XAT examination is divided into four sections: Verbal And Logical Ability, Decision making, Data Interpretation, General Knowledge. It is of 180 minutes. Its marking scheme is +1/-0.25. Also from this year onwards, if there are more than 12 unattempted questions, then there will be a deduction of 0.1 marks for each unattempted question.

Hello Rima

Some of the good colleges accepting XAT score are as follows:-

XLRI, Jamshedpur and other colleges under Xaviers

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai

T. A. Pai Management Institute also knowwn as TAPMI, Manipal

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

Most of the colleges accepting XAT score are private colleges and above mentioned colleges are good ones amongst them.

Hi,

According to the forms of the above-given exams, the basic size for every form should be around 70-75 kb. CAT form can take a maximum photograph size of 80kb. All the forms for the exams support only JPG or JPEG format. So make sure that the photos of the given size and format are ready with you while filling the form.

I wish you the best of luck

Thank You

The exams are not easy or tough. It all depends on your preparation. The difficulty level of CAT and XAT maybe more and it is because of this reason that if you prepare for these two exams, the other MBA entrance exams begin to appear easy. The syllabus is not much different but NMAT GK is not asked which is good for students who dislike it. There is no negative marking also. The exams like AATMA and SNAP are also comparitively easier.

Hello Sushmitha,

Compared to experienced candidate, you migth have a less chances of preference by the employer. Having a work experience before the graduation is very important for every body. All the student must get exposure to work environment during the graduation as not only gives them the experience, it also gives them the better understanding of the concepts. It will help you to get employed easily. So, it is not very late now also you can go and enroll in the internships and get an work experience.

Good Luck! will be happy to help with any other doubts.

Hey Ritesh

XLRI Jamshedpur does not release an official syllabus and date for XAT 2020.

The management exam for the year 2020 is scheduled for January 5 (tentatively) in a single session (10am – 1pm).XAT 2020 is conducted in CBT mode, having the objective and subjective type of questions. 

On the basis of previous year’s question papers and analysis, the syllabus is that it will follow the pattern to overall tests the candidate on Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension & Logical Reasoning; Decision Making; Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation as the key sections to determine your percentile and merit position. For detailed syllabus go through below link

https://www.google.com/amp/s/bschool.careers360.com/articles/xat/amp

Yes, for writing the XAT exam there is no bar on marks. You just have to be graduate. Candidates appearing for their final exams may also apply. But after the exam the colleges in which you apply may have the criteria set on minimum marks required that you have to keep an eye on.

All the best!

XAT is not accepted by IIMs. IIMs conduct their own exam which is CAT which will be conducted by IIM Kozhikode this year. XAT is conducted by XLRI and its score is accepted in all the Jesuit colleges in India as well as some other colleges like 

• IMT Ghaziabad 
• SPJIMR 
• KJ Somaiya 
• LIBA
• GIM
• XISS
• XIME 
• XIMB and many other smaller colleges. 

For IIMs you'll have to score a minimum of 90 percentile and have to have a good academic profile. 

All the very best 

HELLO,

As per XAT eligibility criteria, There is no specific cut off percentage or CGPA to be obtained during graduation. You can go for preparation without any stress.

Thank you.