have 4 sections in BM programme at Jamshedpur, this includes 30 candidates of XLRI-Rutger's double master's programme. Now with the addition of 60 more candidates the number of seats in BM will increase from 180 to 240 and in PGDM BM at Delhi NCR campus the final seat count will be 180 candidates.”

XLRI offers 2 years full time AICTE approved PGDM (BM), PGDM (HRM) programs duly recognized as MBA equivalent by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and 15 months full time PGDM (General Management) programme apart from two Doctor Level Programmes. XLRI has two campuses – XLRI Jamshedpur and XLRI Delhi NCR. XLRI accepts only XAT exam score for admission. The application process for XLRI admission 2023 and XAT 2023 had simultaneously closed on Dec 11, 2022, for both the campuses.

It is mandatory to have scored well overall and section wise in XLRI XAT 2023 exam which was held on Sunday, January 8, 2023 as a computer based test in single session across the country. 98242 candidates had applied for XAT 2023, out of them around 80000 had appeared in XAT 2023, marking an increase of 22% in number of XAT takers. Read below to know all about the key highlights & USPs of XLRI, important dates, Eligibility, Fees, Placements, admission criteria 2023 and more

Table of Contents

1. XLRI Jamshedpur: Key Highlights and USPs
2. XLRI Jamshedpur Admission 2023: Important Dates
3. Management Programmes Offered by XLRI Jamshedpur
4. XLRI Jamshedpur Intake
5. XLRI Jamshedpur Fees
6. XLRI Jamshedpur Placements 2022
7. XLRI Jamshedpur Eligibility Criteria for Admission 2023
8. How to apply for XLRI Jamshedpur Admission 2023? Step by Step Guide
9. XLRI Jamshedpur Admission Process 2023
10. XLRI Jamshedpur Cut offs for Admission 2023

1. XLRI Jamshedpur: Key Highlights & USPs

Top Ranked Institute: The PGDM programme at XLRI has consistently been ranked amongst the top management programmes in the country and among the top-10 best B Schools in India. The Government of India, MHRD NIRF Ranking 2022 has placed XLRI Jamshedpur # 8 among top 125 B-schools in Management category. Other B-school rankings like MBAUniverse.com placed XLRI among five top B-schools in India in Ranking 2021. 

International Accreditations: XLRI is one of the very few B-schools in India with two prestigious International Accreditations, viz., AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and AMBA - Association of MBAs. XLRI has also earned the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accreditation.

Large Alumni Base: XLRI is one the top and oldest management institutes in India with a legacy of 70 years. XLRI Alumni base is spread all over the world and holding key positions from manager level to CEO level

High Placements: XLRI has a consistent record of 100% placements. Placement 2023 at XLRI concluded with high salary packages offered by top recruiters. Average salary in XLRI placement 2023 increased to Rs.32.7 LPA from Rs.30.7 LPA last year and the highest domestic salary has gone up at Rs.78.2LPA from Rs.75 LPA last year.

XLRI Fee with high RoI: XLRI is a high RoI B-school with a fee structure at par with top IIMs. Present fee for 2 years PGDM programme is Rs.24.80 lakhs 

 2. XLRI Admission 2023: Important dates
The first step to participate in XLRI 2023 Admission process is to apply for XAT 2023 and to apply simultaneously to XLRI Jamshedpur through the same application form. Following are the key dates to apply for XLRI admission 2023:

3. Management Programmes Offered by XLRI Jamshedpur
XLRI Jamshedpur offers wide range of management programmes for freshers as well as for working professionals, as below:

• 2 years Full Time Flagship PGDM (Business Management)
• 2 years Full Time PGDM (Human Resource Management)
• 1 year Executive – Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Ex-PGDM) 
• Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
• Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EXEC-FPM)

3.1 Specialization Offered at XLRI
Details of the programs offered with specializations are shared below:

2 Years Full Time PGDM (BM)
The programme strives to skill future managers giving equal importance to functional business competence and self-awareness. The key focus areas of the programme are: Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Production Management and Strategic Management.

2 Years Full Time PGDM (HRM)
The programme helps train future Human Resource leaders to understand and tap human potential and help shape the future of our economy. The key focus areas of the programme are: employee relations, human resource management systems and practices, legal framework, interpersonal and leadership skills.

1 Year Full Time Executive PGDM
The Executive PGDM Programme aims at augmenting the skill-sets and competencies of practicing managers. The focus of program is to prepare current managers for the leadership roles. The 15 month, full time AICTE recognized course incorporates a 3-month field based training in a functional area. Core competencies are developed in Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Production Management and Strategic Management.

4. XLRI Jamshedpur Intake
More than 600 students join at both XLRI Jamshedpur and XLRI Delhi-NCR campuses every year. Out of them, XLRI Jamshedpur Campus offers admission to about 360 students for the 2 years full time PGDM batch and about 150 students in different other management programmes as per following details:

5. XLRI Jamshedpur Fees
XLRI Jamshedpur Fees for 2 year and 1 year programs is as under:

Note: The Fee is under Revision 

 6. XLRI Jamshedpur Placements 2023 & 2022
Placements year after year at XLRI have remained high. XLRI concluded its placement season 2023 in just 1 day after achieving 100% placement for its students. XLRI Jamshedpur Placement 2023 has witnessed a substantial rise in average salary which has gone up to Rs.32.7 LPA. The Final Recruitment process saw participation from 117 recruiters with 487 placement offers, inclusive of 30 new  recruiters.

6.1 XLRI Final Placements 2023: Key Highlights

• Placement 2023 was concluded in just one day
• Average salary saw 6.5% increase at Rs.32.7 LPA this year from Rs.30.7 LPA last year
• Highest International Salary has gone up at Rs.1.1 Crore
• Highest Domestic Salary has gone up at Rs.78.2 LPA this year from Rs.75 LPA last year
• Median salary in 2023 goes up at Rs.30 LPA this year from Rs.26.28 LPA last year
• Top 10% Average Salary stood at Rs.57.7 LPA
• Top 25% Average Salary stood at Rs. 46.8 LPA
• PPOs were offered to 43.8% students based on their performance in Summer Internships
• 117 Recruiters participated in Placements 2023
• 30 New Recruiters participated in XLRI Placement 2023
• The top domains offering roles were Consulting, Sales & Marketing and BFSI
• 487 offers including 3 International offers were made to 463 students
• Top Recruiters included Accenture Strategy, Amazon, Bain and Company, Boston Consulting Group, HUL, ITC, Paytm, PwC among others

6.2 XLRI Jamshedpur Final Placements 2022: Key Highlights

• Average salary saw an increase to Rs.30.7 LPA in 2022 from Rs.25.08 LPA last year
• The highest domestic salary goes up at Rs.60 LPA in 2022 from Rs.50+ LPA last year
• Median salary in 2022 stood at Rs.30 LPA with the top 10^th and 25th percentile average being INR 48 and 43 lakhs per annum, respectively
• 40 % of the batch received PPOs  
• 99 Recruiters at the campus made 437 domestic offers to 427 students
• The top segments based on roles offered were Consulting, Sales & Marketing and BFSI.
• Boston Consulting Group, Bain and Co., Accenture Strategy, Amazon, PayTM, ITC, Microsoft

made the highest number of offers among the regular recruiters

• Number of new recruiters are 23 which included prestigious companies such as American Express, Freshworks, Swiggy, MoEngage Inc., slice and Zynga amongst others.

7. XLRI Jamshedpur Eligibility Criteria for Admission 2023
XLRI has prescribed different eligibility criteria for the PGDM 2023-25 programmes, commencing in June 2023:

7.1 XLRI Jamshedpur Eligibility Criteria for PGDM (BM) & PGDM (HRM)
To meet the XLRI eligibility criteria, an applicant must possess a strong and consistent academic background.

1. For 2 years full time PGDM (BM), PGDM (HRM) 2023-25 batch, the candidate must hold a recognized bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline.
2. No minimum percentage of marks in graduation has been prescribed for XLRI admission 2023 and to apply for admission to PGDM (BM) and PGDM (HRM)
3. All Indian candidates should appear and apply for XAT 2023
4. NRI and Foreign candidates may apply either through GMAT (Taken between December 1, 2017 and December 30, 2022) or through XAT 2023.
5. Those applying through XAT 2023 must submit the common application form for XAT 2023 and for XLRI Admission 2023 
6. A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. However, their final examination should be completed by June 10, 2023.
7. It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally considered eligible by XLRI Jamshedpur and offered admission, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination at a later date as decided by XLRI 
8.  If the candidate is awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where the bachelor's degree is obtained. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by XLRI Jamshedpur by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100
9. Work experience is not mandatory for PGDM (BM) and PGDM (HRM) programs. Fresh graduates and those with work experience can apply.
10. Relevant work experience after graduation will only be considered.

7.2 XLRI Jamshedpur Eligibility Criteria for Executive PGDM 
For 15 months full time Executive PGDM 2023-24 (Earlier known as General Management Programme-GMP), the candidate must hold a recognized bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. While the other key eligibility criteria for XLRI admission 2023 to Executive - PGDM are similar as for other PGDM admission eligibility criteria, following are the additional eligibility criteria required for XLRI admission: XLRI Jamshedpur Admission 2023 Open Apply Now

• Five Years of Work experience is mandatory for Executive PGDM. So, No Fresh Graduate can apply
• At least five years of managerial experience is required as on March 31, 2023 in an organization of repute in the public, private or non-governmental sector after completing graduation 
• The work experience of the candidate employed in a full-time job only will be considered.

8. How to apply for XLRI Jamshedpur Admission 2023? Step by Step Guide
The step by step process as prescribed by XLRI, to apply for XAT and XLRI admission is detailed below:

Step-1: Register for XAT 2023 to Get User ID & PW & Verify on Your Mail
You need to register yourself on xatonline.in with some basic details like your name, email id, phone number. The next action points which you need to do are:

Step 1.1

• You will get a message from XLRI XAT on your mail id
• Open your mail box and verify the link
• Immediately after the verification you will get XAT Id and password

Step 1.2

Now, you have two options to fill your XAT application: Either login to XAT application page directly from the verification link on your mail; or login later with your XAT 2023 ID and password to fill your XAT application form

Step-2: Complete Personal Details & Address in XAT Registration Form 2023
This information is divided into three parts – your personal details, your parents’ details and your address.

Step 2.1: Personal Details
The first page of XAT 2023 Registration and application form requires you to fill all your personal details like complete name, date of birth, gender, email id, alternate email id, mobile number, alternate mobile number, age, nationality, blood group among others. So, keep all these things ready before filling in your personal details

Step 2.2: Parents’ Details
The next part is to fill your parents’ details in the application form. If you are married and are female, you need to enter details of your Husband and not of your parents

Step 2.3: Address Details
In this part of XAT registration form 2023, you need to fill in your address details like communication address with pincode, city, district, country among others

Step-3: Fill in Academics for class 10 & 12 in XAT Registration Form
On this XAT registration page you are required to fill up academic details of you class and 12/diploma

Step-4: Fill in Details of Graduation/Other Qualification & Work Experience

Step-5: Fill in your choice of XLRI Programme, Test City in XAT Exam Registration Form

On this XAT application page

• You can choose one or more programmes offered by XLRI. The additional application fee is Rs.200/- for each XLRI programme
• You can choose 2 preferred test cities to appear in XAT 2023

Step-6: Upload Documents
You need to upload your photo, signature, certificates for class 10, 12 & graduation. The photo that you upload should be the latest one as it would be matched at the time of entrance exam

Step-7: Make Declaration
On this page you need to confirm that whatever you have stated in the application form is true and correct. So, it is better to preview the application form before clicking on it, making payment and submitting it

Step-8: Make Payment of XAT Fees for online Registration 2023

Important:

1. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards, Credit Cards
2. Please note that after clicking on ‘Submit’ button you will not be able to edit your XAT application form details. So, preview your application and ensure all the details are correct.
3. Once you ‘Submit’ after making payment of your XAT Application Form online, you will get confirmation for successful submission of XAT Registration and Application form
4. Take Print of your XAT Application Form Summary for future reference

The application for XLRI admission 2023 should be submitted online through XAT 2023 application form by making payment of nominal additional fee of Rs.200/- per programme. The process can be completed in a few minutes time. XLRI is the XAT 2023 exam conducting authority also provides the facility to apply for XAT 2023 and for one or multiple management programmes of XLRI with a common application form.

9. XLRI Jamshedpur Admission Process 2023
Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur admission process involves two stages namely shortlisting for final admission round on the basis of your XAT 2023 score immediately after the XAT result is declared by January 2023 third week and the final XLRI admission round 2023 comprising GD-PI-WAT.

XLRI admission criteria and process for PGDM 2023 admission is based on XAT 2023 scores for domestic candidates and on XAT 2023 or GMAT (Taken between December 1, 2017 and December 31, 2022) scores for NRI and foreign nationals. XAT 2023 score is the mandatory requirement in the XLRI selection process for its highly ranked PGDM programme. There are six steps in Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur admission process. Step by Step XLRI admission process 2023 is shared here:

6 Steps of XLRI Jamshedpur 2023 Admission Procedure
XAT Admission process 2023 has six main stages:

1. Register and apply for XAT 2023 
2. Use the common Application form to apply for XLRI Admission 2023
3. Take XAT 2023 exam on January 8, 2023 and score well section wise and overall
4. XLRI will announce Shortlist for next phase of selection round based on XAT exam score
5. Final Admission Round comprises Group Discussion, Written Ability Test and Personal Interview which will be held in the months of February & March 2023 in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Jamshedpur 
6. Final Admission offer will be made in the month of April 2023 on the basis of XAT score, GD-PI-WAT score, academic profile, work experience among other parameters

Read More on XAT 2023 Exam Pattern

Getting the admission offer from XLRI is the last stage in the XLRI Admission Procedure 2023. XLRI will release the final admission list in the month of April/May 2023 and the session would commence in the middle of June 2023

XLRI will prepare the final selection list on the basis of a composite score, which takes into account the applicant’s academic record, XAT 2023 scores, Work experience and performance in the PI Round

10. XLRI Jamshedpur Cut offs for Admission 2023
Below are the expected sectional and overall cut offs for XLRI for PGDM-BM

10.1 XLRI Jamshedpur Cut offs for PGDM-BM 

10.2 XLRI Jamshedpur Cut Offs for PGDM-HRM
Below are expected XAT sectional and overall cut offs for PGDM-HRM at XLRI Jamshedpur

Xavier School of Management (XLRI) is a premier, private management institute in India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the Steel city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Over the last seven decades, XLRI has helped shape responsible business leaders who serve organizations of repute across the globe. As an institution, XLRI continually strives to contribute its mite to the professional growth and management of innumerable organizations that serve the public - especially organized industry sectors, labor welfare, service agencies engaged in rural development, education, health and other public systems.

Hope you found this article on XLRI admission 2023 useful to decide on MBA admission 2023 in top B-Schools. We will continue to update details in this article to provide you with the latest and updated information. The XAT 2023 registration process is open and you can check all the details about the exam. Read More 

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