XAT 2027: applicants can correct their forms on 16 and 17 October; the exam is on Sunday, 3 January

XLRI Xavier School of Management, which conducts the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) on behalf of the XAMI group of institutes, has opened an application edit window on 16 and 17 October 2026. Candidates who have submitted their XAT 2027 application can log in to their dashboard, review the form and make the corrections allowed. XLRI had asked applicants to complete their forms by 16 October to keep this chance open.

The XAT 2027 calendar

Step	Date
Registration for XAT and XLRI	15 July to 6 December 2026
Application edit window	16 and 17 October 2026
Admit card	From 20 December 2026 (tentative)
XAT 2027	Sunday, 3 January 2027, 2 pm to 5 pm
Result	Last week of January 2027
Scorecard download	31 January to 30 June 2027

The registration, admit card, exam and result dates come from XLRI’s XAT 2027 bulletin; the edit window was announced on the XAT website. The window matters because, outside it, the bulletin says applicant details cannot be edited once the form has been paid for and submitted. Your email ID and mobile number cannot be changed after registration at all.

The test

• A three-hour exam on a computer with no sectional time limits. All sections stay open, and you can move between them in any order.
• A scientific calculator is built into the exam screen.
• XAT is held in more than 100 cities. In Gujarat they are Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara. You pick up to six preferred cities on the form.
• XLRI says more than 250 institutes accept XAT scores. New associate institutes this year include Narayana Business School, Ahmedabad, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, and the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad.

Fees

The XAT fee is ₹2,300. Applying to XLRI’s own programmes costs ₹200 more for each programme. All payments for XAT and XLRI registration are non-refundable.

What to do in the edit window

1. Log in at xatonline.in and save a copy of your application before you change anything.
2. Check that your name and your parents’ names match your certificates, marksheets and ID exactly. XLRI warns that a mismatch may disqualify an application.
3. Look at your photo and signature again. The signature on your admit card has to match the one you sign at the centre.
4. Save the corrected form and your payment e-receipt.

If you have not applied yet, the bulletin keeps registration open until 6 December. XLRI has not announced another edit window.

For the paper pattern and the colleges that take XAT, see our XAT exam page. Writing CAT too? Read our CAT 2026 guide.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on XLRI Xavier School of Management: the XAT 2027 bulletin, the XAT 2027 FAQs and the application edit-window notice on the XAT website. Official portal: xatonline.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.