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About XAT
BACKDROP
1. XAT
i. Examination date
Usually, first Sunday of January
ii. Conducted by
XLRI
iii. Computer-based Test
iv. Test Pattern
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SECTION |
QUESTIONS |
MARKS / QUESTION |
TOTAL MARKS |
DURATION (minutes) |
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PART-1 |
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170 |
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Verbal Ability and Logical Ability |
26 |
1 |
26 |
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Decision Making |
21 |
1 |
21 |
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Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation |
28 |
1 |
28 |
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Total |
75 |
1 |
75 |
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PART-2 |
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10 |
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General Knowledge |
20 |
1 |
20 |
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Grand Total |
95 |
1 |
95 |
180 |
v. Test Duration
a. 170 minutes for Part-1
b. 10 minutes for Part-2
c. Total duration is 3 hours
vi. Test Type
a. Part-1 and Part-2 are disjoint
b. Each part is an ‘Open Test’
vii. Negative Marking
a. Part-1
α. 0.25 per incorrect
β. 0.10 per un-attempted question over and above 8, true for the last few years
b. Part-2
No negative marking
vii. Note
i. ‘General Knowledge’ marks are not considered for the first stage.
ii. ‘General Knowledge’ does not have any cut-off.
iii. ‘General Knowledge’ is considered only by XLRI and that too in the second stage.
ix. Median Topic Coverage
a. Verbal Ability and Logical Ability
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Reading Comprehension |
7 passages = 17 |
Moderate-Difficult |
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Verbal Ability |
9 |
Moderate |
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Reading Comprehension has mainly inferential questions. Many are akin to Critical Reasoning. |
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Verbal Ability comprises Parajumble, Text Completion, Grammar, and Critical Reasoning. |
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Most questions are inferential and had close options. It is more tricky than difficult. |
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b. Decision Making
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Business decisions and ethical dilemma |
7 blocks @ 3 = 21 |
Moderate |
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All questions are easy or moderate but are quite ambiguous. |
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c. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Number System |
1 |
Moderate |
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Arithmetic |
5 |
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Geometry Family |
5 |
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Basic Algebra |
4 |
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Otherwise |
4 |
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Data Interpretation |
2 blocks @ 3 = 6 |
Moderate |
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Venn Diagrams |
1 block @ 3 = 3 |
Difficult |
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Overall, there is an equal sprinkling of Easy, Moderate, and Difficult questions. The remarks capture average complexity. |
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d. General Knowledge
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TOPIC |
QUESTIONS |
AVERAGE COMPLEXITY |
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Static GK |
8 |
Moderate |
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Current Affairs |
12 |
Moderate |
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The questions have a wide coverage. |
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Can easily answer most of the questions thanks to ‘Mental Gymnasium’, Planet K, and GK Tests. |
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