XAT 2025 Section Wise Preparation Strategy from Experts and Toppers

XAT 2025 section wise preparation strategy by experts and toppers - The Xavier Aptitude Test XAT 2025, conducted by XLRI in Jamshedpur, is acknowledged to be distinct from the CAT. and is regarded as one of the most difficult management tests. The exam consists of around 100 questions covering Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation, English, Decision Making, and General Awareness, as well as an essay portion. To get a high XAT score, adopt a section-by-section preparation plan established by former toppers and experts. It will be easier to do well if you know what to study and how to respond to various question types. Candidates must also manage their time well for every aspect in order to perform well in the XAT 2025. In this article by career360 we are going to discuss the XAT section-wise preparation strategy, through which candidates can analyze how they can ace the XAT 2025.

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A high percentile in XAT can be achieved by knowing the section-wise preparation strategy of previous year's toppers and experts. By knowing what to study and how to handle various kinds of questions from different sections, can perform well in the Xavier Aptitude Test. During preparation, candidates must be clear about how much time they need to allot to every section. Here, we are going to discuss the XAT section-wise preparation strategy, through this candidates can analyze how they can ace the XAT 2025.

Know the XAT Exam Pattern 2025

Be well versed with the XAT exam pattern before starting XAT exam preparation. Through this one will be able to manage their time and by knowing XAT paper patterns one will get to know his or her strong and weak areas. Apart from that candidates will get to know on which section they will have to focus more, so that they can score well and on which section they will need to work less.

XAT 2025 Exam Pattern

XAT 2025 Marking Scheme:

Each question carries one mark and there is a negative marking. For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will get deducted. However, there is no negative marking in the General Knowledge section.

XAT 2025 Section Wise Preparation Strategy: Topper’s Says

Here we have an opinion of previous year XAT topper Vandan Shah (99.704 percentile) says “This was my second attempt at XAT. Previously I scored 97.1 percentile. I had a call from XLRI BM but couldn’t convert it. So basically I started preparing for XAT exam one year in advance. But you have to be in constant touch and practice as the format and pattern of the test is quite challenging and different from other entrance exams”

He further added, "I used to practice a lot from past year XAT question papers. Apart from that, I followed the rule of giving mocks as much as I could. This helped me track the XAT exam with a good score".

Another topper Satyam Sharma (98.123 Percentiler) shared his section wise and overall preparation strategy of XAT. According to Satyam, preparing for CAT and all other MBA entrance exams gives an added advantage as both CAT and XAT have almost the same level of difficulty and syllabus (except for the Decision-making section in XAT). He says, "I kept my focus on preparing for the Quants and Verbal Section of CAT which itself did the part for XAT." After the CAT was over, I started working on Decision Making questions and along with that, I kept revising the concepts of Quants which I had learned during CAT preparation.

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XAT 2025 Preparation Strategy: English (Verbal Ability)

The first section of the XAT question paper is English and is divided into two subsections - Reading Comprehension and English Usage. While preparing one needs to do a lot of reading. While preparing, read at least two reading comprehension passages per day. Those who have good command over Grammar and Vocabulary can ace this section with ease, if not then take help from recommended books, newspapers, read journals and solve XAT sample papers. The Cracking Verbal section totally depends on one who can understand and use of English language.

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XAT 2025 Preparation Strategy: Quantitative Ability

Quantitative Ability is one of the toughest sections of any management entrance exam. That is why it is important to get familiar with the type of questions asked in this section. The best part of the QA section is the margin of error is little and sitters are rare. Candidates need to pick their questions wisely because XAT demands one to attempt those questions which one can solve with 100 percent accuracy rate. Same applies for the Verbal Ability and Decision Making section.

Since, in QA section questions are many and time is less. So, it is very important that one should solve the previous years XAT question papers during preparations. Solve at least one XAT question paper and do its analysis and take online mock tests regularly. Through this candidates will improve their ability to the “kind of XAT questions”.

Recommended Books for XAT 2025: Quantitative Ability

XAT Preparation Strategy: Decision Making

Questions will be asked in the Decision making section mainly consisting of problems based on everyday situations and business and candidates may face delima while facing such questions. The best way to avoid such difficulty, candidates should practice from previous years question papers. Questions will be related to issues involving sales, ethical dilemmas and other financial conditions, scenarios of various management issues, revenue of a company and general management. While solving such questions, try to understand the logic behind the answer.

XAT 2025 Books for Decision Making

XAT Preparation Strategy 2025: General Awareness

The General Knowledge (GK) section mainly consists of questions based on Static GK and Current affairs. The Static GK will include topics like - Politics, Currency, Culture, Books and Authors, Economics, Environment and Ecology, Film and Television, etc. There are many online sources available online to prepare for the General Knowledge section. If one has a shortage of time for this section, then try to cover the topics through current affairs videos which are available online.