XAT  has 2 sections. Part 1 has VALR, Decision Making, QA DI while Part 2 has General Knowledge. Every correct answer gets you 1 mark and a wrong answer in Part 1 takes away 0.25 in the form of negative marking and there is no negative marking for GK. You can read the complete information at our article:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/xat-exam-pattern

But to give you a glimpse of preparation:

First things first, know the syllabus. And go through the previous papers to analyse and prepare a comprehensive plan and set priorities according to the importance of different topics across sections. Customise your own study plan based on your strengths and weaknesses. Gauge your preparation from time to time by taking mock tests. Solve questions to check your levels of preparation but not to set any targets. Remember, its ok to have cheat days and relax. But make sure you have a plan and stick to it for the next few months because even Rome wasn’t built in a day.

NCERT books will sharpen your basics and you need strong basics for preparing for any entrance examination. Once your basics are in place, because the time period for preparation is quite less, your preparation should be extensive and thorough.

Quantitative Aptitude covers almost 30% of the CAT question paper. QA can be categorised into Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Advanced Mathematics. Practise chapter by chapter and develop mental calculations. Like practise more of basic summation, subtraction, fractions and tables. Numbers, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio, Proportionality, Time-Distance, Time-Work, Mixtures, Averages, Partnership, Permutation and Combinations, Probability, Set Theory, Progression and Series, Line, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygon, Circles, Ares, Volume, Height and Distance, Coordinate Geometry, Basic Trigonometry are few important topics.

Preparation tips:

Because this section involves mathematics and takes most of your time, your focus should be on solving the problems efficiently in the beginning. Even if it takes time, practise upto perfection. Practise as many questions as you can in the conventional way. As and when you get a grip on the subject, you can go for short cuts. Memorise tables, square roots, cube roots, conversion from percent to fraction, etc. Solve sample papers on Mathematics. In the beginning, do not worry about the time it takes. As you practise, you will get the hang of the subject and it will be easier for you.

In Verbal Ability session, command on your English, Grammar, Vocabulary, Understanding of the given paragraph are of more importance. Reading English NewsPaper will also help you in your preparation.

Preparation tips:

Read articles from time to time. Follow newspapers, magazines, and watch the news channels and browse the internet to keep yourself updated. You will need a lot of reading to help you in the comprehension section. You will need speed to help you in this section and you can achieve that only by thorough practise and reading. Take time to understand the question because most answers are interlinked.

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning needs to be practised as much as possible. Comparison of data, Data Analysis, taking clues, interpreting missing data, coming to conclusions and making future projections will be covered under this Category. The questions here are interlinked and so if you get one formula correct, cracking the next few questions will be easy. So it's important to memorise and practise formulae. You should cover topics like Data tables, Data Charts, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Graphs, Data Comparison and Analysis.

Preparation tips:

As this is the most tricky section, this needs a lot of practise. Solve as many sample papers as possible to get the hang of the section. Make notes when required. Regular practise can help you understand and solve the questions easily as time goes on.

Best books:

• How to prepare for DI by Arun Sharma
• QA for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Aggarwal
• QA for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha
• DI for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha
• A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension by Ajay Singh
• Word Power Made Easy Book by Norman Lewis
• Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
• High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin
• Target XAT 2020 (Past papers & mock tests) by Disha experts
• Analytical and Logical Reasoning by Arihant Publications
• Jabbing the XAT (with solved papers) by R.K. Jha

Hello student

In  XAT 2021 your score is 20.35.you are willing to take admission in IMT Ghaziabad Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad. The cut off percentile of IMT Ghaziabad for 2020 was 93 .percentile. So your score do not favour or match with this percentile of marks.

So try for the next year.

Best of luck.

Hello Dear,

Institute of Rural Management Anand is an autonomous institution and premier business school located in Anand Gujarat, Cutoff refers to the minimum marks required by the candidates to qualify for the Group Activity and Personal Interview. The cutoff for general category (non-profile based) remains the highest with 85 percentile in XAT. There nothing mention like sectional cutoff. For more information you can follow the following link. https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/irma-cutoff#IRMA-2020-Cutoff

Good Luck

hello Dear,

Your XAT score is 23 your percentile will be around 90+. You can get colleges like IMT and SPJIMR-Mumbai. But my advice is to wait for result and prepare for interview.For more information you can follow the following link.

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/xat I

Expected date of result is around third week of January

Good Luck

Hi Dear,

Your overall score is quite less and your percentile at this score will be around 50 or below. Moreover, XAT GK section is not taken into account for percentile calculation. You can apply to following colleges for admission:

• GITAM Hyderabad Business School
• SCMS Cochin School of Business
• Calcutta Business School Kolkata
• IIMS Pune: International Institute of Management Studies
• VESIM Mumbai
• DSIMS Mumbai: Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies
• Indira Institute of Management - IIMP
• Vishwa Vishwani Hyderabad
• Delhi School of Business, VIPS - Technical Campus

However, the final selection will depend on your overall profile and GDPI/WAT rounds.

Good luck

Hi Aspirant!

The XAT exam marking scheme details are as follows-

1. There are total 100 marks for 100 questions

2. There are 4 answer choices generally

3. +1 marks for correct answer

4. - 0.25 marks for incorrect answer

5. - 0.10 marks for more than 8 un-attempted questions

6. No negative marking in GK section

Hence, to answer your question, for every 8 un-attempted question you will lose 0.10 marks

Hello,

You may apply but last year the cut off probably was 85 for PGDM. You can get into PGDM IB & FM with this score and later on try to check PGDM in case you later wish too.

Placement wise there is no difference in PGDM and PGDM IB. Last year highest salary was received by PGDM IB too among the 4.

All The Best.

Given its complexity, the sooner you start the better. You should start atleast from the 2nd year of your Bachelor's degree. If you look at XAT pattern, it has 2 sections. Part 1 has VAlr, Decision Making, QA DI while Part 2 has General Knowledge. Every correct answer gets you 1 mark and a wrong answer in Part 1 takes away 0.25 in the form of negative marking and there is no negative marking for GK. You can read the complete information at our article:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/xat-exam-pattern

But to give you a glimpse of preparation:

First things first, know the syllabus. And go through the previous papers to analyse and prepare a comprehensive plan and set priorities according to the importance of different topics across sections.Customise your own study plan based on your strengths and weaknesses. Gauge your preparation from time to time by taking mock tests. Solve questions to check your levels of preparation but not to set any targets. Remember, its ok to have cheat days and relax. But make sure you have a plan and stick to it for the next few months because even Rome wasn’t built in a day.

NCERT books will sharpen your basics and you need strong basics for preparing for any entrance examination. Once your basics are in place, because the time period for preparation is quite less, your preparation should be extensive and thorough.

Quantitative Aptitude covers almost 30% of the CAT question paper. QA can be categorised into Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Advanced Mathematics. Practise chapter by chapter and develop mental calculations. Like practise more of basic summation, subtraction, fractions and tables. Numbers, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio, Proportionality, Time-Distance, Time-Work, Mixtures, Averages, Partnership, Permutation and Combinations, Probability, Set Theory, Progression and Series, Line, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygon, Circles, Ares, Volume, Height and Distance, Coordinate Geometry, Basic Trigonometry are few important topics.

Preparation tips:

Because this section involves mathematics and takes most of your time, your focus should be on solving the problems efficiently in the beginning. Even if it takes time, practise upto perfection. Practise as many questions as you can in the conventional way. As and when you get a grip on the subject, you can go for short cuts. Memorise tables, square roots, cube roots, conversion from percent to fraction, etc. Solve sample papers on Mathematics. In the beginning, do not worry about the time it takes. As you practise, you will get the hang of the subject and it will be easier for you.

In Verbal Ability session, command on your English, Grammar, Vocabulary, Understanding of the given paragraph are of more importance. Reading English NewsPaper will also help you in your preparation.

Preparation tips:

Read articles from time to time. Follow newspapers, magazines, and watch the news channels and browse the internet to keep yourself updated. You will need a lot of reading to help you in the comprehension section. You will need speed to help you in this section and you can achieve that only by thorough practise and reading. Take time to understand the question because most answers are interlinked.

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning needs to be practised as much as possible. Comparison of data, Data Analysis, taking clues, interpreting missing data, coming to conclusions and making future projections will be covered under this Category. The questions here are interlinked and so if you get one formula correct, cracking the next few questions will be easy. So it's important to memorise and practise formulae. You should cover topics like Data tables, Data Charts, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Graphs, Data Comparison and Analysis.

Preparation tips:

As this is the most tricky section, this needs a lot of practise. Solve as many sample papers as possible to get the hang of the section. Make notes when required. Regular practise can help you understand and solve the questions easily as time goes on.

Overall,once you know the syllabus, it's easier from there on.Go through the previous papers to analyse and prepare a comprehensive plan and set priorities according to the importance of different topics across sections. Customise your own study plan based on your strengths and weaknesses. Gauge your preparation from time to time by taking mock tests. Solve questions to check your levels of preparation but not to set any targets. Remember, its ok to have cheat days and relax. But make sure you have a plan and stick to it for the next few months

Only one thing can be done.
Ask god to reverse the time or move on with 2021 and prepare for the best with all the relevant information handy!

Hello, The cut off for PGDM 2021 is expected to be around 93 to 95 percentile based on the previous year trends. The previous year cut off  is as follows

For Business management, Human resources respectively

• QA - 85,70
• DM- 78,73
• VA-  74,78

You can check out this link for more details on the institute

https://www.careers360.com/colleges/ifim-college-bangalore

Best wishes.