XATSyllabus, Overview, XAT Exam Pattern

XAT Syllabus, Overview, XAT Exam Pattern

XAT exam syllabus is vital when it comes to cracking the entrance test. The official date of the XAT Exam is 5th January. So, it is mandatory for the XAT aspirants to get aware with the XAT exam syllabus to nail the exam. Find out the detailed XAT exam syllabus.

The syllabus of XAT exam is vital for any test taker who wants to crack the XAT exam. XLRI Jamshedpur does not officially release the XAT exam syllabus, therefore an estimated XAT syllabus has been provided here by our experts for XAT exam aspirants. According to the XAT syllabus, the exam is divided into four sections namely Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, Verbal & Logical Reasoning, Decision Making, and General Knowledge. With just few weeks left for the XAT exam, candidates are advised to make the most of their preparation. XAT will be held on January 5th and the XAT admit card will be available anytime soon from today onwards.

Here in this article, we bring to you a comprehensive XAT syllabus considering previous year's trend. Candidates are recommended to go through the XAT syllabus for reference purpose.

• XAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI): There are 15 topics of 27 marks. The difficulty level of this section is considered always high. An accuracy of 70% is considered good.
   
• XAT Syllabus for Verbal & Logical Ability (VA & LR): There are 7 important topics and the section can have moderate-high difficulty level questions. About 26 questions are expected this year.
   
• XAT Syllabus for Decision Making (DM): 22 questions are expected from this section. 
• XAT GK Syllabus: The section always has a moderate difficulty level as questions. 

XAT Syllabus: Overview

Sections	Important topics
Verbal and Logical Ability	Reading comprehension and vocabulary, analogy based on vocabulary, para Jumble, grammar, critical reasoning and inference, para completion, etc.
Decision Making	Decision making, analogy, seating arrangement, logical sequence, assumption, premise, conclusion, etc.
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	Tables and caselets, percentage, surds and indices, algebra, mensuration, bar diagrams, pie charts, etc.
General Knowledge	Science, economy, business, politics, static GK, sports, prize and award, world, government, constitution of India, etc.

Section wise XAT Syllabus

XAT Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

Topics to study in Quantitative Aptitude (QA) & Data Interpretation (DI) section:

Percentage	Tables and Caselets
Linear and Quadratics Equations	Profit and Loss
Probability	Surds and Indices
Ratio and Proportion	Critical Path
Inequalities	Variation
Averages and Partnerships	Logarithms
Time and Work	Alligations and Mixtures
Numbers	Time, Speed and Distance
Algebra	Mensuration
LCM and HCF	Simple and Compound Interest
Geometry	Pure Mathematics
Venn Diagram	Trigonometry
Data Tables	Data charts
Bar diagrams	Graphs
Pie charts	Data analysis

XAT Syllabus: Verbal Ability

Topics to study in Verbal Ability section:

Reading Comprehension	Antonyms/Synonyms	Fill in the blanks
Jumbled Paragraphs	Correction of errors in sentence	Contextual usage of vocabulary
Word usage	Sentence completion	Paragraph completion In Reading Comprehension section, passages will be from literature, socio-economic essays, science and culture and abstract topics.

XAT Syllabus: Decision Making

Topics to study in Decision Making section:

Analytical Reasoning	Arithmetic	Logical Reasoning
Data Arrangement	Conditions and grouping	Caselets
Situations	Decision making	Assumptions

 

XAT Syllabus: General Knowledge

Topics to study in General Knowledge section:

Awards and winners	Static GK	History and Geography
Business and Politics	Personalities	Constitution of India
Government  and Economy	Current Affairs	World Events

XAT Exam Pattern: Highlights

Exam Structure	Details
Number of sections included	4 (Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and General Knowledge)
Duration of exam	180 minutes
Number of questions	100
XAT Exam Total Marks	100
Language of paper	English
Number of answer choices	4
Mode of examination	Online
XAT Marking scheme	+1 marks for correct answer, (– 0.25) mark for incorrect answer. 0.5 marks will get deducted for more than 8 un-attempted questions. No negative marking in GK section

Section Wise XAT Exam Pattern

Sections	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Decision Making	22	22
Verbal and Logical Ability	26	26
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	27	27
General Knowledge	25	25
Total	100	100

XAT Marking Scheme

XAT will have negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. And there’ll be deduction of 0.5 marks for more than 8 un-attempted questions. There will be no negative marking in General Knowledge section, but the scores of this section won’t be considered while calculation XAT score.

Check the table below to understand XAT marking scheme:

Right answer	+1
Wrong answer	-0.25
more than 8 unanswered questions	-0.5

Important Points about XAT Exam Pattern

• There is no sectional time limit, so the candidate will be able to apply their own strategy to solve the question paper.
   
• The candidates will be allowed to move back and forth between questions.
   
• XAT General Knowledge section will be dominated by current affairs and news from the business and political world, with around seven questions related to international political crisis. Some questions will be of conventional GK, including personalities, events, history, awards, science, etc. 
   
• Do not carry any stationary things, bags, handbags, paper, printed (or composed material), mobile phone, ear phone, microphone, pager, calculator, camera, recorder or any such electronic thing along with you inside the exam hall.
   
• Inside the exam hall, candidates must sit at the computer system assigned to them. If found sitting elsewhere they will be disqualified.
   
• Don't forget to carry two copies of XAT admit card and one of your photo IDs issued by the Government of India to the examination center.
   
• Reach your respective XAT exam center at least an hour before the reporting time.

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