XAT Reading Comprehension is part of the XAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section which comprises of total 26 questions in Part I of XAT. Candidates will be allotted a total of 165 minutes for Part I which will consist of two other sections- Decision making and Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation. There is no sectional time limit. Reading Comprehension is an important part of XAT Syllabus 2023 with passages expected from economic issues, fiction, psychology, history, social issues, technology, philosophy, etc. Check XAT Exam Pattern 2023.
In XAT 2022, the Verbal Ability section had an overall difficulty level of easy to moderate. The total number of questions in this section was 26.
Feature | Details |
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Mode | Computer Based Test |
Duration | 40-50 minutes |
Type of Questions | Objective (MCQs) |
Number of Questions | 26 |
Total Marks | 26 |
Marks awarded | +1 for every correct answer |
Negative marking | -0.25 for every wrong answer |
Medium of Questions | English |
Score considered for percentile calculation | Yes |
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Books | Author/Publication |
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Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary | Simon and Schuster/ Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | Ajay Singh |
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | Arun Sharma |
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Though there is no fixed syllabus for Reading Comprehension, candidates can expect passages regarding information, central idea-focused, right or wrong statements, explanation of words and phrases, reader’s observation, etc. Candidates can expect questions from Reading Comprehension based on the following topics:
Ques.: How many questions are expected from Reading Comprehension in XAT?
Ans.: Reading Comprehension is a part of Verbal and Logical Ability in XAT Part I. There are a total of 26 questions. In 2022, there were a total of 4 passages with 3 questions from each. Candidates can expect around 4-5 passages of 300-450 words with 3-4 questions from each passage.
Ques: What is the difficulty level of Reading Comprehension in XAT?
Ans: The difficulty level of Reading Comprehension in XAT is usually moderate to difficult. A few difficult passages can be expected in XAT question paper.
Ques.: How much can I take for Reading Comprehension questions in XAT?
Ans: Candidates are allotted a total of 165 questions for Part I of XAT. There is no sectional time limit. However, an attempt should be made to complete the entire verbal ability section in a maximum of 50 minutes. Ideally, for Reading Comprehension, candidates can allocate a total of 30 minutes.
Ques.: What are some of the common types of questions from Reading Comprehension in XAT?
Ans: Some common types of questions from Reading Comprehension in XAT include passages based on the central idea, tone questions, agree-disagree statements, inference, vocabulary, and fact-based passages.
Ques.: What are inference and structure-based questions in Reading Comprehension of XAT?
Ans: In Inference questions, candidates are required to deduce, analyse and decipher the passage. Structure-based questions follow a certain flow of ideas. These questions are based more on the ability to decipher the purpose of the particular paragraph.
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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
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.