XAT

The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a national level entrance exam. XAT conduct annually by XLRI on behalf of XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institute. XAT score is accepted by more than 160 institute. The notification for the XAT exam is usually released in the month of August. XAT is computer based test.

The candidates aspiring to appear for the XAT exam must qualify the basic XAT eligibility criteria. The XAT eligibility criteria are as follows.

• Applicants should hold a bachelor degree with a minimum 3 year course duration or its equivalent from any recognized university in any discipline
• Candidate in the last year of their bachelors degree course or those a waiting their final year results are also eligible to apply for XAT exam.
• The final year students must provide their bachelors degree certificate and marksheet by the end of the admission year.
• There is no maximum age limit for XAT.

The XAT exam pattern consists 105 multiple choice questions (mcqs) with 5 section. The marks scheme awarded 1 mark for each correct answer and deducts 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer and deducts 0.10 mark for more than 8 consecutive unattempt questions.

There are 5 exam portions according to the official XAT exam pattern.

• Verbal Ability and logical reasoning (VA& LR)
• Decision making (DM)
• Quantitative Aptitude and Data interpretation (QA & DI)
• Mock keyboard testing
• General knowledge
• Analytical essay writing