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XAT 2019 Exam Pattern

Exam Date : 6th January 2019
Result Date : 17th January 2019

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Updated on - Jan 18th, 2019 | 06:33 PM by Shubham Bhat

XAT 2019 Exam Pattern

Mode
Online
Duration
3 hours
Paper Pattern
The paper consists of 78 questions with five sections that come in three parts.
Subject
Verbal and logical ability, decision making, quantitative ability and data interpretation, human resource management, business management and general knowledge.
Marking Scheme
1 mark for a correct answer and 1/4th of the total marks allocated for a question will be deducted for an incorrect answer. 0.05 marks will be deducted for more than 8 unattended questions

 XAT Exam Pattern 2019

The exam pattern for XAT 2019 has been changed. The essay writing has been removed and the exam timing has been reduced to 3 hours. The exam pattern for XAT 2019 is provided below

Section Name

No. of questions

Total Time 

Negative Marking 

Verbal and Logical Ability

26

180 Minutes

-0.25 for each incorrect answer

Decision Making

22

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

27

General Knowledge

25

XAT 2019 Cut-off

  • Cut-off is the minimum score which is required to be scored by the candidates to get shortlisted for admissions.

  • The following are the approximate department-wise cut-offs

 

VA & LA 

DM

QA & DI

Total

 XLRI (HRM)

7.5

7

5.5

26

XLRI (BM)

6.5

7

8

28

XLRI (Global)

6.5

7

8

26

XIMB

6.5

7

6

25

NOTE: 

  • VA - Verbal Ability

  • LA - Logical Ability

  • DM - Decision Making

  • QA - Quantitative Analysis

  • DI - Data Interpretation

  • HRM - Human Resource Management & BM - Business Management.

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XAT marking scheme

What is the XAT marking scheme?

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The XAT marking scheme is as below: -

  • Each question will carry 1 mark.
  • 1/4th mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
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XAT 2017 exam duration

What is the duration of the XAT exam?

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The XAT 2017 exam is for a duration of 170 minutes.

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XAT 2017 number of questions

How many questions have to be answered in the XAT exam?

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The XAT exam consists of 78 questions to be answered.

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Sections of XAT-2017 Examination

May I know what are the sections XAT 2017 exam shall consist?

Asked By: Akanksha Das,
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The XAT 2017 exam shall consist of the following sections:

    • Quantitative Ability
    • English Language & Logical Reasoning
    • Decision Making
    • G.K
    • Essay
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Scoring pattern of XAT exam

What is the scoring pattern of the XAT? Is there any negative marking?

Asked By: raghu vedan,
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In XAT different questions carries different marks.

  • The marks allotted to each question was mentioned next to the question on the question paper.
  • There is negative marking for incorrect answers.
  • 1/4th of the mark allotted to a question is deducted for answering it incorrectly.
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Duration of XAT exam

What is the total duration of the XAT test?

Asked By: aayush goud,
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The duration of the test is two and a half hours.

  • The three topics of the XAT were tested for 2 hours.
  • After a 5-10 minute break, 20 minutes were allotted towards writing the essay.
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Skills tested in XAT

What skills are tested in the XAT?

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Answer By: GetmyuniEnterprise

 

  • Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning
  • Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability 
  • Analytical reasoning and Decision Making 
  • Some of the topics for the essay

 

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