The new dates for conducting NTA Exams (tests conducted by NTA) like UGC NET, IGNOU Openmat and Delhi University entrance test have been announced.

The dates for conducting these NTA Exams were in the month of March, April and May.

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Many of these NTA Exams had to be postponed keeping in view the safety of students and parents. After much dilly dallying the decision to conduct NTA Exams in September was taken.

According to a notification by NTA, keeping in view the academic interest of students and their subsequent career prospects, Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of India) gave its consent to conduct NTA Exams in September.

Ministry of Education (Government of India) has put forward a proposal of conducting NTA Exams in September for which Union Home Ministry is said to have given its consent.

As per the new decision, NTA Exams to be conducted in September are:

Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET)-2020

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA 2020 – Bachelor Degree Programs (UG)

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) OPENMAT (MBA) Entrance Examination-2020

UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) -June
2020

All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)- 2020

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) PhD Entrance Examination-2020

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA 2020 – Master Degree Programs (PG) and Doctoral Degree Programs & Award of JRF/SRS (Ph.D)

As per the new schedule, the dates for conducting the above mentioned NTA Exams are given below:

Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET)-2020
New exam date: 6 to 11 September
Website: nta.ac.in/DuetExam
Email: duet@nta.ac.in

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA 2020 – Bachelor Degree Programs (UG)
New exam date: 7 to 8 September
Website: icar.nta.nic.in
Email: icar.nta.nic.in

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) OPENMAT (MBA) Entrance Examination-2020
New exam date: 15 September
Website: ignouexams.nta.nic.in
Email: ignou@nta.ac.in

UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) -June
2020
New exam date: 16 to 18 September and 21 to 25 September
Website: ugcnet.nta.nic.in
Email: ugcnet@nta.ac.in

All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)- 2020
New exam date: 28 September
Website: ntaaiapget.nic.in
Email: aiapget@nta.ac.in

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) PhD Entrance Examination-2020
New exam date: 4 October
Website: ignouexams.nta.nic.in
Email: ignou@nta.ac.in

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA 2020 – Master Degree Programs (PG) and Doctoral Degree Programs & Award of JRF/SRS (Ph.D)
New exam date: Will be announced shortly
Website: icar.nta.nic.in
Email: icar@nta.ac.in

In case of any doubt with regards to the dates of the exam of their dates of downloading the hall-tickets for NTA Exams, candidates can visit the official websites of these exams hosted by NTA.

The official websites of these exams are mentioned above. Candidates can also send their queries to the official email of these exams which are also mentioned above.

Applicants of these NTA Exams have to remember that they also must keep track of their email and mobile numbers they have provided to receive communications while filling the application forms.

Any information related to these NTA Exams will be sent to the email and mobile number of the applicants.

NEET will be held on 13 September and JEE Mains will be held from 1 to 6 of September.

As far as downloading the hall-tickets (admit cards) for these exams is concerned, candidates can visit the official website of their exams and download the hall-tickets about 15 days before the commencement of the exam.

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The candidates and their parents are advised to keep visiting the respective examination website(s) and (www.nta.ac.in) for latest updates.

The candidates can also contact at the respective Email Ids or 8287471852, 8178359845, 9650173668, 9599676953 and 8882356803 for any further clarification.

The notification regarding the revised exam dates for the exams can be accessed at ‘https://data.nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20200820174440.pdf’

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.