Out of the 383 students who received their degrees during the IIT Mandi convocation, 321 were male and 62 were female.

Professor Prem Vrat, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Mandi, presided over the 8th IIT Mandi convocation.

IIT Mandi convocation, great 383 students get degrees

Education is the best gift that the parents could have given to their children, he said during IIT Mandi convocation.

‘You all are fortunate that IIT Mandi has equipped you fully with skills and tools to deal with the challenges most confidently.’

While we repair and recover from the unprecedented aftermath of the pandemic, there is also an opportunity to rethink, reimagine and reinvent a new self-reliant India of our dreams, said the chief guest during the 8th IIT Mandi convocation.

Professor Prem Vrat speaking at IIT Mandi convocation said it gave him immense pleasure to congratulate the graduating students on 8th IIT Mandi convocation ceremony.

I sincerely hope that the knowledge and skill the graduating students have acquired and the ethos they have imbibed during their stay at IIT Mandi will stand them in good stead through the coming years of opportunities, he said.

Speaking further during IIT Mandi convocation Professor Prem said he felt quite happy to note that the institute has made its mark in research, collaboration and international linkages established over the past decade.

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It is an outstanding achievement to have research projects worth more than a hundred crores so far, he said while highlighting the achievements of the institute during IIT Mandi convocation.

‘Above all, looking back and reflecting upon the last academic year, it is immensely gratifying to note that even in the face of immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute has been able to keep on track most of its academic and research programs by switching to digital and hybrid modes.’

I am sure that IIT Mandi, with its newly enriched sense of pride and contentment, added confidence and commitment, strengthened resolve, drive, and focus, would keep scaling the heights of excellence in times to come, said Professor Prem during IIT Mandi convocation.

Professor Ajit K. Chaturvedi, director, IIT Mandi presenting the director’s report during the 8th IIT Mandi convocation said he was delighted to announce that despite several disruptions due to the pandemic this year, IIT Mandi researchers had more than 300 peer-reviewed publications keeping its research work ceaseless.

In the past 10 years, IIT Mandi has become an attractive destination for international students and faculty and fosters its linkages with the wider academic world through student and faculty mobility, as well as joint research projects and MoUs.

The institute is also setting up a Technology Innovation Hub(TIH) with Rs 110 crore support from DST in the human-computer interaction area under the National Mission on the Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System (NM-ICPS).

Winner of President of India Gold Medal Neelotpal Datta while delivering valedictorian address during IIT Mandi convocation said IIT Mandi is a unique combination of many remarkable things.

On behalf of my graduating class, I am happy to say that we have seen the Institute grow, said Neelotpal Dutta who is also Silver Medal winner for Mechanical Engineering branch.

Speaking further at IIT Mandi convocation Mr. Dutta said the institute’s unique academic curriculum gave us the freedom to pursue courses and projects across traditional boundaries.

We also have among us, co-founders of startups, and I believe that all of these have contributed to making IIT Mandi one of the top institutes in the country and globally, he said at IIT Mandi convocation.

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.