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XAT Exam Analysis 2020

Previous Year Question Papers are the best guide to prepare for XAT. The section-wise detailed paper analysis of the previous is given below. 

XAT 2020 Verbal and Logical Ability Analysis

Key Highlights of XAT 2020 Verbal and Logical Ability Analysis:

• The section had overall 26 questions with difficulty level a notch up than 2019 session.
• Reading comprehension were coving arts, psychology and social issues.
• XLRI focusses quite a lot on Verbal and language comprehension skills of a candidate. Thus this section is of prime importance. 
• There was 1 poem which was moderate-difficult. 2 para jumble questions were moderate.
• Fill in the blanks questions were difficult CR questions were quite difficult.
• An ideal attempt was considered covering 16 to 18 questions with 70% accuracy.

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XAT 2020 Decision Making Analysis

Decision making section was similar to previous years. 21 Situation decision making questions were to be answered.

• Level of difficulty fo situational questions was moderate.
• There were no singlets thus it was easy to attempt decision making. 
• No questions were asked from mathematical or analytical reasoning
• Decision making section in 2020 was rather boring according to students.
• Many students avoided sequence questions.
• 16-17 attempts is considered good for clearing the sectional cutoff.

XAT 2020 Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Analysis

Key Highlights of XAT 2020 Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Analysis:

• In comparison to XAT 2019 quants was comparatively difficult to attempt in 2020.
• There were a total of 27 questions out of which 21 questions were prominently covered by Algebra and Geometry section.
• DI questions consisted of tables, graphs, and sets.
• One question was found to be incorrect and candidates were allotted buffer marks for that section.
• An ideal attempt considered was 2-3 DI questions and 13-15 questions on quants. 

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XAT 2020 General Knowledge Analysis

Key Highlights of XAT Decision Making Paper Analysis:

• General knowledge nerve lies in good time management as candidates have to attempt a total of 25 questions in 15 minutes.
• Questions are asked from current affairs and static general knowledge.
• At times there are multiple correct options for one question. Level of difficulty was not more or less compared to 2019.
• Attempting 12-14 questions with accuracy is considered good attempt. 

XAT Exam Analysis 2019

XAT Exam Analysis 2019: Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning

A brief about XAT Previous year paper for 2019 for the Verbal & Reasoning section is that the section had a total of 26 questions. 

• This section was tougher than the last year, mainly because of questions from the Verbal section.
• The section was dominated by Reading Comprehensions, having real time-consuming questions.
• RC passages consisted of questions from art, psychology, and social problems.
• Other questions were from topics like critical reasoning, poem comprehension, analogy, antonym, para-jumbles, fill in the blanks, etc. 
• A well-prepared student could have attempted 16 – 18 questions with 65% accuracy.

Topic-wise distribution of the XAT VA & LR section for the 2019 exam:

XAT Exam Analysis 2019: Decision Marking & Analytical Reasoning

Previous Year analysis for XAT Decision Making tests helps you to get an idea that how prepared you are for a management level course.

• The difficulty level of this section was again similar to last year. Decision Making questions dominated the section with 18 questions.
• There were no questions from Mathematical/ Analytical Reasoning.
• There were 3 questions that were similar to those that were there in the previous year’s papers. 
• All questions were of moderate level.

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XAT Exam Analysis 2019: Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

The section was slightly tougher than last year’s.

• A few questions were tricky and few of them were a little ambiguous.
• Questions were mainly asked from Arithmetic, Algebra, Coordinate geometry, Trignometry, DI Time zone, etc. 
• A good attempt would be 17-18 with an accuracy of 70%.
• An ideal time to attempt this section would be about 65 – 70 minutes.
• Questions were a mix of easy, moderate, and difficult questions.

The chart gives the topic-wise distribution of XAT Quantitative Ability & XAT Data Interpretation section for 2019:

Previous Years Exam Analysis XAT General Awareness 2019

Most of the questions were a single statement based. Some of the questions had more than one seemingly correct statement. The questions were mainly asked from sub-topics like Economy & Business, History, Geography, Sports, polity, etc. If you keep yourself updated with all these topics then you can easily score well in this section. There were 25 questions in total.

The chart below gives a fair idea about the Topic-wise distribution of the General Awareness section for the XAT 2019 exam.

XAT Exam Analysis 2018

Considering XAT 2018 was held in online mode, it was marred by a number of connectivity issues. Thus, in an official statement by XLRI, the exam was rescheduled for two of its exam centers (Kolkata & Gurgaon). The exam was of moderate difficulty level. XAT Previous Year topic wise analysis for 2018 is given below:

Section-wise XAT Analysis 2018

• Quantitative Ability: This section had 27 questions of easy level.
• Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning: This section had 26 questions of a moderate level.
• Decision Making: This section had 22 questions that were tricky and time-consuming.
• General Knowledge: This section had 25. About 50% were from current affairs.

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XAT Exam Analysis 2017

XAT 2017 Exam took place in a single slot on January 08, 2017, across multiple centers. The Paper was divided into 4 sections - Verbal & Logical Ability, Decision Making & Analytical Reasoning, Data Interpretation & Quantitative Ability, and General Knowledge. The level of difficulty of the XAT Paper ranged from moderate to high. The exam was held in offline mode.

• Verbal & Logical Ability: Multiple questions could have been easily attempted as RC passages were not very difficult. Para jumbles, however, were time-consuming. Critical reasoning was moderately difficult.
• Decision Making & Analytical Reasoning: Unlike the previous year, there were no long passages on DM. The questions on cricket, snakes & ladder were confusing.
• Data Interpretation & Quantitative Ability: DI sets were quite tricky and geometry was also not easy. Few questions were ambiguous.
• GK: Most questions this year were single statement-based. Maximum questions were from economics, geography, science, technology.

While the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Questions in quantitative ability were comparably hard and the verbal ability section was slightly easier than the previous years. XAT Previous Year topic wise analysis is given below:

Section-wise XAT 2017 Analysis

XAT Exam Pattern 2024

Given below are the salient features of the revised XAT 2024 test pattern:

• Number of Sections: 3 sections in Part 1, Mock keyboard testing in Part 2, and 2 sections in Part 3
• Number of questions: 102
• Type of questions: 101 MCQs and 1 Descriptive Essay (3 question options)
• Total Marks: 101 (1 mark for every MCQ)
• Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for wrong answers and 0.10 after 8 unanswered questions.
• Total Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes.

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