XAT Exam Pattern
XAT 2021 is regulated by XLRI on the behalf of Xavierās Association of Management Institutes. Over the years, the XAT pattern has evolved and has recently gone through some further changes. Those who want to score well in XAT must develop the understanding of its pattern.
In this article, we will analyse the XAT pattern, do some comparisons with previous yearās questions and see some of the recent changes happening in the exam.Ā
Sections in XAT 2021 Exam Pattern | Number of questions | Overall Time Duration |
Part-1 | 75 Total MCQs | 165 Minutes |
Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | No Sectional Time Limit |
Decision Making | 21 | No Sectional Time Limit |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 28 | No Sectional Time Limit |
Part-2 | 25 Total MCQs | 15 Minutes |
General Knowledge | 25 | |
Total questions (Part 1 + Part 2) | 100 |
In 2020, a few new changes have been made in the XAT exam pattern which were never seen before. The changes made were for the convenience of the candidates and were also in line with the changing needs of the corporate world. Here, we will see the major changes which took place in 2020.Ā
XAT exam year | XAT 2020 | XAT 2020 | XAT 2019 | XAT 2018 |
Test Duration | 3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours | 3.5 hour |
Number of Sections | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Subjective Answer Question | No | No | No | Yes |
Maximum marks | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 |
Key Change | No Essay Writing test | No Essay Writing test | No Essay Writing test | Essay Writing test |
XAT 2021: Comparison of previous 7 years XAT patterns āĀ XAT exam rules and process have constantly evolved over the period of time. FInd the table below to find the changes which took place in the last seven years.
XAT Exam Year | Total Questions, Time Duration | Section-wise Division of Questions | Marking Pattern for MCQs | Percentile Calculation |
XAT 2020 (Scrapped Essay Writing test) | 100 MCQs | VARC-26 DM-21 Quant-28 GK-25 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking for each wrong answer; penalty of 0.1 mark per question if more than 8 questions left unattempted | Score for 75 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
XAT 2019 | 99 | VARC-26 DM-21 Quant-27 Gk-25 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking for each wrong answer; penalty of 0.1 mark per question if more than 8 questions left unattempted | Score for 75 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
XAT 2018(Changed to Computer Based Test) | 97 MCQs 1 Essay topic 3½ hours duration | VARC-24 DM-21 Quant-27 GK-25 Essay topic-1 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking for each wrong answer; penalty of 0.05 mark per question if more than 12 questions left unattempted | Score for 72 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
XAT 2017 | 97 MCQs 1 Essay topic 3½ hours duration | VARC-24 DM-21 Quant-27 GK-25 Essay topic-1 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking for each wrong answer; penalty of 0.05 mark per question if more than 12 questions left unattempted | Score on 72 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
XAT 2016 | 103 MCQs 1 Essay topic 3½ hours duration | VARC-26 DM-23 Quant-29 GK-25 Essay topic-1 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking for each wrong answer; penalty of 0.05 mark per question if more than 13 questions left unattempted | Score on 78 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
XAT 2015 | 114 MCQs 1 Essay topic 3 hours duration | VARC-28 DM-23 Quant-33 GK-30 Essay topic-1 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking | Score on 84 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
XAT 2014 | 113 MCQs 1 Essay topic 3 hours duration | VARC-28 DM-24 Quant-31 GK-30 Essay topic-1 | 1 mark for each correct answer; ¼ negative marking | Score on 83 MCQs in 1st three sections accounted for percentile calculation |
A. Following changes have been made in the XAT pattern:
A. XAT 2021 will be examined on the following marking scheme:
A. There is no time division for the first three sections of XAT, namely Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. The total time allotted for all 3 of these sections is 165 minutes. However, for the last section of General Knowledge, 15 minutes will be allotted separately.
A. The total number of questions asked in XAT are 100. The section wise division is as follows:
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