Updated on 1st March 2025 | 5:00 pm | #XATAdmitcard2026
XAT Exam Hall Ticket 2026: The XAT admit card 2026 will be released in the last week of December 2025, i.e., one week prior to the XAT 2026 exam. All XAT takers can download their XAT 2026 admit card from the official XAT website using their XAT ID and password once it is released. Candidates must ensure they download their XAT admit card prior to the exam, as without their XAT hall ticket, a candidate will not be allowed to enter the exam hall.
There are certain important details about the candidate mentioned on the XAT exam admit card, including their name, photo, roll number, exam venue, and reporting time. All XAT aspirants must keep in mind that a digital copy of the XAT admit card will not be accepted, so they should have a printed version. Thus, it is advisable for candidates to download their XAT 2026 hall ticket 2-3 days prior to the exam date to avoid any last-minute hassles.
The XAT 2026 exam date will be announced by XLRI on the official website with the release of XAT notification 2026. However, based on the previous trends, we have jotted down the tentative schedule, and important dates of XAT 2026 are mentioned in the table below for your reference:
XAT 2026 Events |
XAT Exam Dates (Tentative Timeline) |
XAT 2026 registration starts |
Second week of July 2025 |
XAT 2026 registration ends |
First week of December 2025 |
Release of XAT admit card 2026 |
Last week of December 2025 |
XAT exam 2026 |
First Sunday of January 2025 |
XAT 2026 answer key release and challenge |
Second week of January 2025 |
XAT 2026 result announcement |
Third week of January, 2026 |
To keep yourself updated with all the necessary details on XAT 2026, consider visiting; XAT Notification 2026.
The XAT admit card will be available online. Test-takers should print two copies of their admit card. Follow these steps to download your XAT 2026 admit card:
It is very important for an XAT aspirant to check out all the important details mentioned in their XAT 2026 admit card. Typically, these include information related to the candidate's profile filled out at the time of registration, along with their respective XAT exam center and registration details, as mentioned below for your reference:
All appearing exam takers must pay proper heed to all the related information mentioned in XAT Admit Card. Candidates must ensure well in advance that the information matches what they filled out during registration and that it is accurate. Any discrepancies or issues with their XAT hall ticket should be reported to the XAT authorities immediately. To give them some extra time in case any changes are required, candidates must inform them a week prior to the exam.
It is worth noting that candidates are required to carry a printed copy of their XAT 2026 admit card to the exam center along with a valid photo ID for verification; without this, they would not be allowed to enter the exam hall.
After downloading your XAT admit card 2026, make sure to check all the information right away. If you find any mistakes, contact the exam authorities using the XAT helpline below to get them fixed before exam day. Here’s what to look for on your XAT hall ticket:
If any mistakes are found on your XAT admit card, they should be fixed as soon as possible to ensure that you don't have another thing to worry about on exam day. Follow the below-mentioned steps if you need to correct these errors:
It's important to address any errors well before the examination date to avoid any last-minute complications.
In case there is an error in your XAT 2026 admit card, immediately contact the XAT 2026 helpdesk for assistance.
Contact XAT helpdesk on:
You also need to bring a valid government-issued photo ID along with your XAT 2026 admit card. Any one of the following IDs will be acceptable:
There are specific rules that candidates need to follow on exam day. Below are the key instructions for the XAT exam day:
This year, it is expected that the XAT 2026 will be conducted in 144 different cities, as XLRI has recently added 34 new cities to the XAT test city list. Candidates can choose up to six cities for XAT exam center allotment at the time of filling out the XAT application form.
Below is the list of XAT test cities for your reference. Check the list and make the necessary arrangements well before the exam.
XAT Exam Center 2026 |
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Agra |
Dibrugarh |
Anantapur |
Chikkaballapur |
Ahmedabad |
Durgapur/Asansol |
Arrah |
Davanagere |
Aurangabad |
Ernakulam |
Bhagalpur |
Hazaribagh |
Allahabad |
Gandhinagar |
Darbhanga |
Hisar |
Ambala |
Goa |
Muzaffarpur |
Kalaburagi |
Amravati |
Gorakhpur |
Bilaspur |
Kurukshetra |
Amritsar |
Guwahati |
Mehsana |
Shimla |
Bengaluru |
Gwalior |
Baddi |
Ajmer |
Berhampur |
Hooghly |
Balasore |
Bikaner |
Bhatinda |
Hubballi(Hubli) |
Dhenkanal |
Jodhpur |
Bhilai Nagar |
Hyderabad |
Kolhapur |
Nanded |
Bhopal |
Indore |
Patiala |
Sikar |
Bhubaneswar |
Jabalpur |
Ujjain |
Karimnagar |
Chandigarh/Mohali |
Jalandhar |
Salem |
Vellore |
Chennai |
Jaipur |
Aligarh |
Bareilly |
Coimbatore |
Jammu |
Haldwani |
Moradabad |
Cuttack |
Jamshedpur |
Muzaffarnagar |
Kalyan |
Dehradun |
Kannur |
Ranchi |
Tirupathi |
Delhi-NCR |
Kanpur |
Roorkee |
Tiruvallur |
Dhanbad |
Kolkata |
Rourkela |
Tejpur |
Kota |
Kottayam |
Sambalpur |
Udaipur |
Kurnool |
Madurai |
Vadodara |
Udupi |
Lucknow |
Mangalore |
Vijayawada |
Varanasi |
Mumbai |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
Warangal |
Visakhapatnam |
Nagpur |
Nashik |
Rajkot |
Jorhat |
Patna |
Siliguri |
Shillong |
Naharlagun |
Pune |
Surat |
Raipur |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Rajahmundry |
Tiruchirappalli |
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No, a digital copy of your XAT admit card won’t be accepted at the exam center. It is advisable for candidates to carry a printed copy of the same on exam day in order to enter the XAT exam hall.
Yes, the XAT admit card includes a Google Map link and the address of the exam center printed on it. It is advisable for candidates to ensure they have their route planned beforehand and should plan to visit the exam center one day prior to the exam date to avoid any last-minute hassles.
To find your XAT ID online, check the registration number sent by XLRI to your registered email and mobile number.
The official website for downloading the XAT admit card is https://www.xatonline.in/. To obtain the admit card, applicants need to log in using their XAT ID and Date of Birth.