Xaviers Aptitude Test (XAT Exam) Know everything: Date, Syllabus, fees, Cut-offs
Xaviers Aptitude Test (XAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur for securing admission into MBA/PGDM programmes. Over 800 B-schools across India accept XAT scores for their admission process. It is considered to be one of the toughest management aptitude test. XAT is 3 hours 30 minutes long and has 100 MCQs. It consists of two main parts, first one has questions on Verbal & Logical Ability, Decision Making and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. The second part consists of General Knowledge questions and Essay writing. Essay writing has 3 topics out of which any one can be selected and answer can be typed in using a keyboard. XAT Exam Overview XAT full form Xavier’s Aptitude Test Conducting body XLRI Jamshedpur XAT 2023 date January 8th 2023 Exam Duration 3 hours 30 minutes Exam sections Part 1:– Verbal Ability– Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation– Decision MakingPart 2:– General Knowledge – Essay Writing XAT fees INR 2000 Exam mode Computer based No of questions 100 Marking scheme (per response) +1 for correct– 0.25 for incorrect-0.1 for more than 8 unattempted questions Important dates related to XAT 2023 Event Dates XAT Registration period 10 August to 30 November, 2022 Admit card availability 20 December 2022 XAT Exam Date 08 January 2023 XAT Response sheet 10 January 2023 XAT Answer Key 17 January 2023 XAT Result date 31 January 2023 (estimated) XAT Syllabus Section Main topics Verbal and Logical Ability – Reading Comprehension– Parajumbles– Grammar questions– Error detection– Idioms & Phrases Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation – Arithmetic– Algebra– Geometry– DI sets– Mensuration Decision Making – Ethical dilemmas– Business decisions– Special caselets– Analytical Reasoning General Knowledge – Static GK– Current Affairs XAT accepting Colleges and Cut Offs College Estimated Cut-Offs (%ile) XLRI Jamshedpur 93+ XIMB 90+ SPJIMR, Mumbai 93.5+ IMT Ghaziabad 90+ GIM, Goa 85+ TAPMI, Manipal 85+ MICA, Ahmedabad 85+ Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 85+ KJ Somaiya, Mumbai 85+ IRMA, Anand 85+ The above cutoffs are for General category aspirants. To know more about any other exam, click on a link below:IIFT, NMAT, CAT, CMAT, GMAT, SNAP.
