XAVIER APTITUDE TEST (XAT)

XAVIER APTITUDE TEST (XAT)

XAT - Xavier Aptitude Test 2019

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is national-level management aptitude test. It is conducted by Xavier Labor Relations Institute (XLRI), Xavier School of Management - Jamshedpur.

XLRI conducts the exam on behalf of Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI). XAT scores are used by eleven institutes which are XAMI members and more than 150 other institutes across for admission to MBA, PGDM, and other management courses.

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XLRI Jamshedpur offers the under-motioned management programmes:

•  Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Business Management (BM)
• Global Business Management (GBM)
• General Management Programmes (GMP)

Exam Name	XAT 2019
Exam for Course Level	PG level
Mode	Online only
Test Duration	210 minutes
No. of Test Cities	About 40 cities across 35 states
Courses Offered	MBA/PGDM
Registration Dates	August 20 to November 30, 2018
Exam Date	Jan 6, 2019

XAT is conducted every year in the month of January in a single session. The XAT exam was conducted in the mode of pen and paper till 2017. From 2018 the exam has moved online.

XAT is one of the toughest management aptitude tests, owing to its distinct exam pattern. The XAT exam pattern consists of questions from and Logical and Verbal ability, Decision Making, Data Interpretation, and Quantitative Ability sections. Its Essay Writing test sets XAT apart from other management entrance tests. But from the upcoming XAT 2019 has been dropped from the exam pattern.

In 2016 too, some changes were introduced in the XAT exam pattern:

1. In the main question paper ( Decision Making, Verbal and Logical Ability, Data Interpretation sections and Quantitative Ability ), the total number of questions were brought down to 78.
2. Candidates were given 170 minutes to answer the main question paper, 20 mins extra from previous time limit of 150 mins.
3. To motivate applicants to attempt more questions with accuracy, XAT 2017 question paper was created in such a manner that the top hundred students could complete the test within 170 minutes. The idea behind this is to reduce the low range of scores and encourage good students to do well.
4. Aspirants were given a choice of not attempting any 13 questions. Beyond this, any non-attempted question carried a negative mark of 0.05 marks per question.
5. There was negative marking of 0.25 marks for any wrong answer.
6. In GK section number of questions was reduced to 25. However, the time to answer GK and Essay section remained 35 minutes.
7. There was no negative marking in the GK section.

XAT 2019 will be held across India at various test centers. The application process is currently underway and will end on November 30, 2018. The exam is scheduled to be held on January 6, 2019.

XAT 2019 Applicants should note that registration for XAT 2019 is the preliminary step towards applying to XLRI and XAT Associate Institutes (XAMI members), meaning XAT 2019 application form will serve as the application form of XLRI and XAT Associate Institutes too. Candidates will sent communication regarding admission by these institutes themselves. Applicants applying to XAT Associate Institutes, besides XLRI have to apply separately according to their choice.

XAT Members:

XLRI Xavier School of Management	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	St. Francis Institute of Management and Research (SFIMR)
St. Joseph's Institute of Management	St.Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology	Xavier Business School (XBS), St.Xavier's University, Kolkata
Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University	Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	Xavier Institute of Management & Research
Xavier Institute of Management, Jabalpur	Xavier Institute of Social Service

The application fee for XAT 2019 is Rs 1700 for all applicants. There is no fee relaxation for reserved category candidates. The fee can be paid online through net banking or debit/credit card.

XAT 2019 aspirants need to be very careful while filling up the application form and submitting the application fee online. 

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XAT 2019 Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for XAT 2019:

1.  The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration or equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university.
2.  Candidates in their Final year of Graduation (completing final examination by June 10, 2019) or awaiting their results are also eligible to apply, provided they can produce their Graduation certificate and mark sheet by the end of the year.
3.  There is no age limit for XAT 2019.
4.  There is no minimum cut off for applying for XAT 2019, either. Candidates who have scored less than 50% in aggregate in their graduation are also eligible to apply.
5.   Candidates with three years of work experience will be given preference in Global Business Management, but work experience before Graduation will not be considered.
6.   Foreign and NRI applicants will have to apply through their GMAT scores for admission to XLRI and associate B-schools.
7. Candidates who are interested in applying through GMAT are required to also register for XAT and follow the instructions before registration through GMAT.

XAT 2019 Process

XAT 2019 process includes four stages: Registration, Application submission and XAT test. The registration process begins in August and continues till November last week.

Here’s a step by step guide to XAT 2019 for new aspirants:

STEP 1: XAT 2019 registration

XAT 2019 registration is the first step towards Xavier School of Management (XLRI). For XAT 2019 registration, you will need a functional email ID and mobile phone number. To register for XAT 2019, go to the official XAT website and click on the Registration link. Enter Name, Date of Birth, Contact details and Email-ID. A system generated XAT ID and Password will be communicated to you through Email/SMS. This XAT ID and Password are to be used for filling up the XAT application form and also for all future communication.

STEP 2: XAT 2019 application submission

Once you have registered successfully on the XAT website, log in with the shared user ID and password. XAT 2019 application forms are available only in online mode. Any candidate who wishes to apply, will have to do so online only. The applicants are suggested  to follow all the instructions to fill the form and upload passport size image and scanned signature strictly according to the dimension specified. XAT 2019 application fee can be paid online through credit card or net banking. Fees of  XAT application is  Rs 1700. Candidates interested in XLRI programmes need to pay an additional fee of Rs 300 each.

STEP 3: XAT 2019 admit card

XAT 2019 admit cards will be available for download on the official website of XAT. The dates for downloading XAT 2019 admit card will be announced along with the XAT 2019 exam date. Candidates can download their admit cards from the official website by using their login IDs. Also, the applicants must take a print out of the admit card, as hard copy of the same will not be sent to anyone. Mandatory document to be carried to exam hall is XAT 2019 admit card.

STEP 4: XAT 2019 exam

XAT 2019 exam will be held on January 6, 2019, and the timing will be  10:00 am to 1:00 pm in 40 cities across 35 states in India. The XAT 2019 question paper will consist of 100 questions from Verbal and Logical Ability (VA & LR), Decision Making (DM), Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI) and General Knowledge (GK). Total marks of the exam will be 100 and there will be negative marking for wrong questions.

STEP 5: XAT 2019 result

XAT 2019 result will be released in the last week of January 2019. The exact date of result declaration has not been declared yet. The test takers can check their scores online on the official XAT website by using their user ID and password. The scorecards must be download as hard copies will not be sent to any candidate.

STEP 6: Group Discussion and Personal Interview

Post the declaration of XAT 2019 result, Xavier School of Management( XLRI)will announce its Group Discussion(GD) and Personal Interview(PI) schedule for the applicants shortlisted for admission to 2019 batch. In various cities, the Group Discussion and Personal Interviews will be held and the applicants will have to confirm their interview city online on the official website within the stipulated time limit.

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XAT 2019 Exam Centers

XAT 2019 will be conducted in various cities across India. The exam will also be conducted abroad. The two overseas exam venues are Dubai (UAE) and Kathmandu (Nepal).

Every XAT 2019 candidate will be given the option to choose your test city at the time of filling up the XAT 2019 application form.

Here are a few points you take note of while selecting a test city:

• Select a test city close to your hometown.
• Select a city where you can arrange for stay easily.
• You will be allowed to change your test city only once before the last date of XAT 2019 application process, November 30, 2019.
• Once the application window closes, no request for change of test city will be entertained.

Here's the list of cities where XAT 2019 will be conducted. Exact exam venue will be mentioned on the XAT 2019 admit card of each test-taker.

Agartala	Gurgaon	Pune
Ahmedabad	Guwahati	Raipur
Allahabad	Hyderabad	Ranchi
Amritsar	Indore	Rourkela
Bengaluru	Jabalpur	Sambalpur
Berhampur	Jaipur	Surat
Bhopal	Jammu	Tiruchirappalli
Bhubaneswar	Jamshedpur	Thiruvananthapuram
Chandigarh	Kanpur	Udaipur
Chennai	Kolkata	Vadodara
Cochin	Lucknow	Varanasi
Coimbatore	Mangalore	Vijayawada
Cuttack	Mumbai	Vishakhapatnam
Dehradun	Nagpur	Dubai
Delhi	Nashik	Kathmandu
Goa	Noida
Greater Noida	Patna

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XAT 2019 Exam Analysis

XAT 2019 analysis will be posted once the exam is over. XAT 2019 is scheduled to be held on January 6, 2019.

XAT 2018 was held on January 7, 2018, from 10 am to 1:35 pm. Being conducted online for the first time, it posed a series of glitches at various centers with the exams starting an hour late and most candidates stuck with computer systems hanging which was disappointing for the students who were already worried about XAT. Technical glitches added to their woes. However, overall the exam went well for everyone.

Here’s a detailed XAT 2018 exam analysis

XAT has always been known to be a difficult test with time-consuming and tricky questions, unlike the CAT. However, the XAT 2018 paper was easier than always. The reduction in the number of questions was good for the applicants viz. better attempts, as XAT has always been a test to be tested on the skill of leaving out difficult questions and focusing on high accuracy.

Section	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
QA and Data Interpretation	27	Moderate	18-20
Verbal Ability	26	Difficult	18-20
Decision Making	21	Moderate to Difficult	15-18
Total	74		54-58

Good attempts with 85-90% accuracy would enable the students to meet XLRI’s expected cut-offs.

Let’s look at the section-wise analysis of XAT 2018.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation:

The overall section was moderate to difficult with basic questions of Modern Maths and Arithmetic like Progressions, Time Speed Distance and Geometry. Although this section was easier than last few years, the Geometry questions were tricky.

Data Interpretation had two sets only, but they were difficult. One set was tricky and the other was calculation intensive.

Verbal Ability:

This section of XAT 2018 was slightly difficult than usual. The Reading comprehensions influence the paper. The passages were from philosophy. The critical reasoning questions were of moderate difficulty. The key was to attempt them with a calm mind. People who did not invest time in these questions have done well.

Grammar section had easy questions like to vocabulary usage in fill in the blanks, spot the error,  etc. Para jumbles were little time consuming but manageable

Decision Making:

This section of XAT has always been the trick area with close answer options making the student’s life difficult. But this time, it was indeed difficult as compared to the previous year. The situational conventional type of decision making questions command the section with 18 questions and just 3 were based on numerical, analytical approach. This was easy to crack, unlike last year’s calculation intensive set.

The XAT 2018 GK section was fairly doable with a major focus on business GK and economic. This is considered only for XLRI.

The Essay topic was “Ethical Practices and Sustainability: Do they co-exist?”

Overall summarizing the XAT 2018 paper, we witnessed happy faces post the exam.

Good Attempts: 40-42 with 85-90% accuracy.

XLRI cut-offs: BM 33-35 and HR 30-32

XIMB cut-offs: BM 29-31 and HR 28-30

SPJIMR cut-offs: 32-34