
XLRI Jamshedpur has updated the list of XAT exam centers 2026 to accommodate the rising number of applicants. There are 34 new cities added to the list. Candidates can add these new exam centers during registration from September 28, 2024. If you have already submitted the application form, you can edit and modify the exam center in the application from September 28 to September 29, 2024.
XAT Exam Centres 2026 have been announced on the official website xatonline.in. The exam will be conducted across 100+ major cities in India for MBA admission to over 250 MBA colleges. However, there are no international cities counted in the XAT entrance exam centres. XLRI will conduct the XAT 2026 exam on 05 January 2026.
Candidates are allowed to choose up to six exam cities as a preferred location from the list shared during the filling of the XAT 2026 application form, which has been made available on the official website of XAT. However, the final allotment of the city for the XAT Exam centre will be done by XLRI on the basis of criteria like the availability of seats, the number of candidates’ preferences, and applicants at a particular test centre.
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XLRI has announced the list of XAT entrance exam cities for this year. Below is the list of XAT 2026 Exam centres. Candidates can go through the list and select a suitable exam city based on their preference and exam mode.
| Agra | Ahmedabad | Aurangabad City (Maharashtra) | Allahabad |
| Ambala | Amravati | Amritsar | Bengaluru |
| Berhampur | Bhatinda | Bhilai Nagar | Bhopal |
| Bhubaneswar | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chennai | Coimbatore |
| Cuttack | Dehradun | Delhi-NCR | Dhanbad |
| Kota | Kurnool | Lucknow | Mumbai |
| Nagpur | Patna | Pune | Raipur |
| Rajahmundry | Ranchi | Roorkee | Rourkela |
| Sambalpur | Vadodara | Vijayawada | Warangal |
| Rajkot | Shillong | Dibrugarh | Durgapur/Asansol |
| Ernakulam | Gandhinagar | Goa | Gorakhpur |
| Guwahati | Gwalior | Hooghly | Hubballi(Hubli) |
| Hyderabad | Indore | Jabalpur | Jalandhar |
| Jaipur | Jammu | Jamshedpur | Kannur |
| Kanpur | Kolkata | Kottayam | Madurai |
| Mangalore | Mysuru (Mysore) | Nashik | Siliguri |
| Surat | Thiruvananthapuram | Tiruchirappalli | Tirupathi |
| Tiruvallur | Tejpur | Udaipur | Udupi |
| Varanasi | Visakhapatnam | Jorhat | Naharlagun |
| New Exam Centers | |||
| Anantapur | Arrah | Bhagalpur | Darbhanga |
| Muzaffarpur | Bilaspur | Mehsana | Baddi |
| Balasore | Dhenkanal | Kolhapur | Patiala |
| Ujjain | Salem | Aligarh | Haldwani |
| Muzaffarnagar | Chikkaballapur | Davanagere | Hazaribagh |
| Hisar | Kalaburagi | Kurukshetra | Shimla |
| Ajmer | Bikaner | Jodhpur | Nanded |
| Sikar | Karimnagar | Vellore | Bareilly |
| Moradabad | Kalyan | - | - |
Below are the following steps for registering themselves for the XAT exam for choosing their preferred XAT test city 2026.
Below are the following steps for changing the XAT exam centre:
XAT 2026 Admit Card will be released on the official website once the application process is completed. The below tables show the following mentioned details of the XAT 2026 Admit Card:
| Candidate’s Name | Application Number |
| Caste Category | Date of Birth |
| PwD Status | Exam Date and Day |
| Exam Time | Test City and centre |
| Exam Centre Address | General Instructions |
Below are the following XAT exam centre guidelines that candidates should follow on exam day. Kindly follow the advice which is mentioned in the points:
All the candidates who are going to appear in the XAT 2026 exam will be required to go follow the below-mentioned COVID-19 guidelines which they have to follow at the exam centres:
| Particulars | Details |
| Wearing a mask | Candidates should need to wear a mask as a mandatory condition also no candidate will be allowed to remove the mask except during identity verification. |
| Thermal Screening | For safety purposes, the temperature of all candidates will be checked before they are allowed entry to the exam hall. However, it is essential for candidates to cooperate with the invigilators in this regard. |
| Hand Sanitizer | Applicants can carry a small bottle of hand sanitiser to ensure safety at the XAT exam centre. |
| Practice Social Distancing | All the applicants will have to follow the social distancing norms laid down by the government at their respective XAT test centres. |
| Carry the Self-Declaration Form | Candidates need to bring a printout of and submit a duly filled self-declaration form which they would be able to download along with the admit card. |
| Bring water bottle | Candidates are allowed to carry a transparent water bottle without any labels to the exam centre. |
Ques. Can I change my exam centre for the XAT exam after realizing the XAT admit card 2026?
Ans. Candidates can not able to change the XAT entrance exam centre after the release of the admit card. As we can’t change the cities of the exam so it is mandatory that candidates choose the cities carefully.
Ques. Is there any Google map link facility available on the XAT entrance exam admit card?
Ans. XAT Admit Card 2026 provides the Google Maps link facility to navigate the students so that students can reach the XAT examination centre without any issues.
Ques. What are the documents required for the XAT exam centre 2026?
Ans. Candidates should need to carry the XAT 2026 admit card and one of the following Id proof: Voter ID/PAN card/College ID card/Aadhaar card/Driving license/Employee ID card/Passport/Driving license.
Ques. What will happen if candidates forget to bring the admit card to the XAT exam centre in 2026?
Ans. Any student who doesn’t bring the admit card or forgets to bring the XAT admit card to the exam centre, will not be allowed to take the exam, and not be allowed to enter the examination centre.
Ques. Will the PAN card be considered valid identity proof along with the XAT Admit card for the XAT exam 2026?
Ans. According to the government of India, the PAN card is considered to be one of the most important documents for identity verification, thus the candidate can bring the mentioned document along with Admit card.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.