Is it true that XLRI does not consider past academics for admission?

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Gaurav Sharma Posted On - Mar 5, 2022

studied at Xavier School of Management

It’s not true that XLRI doesn’t consider past academics for shortlisting students. They consider the academic records along with the other factors in your profile but the weightage assigned to academics is not as much as other reputed management institutes like IIMs.

Here is the weightage of different components for final selection at XLRI.

XLRI Selection Criteria Weightage 2022:

XAT score - 60%
GD/PI - 25%
Academic profile, essay, GK, work experience, video - 15%

As they assign only 15% for academic profile and other factors, if you perform well in XAT and GD-PI round, you will have a good chance of converting the interview call. Also, XAT doesn’t have any minimum required mark in graduation like CAT.

So, if you want to join XLRI, prepare well for XAT and work on your communication skills.

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Ritwick Rane Posted On - May 15, 2021

Studied Business management at Xavier's School of Management (2020)

Yes, it's true that XLRI doesn't consider your past academic records for screening purposes during admissions. But if you have a poor past academic performance and get shortlisted, then be prepared to answer questions about it in your interview round.

If you are able to justify it there and present yourself well, and more importantly, if your XAT score is promising enough, there is no reason for you to worry. For the final selections, there will be a composite score which will comprise your interview and GD marks along with a few other criteria.

A friend of mine with poor academic records made it to XLRI but he faced discrimination among students with better past academic records. They have an advantage over others which they rightly deserve.

XLRI values your confidence, passion, decision-making skills, innovative ideas, and many more. Academic performance might get influenced by many factors like the financial status of family, resources, hard work, availability of opportunities, location, and many other factors; where most of them are not directly related to a student's abilities or talents.

This outlook of XLRI towards education is one of the major reasons for their success. You will be definitely benefited if you are one of those candidates shortlisted at XLRI.