Sources say the JEE Main application process has been opened keeping in view those students who could not go ahead with their plans to study abroad.

‘I have advised @DG_NTA to give one more opportunity to students to submit new/complete online application form for JEE 2020. Hurry! Forms available till 24 May.’ The above said was the message.

Taking into consideration the representation received from various students who actually had plans to go abroad for studies but could not go ahead with their plans, the opportunity for them is given to take up JEE Main application process, says the notification.

Allowing the students to take up JEE Main application process will enable them to continue studies in India in the prestigious institutions like IITs, IISCs.

NTA is now giving them one more (last) opportunity for them to take up JEE Main application process and register themselves for the exam.

NTA notification further says JEE Main application process is available from 19 to 24 May, students can get into the official website of NTA for JEE Main exam ‘jeemain.nta.nic.in’ and apply.

JEE Main application process can be taken up and forms can be submitted till 5 pm of 24 May and JEE Main application fee can be paid till 11:50 pm of 24 May.

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The JEE Main application fee is Rs 650 for candidates of general category. The JEE Main application fee is Rs 325 for female candidates, SC, ST, PwD and transgender category candidates.

JEE Main application fee can be paid through online banking, credit card or debit card, UPI and PayTM. To have any clarifications regarding JEE Main process, information brochure can be referred.

Information brochure for JEE Main can be accessed at the official link ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=256&iii=Y’

After clicking the link the page with url ‘https://testservices.nic.in/examsys/root/applyfor.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFQTbjVzuZ1mQajFt6EnKeZHKamP47NHChWeaE1r86anz’ downloads after which students can begin JEE Main application process.

After the page with above url downloads, candidates who have already applied i.e. for JEE Mains (January) exam can login with those credentials and begin applying.

As for candidates who are applying for the first time have to register by clicking the link ‘Fresh Registration Only’ and obtain username and password. Using the username and password, candidates can start applying for JEE Mains exam.

Post completion of application process and payment of respective fees, they must take a printout of the final copy and keep it for future use.

Points to remember

Applicants must upload their photos and images of their signature in the right size. Not doing this may result in failure of successful submission of application process.

Candidates must have to keep their original certificates with them while applying for the exam so that they can provide the data required in the application form without any errors.

They must also have to refer their mobile number and email id they provided during form filling to receive the updates in a regular manner.

For any queries applicants can contact the numbers The candidates can also contact at 8287471852, 8178359845, 9650173668, 9599676953 and 8882356803 for any clarification. Queries can be sent to email ‘jeemain@nta.ac.in’

The notification mentioning the opening of JEE Main application process is available at the link ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=428&iii=Y’ This is also available at the official website of NTA which is mentioned earlier.

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.