XAT 2024 Exam Live Updates; Answer Key (Available), Question Paper Analysis, Result, Cutoff, Pattern

The examination body released the XAT question paper 2024 yesterday night for candidates to check questions and tally their answers. This will help them in evaluating their performance. The XAT 2024 question paper PDF is available here: https://www.xatonline.in/

To download the XAT answer key 2024, test takers will have to follow the process given below:

• Go to xatonline website
• Click on tab indicating 'answer keys;
• Enter XAT ID and date of birth to login
• The XAT 2024 answer key will appear on screen

XLRI has not announced a particular date of XAT 2024 answer key, however it can be expected to be released within five days. The XAT answer key 2024 will be available through login.

XAT response sheet is expected to be released today or tomorrow. The candidate response sheet will be available through login. The official XAT answer key 2024 will be released 2-3 days later.

Colleges accepting XAT score for admission, shortlist candidates for PI and GD on the basis of XAT score and academic profile. To participate in the GD-PI round of any college, candidates need to fill the institute application form.

XAT 2024 cut offs for various courses will be released by XLRI Jamshedpur within a week of result announcement, so candidates can expect cut off release by first week of February 2024.

XLRI PI shortlist will begin in the first week of February 2024 and the interviews will be conducted most likely in March 2024. The institute will announce admission schedule after result declaration.

There are over 800 MBA colleges in India, that accept XAT score for MBA admission, some of them include XIMB-Bhubaneswar, SPJIMR-Mumbai, IMT Ghaziabad, GIM Goa, TAPMI Manipal, IRMA Anand, MICA Ahmedabad, Great Lakes Institute of Management, LIBA and KJ Somaiya.

The official XAT 2024 result announcement date is January 31, 2024, but it can be released earlier too. In the past few years, the XAT result has been announced by January 18, 2024.

XAT 2024 response sheet will be available for download via login in the next two or three days. The response sheet will contain XAT questions and candidate’s responses.

The XAT authorities have released the first copy of official XAT 2024 question paper today. This is the first time in the recent years that XAT question paper has been released on the exam day and before the answer key. The XAT question paper 2024 carries all questions and their options and can be downloaded without login:

Here is the link to download XAT 2024 question paper: https://www.xatonline.in/

Q: Log 5 (x-2) = 2 log 25 (2x-4). Number of values of X?

a) 0

b) 4

c) 1

d) Infinitely many

e) 2

Q: A four digit number abbb, a>0. What is the necessary sufficient condition?

a) 3b is divisible by a

b) B is equal to 0

c) 21b is divisible by a

d) 9b is divisible by a

e) B is divisible by a

Q: King has some rare jewels in three boxes, first box has 1/3, second box has K/5 and third box has 66. If K>0, find the number of rare jewels King had.

a) 240

b) 1080

c) 660

d) 990

e) Cannot be determined  

Listed below are the expected XAT cut off percentiles 2024 for the top MBA colleges accepting XAT score for admission.

Check the tables below for XAT cut offs 2023. The cut offs for XLRI admission 2024 are expected to be same:

XAT Cut Offs 2023: Business Management (BM)

XAT Cut Offs 2023: Human Resource Management (HRM)

Here's what test takers have to say about XAT exam 2024:

Sine the difficulty level of XAT 2024 was same as previous years, there cut offs for XLRI will remain the same around 94-95 percentile.

• Verbal Ability - Moderate
• Decision Making - Moderate
• Quantitative Aptitude - Tough

“Quant was a little difficult but Decision Making was fine. For me Quants was on the difficult side, for others it may not be. In comparison to XAT 2024, CAT 2023 was tougher,", said Kanishka Garg.

Students said the QA questions were tough. Most of the questions were on Arithmetic and Algebra in QA. There were topics on business management in essay writing.

Students at a XAT test centre in Noida faced technical issue. They shared that the arrangement at the centre was poor. Many female test takers raise security issues as a test centre was located at a far off location.

XAT percentile is important because the MBA colleges accepting XAT score for admission shortlist candidates on the basis of percentile and not the raw score of candidates.

XAT 2024 exam is now over. The analysis of question paper and memory based answer keys will be provided here. Stay tuned.

The number of test takers will be shared by the examination authorities in a day or two. However, the number can be expected to be nearly 1.30 lakh as 1.35 applications were received this year.

The number of test takers will be shared by the examination authorities in a day or two. However, the number can be expected to be nearly 1.30 lakh as 1.35 lakh applications were received this year.

Last year in XAT, the three topics for essay writing were:

• Taking risks in life
• People with lower IQ make more money
• Decarbonisation to reduce carbon emission is hampering Indian Industries

Check below estimated XAT sectional cut offs and score vs percentile.

XLRI Jamshedpur takes into consideration the sectional percentiles also to shortlist candidates for the PI round. Thus candidates must ensure they solve a good number of questions in every section to meet the sectional cut off.

XAT percentiles are calculated from the marks scored by candidates. Given below are the estimated XAT score vs percentile

XAT score is the sum total of the number of correct and incorrect attempts out of 103 questions. The XAT percentile is a candidate’s relative rank in comparison to other test takers based on their scores. For example, if a candidate gets 94 percentile in XAT, it means his performance is better than 94 percent of the total candidates.

• XAT scores will be calculated on the basis of candidates’ correct and incorrect attempts.
• For every correct attempt 1 mark will be awarded and for every incorrect attempt 0.25 marks will be deducted.
• There is no negative marking for unanswered questions, but if a candidate skips 8 consecutive questions, 0.10 marks will be deducted.

XAT 2024 exam has begun at 2:00 pm. about 1.35 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the exam. The test will conclude at 5:30 pm.

XAT 2024 will begin in a few minutes from now. The entry gates of XAT test centres will close at 1:50 pm. There after no one will be allowed to enter the venue.

In the GK section of XAT 2024, questions can be asked from Science, Economy, Business, Politics, Static GK, Sports, Prize and Award, World, Government, Constitution of India, etc.

Important topics in XAT Decision Making syllabus are Data Arrangement, Conditioning, Grouping, Complex Arrangement, Caselets, Assumptions, Premises, Conclusions, etc.

XAT Quantitative Aptitude topics are Arithmetic, Geometry, Mensuration, Percentage, Surds and Indices, Algebra, Mensuration, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Tables, Data Interpretation, etc.

Important topics of XAT VA section are Reading Comprehension, Poem, Vocabulary, Analogy, Parajumble, Grammar, Critical Reasoning, Fill in the Blanks, etc.

XAT 2024 exam will be of moderate to high difficulty level. The VA section will be moderate while QA and DM questions can be difficult. GK will be tough as usual and the essay topics can be from abstract and business related topics.

Part 2 of the XAT 2024 question paper will be a 5-minute keyboard testing activity.

Part 3 will comprise GK and Essay Writing and the duration will be 30 minute.

The first part of XAT question paper 2024 will consist of Decision Making, Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability. It be of 175 minutes and candidates can move from one section to another in this part.

Candidates must check the location of their test centres in the day and start early to be able to reach there on time. Reporting time for XAT 2024 exam is 12:30 pm.

Candidates must not carry any electronic item such as phone, watch, headphone, etc. to the XAT exam centre. Candidates must also not carry bags or valuables as there will be no arrangement for bag deposit at the centres.

Candidates are required to carry only the following items:

• Two copies of XAT 2024 admit card
• Photo ID card
• Blue or black ball point pen

Candidates will be required to affix a recent passport size photo on their XAT admit card 2024. The photo should preferably be same as uploaded with the XAT 2024 application form.

The digital copy of XAT admit card 2024 will not be accepted as a valid document at the test centre. Thus, candidates must ensure they carry two color print outs of their admit card.

Candidates have to carry two copies of the XAT admit card 2024 and one photo ID issued by the government of India. Valid photo ID include:

• Passport
• Voter ID
• Aadhaar Card
• PAN Card
• Driving License
• College ID
• Employee ID card

Candidates have to appear for the XAT exam 2024 at the test centre mentioned in their admit card. They cannot take the test in any other test centre. Attempt to do so will lead to disqualification.

• 1 mark for every correct answer
• -0.25 for every incorrect answer
• -0.10 marks for each unattempted question after 8 unattempted question
• No negative marking for General Knowledge questions
• 1 mark for every correct answer
• -0.25 for every incorrect answer
• -0.10 marks for each unattempted question after 8 unattempted question
• No negative marking for General Knowledge questions

The XAT 2024 exam is all set to be held today from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm. About 1.2 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the national level MBA entrance exam today.

XAT 2024 exam will be conducted in computer based test mode wherein candidates have to mark the questions in the computer screen with the help of computer mouse. There will be five options to choose the correct option from.

The XAT exam will be held in over 70 cities. Give below is the list of XAT test cities:

• Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (28 questions)
• Decision Making (21 questions)
• Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (26 questions)
• General Knowledge (25 questions)

The essay will be evaluated at the time of PI shortlisting and will have no bearing on XAT result and score calculation.

There will be a total of 103 questions in XAT 2024. It is not mandatory to attempt all the questions. However, in the essay sections, writing one essay is mandatory.

PwD (Persons with Disabilities) candidates will get an additional 20 minutes per hourto complete the test.

In Part 3, candidates will be asked to write a 250-word essay on one of the three topics given. The nature of the essay will be argumentative and candidates will have to write a coherent essay on the topic of their choice.

It is a 5-minute activity in which candidates have to type "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” in the provided space. This activity is the second part of the test form, and will appear after the first part – DM, VA, QA is over.

Reporting time for XAT 2024 test takers in 12:30 pm. Candidates are supposed to reach their respective test centres by 12:30 pm for smooth entry and candidate identification process.

The XAT 2024 exam duration is 210 minutes or 3.30 hours. There will be no break in between. The 210 minutes will be however, divided into three parts. Part 1 of the test will be of 175 minutes, Part 2 will be of 5 minutes and Part 3 will be of 30 minutes.

Candidates having medical implants are required to carry the necessary medical documentation to the XAT test centers 2024 to ensure smooth entry and passage of the exam day.

Dress code or outfit guidelines for XAT 2024 are wear socks, plain pullovers, sweaters, and cardigans without pockets. Jackets, hoodies, caps, headgears and shoes are not allowed. The outfit and accessories should also not have metal.

The XAT exam authorities have also shared via email, general instructions and exam specific instructions with registered candidates and have asked them to read the documents thoroughly to be well prepared for the exam.

Since December 29, 2023, the XAT authorities have sent multiple email reminders to candidates for downloading their admit cards from the official website.

XAT 2024 admit cards released on December 26, 2023 do not have official watermark, so candidates who downloaded the admit card on that date are required to download it again. Candidates must ensure that they carry to the test centre, the XAT admit card 2024 which has watermark. The hall tickets without watermark will be deemed invalid.

Candidates must download their XAT 2024 admit card before the exam and take two color printouts of the same. Here's the process:

• Visit XAT 2024 website: https://xatonline.in/
• Click on 'download admit card' tab
• Enter XAT User ID and date of birth to login
• Click on 'admit card' link
• The XAT 2024 admit card will appear
• Download and save the admit card in PDF format