Applicants should check the examination pattern first to avoid any kind of difficulty in the examination. It will depict the number of questions in the examination, type of questions, various sections, time duration etc.
Xavier Aptitude Test is an objective type exam paper which is of 3 hours duration. As you will see analysis of pattern below you will find that there will be no exact pattern follows by the XAT conducting body. There will some changes every year. Below are the details of XAT 2015 test pattern.
XAT 2009 | XAT 2010 | XAT 2011 | XAT 2012 | |
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Number of Questions (Part A) | 104 | 101 | 101 | 85 |
Marks | 104 | 101 | 253 | 100 |
Test paper will consist of two parts. Part 1 is the main question paper and part 2 is the General knowledge.
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Number of Questions- As format is not fixed it is expected that there will be 80-90 number of questions in total. The General Awareness section will have 20 questions.
Section | Number of Questions | Duration |
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Decision Making | 28 | 140 Min |
Verbal and Logical Ability | 24 | |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 31 | |
Essay & General Awareness | 20 | 40 Min |
Negative Marking | 1/4th of the marks allotted for every question | |
Number of options | 5 |
XAT exam is to be scheduled on January 4, 2015. XAT exam pattern is generally considered dynamic as one can find changes in question paper almost every year. It is considered as one of the toughest management exam. It is an offline exam.
For every correct question one mark will be awarded to candidates and for incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.