XLRI Jamshedpur remains one of the most competitive B-schools through XAT, and cutoff trends clearly show how sectional balance matters as much as the overall score.

For Business Management (BM), the total cutoff usually stays around 92 95 percentile, with strong emphasis on QA along with consistent performance in VALR and DM. Engineers typically face slightly higher QA expectations, while non-engineers benefit from marginal relaxation there, but the overall bar remains high.

For Human Resource Management (HRM), the total cutoff is comparatively lower, around 88–93 percentile, but VALR plays a crucial role. HRM aspirants must be especially careful with verbal and decision-making sections, as these are key differentiators.

Gender and academic background do influence cutoffs, but not drastically sectional clearances are non-negotiable.
Clearing XLRI isn’t about maxing one section; it’s about staying strong across all three and aligning your strengths with the program you’re targeting.