XAT Registration | XAT Exam | XAT Notification

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.

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XAT Exam Dates :

Events	Dates
Application Start Date	16 August, 2017
Last date of application	30 November, 2017
Last Date of Application (with late fee)	10 December, 2017
Admit Card Download	20 December, 2017
XAT 2018 Exam	7 January, 2018 (10 am to 1:35 pm)
XAT 2018 official Answer Key	Third week of January 2018
XAT 2018 Result	31 January, 2018

Mode of examination: Online

Visit xatonline.in to apply for XAT. For the registration procedure, refer to the given PDF.

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XAT 2018 Structure:

There are two parts to the exam:

Aptitude Test
Essay and Gk

The Aptitude test includes three sections:

Verbal and Logical Ability
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
Decision Making

Parts	Section Name	Questions	Time	Negative Marking
Part A	Verbal and Logical Ability	24	170 min	0.25 per question for every wrong answer, 0.05 per question for more than 12 un-attempted questions
	Decision Making	21
	Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation	27
Part B	General Knowledge	25	35 min	No Negative Marking
Part B	Essay	1 Essay	35 min	No Negative Marking

XAT Eligibility :

Candidates should have recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline.
Candidates completing their final examination may also apply.
However, NRI and foreign candidates may apply through GMAT score (except Dubai and Kathmandu wherein candidates have an option of appearing for XAT 2018).