XAT Exam Analysis

XAT Analysis 2024 with sectional composition and key changes in XAT paper 2024, sectional division of questions in revised XAT test pattern are shared below

Verbal and Logical Ability Section (26 questions) 

• There were 15 Reading Comprehension questions and 11 Verbal Ability/Reasoning questions.
• The Verbal ability/Verbal Reasoning questions were a fair mix of grammar, vocabulary, and reasoning-based questions (Critical Reasoning and Jumbled Paragraphs).
• The 15 RC questions were distributed among five passages (of 300 – 450 words each) and one poem.

Decision Making (21 questions)

• There was no Quantitative DM set in this year’s test.
• The section consisted of 7 sets of 3 questions each.

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (28 questions)

• Out of the 28 questions in the section, 15 were on Quantitative Ability and 13 were on Data Interpretation. 
• In arithmetic 1 question was on Time Speed Distance and 2 questions on profit & Loss.
• In Algebra, 1 question was on polynomials, 3 questions on simultaneous equations and 1 question on Linear equations.
• In Geometry, both the questions were from the topic – Triangles.
• In Modern maths, 1 question each from Logarithm, Progressions and PnC appeared. 
• There were three sets of Data Interpretation with 3 questions each and two sets with two questions each.
• One set was based on Statistics, one set was based on  Cricket match score, one set was based on Discount coupons at a shop.

General Knowledge (25 Questions)
The 25 GK questions comprised 16 current affairs questions and 9 static GK questions.     

Essay Writing
The test-taker had to select one topic out of three and write an essay in around 250 words. The topics for the essay writing task were: 

• Tech predictions are not reliable, because of the lack of creativity and human based thinking;
• Imposing more stringent rule on social media is necessary to prevent false information
• The third one was abstract - we should not prioritize a thing that matters the most, at the cost of leaving a thing that matters the least.

The expected score required for different percentile range is shared below

XAT Score Vs Percentile for Top MBA Colleges (90%ile and Above)
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XAT Score Vs Percentile for Top MBA Colleges (80%ile to 90%)
Here is the list of other Top XAT Accepting Colleges with their XAT Score and Percentile Cut Offs and Admission Status. Click on ‘Apply Now’ to visit their official Admission page.

XAT Score Vs Percentile for Top MBA Colleges (70%ile to 80%ile)
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XAT Score Vs Percentile for Top MBA Colleges (50%ile to 70%ile)
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Below is XAT 2024 Exam & Scoring Pattern Vs Last 3 Years XAT Exam and scoring pattern

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