Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT)
XAT or Xavier Aptitude Test is the second most popular management entrance exam at the national level. It is conducted by XLRI in Jamshedpur, which like IIM is one of the most premium Management institutes in India. The XAT score is accepted by 10 other institutes of the XAMI members. Besides that, there are 700 other colleges all across India that accept XAT scores.
The exam is over 60 years old and like CAT, this is also one of the tough and premium entrance exams that any MBA aspirants can give to make their careers in some of the top B-schools of India. So if you are an MBA aspirant it is very much advisable to appear for XAT as well besides the CAT exam
XAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Any candidate willing to appear in XAT 2024 needs to have the following criteria
- Must have a graduate degree from any recognised university that took 3 years or more
- Candidates who are in their final year can also apply
- There is no minimum marks criteria for XAT 2024
XAT 2024 Important Dates
XAT 2024 registrations begin | First week of August, 2023 |
Registrations end | First week of December, 2023 |
XAT admit card download begins | Last week of December, 2023 |
XAT exam 2024 | 07-Jan-2024 |
XAT 2024 answer key | First week of January, 2024 |
XAT 2024 result declare | Third week of January, 2024 |
XAT 2024 Exam Pattern
Exam sections | Decision Making Verbal & Logical Ability Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation General Knowledge Essay Writing |
Duration of exam | 210 minutes |
Number of questions | 105 |
Total marks | 105 |
Language of paper | English |
Number of answer choices | Four |
Mode of examination | Online |
XAT 2024 Marking Scheme | +1 mark for correct answer – 0.25 marks for incorrect answer – 0.10 marks for more than 8 un-attempted questions No negative marking in GK section |
XAT Syllabus 2024
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XAT 2024 Marking pattern
Parts | XAT Sections | Number of Questions | Marks allotted |
Part 1 (175 minutes) | Decision Making | 21 | 21 |
Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | 26 | |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 28 | 28 | |
Part 2 (5 minutes) | Mock Keyboard Testing | – | – |
Part 3 (30 minutes) | General Knowledge + Essay Writing (to be evaluated during PI shortlisting) | 25 | 25 |
— | Overall | 100 | 100 |
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