XAT Exam Pattern 2025 (Revised): Check Marking Scheme Here

XAT 2025 Exam Pattern: The Xavier School of Management (XLRI) has released the XAT exam pattern 2025 for Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) on its official website – xatonline.in. As per new XAT pattern, there are two major changes have been done.

According to the latest XAT exam pattern pdf, essay section has been removed from the test and will now be a part of GD/PI process, also the General Knowledge section will now comprise 20 questions, reduced from 25 questions (This section will include 12 questions on current affairs and 8 questions from static GK. Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is scheduled to be held on January 5, 2025.

In XAT, there will be two parts of the question paper. The first part of the question paper includes Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability, and Data Interpretation (170 minutes), while the second part includes GK section (10 minutes). Each section will have MCQ questions with five options to choose the correct response. The duration of the exam has been increased to 180 minutes, or 3 hours. Scroll down to get the detailed exam pattern.

XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

XLRI, Jamshedpur, conducts the Xavier Aptitude Test for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes. This is a national-level management entrance examination. Apart from XLRI and 10 other XAMI members, over 700 B-schools accept XAT scores for admission to their postgraduate management programmes.

New XAT Pattern PDF Link

Candidates planning to appear for the upcoming exam must be well aware of the exam pattern before starting their preparation. Check out the highlights of the exam pattern below:

Section Wise XAT Exam Pattern

The XAT exam pattern helps candidates know about the question paper structure. They can get an idea about the number of questions, exam duration, sections, marking scheme, and so on. Knowing these details will help the candidates to make a good preparation strategy for the exam. The total duration required to attempt Part 1 is 180 minutes, Part 2 is 10 minutes.

The section-wise question and marks distribution is tabulated below:

How To Practice Unlimited XAT Exam Questions?

Follow the below-mentioned steps to take the XAT practice test:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Select the Goal “Management” from the Dropdown and click on “Next”.
• 4th Step: Select “XAT” and click on “Next”.
• 5th Step: Select the preferred language and click on “Done”.
• 6th Step: Click “Practice” from the header section.
• 7th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 8th Step: Click on any XAT subjects.
• 9th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the practice.

XAT Marking Scheme

The most essential aspect of the XAT Exam Pattern is the marking scheme. Take note of the following points to learn more about the latest marking scheme in the exam pattern:

• Each correct response will award one mark.
• For each incorrect response in Part 1, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
• For eight or more unanswered consecutive questions, 0.10 marks will be deducted.
• There will be no negative marking in the General Knowledge section.
• General Knowledge section scores will not be taken into account while calculating the XAT final score.
• If candidates are selected for the interview, their essay writing section will be evaluated and considered.

XAT Previous Year Paper Pattern Trends

The XAT exam patterns of previous years from 2014 to 2020 are tabulated below:

Note that, every year, each question carried 1 mark, and there were negative markings of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

XAT Syllabus 2025

Besides the exam pattern, candidates should also check the syllabus to help them prepare for the exam. The important topics for XAT 2025 are provided below:

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FAQs on XAT Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates can check the commonly asked questions regarding the XAT 2025 exam pattern below:

We hope this detailed article on the XAT Exam Pattern 2025 has provided you with all the information. Stay tuned to Embibe for the latest news and updates on the XAT exam.