Exam Registration: 12th September to 10th December 2020
Exam date: 3rd January 2021
Start PreparationXAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is an entrance exam conducted by XLRI in the month of January every year for the entrance into XAMI (Xavier Association of Management) Institutes . XAT scores can be used to gain admission to XLRI, XIMB, SPJIMR, TAPMI and many other colleges. It is the second most prestigious management entrance exam in India after CAT.
Till 2017, XAT was a pen-and-paper exam. However, from 2018, it became an online computer-based test.
A few important colleges that accept XAT score are:
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XAT exam consists of the following sections
1) Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Logical Reasoning
2) Decision Making
3) Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation
4) General Knowledge
5) Essay Writing
The first section consists of the following topics:
1) Reading Comprehension
2) Para Jumbles
3) Para Completion
4) Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases
5) Grammar and Sentence Correction
6) Sentence Completion
7) Critical Reasoning
8) Analogies
9) Clocks and Calendars
10) Facts, Inference and Judgements
11) Seating Arrangement
12) Blood Relations
13) Statements, Assumptions and Inferences
The second section consists of the following topics:
1) Caselets
2) Decision Making in a given situation
3) Selection and Grouping according to conditions
4) Complex Arrangement
The third section consists of the following topics:
1) Geometry
2) Number Systems
3) Linear and Quadratic Equations
4) Profit and Loss
5) Time, Speed, Distance and Work
6) Permutations, Combinations and Probability
7) Progressions and Series
8) Logarithms and Surds
9) Inequalities
10) Venn Diagrams
11) Functions and Graphs
12) Ratio and Proportion
13) Trigonometry
14) Data Interpretation - Line Charts, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Caselets
1) Current Affairs
2) Geography
3) History
4) Science and Technology
5) Economy and Business
6) Person and Awards
7) International Organizations
8) Currencies and capitals
9) Important days
And other important topics
Section name | No. of questions | Total marks | Time duration |
Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | 24 | 165 minutes |
Decision making | 21 | 21 | |
Quantitative ability & Data Interpretation | 27 | 21 | |
Total | 74 | 72 |
The exam duration will be 15 minutes
No negative marking in paper-II
Name of the section | No. of Questions | Duration |
General Knowledge | 25 | 15 minutes |
Total | 99 |
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