A grand function was organised to mark NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration on 26 January.

Chairman of DRDO Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy was the chief guest for NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

Among them were C.P. Gurnani, CEO of Tech Mahindra, Soma Mondal, Chairperson of SAIL, S.M. Vaidya, chairman of IOCL and Professor Prasant Mohapatra, VC, UC Davis of USA

NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration turns great

NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration commenced with an invocation song and lighting of traditional lamps by director, registrar and deans of the institute.

Special part of the NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration was a video featuring the journey of the institution and its achievements.

The video also comprised messages from Governor of Odisha and Chief Minister of Odisha, Union Education Minister and notable alumni of the institution.

Governor in his message said NIT has earned global recognition and in times to come it will be an institution of great significance to international and national research and development.

‘I present my heartiest congratulations on the Diamond Jubilee being celebrated this year.’

I appeal to the students of NIT Rourkela to make the institute one of the best and top most institutions of the world, said Governor in his message at NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik showering praises during NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration said the institution evolved as an institute of national and international repute for technology education and research.

Your graduates have taken leadership positions in India and abroad and have contributed immensely to the emergence of New India, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

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NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration became more special when an MoU was signed with Venkata Narasimham Peri, sponsor of Poverty Alleviation Research Centre (PARC).

Venkata Narasimham is also an alumnus of NIT Rourkela.

NIT Rourkela, through this MoU, aspires to make significant contribution towards poverty reduction in backward regions of Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi in Odisha.

Union Education Minister RP Nishank speaking at NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration said it has been an extraordinary journey for NIT Rourkela leading up to this diamond jubilee year.

The institution has always been an institute of great significance for nation-building, it has also been steadily getting good rating in national and international rankings, said Union Minister speaking at NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

NIT Rourkela’s Technology Incubation cell (TIC) and Industry Relation Cell (IRC) both have been successful in curtailing the gap between academic and technology development to market demand.

I believe this institution is doing wonders, with the help of FTBI (Foundation for Technology & Business Incubation, said Union Education Minister speaking at NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

Chief guest released the brochure of NIT Rourkela diamong jubilee celebration and also the hindi magazine of the institute ‘Aahan.’

NIT Rourkela is known for credentials, for its variety of in-depth knowledge of various subjects and which has been steadily standing in good Rankings of the academic institute and have been producing eminent people from the institute, said chief guest Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy.

Speaking further at NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration, Dr. G. Satheesh said besides the eminent people, NIT has produced the various departments and centres which are present in the institute.

These are of high importance considering the current requirement of the nation, whether it is renewable energy or Nano-material.

DRDO keenly looks for Cryogenic and Nanomaterial subjects for in-depth research in future.

Looking at the work done by NIT Rourkela in these fields of study, DRDO will be collaborating with it in near future and work together in these areas, he said.

We are going to have some long-term partnerships with academic institutes, he said speaking during the NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

Director of NIT Rourkela Professor Animesh Biswas said with the vision for 2025 in place, NIT Rourkela is on the road to its next phase of growth.

The achievement of its vision will positively impact the lives of students, alumni, faculty, and staff while shaping the progress of our nation for decades to come, said Professor Animesh, addressing the gathering during NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

‘I thank and congratulate everyone on this remarkable journey. I feel very proud to say that the institute’s journey of glorious 60 years is of great pride and inspiration for the entire country.’

In 60 years of its foundation, the institute has occupied its rightful position as a top-ranking NIT in the country today, all credit goes to its directors, professors, faculty members and students, he said during NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration.

Kavi sammelan organised post vote of thanks during NIT Rourkela diamond jubilee celebration won all the hearts.

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.