That is not all, there are also changes made with regards to exam date, admission criteria with regards to certain courses and exam schedule.

Sources say, National Testing Agency (NTA) which conducts the exam says the alterations have been made to ensure UPCET 2021 schedule does not clash with CBSE 12th class exams and intermediate exams of UP Board.

According to a notification released by National Testing Agency, it came to its notice that exam dates of UPCET 2021 was coming in the way of CBSE 12th class exams and UP Board Intermediate exams.

As students have to focus on 12th class and Intermediate exams, they could not apply for UPCET 2021.

The registration date has been extended till 10 May from earlier April 30.

Keeping in view the extension of last date to apply for UPCET 2021, the exam date has also been changed.

UPCET 2021 will be conducted on 15 June as per the new schedule. Earlier, the test was to be conducted on 18 May.

Revised exam duration

The revised exam duration of various subjects covered under UPCET 2021 is given below:

Two hours

The first year of BHMCT, B.Des, BFA, BFAD, BVoc and MBA (integrated) – 12 pm to 2 pm

First year BBA – 8 am to 10 am

BTech Second Year (lateral entry for diploma holders) – 8am to 10 am

BPharma (lateral entry) – 8 am to 10 am

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – 8 am to 10 am

BTech Second Year (lateral entry for
BSc graduates) – 12 pm to 2 pm

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) – 12 pm to 2 pm

MCA (intergrated) – 4 pm to 6 pm.

MSc (Maths), MSc (Physics), MSc (Chemistry), MTech (Civil), MTech (Computer Science and Engineering/Information Technology), MTech (Electrical Engineering), MTech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) and MTech (Mechanical Engineering) – 4 pm to 6 pm

Three hours

First year exam for BPharma, BTech (BT) and BTech (AG) – 4 pm to 7 pm

Admission criteria

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University (AKTU) of Lucknow will conduct admission for BTech (Agriculture Engineering – AG) and BTech (Biotechnology – BT) courses based on JEE Mains 2021 course.

Students with good score in JEE Mains will be considered for admission into BTech (AG) and BTech (BT).

Individuals passing UPCET 2021 with good score will be considered after filling the seats with students who pass JEE Mains.

Accordingly, the eligibility criteria for students seeking admission into BTech (BT) and BTech (AG) has also been changed.

Individuals willing to apply for BTech (BT) through UPCET 2021 must have passed (with/without grace) intermediate examination of U.P. Board or 10+2 level examination or its equivalent with Physics and Mathematics/Biology as compulsory subjects along with anyone of the subject Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Biology/Technical Vocational subject

Similarly, candidates seeking admission into BTech (AG) through UPCET 2021 must have passed (with/without grace) intermediate examination of U.P. Board or 10+2 level examination or its equivalent with Physics/Agricultural Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with any one of the subject Mathematics/Agricultural Maths subject.

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The scheme of examination for candidates seeking admission into BTech (BT) through UPCET 2021 must attempt questions from physics, chemistry, biology/maths for total of 600 marks.

The duration of the exam is three hours and there will be no negative marking.

Also, those seeking admission into BTech (AG) must answer questions from physics, chemistry, maths for total of 600 marks in three hours time. There will be no negative marking.

Further, it is made clear that admission to MBA course in the Institute/Colleges affiliated to
AKTU or other specified Universities in Uttar Pradesh is done on the basis of Common
Management Admission Test (CMAT) score.

The notification with regards to changes in UPCET 2021 exam are available on the urls ‘https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20210415151142.pdf’ and ‘https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20210415150818.pdf’

Applicants of UPCET 2021 are advised to visit the official website of NTA at ‘https://nta.ac.in/’ or the official website of the exam at ‘https://upcet.nta.nic.in/WebinfoCms/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P’ for any other updates.

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.