Here are some preparation tips you can follow for XAT preparation given below:

First, Try to improve your basics of quantitative aptitude, Data Interpretation , Logical Reasoning and Verbal ability. Once the topics are covered properly then do practice it with previous year papers. 

You can prefer the books like

Hi Amit! Generally, GK and essay are not considered by other B-schools. However, XLRI and some other B-schools like SPJIMR take a look at the essay for the final selection procedure. If your score/percentile in Paper 1 is satisfactory and you clear the cutoffs of your the B-schools you've aimed

Based on this score you can expect the colleges like XIME Bangalore, XIME Jabalpur, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM), New Delhi. You can also check your best chances with XAT Pathfinder tool.

XAT Pathfinder Tool

Good Luck!

Hi Bhautik,

Xavier is one of the most reputed management colleges in India. MBA in SM from Xavier covers functional areas such as

• Operations
• Finance
• Marketing
• Accounting

Apart from covering General Management, this programme also covers areas like Sustainable Energy, Climate Change, Policies, Law, Governance, Sustainability Leadership & Entrepreneurship etc.

Hi nishant! The cutoff for doon business school for candidates applying through CAT, XAT and CMAT has not been announced yet. Please be a little patient and keep in touch with the careers360 team. We'll update you as soon as the cutoffs are announced.

XLRI is famous for HRM not only in India but in Asia as well.

You may read more on this here - http://www.xlri.ac.in/academic-programmes/academic-programme.aspx

You need to understand one thing that whether it is a CAT exam or a XAT exam, it is always unpredictive and there are no fixed marks for a certain percentile. As CAT and XAT, both are evaluated on the percentile, not on percentage so it depends on both your