• The total number of questions has been brought down to 78 and the time allotted has been increased by 20 minutes.
• The level of difficulty of the questions has also been carefully designed. In order to enable students to attempt as many questions as possible and encourage them to demonstrate all-round skills, the difficulty level of the questions has been brought down.

Expected exam pattern for XAT is as follows:

Features of XAT Exam Pattern

The Important features of XAT Exam Pattern are as follows:

Marking Scheme: Each XAT question will be carrying one mark and for each wrong answer there will be negative marking of 0.25 marks. Candidates are permitted to leave eight questions unattempted, past which they need to acquire negative marking of 0.05 marks. Two years ago, the number was 12, which has been decreased to eight this year.

Sections: There are three sections in Paper 1, Decision Making, Verbal and Logical Ability & Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation. Last year, QA and DI sections carried the extreme weightage. Paper 2 comprised of two areas- General Knowledge area had 25 targeted questions and those on Decision making, in particular. The subjective part comprises of Essay Writing where just a single topic is given. General Knowledge marks would only be used at the time of final selection and not for shortlisting candidates for personal interview and Group Discussion.

Method of Answering: XAT was conducted in online mode and candidates needed to reply by selecting the correct choice utilizing a mouse. The rough work should be possible on particular sheets. For Paper 2, the article must be composed in the space gave on the web.

Number of questions: The number of questions is 74. A year ago, the aggregate number of questions in Part 1 was 72 with most noteworthy weightage in Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation segment. The quantity of questions in Part 2 stays consistent, with 25 questions from GK and one essay writing section.

Candidates should keep these points in mind:

• Just a single question will be shown on the PC screen at once. The applicants should tap on 'Next Question' to go to the next question or on 'Past Question' option given at the bottom of the screen to go to the previous question.
• The candidate should click on the right decision, from the five alternatives given. In the event that, the applicant does not wish to attempt the question, it can be left.
• The clock is accessible on the TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER of the screen; candidates need to keep a tab on it to finish the exam within the assigned time.
• The candidate can decide to unmark his/her answer by tapping the 'Delete' option given at the base of the screen
• The questions can be responded in any manner within the allotted time.
• The list of attempted and un-attempted questions appears on the correct side of the screen. Applicants can tap on any of the attempted ones to modify the appropriate responses on the off chance that they wish so.
• Candidates have the alternative to bookmarking a question in any event that they need to check it at a later stage by clicking on the 'Tag' option accessible at the base of the screen. The Bookmark on a specific question can be removed by tapping on the 'De-Tag' option given at the base of the screen

The question palette at the privilege of the screen demonstrates the accompanying status of each of the questions numbered

[Green] You have addressed the question

[Yellow] You have not addressed the question and set apart for checking.

[Purple] You have addressed the question yet set apart for checking.

[White] You have not addressed the question

*Note: Questions which are attempted and set apart for checking would be dealt with as attempted questions just as long as the candidate does not 'Eradicate' the choice.

Candidates should utilize the 'Following Question' OR 'Past Question' option or click on the question number showed on the correct side of the screen to move forward and backward between questions.

The appropriate responses will be spared at whatever point the candidate goes to the following question, by tapping on 'Past Question' OR 'Next Question' option. In any case, the last question will be spared naturally in the wake of replying. On the off chance that a candidate completes the paper inside the stipulated time, he/she can end the test by tapping the 'Review Submit' option. Be that as it may, candidates won't be permitted to leave the test lobby until the finish of the stipulated time. On the finishing of the test duration, regardless of whether the applicant does not tap on an answer or does not tap on the 'Review Submit' option, the result will be organically generated by the PC.

In spite of the fact that there is no particular XAT syllabus discharged by XLRI Jamshedpur, after meticulously checking the past question papers and XAT test papers, will provide an idea regarding the exam and guide about planning.