XAT 2019 Notification | XAT 2019 Exam Date

XAT is conducted every year by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of the XAMI. This paper-pencil based test is taken by approximately 90,000 prospects across India. For the past 60 years, XAT has been conducted in the offline mode (that is, pen-paper test) but from this year it will be conducted in online mode. The scores from this exam are used by more than 145 institutes for admission purposes.

As an exam, XAT is tough to crack because of its level of difficulty and competitiveness. This year, the proposed time duration of the test is 3 hours and 35 minutes. From 2018, the XAT exam has gone online.

XAT Exam Dates:

Events	Dates
Application Start Date	3rd week of August, 2018
Last date of application	30th November, 2018
Last Date of Application (with late fee)	15th December, 2018
Admit Card Download	3rd week of December, 2018
XAT 2019 Exam	6th January, 2019 (10 AM to 1.30 PM)
XAT 2019 official Answer Key	3rd week of January 2019
XAT 2019 Result	Last week of January, 2019

Simplified guidelines to register online for XAT 2018 Free

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Things you need while applying like important documents, photographs etc.
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Additionally, go through the list of essential facts about XAT:

Exam Name	Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT)
Conducting body	XLRI Jamshedpur
Exam type	National Level Post-Graduate exam
Purpose of Test	Qualifying Test for admission to XLRI and 150+ B-schools
Periodicity	Once in a year
Score/Percentile Validity	One Year
Mode of the Exam	Online (Computer-based)
Duration of the Exam	3:35 hours
Annual No. of Test Takers	Approx. 90,000
Exam Pattern	Objective and Subjective questions
Number of questions	98
Syllabus	Questions from Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, General Knowledge and Essay Writing
Negative Marking	0.25 marks or 1/4th of the total marks for each wrong answer
Programmes Offered by XLRI	Business Management (BM), Human Resource Management (HRM), Global Business Management (GBM) and General Management Programme (GMP)
Official website	http://www.xatonline.in/

XAT is one of the oldest MBA entrance tests being held for the last 60 years. It is considered to be one of the trickiest entrance exams. Preparing with a right approach is sure to land you in a top B-school.