XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis (Available) LIVE Updates: Difficulty level, expert reviews, expected marks vs percentile
XAT 2026 Exam Analysis brings you first reactions on paper difficulty, section-wise experience, and exam pattern comparison with last year. Find detailed expert opinions, expected marks vs percentile, and expected institute-wise cutoffs here!
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2026 was conducted on January 4, 2026, from 2 PM to 5 PM across designated exam centres. As you walk out of the examination hall, this LIVE XAT 2026 analysis page will help you understand how the paper performed in terms of difficulty level, section-wise trends, and how your attempts may translate into percentile scores. Detailed analysis and expert reviews will be updated here after the examination, once student feedback and faculty insights are available.
As per initial inputs, the overall structure of the XAT 2026 paper remains similar to last year. The difficulty level of the paper was 'Moderate to Tough'.
XAT Exam 2026 Expert Reviews
Our exam experts have shared their insights on whether the paper leaned towards conceptual depth or speed-based solving, along with the section-wise challenges faced by you during the exam.
- The difficulty level of XAT 2026 was 'Moderate to Tough'
- The difficulty level seems be higher than the CAT exam as per the initiatil reactions from test takers
Overall XAT 2026 Exam Analysis vs Last Year's Analysis
The following table provides a comparative overview of the XAT 2026 exam relative to 2025 paper, helping you understand shifts in difficulty, section-wise trends, and exam length.
Analysis Parameter | 2026 | 2025 |
Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate to Tough | Moderate to Tough |
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (VA & LR) | Moderate | Easy but lengthy |
Decision Making (DM) | Tough | Moderate but lengthy |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (QA & DI) | Moderate to Tough | Moderate to Tough |
General Knowledge (GK) | Easy to Moderate | Moderate |
Overall Good Attempts | 29 - 33 questions | 30–35 questions |
Was Paper Lengthy or Time Consuming? | Yes | Yes, especially QADI, DM, and VALR sections |
Stay tuned to this Live Blog as we continue to update section-wise difficulty, expert verdicts, percentile estimations, and expected cutoff helping you realistically assess your XAT 2026 performance!
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis LIVE Updates
Jan 05, 2026 12:00 AM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of Welingkar Mumbai
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
Welingkar Mumbai 75 to 77 percentile Jan 04, 2026 11:00 PM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of BIMTECH Greater Noida
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida 76 to 77 percentile Jan 04, 2026 10:00 PM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of VIT Vellore Business School
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
VIT Vellore Business School 77 to 79 percentile Jan 04, 2026 09:00 PM IST
XAT Paper Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of XIME Bangalore
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
XIME Bangalore 78 to 80 percentile Jan 04, 2026 08:00 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of TAPMI Institute
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
TAPMI Institute 80 to 83 percentile Jan 04, 2026 07:00 PM IST
XAT 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of MICA Ahmedabad
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
MICA, Ahmedabad 82 to 83 percentile Jan 04, 2026 06:00 PM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of LIBA Chennai
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
LIBA Chennai 82 to 84 percentile Jan 04, 2026 05:00 PM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of IRMA Anand
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
IRMA Anand 82 to 85 percentile Jan 04, 2026 04:00 PM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 83 to 85 percentile Jan 04, 2026 03:00 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore 83 to 85 percentile Jan 04, 2026 02:00 PM IST
XAT 2026 Paper Analysis: Expected Cutoff Percentile of Goa Institute of Management
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
Goa Institute of Management 85 to 87 percentile Jan 04, 2026 01:40 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of KJ Somaiya
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
KJ Somaiya 85 to 88 percentile Jan 04, 2026 01:20 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of FORE School of Management
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
FORE School of Management 85 to 88 percentile Jan 04, 2026 01:00 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of IMI New Delhi
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
IMI, New Delhi 88 to 90 percentile Jan 04, 2026 12:40 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of IMT Ghaziabad
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
IMT Ghaziabad 90 to 95 percentile Jan 04, 2026 12:20 PM IST
XAT Exam Analysis 2026: Expected Cutoff Percentile of XIMB
Name of the Institute Expected XAT Cut Off Percentile
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar 95+ percentile Jan 04, 2026 12:00 PM IST
XAT 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Score for 99.9 Percentile
Percentile Score 99.9 percentile 44.5+ marks Jan 04, 2026 11:40 AM IST
XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis: Expected Score for 100 Percentile
Percentile Score 100 percentile 45+ marks Jan 04, 2026 11:20 AM IST
When will XAT Exam 2026 Exam Analysis be available?
The XAT 2026 exam analysis will be available after 5 PM, once the examination concludes and student reactions start coming in.
Jan 04, 2026 11:00 AM IST
When will XAT Exam 2026 Begin?
XAT Exam 2026 will be conducted on January 04, 2026, from 2 PM to 5 PM across designated exam centres nationwide.