XAT 2017 !!! Registration, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus

XAT 2017: Xavier Aptitude Test or XAT is a national level MBA entrance exam conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur for the admission to post graduate management programmes at more than 150 B-schools in India. The paper pencil based XAT 2017 test will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2017. The application process has started from Wednesday, August 17, 2016 and will end on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. The last date for late application is December 11, 2016 with a higher application fee. The application fee has increased from last year.

XAT is considered to be one of the toughest MBA entrance exams. Last year, XAT had undergone changes in terms of exam pattern. XAT 2017 pattern is expected to remain same as last year. Let’s take a look at the details of the XAT 2017 exam in terms of eligibility criteria, application procedure, exam pattern, important dates, result etc.

XAT 2017 Important Dates

Exam Events	Dates
Commencement of application process	Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Last date of application	Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Last date of late application	Sunday, December 11, 2016
Downloading of admit card	Tuesday, December 20, 2016
XAT 2017 exam	Sunday, January 8, 2017
XAT 2017 Official Answer Key	Second week of January, 2017
XAT 2017 Result	Last week of January, 2017

XAT 2017 Registration

• Interested candidates can apply for this exam via online process.
• Not any other mode is available to fill the application form.
• XAT Registration 2017 has been started from 17th August, 2016.
• Candidates can submit the application form till 30th November, 2016.
• Candidates applying for only XAT are required to pay Rs. 1600/- application fee.
• Candidates interested in XLRI programme (s) are required to pay Rs. 300/- additional fee for each.
• Candidates can make fee payment from three different modes i.e. online payment gateway, cash payment and demand draft.

Also Check – How to fill XAT Application Form

XAT Eligibility Criteria

Candidates make sure to check eligibility criteria before applying:

• Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree of minimum three years or equivalent from a recognized authority in any discipline.
• Candidates appearing in final exams by June, 2017 are also eligible to apply.
• NRI and Foreign candidates can apply via GMAT Score card (except Dubai and Kathmandu candidates).
• Candidates who have scored less than 50% in graduation are also eligible to apply.

XAT 2017 Exam Pattern

Here, candidates may check the XAT Exam Pattern:

• Mode: XAT exam will be a pen & paper based examination.
• Sections: The XAT exam will be conducted in two papers i.e. paper 1 and paper 2.
• No of Questions: The paper 1 will consist of 78 questions & Paper 2 will contain 25 questions.
• Subjects: The paper 1 will be from Decision Making, Verbal and Logical Ability and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation.
  • The paper 2 will be from General Awareness and one topic for essay writing.
• Duration: Total 170 minutes will be given to students for paper 1 and 35 minutes will be provided for paper 2.

Preparation Tips

Best XAT Preparation with a good study plan matters a lot to score good score in exam. Plan your studies as per the time you have. Prepare a good time-table for your studies plan a rest time between the continuous study hours. Choose only the right XAT books for your studies and also try to solve previous years question papers it will help you better to understand the exam pattern.

XAT 2017 Syllabus

There is not any syllabus is fixed for XAT exam. As per the analysis of previous years XAT exam syllabus, it will comprises of these topics Verbal Ability, Decision Making & Analytical Reasoning, General Knowledge and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation.

XAT 2017 Admit Card

The XAT admit card will be released by the authority from 20th December 2016 onwards. Candidates can download their admit card by visiting the official website of XAT. The admit card will contain examination details such as exam venue, exam date & timing, name and roll number of the candidate etc.

Display of Answer Key

The official answer key of XAT exam will be displayed in the third week of January, 2017. Candidates can download the answer key from the official site of XAT. To download answer key, candidates are required to visit the official website, after that click on the link related to “XAT Answer Key”. After that candidates have to enter their Registration Number and Date of Birth to generate answer key.

XAT 2017 Result

The XAT Result 2017 will be announced on 31st January 2017. Candidates can check their result through the official portal of XAT. To check the result, candidates are needed to navigate to the official website of XAT, enter your roll number and other required details to generate result.

XAT Cut-off

Cut-off is the minimum score which is required to be scored by the candidates to get shortlisted for admissions in institutions. Here we have mentioned the expected XAT 2017 Cut-off:

	VA & LA	DM	QA &DI	Total
XLRI (HRM)	7.5	7	5.5	26
XLRI (BM)	6.5	7	8	28
XLRI (Global)	6.5	7	8	26
XIMB	6.5	7	6	25

Counselling Process

After the result announcement, candidates will be invited for counselling procedure on the basis of aggregate secured by them in the XAT exam. The XAT Counselling 2017 will begin after the result declaration. Counselling will held via online process. Candidates will be shortlisted for XLRI and XAT participating institutions as per the marks secured by them in the examination. At the last selection process, candidates will have to go through the group discussion (GD), Personal Interviews (PI) and or WAT rounds.

Disclaimer: Career Guidance is not an official website for XAT; we are here just providing you details about XAT exam 2017.

Note: Above mentioned dates are tentative, they are subject to change. We will update changes if any.