XAT 2024: Everything About XAT Exam- Highlights, Eligibility, Registration Date, Pattern & Syllabus
1.What is XAT?
The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT Exam) is a national-level examination administered for admission to MBA and PGDM courses at Xavier University and in other well known institutes across India. Generally, the entrance exam it gets conducted in January every year. The difficulty level of the exam is Moderate to Difficult.
The XAT exam is mandatory if you want to get into XLRI Jamshedpur and XLRI Delhi. Apart from XLRI, Top MBA colleges like XIMB, Great Lakes, IMI, MICA, TAPMI, IMT, and GIM Goa among others will accept XAT scores for admission in 2024.
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2.XAT Exam : Highlights
| Features | Highlights |
Exam Name | The Xavier Aptitude Test |
XAT Exam Dates | (Sunday) January 7, 2024 |
Conducting body | XLRI, Jamshedpur |
Exam Level | National |
Mode of Exam | Online Computer Based |
Exam duration | 3 hours |
Exam Pattern | 105 questions ( Differs every Year ) |
XAT registration fees | Rs 2000 (General category) |
| Exam Helpdesk No. | 18002674008 |
| Exam Website | xatonline.in |
3.XAT Exam: Dates & Schedule
| XAT 2024 | Dates |
| Registration Dates | July 15,2023 |
| Last Date to Apply | December 31,2023 |
| Exam Date | (Sunday) January 7, 2024 |
| Result announcement | To be Declared |
4.XAT Eligibility Criteria
XLRI Jamshedpur has pre-defined the eligibility criteria of XAT :
1.The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree of a minimum of three years duration or equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university.
2.Students in their final year of Bachelor’s degree or awaiting their results are also eligible to apply
3.There are no minimum mark criteria for the XAT exam.
5.XAT Exam Paper Pattern
| Exam Structure | Details |
Number of sections | Five |
| Sections Name | Decision Making ,Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and General Knowledge, Essay Writing |
Duration of exam | 190 minutes |
XAT exam total marks | 100 (Essay evaluation after shortlisting by XLRI) |
Language of paper | English |
Number of answer choices | Five |
Mode of examination | Online |
6.Exam Pattern 2024: Sectional Weightage
| Part-1 | Total MCQs | 165 Minutes |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | No Sectional Time Limit |
| Decision Making | 21 | No Sectional Time Limit |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 28 | No Sectional Time Limit |
| Part-2 | Total MCQs + Essay Writing Test | 25 Minutes |
| General Knowledge | 25 | |
| Essay | 1 Descriptive Topic | 10 Minutes |
| Total questions (Part 1 + Part 2) | 101 | |
7.XAT marking scheme
For every correct answer +1 mark
For every incorrect answer – 0.25 marks
For more than 8 un-attempted questions -0.10 marks
No negative marking in the GK section
8.XAT Syllabus for 2024
1.Verbal and Logical Ability
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Analogy
- Para Jumble
- Grammar
- Critical Reasoning
- Fill in the Blanks
- Statements and Assumptions
2.Decision Making
- Logical Sequencing
- Assumptions
- Premises
- Conclusions
- Short Caselets
- Data Arrangement Sets
- Situational Sets
- Business Decision-Making
3.Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Arithmetic
- Number Systems
- Mensuration
- Tables
- Charts
- Graphs
- Caselets
4.General Knowledge
- Business & Economics
- Politics
- Science
- Static GK
- Sports
- Prize and Award
- Constitution of India, etc.
- International Affairs and Events
- Country, Capital, and Currency
- Global Summits
- Organizations and their Headquarters and more
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• Past 10 Years XAT Decision Making Questions Solved by XAT Toppers & Ketan Sir
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• Decision Making Sectional Test Available
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• Live Sessions covering QA, DI & Verbal for XAT 2024
• GK Videos covering Static GK with shortcuts Tricks
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10.XAT 2024 Selection Process: Stages of Selection Procedure
11.XAT Cut-offs
XAT Cut Offs: Business Management (BM)
Below are the expected sectional and overall cut-offs for PGDM-BM 2023-25 Batch
| XAT Section | XAT Cut off for Male Candidates | XAT Cut off for Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 95 | 92 |
| VALR | 75 | 75 |
| DM | 75 | 75 |
| QA | 85 | 80 |
XAT Cut Offs 2022: Human Resource Management (HRM)
| Category | VALR | DM | QA | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male Engineer | 80 | 70 | 75 | 92 |
| Male Non-Engineer | 80 | 70 | 70 | 90 |
| Female Engineer | 80 | 70 | 64 | 90 |
| Female Non-Engineer | 80 | 70 | 60 | 87 |
12.XAT score Accepting Colleges
| MBA College | Expected Cut-off |
| XLRI Jamshedpur | 94-96 |
| XIM Bhubaneswar | 90-91 |
| IMT Ghaziabad | 90-91 |
| Great Lakes Chennai | 85-90 |
| IMI New Delhi | 89-90 |
| TAPMI Manipal | 80-84 |
| MICA Ahmedabad | 80-84 |
| GIM Goa | 85-90 |
| IRMA Anand | 80-84 |
| FORE New Delhi | 85-86 |
| K J Somaiya Mumbai | 84-85 |
| Great Lakes Gurgaon | 80-84 |
| Welingkar Mumbai | 85-86 |
| LIBA Chennai | 80-85 |
| IFMR Chennai | 79-80 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management | 50+ |
13.Frequently Asked Questions-
What is the full form of XAT?
Full form of XAT is The Xavier Aptitude Test.
In Which cities XAT Exam gets conducted?
Agra, Goa, Mysuru, Ahmedabad, Gorakhpur, Nagpur, Allahabad, Guwahati, Nashik, Ambala, Gwalior, Patna, Amravati, Hooghly, Pune, Amritsar, Hubballi (Hubli), Raipur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Berhampur, Indore, Ranchi, Bhatinda, Jabalpur, Roorkee, Bhilai Nagar, Jaipur, Rourkela, Bhopal, Jammu, Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar, Jamshedpur, Siliguri, Bokaro Steel City, Kannur, Surat, Chandigarh/Mohali, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Kolkata, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Kota, Tirupathi, Cuttack, Kottayam, Tiruvallur, Dehradun, Kurnool, Udaipur, Delhi-NCR, Kurukshetra, Udupi, Dhanbad, Lucknow, Vadodara, Dibrugarh, Ludhiana, Varanasi, Durgapur/Asansol, Madurai, Vijayawada, Ernakulam, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Warangal.
Does XAT has Negative Marking?
Yes, XAT do have Negative Marking.
For every incorrect answer – 0.25 marks
For more than 8 un-attempted questions -0.10 marks
No negative marking in the GK section.
What is the Cutoff for General Enginner Male for BM program?
Cutoff for General Engineer Male for BM program is 95 percentile.
What is the admission process of XLRI?
Admission process of XLRI – shortlisting of candidates on the basis of XAT score or GMAT score, GD-PI and final selection based on certain criteria.
On an average How many students appear for XAT exam ?
About 95,000 students appear for XAT exam every year from all over the country.
