NTA conducted JEE Mains 2020 from September 1 to 6 after much hiatus. It is worth knowing that JEE Mains is conducted twice every year.

JEE Mains in January was conducted smoothly, however things took a different turn and JEE Mains to be conducted in April this year got unduly postponed.

The lockdown imposed to regulate the spread left little scope for conducting JEE Mains (April/September).

After much hiatus dates were declared for JEE Mains (April/September) and was conducted from September 1 to 6.

There were demands from various quarters for postponing the exam. Certain sections have also filed a petition in nation’s top court seeking postponement of NEET and JEE Mains also.

However, they were all dismissed and then the exam went as per the earlier fixed schedule in September.
Fear of contracting the infection kept many students restricted to their homes preventing them from attending exam.

At many centres, exam halls were seen half empty and this was the proof that not many considered the atmosphere safe to come out and attend the exam.

Sources say, only about 74 percent of the students who registered for the JEE Mains (April/September) appeared for the exam.

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The data brought out by the government has proved this.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said while 8.58 candidates have registered for the exam, about 6.35 lakhs have appreared for the test.

Education experts say this could be the lowest attendance for a test in the recent times. This also could mean low occupancy levels in top educational institutions this academic year.

The exam was supposed to be conducted about four months ago but was delayed owing to outbreak of corona virus.

Though dates were decided at a later stage, JEE Mains could not be conducted as lockdown got extended repeatedly leaving little scope for conducting the exam.

Candidates have to remember that the best place to see the results for JEE Mains 2020 result is the official website of the exam run by NTA which conducts the exam.

JEE Mains 2020 result can be checked on the official website ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx’ and see for any new button indicating the declaration of the result.

The button is likely to be titled ‘JEE Mains 2020 result’ or ‘JEE Main April/September 2020 result’
If they find that they can click it.

A new page would appear where the applicant has two options to JEE Mains 2020 result.

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While first option is to know the result with help of application number and password, the second choice to know the JEE Mains 2020 result is through application number and date of birth.

Candidates can choose any one of the above options to know JEE Mains 2020 result.

Candidate choosing the first option has to enter his or her application form, application form number, password and security pin and login.

Applicants who choose the second option to know the JEE Mains 2020 result have to their application number, their date of birth and security pin to obtain the result.

JEE Mains 2020 result will be downloaded in form of a score card. The score card contains raw score, NTA score, JEE Mains 2020 rank, cut off for the advanced exam.

After the JEE Mains 2020 result is released, based on that students can take admission in state-level engineering colleges, universities and NITs.

In case of IITs, top 2.4 lakh candidates of JEE Mains April/September 2020 will be selected to appear for JEE Advanced.

NTA will prepare the merit list for admission under DASA category seperately.

As of now, there is no declaration by NTA or any mention about JEE Mains 2020 result on its official website.

However sources say taking into account certain points like nearing of exam date for JEE Advanced 2020 which is to be held on 27 September and 8 October, the result for JEE Mains April/September 2020 could be released anytime soon.

Moreover, it is customary to release JEE Mains (April) result when exam date for JEE Advanced is nearing so that students who qualify in JEE Mains can apply for JEE Advanced.

Even if candidates are not able to visit the webiste for JEE Mains 2020 result they should not panic. They can wait and try later.

The official website could be down as it may experience high volume of traffic soon after result declaration.

The official website for JEE Mains 2020 result is ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx’
Students can keep track of their emails or mobile numbers which they have provided while submitting application forms for JEE Mains.

Applicants may receive an intimation about declaration of results on their emails or mobile numbers.

Soon after they come to know about the result declaration from their mobile numbers or emails, applicants can visit the official website and know the result.

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.