April, 2026 (tentative) XIMB Accepted Entrance Exam Dates 2026 CAT Registration Timelines Aug- Sep, 2025 CAT Exam Dates Nov 30, 2025 XAT Registration Timelines July 10- Dec 11, 2025 XAT Exam Dates Jan 4, 2026 XGMT Registration Timeline Aug - Dec 22, 2025 XGMT Exam Dates Jan 25, 2026 XIMB Courses & Fees 2026 XIM Bhubaneswar offers MBA as its most popular program amongst students. It also offers an Executive MBA for working professionals. Students can find XIMB Fees for the courses offered below- Course Total Fees Eligibility MBA ₹ 28.4 Lakhs Graduation with 55% + CAT/XAT/XGMT, followed by WAT, GD & PI. Executive MBA ₹ 16.7 Lakhs Graduation with 55% + CAT/XAT/XGMT, followed by WAT & PI+At least 3 years of work experience *Note: The above fees include academics, and accommodation charges (including mess). The fees also include a refundable deposit of INR 20,000. See what Jahnvi Bedia, a student of MBA (Batch-2022) at XIMB has to say about the admission process In her words: “Admission to XIMB can be secured in 3 ways: CAT, XAT, and XGMT. The exams are held from November to January time frame and the admission forms open from around October goes on till January. The application form can be accessed from the website of the college, or other social media pages on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram can also redirect you to the link. The college usually has 50% reservation for Odiya domicile. After the exam, if you qualify for the cut off which is usually around the 85 percentile, you get an admission interview call letter from the college. The interview takes place with a panel of professors from the college.” To know more detailed review, Click Here XIM Bhubaneswar offers admission to its courses based on entrance exam scores, followed by WAT, GD & PI. The admission process for the courses at XIM Bhubaneswar are given below- Candidates need to have passed a bachelor’s with at least 55% marks. The final selection to MBA courses is based on the candidate’s performance in the XAT/CAT/GMAT/XGMT as well as in the Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview (which factors in the past academic record and relevant work experience). The selected candidates will be informed by mail in the month of April 2026. Candidates need to have passed bachelor’s with at least 55% marks, and at least 3 years of work experience. The final selection will be based on the candidate’s performance in XAT/CAT/GMAT/XGMT, GD, Writing Ability Test, & Personal Interview, and will take into account the past academic record and relevant work experience. *Note: It may be noted that besides registering for XAT/CAT/GMAT, one has to apply (online) separately to XIM University. Application fees: INR 1800. GD & PI will be held at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata or Mumbai (if held offline). Candidates will have to meet their own travel/stay expenses to attend the interview session. XIMB Cutoff XIMB accepts CAT/XAT/GMAT/XGMT to shortlist candidates for WAT & PI process. The cutoff is the same over the past three years for various categories of students. XIMB Cutoff for the exams accepted are given below- Academic Year CAT XAT XGMT 2024 91 percentile 88 percentile 90 percentile 2023 91 percentile 88 percentile 90 percentile 2022 91 percentile 88 percentile 90 percentile *Note: The cutoff for the domicile candidates (Odisha) is slightly lower than that of non-domicile candidates. XIMB MBA BM Cutoff 2026 XIMB MBA-BM Cutoff (for GD & PI shortlisting) has been released for the academic year 2026-28. Candidates can check the MBA BM Cutoff for the General Category in the table below: Particulars CAT XAT GMAT XGMT Domicile Gender Background VA DILR QA Overall VA DM QA Overall VA QA Overall VA DI QA EQ Overall Male E 75 55 55 92 55 50 50 89 65 60 92 60 40 45 45 90 NE 75 55 55 91 50 45 45 88 65 60 91 60 40 45 45 89 Female E 70 55 55 91 52 50 50 88 65 60 91 60 40 45 45 89 NE 70 55 55 90 50 45 45 87 65 60 90 60 40 45 45 88 Non-Domicile Male E 85 75 75 93 70 55 55 93 65 60 93 70 45 45 55 92 NE 85 75 75 92 70 55 55 92 65 60 92 70 45 45 55 91 Female E 80 70 70 92 65 55 55 92 65 60 92 65 45 45 55 91 NE 80 70 70 91 65 55 55 91 65 60 91 65 45 45 55 90 E=Engineers NE=Non-Engineers