XAT 2013

XAT Exam

Here are the details of XAT 2013 Exam Dates, Paper Pattern, Centres, Colleges and Online Application Forms. XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) is an entrance test getting admission in XLRI & other Xavier's institute in India which is conducted by all India test conducted by XLRI (formerly known as Xavier Labour Relations Institute). The exam is quite similar to the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs, except that the CAT has no essay. Step of Selection for the exam :- Written Test Group Discussion Personal Interview XAT 2013 Exam Date :- The examination will be held in the month of 8th January 2013 (Sunday) Exam Duration:- The exam is for 2 hours and is followed by a 20 minutes essay writing test on any one topic. XAT 2013 Paper Pattern :- There are four sections for the exam- Verbal Reasoning (English) - (Objective Type Multiple Choice) Quantitative Ability and Reasoning (Math) - (Objective Type Multiple Choice) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning - (Objective Type Multiple Choice) And an essay writing section XAT Marking Scheme :- The exam follows negative marking scheme. Each correct answer carries 1 mark and incorrect deducts 1/3 mark. XAT 2013 Eligibility :- All the applicants who want to appear the exam should have minimum bachelor's degree under the 10+2+3 pattern of education. All the candidates who are appearing in the final year exams can also apply. XAT Online Registeration :- Applicants can use any of the 900 + branches of Axis Bank located all over the country to make payment for the exam. Alternatively candidates can choose to pay online using credit card/ debit card/ online banking. The registration will be starting from 20 th August 2012 to 30 th Novemver 2012. XAT Offline Registeration :- The application forms are also available in traditional paper pencil module. One can buy hard copies from XLRI Jamshedpur and designated Axis bank counters across the country.     XAT Syllabus    Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension Synonyms Fill-in-the-blanks Analogies Antonyms (with a passage given) Logical Ability Puzzles Reading Comprehension Paragraph Forming      Quantitative Ability/Data Interpretation/Reasoning Series Functions Permutations & Combinations Reasoning (Weights of boxes) Simple Arithmetic Questions 2 sets of Data Interpretation Sets of Quant Questions Data sufficiency Quant Individual Questions      General Awareness Geography Quotes History Management Science Political Science XAT 2013 Results :- The results are declared in the month of February.