XAT exam pattern has been revised. Instead of 5 sections

now there will be only 4 sections. There will be no essay writing and only 15 minutes for GK. Total no. of questions will be 100.

The most popular management entrance after CAT Exam (conducted by IIMs) for MBA / PGDM has been the XAT conducted by XLRI. The XAT 2022 will be conducted on January 2, 2022 in 72 cities in India. Xavier Aptitude Test or commonly known as XAT which is a computer-based test, will be conducted for admission for the batch of MBA 2022-24 on January 2, 2022 from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM in a single session in CBT Mode.

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XAT Exam Pattern: The pattern for XAT 2022 has been revised by XLRI. Now only 4 sections will be available as against 5 sections.

XAT 2022 Exam Pattern: Sectional Composition & Scoring Pattern: Key highlights XAT pattern 2022, the sectional composition with key changes in XAT paper pattern 2022 and sectional division of questions in revised XAT test pattern are shared below. Highest 28 Q from QA & DI; 26 from VLA & 21 from Decision Making. 25 Question for General Knowledge section.

XAT Exam Pattern	Number of Q	Overall Time
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-1	75 Total MCQs	165 Minutes

GK 25 question and time duration 15 minutes

Features of XAT Exam Pattern 2022

XAT pattern: Computer Based Test
XAT Total Questions: 100
XAT Exam Pattern for MCQs: Each MCQ is followed by 5 answer options
XAT Scoring Pattern: +1 Mark for Each Correct
Negative Marking in XAT Pattern 2021: 0.25 (¼) mark deducted for MCQs from Sl. 1 to 75
No negative marking in GK
Only 3 sections in XAT exam are taken into account to calculate the XAT percentile score and XAT merit list for written exam.
GK will not be counted for percentile calculation in XAT exam pattern.
No Sectional Time Limit in part 1.