One of the most important Exams update 2020 is that Supreme Court has clearly said that it would not entertain pleas seeking postponement of NEET UG 2020.

Some of the pleas filed sought postponement showing the natural disasters that rocked various parts of the country.

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As per the Exams update 2020, this only indicates one thing very clearly. NEET UG 2020 will be likely held on the earlier decided time.

Supreme Court rejected the petitions and said even review petitions have been dismissed.

Authorities concerned will take all measures for conducting exams, say sources familiar with Exams update 2020 in conncection with NEET.

Prior to this, Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra dismissed the plea seeking postponement of NEET and JEE Mains to be conducted this year.

The top court also dismissed a petition filed by ministers of six opposition ruled states even that had sought postponement of NEET and JEE Exams.

Sources keeping track of Exams update 2020 said even this plea was also dismissed. As per Exam update 2020, this only means the route for NEET is cleared and is likely to be held on earlier decided time.

Sources familiar with Exams update 2020 said about 15 lakh registrations were received for NEET UG 2020 this year and that the same for JEE Mains 2020 stood at 8.5 lakh.

However, things did not remain smooth for education sector this year. Academic affairs including conducting of exams had to be halted owing to outbreak of corona virus.

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Things did not remain an exception with regards to NEET UG 2020 and JEE Mains 2020.

Sources keeping track of Exams update 2020 say JEE Mains has been already conducted for this year. NEET 2020 is yet to be conducted.

The recent developments only showed the scare regarding COVID-19 was still showing its impact.

The number of absentees at various exam centre were less than the usual numbers. Not many had attended the JEE Mains exam despite registering for the exam.

Now it remains to be seen if the same situation would prevail on the day NEET 2020 exam is to be conducted.

Not all are working unfavourably towards conducting NEET UG 2020, it can be said.

Sources familiar with Exams update 2020 have mentioned a couple of state governments have assured transport services for students who are going to write NEET.

Kolkata Metrorail has also assured to run services to ensure NEET aspirants reach their exam centre. Students and their guardians can board the train showing their admit cards.

Meanwhile, former and current students of IITs have formed an online platform ‘EduRide to help poor and needy students to seek transport help to reach their exam centres.

Anna University exams
Another important Exams update 2020 is that final semester exams for various courses in Anna University will be held from 22 to 29 September.

Conducting of these exams is subject to obtaining approval. Authorities concerned say they are likely to get the approval soon.

Sources tracking Exams update 2020 said a circular released by the university had mentioned this point. The final semester exams will be held for graduate and post graduate courses during 22 to 29 September.

Sources familiar with this Exams update 2020 said the examination will be conducted online and will have objective type questions in the multiple choice format.

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Multiple choice format will have questions with more than one reply and candidates have to choose the right one among the many replies.

Students will be able to appear for the exam from their homes with help of laptops, desktops, tablets or smartphones with internet connectivity, say sources familiar with Exams update 2020.

A mock test will also be conducted before the main exam to familiarise students with online exam format.
Sources keenly following Exams update 2020 said the university will bring out the time table and other related information with regards to final exams on its official website.

How to download JEE score card
Another most important aspect related to Exams update 2020 is JEE Mains 2020 result.

National Testing Agency (NTA) which conducted the exam recently is likely to release the result soon.

Sources keenly following the Exams update 2020 said students can follow the official website of JEE Mains 2020 to know the result release.

The official website to know the release of the result is ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx’

Sources keenly following Exams update 2020 said the result can be downloaded form the websites ‘jeemain.nta.nic.in’ or ‘ntaresults.nic.in’

Once any of the above url is clicked and the webpage downloads, students can press the button ‘View result/score card’ usually located at the bottom of the website.

Students can take a printout of it and preserve for furture use.

Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Those who take up XAT 2025 Registration from 28 September 2024 onwards, can choose to write exam from the new test centers.

The Newly Added Test Centers Are: Ajmer, Aligarh, Anantapur, Arrah, Baddi, Balasore, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Chikkaballapur, Darbhanga, Davanagere, Dhenkanal, Haldwani, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kalyani, Karimnagar, Kolhapur, Kurukshetra, Mehsana, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Nanded, Patiala, Salem, Shimla, Sikar, Ujjain, Vellore.

The Other Test Centers Are: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.