XAT 2022: Xavier Aptitude Test for Admission to XLRI & Top B-schools XLRI will conduct XAT 2022 exam on Sunday, January 2, 2022 in a single session of 3 hours duration as a computer based test. XLRI will conduct XAT Entrance Exam 2022 for admission to its various PGDM 2022-24 programmes and for admission to more than 160 MBA colleges including XIMB, IMT, TAPMI, K J Somaiya among others. The Online Registration process for the exam has started on August 10, and will close on November 30, 2021. XAT 2022 exam Registration and application fee is Rs.1800/-. XAT 2022 exam full form is Xavier Aptitude Test and the exam is one of the largest MBA Entrance Exams for Admission to XLRI, SPJIMR, IMT, XIMB, TAPMI and 160+ MBA Colleges in India. Every year more than 1,00,000 candidates from all disciplines including Engineering, Commerce, Humanities, Science, Law apply and appear in this exam to get into the various MBA programs offered by these top B-schools. Over the years, Xavier Aptitude Test has become an easier test but to get a high percentile (90+) in this exam requires 4-5 months of serious preparation. XLRI conducts XAT exam on behalf of XAMI. For more than 70 years XLRI is conducting this exam at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. XAT entrance exam notification was released on August 9, 2021 with key exam dates and complete schedule. Last year also, despite Covid pandemic, XLRI conducted XAT exam as a centre based test in 72 cities in India. In this article, you will read all key points to plan your exam journey, including important dates to apply for the exam, syllabus & pattern, how to prepare, past toppers’ interviews and much more. You will also find important links to Free Mock Tests and genuine Past Test Papers for the exam, released by XLRI. So, read through the article till the end. What is XAT Exam? XAT exam full form is Xavier Aptitude Test. It is the Admission Test for admission to MBA/PGDM programs in XLRI and other top MBA colleges like XIMB, IMT Ghaziabad, TAPMI Manipal and 160 other top MBA colleges in India. XLRI will offer admission to its Jamshedpur and Delhi campuses on the basis of this exam score only and will not accept any other test score. There are more than 70 cities and more than 100 venues where XAT 2022 exam will be conducted in India.
Important Changes in Exam Pattern Following changes have been introduced in the Exam by XLRI: XAT 2022 exam application fee increased to Rs.1800/The exam is now changed to a computer based test from paper based test Single slot, single day exam Test timing changed to 9.30AM to 12.30PM Total questions increased to 100 from 99 No Essay Writing test NAT Questions without negative marking introduced All questions are of MCQ type Question paper with 4 sections with different number of questions The last section on GK with 25 questions is not counted for percentile calculation Visually impaired candidates with scribe are given additional 25 minutes to solve Part 1 of the exam Marks for every correct answer : +1 ¼ Negative Marking for wrong answer No Negative marking for General Knowledge section in part-2 of question paper All the MCQ type questions have five options with one correct option Xavier Aptitude Test 2022: Highlights & Key Features Following are the salient features with details on the exam date, notification, eligibility criteria among other key points ReadMore…