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About XAT
A. BACKDROP
1. XAT-2020/21
i. Examination date
3rd January, AD 2021
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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165 |
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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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15 |
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General Knowledge |
25 |
1 |
25 |
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Grand Total |
100 |
1 |
100 |
180 |
v. Test Duration
a. 165 minutes for Part-1
b. 15 minutes for Part-2
c. Total duration was 3 hours
vi. Test Type
a. Part-1 and Part-2 were disjoint
b. Each part was 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, open ended this year
b. Part-2
No negative marking
viii. 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 had mainly inferential questions. Many were akin to Critical Reasoning. |
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Verbal Ability comprised Parajumbles, Text Completion, Grammar and Critical Reasoning. |
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Most questions were inferential and had close options. It was 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 were easy or moderate but were 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 was 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 |
10 |
Moderate |
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Current Affairs |
15 |
Moderate |
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The questions had a wide coverage. |
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Could easily answer most of the questions thanks to ‘Mental Gymnasium’, Planet K and GK Tests. This section would be one of the game changers for TCC Children as is true for all examinations having a GK section. |
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2. Cut-Offs
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YEAR |
XAT-2015/16 |
XAT-2016/17 |
XAT-2017/18 |
XAT-2018/19 |
XAT-2019/20 |
XAT-2020/21 |
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Programme |
BM |
HR |
BM |
HR |
BM |
HR |
BM |
HR |
BM |
HR |
BM |
HR |
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VA & LA |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
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DM |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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QA & DI |
9 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
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Overall |
31 |
28 |
35 |
33 |
30 |
28 |
35 |
32 |
33 |
31 |
32 |
30 |
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XAT-2020/21 CUT-OFFs (PERCENTILE) |
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XLRI |
VA & LA |
DM |
QA & DI |
TOTAL |
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BM Males |
76 |
74 |
83 |
94 |
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BM Females |
70 |
70 |
75 |
92 |
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HR Male Engineers |
80 |
75 |
80 |
93 |
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HR Female Engineers |
75 |
68 |
74 |
90 |
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HR Male Otherwise |
80 |
75 |
73 |
90 |
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HR Female Otherwise |
75 |
68 |
64 |
87 |
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LAST 5-YEAR MEDIAN |
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PERCENTILE |
SCORE |
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99.5 |
45 |
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99 |
40 |
|
97 |
35 |
|
95 |
32 |
|
90 |
30 |
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85 |
27 |
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80 |
25 |
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LAST 5-YEAR MEDIAN CUT-OFF (PERCENTILE) |
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BUSINESS SCHOOL |
VA & LA |
DM |
QA & DI |
TOTAL |
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XLRI (BM) |
74 |
78 |
85 |
95 |
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XLRI (HR) |
79 |
73 |
75 |
93 |
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S. P. Jain |
75 |
75 |
75 |
93 |
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XUB |
75 |
75 |
75 |
91 |
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IMT |
NA |
NA |
NA |
90 |
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TAPMI |
NA |
NA |
NA |
86 |
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GIM |
NA |
NA |
NA |
85 |
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GLIM |
NA |
NA |
NA |
80 |
3. Note
i. The mentioned cut-offs are for General Category male students unless otherwise xplicitly mentioned.
ii. ‘General Knowledge’ marks are not considered for the first stage.
iii. ‘General Knowledge’ does not have any cut-off.
iv. ‘General Knowledge’ is considered only by XLRI and that too in the second stage.
B. XAT-2021/22
1. Examination Date
2nd January, AD 2022
2. Conducted by
XLRI
3. Computer-based Test
4. Test Pattern
|
SECTION |
QUESTIONS |
MARKS / QUESTION |
TOTAL MARKS |
DURATION (minutes) |
|
PART-1 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
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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25 |
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General Knowledge Essay |
25 1 |
1 NA |
25 NA |
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Grand Total |
101 |
190 |
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5. Test Details
i. Test Duration
a. 165 minutes for Part-1
b. 25 minutes for Part-2
c. Total duration was 3 hours and 10 minutes
ii. Test Type
a. Part-1 and Part-2 were disjoint
b. Each part was an ‘Open Test’
iii. Negative Marking
a. Part-1
α. 0.25 per incorrect
β. 0.10 per un-attempted question over and above 8
b. Part-2
No negative marking
6. 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.
iv. Similarly for ‘Essay’