The XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is an important entrance exam for admission to top MBA colleges in India. To help you understand your performance and increase your chances of admission. Here we provide an expected XAT score vs. percentile analysis for 2025.
99.9th Percentile: To achieve this, aim for an overall score of 40. This includes a score of 20 in the Quantitative Ability (QA) section. 18 marks each in the Decision Making (DM) and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VALR) sections.
99.5th Percentile: For this percentile, target an overall score of 37. In terms of sectional scores, aim for 19.25 in QA and 16 marks in both DM and VALR.
90th Percentile: To reach the 90th percentile, you should aim for a total score of 23. This includes 9.25 marks in QA and 9 marks in both DM and VALR.
XAT 2025 Score vs Percentile
Percentile
Overall Score
QA Score
VALR Score
DM Score
99.9
40
20
18
18
99.5
37
19.25
16
16
99
35
15.25
14
14.25
95
27
11.25
11
10.75
90
23
9.25
9
9
85
20
8.25
8
8
80
18.5
7.25
7
7
75
17.5
6.25
6
6.5
70
16.5
5.75
5
6
65
15.5
5.5
4.75
5.75
60
14
5.25
4.5
5.25
XAT Score vs Percentile 2025 – QA Section
Percentile
QA Score
99.9
20
99.5
19.25
99
15.25
95
11.25
90
9.25
85
8.25
80
7.25
75
6.25
70
5.75
65
5.5
60
5.25
XAT Score vs Percentile – VALR
Percentile
VALR Score
99.9
18
99.5
16
99
14
95
11
90
9
85
8
80
7
75
6
70
5
65
4.75
60
4.5
XAT Score vs Percentile – DM Section
Percentile
DM Score
99.9
18
99.5
16
99
14.25
95
10.75
90
9
85
8
80
7
75
6.5
70
6
65
5.75
60
5.25
Sectional XAT Score vs Percentile 2025
Students who gave the XAT exam, you should know that some business schools require you to meet both the overall cutoff and the sectional cutoff for admission. This means your sectional scores in XAT 2025 are just as important as your overall score. Below is the expected sectional score vs percentile for XAT 2025.
