XAT Exam Centers 2026: XAT 2026 will be conducted across 26 states in more than 100 cities in India. XAT exam centres span major metros as well as emerging regional hubs, ensuring that aspirants can choose a location convenient to them. You should check the XAT test cities closest to your location from the list below and select your preferred city while completing the XAT registration. This ensures a convenient exam-day experience and minimizes travel-related issues.
XAT Exam Cities are located across 26 States in India. There are a total of 108 cities in India where XAT 2025 exam will be held. Check complete XAT 2025 State wise Exam Cities List below.
Overview XAT : XAT Exam Centres 2026 - 2026
| State/UT | Test Cities |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Tejpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Delhi NCR | Delhi-NCR |
| Goa | Goa |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala, Hisar, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Davanagere, Hubballi(Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangalore, Mysuru(Mysore), Udupi |
| Kerala | Ernakulam, Kannur, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad City, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvallur, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Durgapur/Asansol, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
Your XAT exam centre and exam city is mentioned in your Admit Card. You can locate your test centre a day before the exam to avoid any confusion. It will also help you calculate the travel time, distance, traffic condition and transport facilities from your place of stay to XAT exam center.
You need to select XAT test city 2026 at the time of registration. You can make a choice upto two XAT 2026 Test Cities in order of preference while filling up the XAT application form. Key tips on how to select XAT test city 2026 are shared below:
- Try to select XAT 2026 Test Cities which are nearest to your place
- Check that the proper means of conveyance are available to reach the preferred XAT test city
While all out efforts would be made to allot you the preferred XAT Exam Centres 2026, it is possible that you may be allotted one of the other nearby XAT Exam Centres 2026.