XAT 2017 Question Paper with Solutions: Download Free XAT Question Paper PDFs
Content Writer | Updated On - Jul 12, 2022
XAT 2017 was conducted on January 8, 2017. It was the last pen and paper based XAT exam to be conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur. XAT paper pattern was in accordance with the pattern of the previous years although the overall difficulty level of the exam was higher. Like the previous years, XAT Question Paper has 99 questions divided into 2 parts and 5 sections, part one comprising Verbal Reasoning & Logical Ability, Decision making, QA & DI sections ; and the other containing the GK and Essay Writing sections.The total exam duration was 210 minutes. As per the detailed paper analysis, QA & DI was the most difficult section of the exam and Verbal Reasoning & Logical Ability the easiest. Check XAT Syllabus
Practicing previous year question papers is a great way to revise and get familiar with the type of questions that can be asked in XAT 2023. For that purpose, the students can have a look at XAT 2017 question paper with solutions PDFs below.
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Answered Questions
If your profile is suitable for the specialization that you have opted for and you didn’t get a call based on your profile, then a CAT score of 95-96 can get you a call. But it is not necessarily true that everyone with a score of around 96+ will get a score-based call. They evaluate profiles too for shortlisting. 96-97 is a decent score for XAT. A score above 98 in either of these two should get you a call.
Some XAT aspirants might have already been receiving calls from IIMs before they write XAT. While the others who did not will be all the more determined to qualify XAT.
Yes, it will be an advantage to all students appearing for XAT because they will know where they stand. Most of the people who get really good scores in CAT rarely sit for XAT.
SPJIMR
According to the information available, the expected cutoff for SP Jain Institute of Management for both profile-based and normal calls through CAT and XAT is not released yet. So
I will base the answer on last year's cutoff
- XAT: 93.5 percentile
- CAT: 85 percentile
However it’s important to note that for more certainty of admission, one must score around 93-95%ile score and a 680-690 min on GMAT.
XIMB
The XLRI admission cut-off is directly influenced by the difficulty level of the XAT question paper. XAT 2023 exam was held on January 8, 2023. The question paper was of moderate difficulty level, the same as last year. Given below are the section-wise XAT cut-off for XLRI admission 2023:
| General Engineers (BM) | 95 Male 92 Female |
| General Non Engineer (BM) | 95 Male 92 Female |
| General Engineers (HRM) | 93 Male 91 Female |
| General Non Engineers (HRM) | 90 Male 88 Female |
XIMB CAT cutoff for the previous year was 91 percentile for Business Management and HRM cutoff hasn’t been released yet.
