Overview: The XAT Exam is held in January every year, and the results are declared two weeks after the exam. The candidate's XAT Exam Answer Key and Response Sheet are available for download within a week of the exam being conducted. XLRI Jamshedpur declares the exam date on its official website by July every year.

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Table of Contents:

What is the XAT exam?

XAT Exam Answer Key - Important Dates & Schedule

XAT Exam Answer Key: How To Download the Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key & Response Sheet?

XAT Exam Answer Key: How to Raise Objections after Provisional Answer Key?

XAT Exam Answer Key: How to Download the XAT Exam Result (Scorecard)

Conclusion

What is the XAT exam?

• The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is an all-India-level management entrance examination to enter the prestigious Xavier School of Management (XLRI) and various other associated management institutes.
• For more than 74 years, XLRI has conducted the XAT exam at all India level to select the most appropriate candidate for management education.
• The XAT exam is conducted every year in January by XLRI on behalf of XLRI Associate Member Institutes (XAMI).
• The XAT exam is conducted nationwide across 70+ XAT exam centres, with almost every state having at least one XAT exam centre.
• More than 160 institutes are using XAT exam scores for admission.

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XAT Exam Answer Key - Important Dates & Schedule

Following are the expected XAT entrance exam dates:

XAT Entrance Exam Date- Registration Start Date	Mid-July
XAT Entrance Exam Date- Registration Last Date	November
XAT Entrance Exam Date- Admit Card Download	From December onwards
XAT Exam Date	January – Week 1 (Tentatively)
Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key + Response Sheet	January – Week 2 (Tentatively)
XAT Exam Result Date	Last week of January
XAT Score Card	Download between January 31 and March/April (based on the interview dates)
XLRI Personal Interview	March- April

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XAT Exam Answer Key: How To Download the Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key & Response Sheet?

• XLRI releases the response sheet and Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key before releasing the XAT exam results and scorecards for everyone.
• Applicants can check their responses, compare them with Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key responses, and analyse their strengths and weaknesses.

The flow of events before the release of the XAT exam results and after the XAT exam date can be described in the sequence below:

1. 1^st week after the exam: Release of Response sheet and Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key
2. 2^nd week after the exam: Raise Objection to the answers.
3. 4^th week after the exam: Releasing the XAT exam results

The Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key can be downloaded using the below steps:

1. Visit the official website of XAT (xatonline.in)
2. Click on the “Response Sheet” tab
3. Login using the XAT User ID and password.
4. The combined Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key and Response Sheet can be generated by clicking the respective button.
5. The generated combined document of the Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key and Response Sheet can be downloaded using the download option.

The downloaded Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key will have the following details:

• Registration ID & name of the candidate
• Section-wise questions and candidate's response to those questions
• The correct answer to all questions

Candidates can calculate their scores as per the XAT exam paper pattern.

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XAT Exam Answer Key: How to Raise Objections after Provisional Answer Key?

Once the candidates analyse their response sheet and compare it with the Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key, they can raise objections before the release of the final XAT Exam Results if they believe that the answer in the Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key provided by the official authority is incorrect.

They need to follow the steps given below:

1. Visit the official website: xatonline.in
2. Login using the XAT user ID and password.
3. Click on the “Raise Objection Tab.”
4. Entered the required details like question paper ID, question ID, etc.
5. Upload the document with the correct answer and the proof of explanation
6. Pay the required fee for raising the objection
7. Click on the submit button.

Candidates should remember that they can raise objections only until the predefined time before the XAT exam result date given by the exam conducting authorities. Such requests won't be entertained after the XAT exam results are released.

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XAT Exam Answer Key: How to Download the XAT Exam Result (Scorecard)

The XAT exam result (scorecard) can be downloaded using the below steps:

1. Visit the official website of XAT (xatonline.in)
2. Click on the “Scorecard” tab
3. Login using the XAT User ID and password.
4. The XAT exam result (Scorecard) can be generated by clicking the respective button.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, the XAT Exam 2025, administered by XLRI, is a gateway to numerous esteemed management institutes in India. Candidates can access their Response Sheet and Provisional XAT Exam Answer Key shortly after the exam, before the XAT exam results date. The process includes opportunities to challenge answers before the Final XAT Exam Answer Key and XAT exam results are released.