XAT Exam has two parts – Part 1 further divided into 3 sections – Verbal & Logical Ability, Decision Making, and QA & DI. Part 2 is divided into two sections – GK and Essay Writing.
Let’s have a look of the sectional breakup of part 1 of XAT Exam:
Sections |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Verbal and Logical Ability |
RC |
13 |
CR |
9 |
|
Vocabulary |
2 |
|
Sentence Rearrangement |
2 |
|
Sentence Completion |
2 |
|
Decision Making |
Decision Making |
23 |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation |
Algebra and Functions |
4 |
Number System |
4 |
|
Geometry |
7 |
|
Co-ordinate Geometry |
1 |
|
Arithmetic sequence |
1 |
|
Mixtures |
1 |
|
Probability |
1 |
|
Tables Chart |
4 |
|
Multiple Graph |
4 |
|
Profit and Loss |
1 |
|
Statistics |
1 |
|
Directions |
1 |
|
Interest |
1 |
|
Percentage |
1 |
|
Trigonometry |
1 |
The complete structure of these 3.5 hours XAT Exam is given below in tabular form contains all the essential data about the XAT Exam. Always remember that XAT Exam has the sectional cutoff.
Paper |
Section |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
Total Time |
Negative Marking |
Paper 1 |
Decision Making |
21 |
21 |
170 Min |
0.25 for any wrong answer OR |
Verbal and Logical Ability |
24 |
24 |
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QA & DI |
27 |
27 |
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Paper 2 |
General Knowledge (GK) |
25 |
25 |
35 Min |
No Negative Marking |
Essay Writing |
1 essay |