XAT Answer Key 2021 (OUT), Response Sheet
XAT 2021 Answer Key 2021 - XLRI Jamshedpur released the official XAT 2021 answer key at xatonline.in on January 8 and the challenge window was closed on January 11. The XAT 2021 result has declared on January 18, 2021. The institute has sent a mail to all the candidates who have mentioned that the link of the final XAT answer key 2021 is released now. Earlier the institute had released the XAT response sheet on January 5 in online mode. Before releasing the XAT answer key 2021, the authorities released the XAT response sheet for the candidates who had appeared in XAT 2021 entrance exam. Candidates can estimate their score of XAT 2021 before the announcement of the actual result. XAT is a national level entrance test conducted for admission to top b schools accepting XAT score.
Latest XAT Update: XAT 2021 result has been declared by XLRI. Candidates can check XAT 2021 cutoff here.

XAT Answer Key Date 2021
Candidates willing to take admission in XLRI are requested to go through the XAT important dates 2021. The important dates of XAT answer key 2021 mark the dates for the release of the response sheet, objection window, and final answer key. With the help of the XAT answer sheet, candidates can know about the number of correct and incorrect questions attempted by them. After the release of the response sheet/ XAT answer key 2021 candidates can raise the objection till the prescribed date.
XAT 2021 Answer Key Dates
Events | Dates |
XAT 2021 Exam Date | January 3, 2021 |
Release of Response Sheet | January 5, 2021 |
Release of XAT 2021 official answer key | January 8, 2021 |
Last date to challenge XAT answer key 2021 | January 11, 2021 |
Announcement of Result | January 18, 2021 |
Steps to download XAT 2021 Answer Key
Students can refer to the steps mentioned below to download the response sheet and XAT answer key 2021 PDF:
Step 1- Click on the link provided
Step 2- Click on the ‘Login’ tab.
Step 3- Enter the login credentials:
XAT ID
Password
Step 4- Now click on the ‘Candidate response’ tab.
Step 5- The screen will display the candidate’s response in XAT 2021 along with the questions.
Step 6- Download the file and verify the responses.
How to Calculate the XAT 2021 Score using Answer Key
Step 1- Compare the system recorded response and correct answers provided by the panel.
Step 2- Now calculate the score of the correct and incorrect responses by following the marking scheme of XAT 2021:
Marking Scheme of XAT 2021:
Particulars | Details |
Marking Scheme | Credit 1 mark for every correct answer |
Negative Marking |
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How to Raise Objection Against XAT Answer Key 2021?
After the release of the response sheet candidates got an opportunity to raise objections against any answer they don’t feel is correctly marked. The objection window was opened from January 8 to 11, 2021 in online mode only. To know how to raise objection refer the steps mentioned below:
Step 1- Visit the official website- Click Here
Step 2- Screen will display the login page
Step 3- Enter the login credentials:
XAT ID
Password
Step 4- Click on the ‘Raise Objection’ tab.
Step 5- Now enter the following details:
Question paper part name
Question ID
Selection nature of questions
Remarks
Step 6- Now upload the document of proof against the objection raised. (It is compulsory to upload a document without which the objection will not be considered)
Step 7- Lastly, click on the ‘submit’ tab.
Previous Years’ XAT Answer Key and Question Paper
Students can refer to the links of the previous year's response sheets to know how to verify and calculate score for XAT 2021.
Previous Year XAT Question Papers & Solutions
Year | Question Paper with solutions | Answer Key |
2020 | NA | |
2019 | N/A | |
2018 | N/A | |
2017 | Click here (Set A) | Click here (Set A,B,C,D) |
Click here (GK) | ||
2016 | Click Here (Set B) | Click here (Set A,B,C,D) |
Click here (GK) |
XAT Exam Pattern 2021
Before verifying the response candidates must be through with the exam pattern of XAT 2021 and its marking scheme. Refer the table below for details:
XAT Exam Pattern 2020
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks Allotted | Total Time |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 28 | 75 | 180 Minutes |
Verbal and Logical Ability (VA and LR) | 26 | ||
Decision Making (DM) | 21 | ||
General Knowledge (GK) | 25 | 25 |
XAT Result 2021
Authorities has announced the result of XAT 2021 after the release of the XAT final answer key pdf. The XAT 2021 result is now available online on January 18, 2021. XAT result 2021 includes overall and subject-wise scores and the percentile of the student. To download the scorecard candidates have to enter their XAT ID and password which was created at the time of registration.
XAT Cutoff 2021
Cutoff of XAT 2021 is the minimum marks required by the candidate to qualify for the selection rounds of the participating institutes. The cutoff will be published in online mode to shortlist candidates for selection rounds. Students must know that various factors are taken into consideration while releasing the cutoff of XAT 2021 such as difficulty level of the question paper, number of students registered and appeared for the exam, number of seats available, and so forth.
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - XAT Answer Key 2021 (OUT), Response Sheet
Question: Can I raise objection for more than one question?
Answer:
Yes, candidates can raise objection for more than one question.
Question: Is there any negative marking for unattempted questions?
Answer:
Yes, if more than 8 questions are unattempted than for every question 0.5 marks will be deducted.
Question: What is the maximum marks for XAT 2021?
Answer:
Maximum marks of XAT 2021 is 100 marks.
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I have a low score in CAT (34 percentile) as well as XAT(20 percentile). Should I apply at IIFM, Bhopal? I really like that college but I dont know if I should apply or not!
Dear aspirant,
With this percentile in CAT and too in CAT it is impossible for you to get call from this college as the sectional cut off for each section(overall) 80 Percentile and for each subject it is 50 percentile.
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I want to know about xat, snap and nmat exam.
Hello Disha,
Xavier Aptitute Test (XAT) is the admission test for admission to MBA/PGDM program in XLRI and other top MBA colleges.
SNAP is a postgraduate entrance examination conducted by Symbiosis International University for admission into the 28 programme offered at its 16 institutes.
NMAT is a national level MBA entrance test conducted for admission to NMIMS University and other reputed B-Schools in India.
Hope it helps.
Good Luck!
if a student is having 48% in class 12, then he is eligible for applying, Cat, Mat, Xat and Other Mba entrance test?
The marks for the class 12 is important in IIM because the marks for the class 12 contain some percentage in the IIM examination for the eligibility criteria so it's important to have the good percentage in class 12 I think so you have the good percentage but you can refer to the link below for the more information about the IIM eligibility criteria as and all staff I am providing the link below:
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I got 74.76 percentile in XAT. Which colleges can I get ?
Hii,
According to your XAT marks and category ..you can check the various colleges in which you would have possibility of getting a seat through your marks and category in the XAT exam in the XAT college predictor link given below
https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/xat
Hope this information will help you
Im not a CAT,XAT, CMAT examer but I have a MBA admission
Your question is incomprehensible. What you want to say I can't understand.
I would like to request you to get back to career360.com (//career360.com) with proper question specifics so that we can provide you info you needed.
I hope my answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!