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New XAT 2013 Exam Results declared !

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:42:17 GMT

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 exam results were declared on Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. However, there was an error in XAT scores, which has now been rectified. So, candidates can now check their corrected XAT scorecards from the official website of Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur . Check here for more updates on XAT 2013 . XAT Exam 2013 : The XAT 2013 exam was held on Sunday, January 06, 2013 . XAT is an entrance exam conducted for taking admission to various post graduate management..

XAT 2013 Exam Analysis - By Gautam Puri, CL Expert

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:55:55 GMT

Gautam Puri, CL Expert talks about XAT 2013 Exam Analysis.The Xavier's Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 was conducted on Sunday, January 6 in various test centers across India. Numerous aspirants took the exam for taking admission in nearly 70 management institutes that accept XAT score. This year the XAT exam resembled the paper pencil based CAT (Common Aptitude Test) exam. The test was divided into two parts. Part A was the usual XAT paper that would be evaluated for the percentile calculation. Part B would be evaluated at the discretion of the college that a student would apply to for the..

Know more about XAT 2013

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:40:15 GMT

XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) registration for 2013 began on August 20, 2012. XAT 2013 will be held on January 6, 2013. The test will be conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on behalf of the XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institute). The test score is accepted by over 100 institutes for providing admission to various management programs. Eligibility criteria: Applicants must have a valid bachelor’s degree in any discipline or complete by June 10, 2013. XAT exam pattern: XAT is a paper pencil based test of 2 hours 20 minutes. Generally the paper has 100 questions but in..

Only 2 days left for XAT!

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:10:49 GMT

Only 2 days are left for XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) scheduled on Sunday January 6, 2013. Over 92,000 candidates are scheduled to take XAT this time. More than a hundred schools B-schools accept XAT scores as part of their admission criteria. The paper will comprise of around 85-90 questions and is of 3 hours duration. This year, the exam will be a paper pencil-based test. XAT is divided into two parts - Part I, which is timed for 2 hours and 20 minutes, tests a candidate’s quantitative abilities, English language skills, logical reasoning and decision making through..

Gear up for XAT 2013

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:10:47 GMT

XAT 2013 is scheduled for Sunday, January 6, 2013 . Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is conducted by XLRI School of Business and Human Resources for their business management and human resource management courses. XAT scores are also used by many other B-Schools of the country for providing admissions to management courses. You must have started your last minute revision by now. Minglebox will help you revise the paper pattern of XAT once more:- Exam Pattern for XAT 2013 – XAT 2013 will be conducted in two-parts: The first part consisting of multiple choice questions..

Know more about the XAT 2013 new General Awareness Section

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:23:01 GMT

The last top B-school exam, XAT is all set to be held on January 6, 2013 . The XAT score is accepted by more than 100 B-schools for admission into MBA programs. This time the XAT paper pattern has undergone a change after many years. Changed exam pattern for XAT 2013 XAT 2013 will be conducted in two-parts: The first part consisting of multiple choice questions in – a) quantitative and data interpretation ability, b) analytical reasoning and decision making and c) verbal and logical areas. The time allotted for this part will be 140 minutes. The second part..

XLRI extends registration dates for XAT 2013

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:08:43 GMT

The registration dates for XAT 2013 has been extended for five more days from the earlier November 30 th to Wednesday, December 5, 2012 . To be conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur, XAT 2013 will be held on Monday, January 6, 2013. While the registrations for XAT 2013 commenced from August 20, 2012, there were no intentions of extending the registration dates earlier. However, since there has been a surge in the registrations, the institute has planned to give the applicants added time to register for the exam. Extension of registration dates has been done to avoid any hassles in the..

Mission B-School Admission: One down, four more to go - Gautam Puri, CL Expert

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:38:40 GMT

Gautam Puri, CL Expert talks about what's next after CAT? Gautam Puri - "CAT is over. Some of you had a good paper many of you did not and are possibly still reeling from the shock and looking at the end of the world scenario. I would like to highlight a fact that many of us tend to forget: your feeling at the end of the test has no value . Every year many students who think they have not done well get interview calls and many who were very happy after the paper do not." There are two reasons for this: 1. In this paper of relative performance , you only know your..

Only 2 months left for XAT!

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:24:39 GMT

Finally CAT (Common Admission Test) has come to an end with only one testing day left and the next focus of the management aspirants would be XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) scheduled to be held on January 6, 2013. The registration process is open and will close on November 30, 2012. Let us know about the XAT exam: XAT introduces changes every year to upgrade the quality of questions. The aim is to evaluate candidates’ skills and aptitude from different angles. This year CAT has added a section on general awareness along with an essay writing question. The paper will be divided..

Gear up for upcoming MBA entrance exams

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:26:06 GMT

The admission notifications for most of the important MBA entrance exams for 2012-13 have been released. Some of the important MBA entrance exams are XAT, CAT, IIFT, CMAT, SNAP and NMAT. Though the overall syllabus for most of the exam remains same, there may be slight changes in the pattern of these exams. So students need to keep these changes in mind while preparing for a particular exam. Let us go through the paper pattern of upcoming MBA entrance exams in brief: AICTE CMAT 2013 : The CMAT 2013 will be held from Thursday, September 27, 2012 to Monday, October 01, 2012. CMAT paper..

IRMA, XAT announce changes in the test format, CAT pattern to remain same

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:08:00 GMT

With the MBA entrance exam season about to begin, aspirants would be busy in practicing model papers to get familiar with the paper pattern of various entrance exams. This year IRMA and XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) have decided to introduce few changes in their entrance exam pattern while, CAT pattern will remain same. XLRI Jamshedpur has decided to add another section called ‘general awareness’ in its entrance exam XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) while IRMA has decided to give more weightage to analytical reasoning and English. Also the duration of XAT exam has been..

XAT 2013 to be held on January 6

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 05:06:07 GMT

The sources from admissions office, XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur have confirmed to Minglebox that the XAT (Xavier Admission Test) will be conducted on January 6, 2013. The exam notification will be released in few days. The sources confirmed that the institute is planning to incorporate few changes in the exam this year. The mode of the exam will be paper-pencil based. XLRI is planning to extend the exam duration from 2 hours to two and a half hours, excluding the essay part. Further candidates can expect more questions on social sciences and humanities..

XAT 2012 Results Declared

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:53:01 GMT

XAT 2012 results are declared today on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) was conducted on Sunday, January 8, 2012. For more than 60 years XLRI is conducting Admission Test on all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. Their long experience and the expertise has helped them in extending this test to other Management Institutes. Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2012 was conducted on 8th January 2012 by Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI), an association of like minded institutes. There are 16 core member institutes..

XAT 2012 Analysis

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:13:04 GMT

XAT 2012 (Xavier Aptitude Test) was conducted on January 8, 2012, Sunday successfully. XAT 2012 was not less challenging than the previous years’ papers. XAT continued the pattern of differential marking this year. There were 85 questions in the paper worth 100 marks. Each question had 5 options. The penalty for incorrect answers was 25% of the marks allotted to the question. One change this year was that the Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making Section was replaced by a section that was completely on Decision Making. There were no easy questions in this section and a..

XAT 2012 to be held on 8th January, 2012

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:19:13 GMT

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2012 is scheduled for Sunday 8th January . Registration for XAT will start from 20th September 2011 . XAT Paper Pattern: XAT is a paper-pencil test conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur. XAT is usually a 2 hour duration paper. XAT 2011 had 101 questions as compared to XAT 2010 which had 104. The questions were divided into 3 sections: Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability Analytical Reasoning and Decision making Click here to download previous..

Gear Up for XAT 2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:27:53 GMT

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is conducted by XLRI School of Business and Human Resources for their business management and human resource management courses. XAT scores are also used by many other B-Schools of the country for providing admissions to management courses. XAT is scheduled for Sunday, January 8, 2012. You must have started your last minute revision till now. Minglebox will help you revise the paper pattern of XAT once more:- XAT Paper Pattern: XAT is a paper-pencil test of 2 hours duration. XAT 2011 had 101 questions as compared to XAT 2010 which had 104.The question..

XAT 2012 restructured to attract more humanities students

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:34:50 GMT

The XAT 2012 (Xavier Aptitude Test 2012) held by XLRI, Jamshedpur (Xavier Labor Relations Institute) will be conducted on January 8, 2012. The online registration will take place from September 20 – November 30, 2011. Even though XAT will maintain its pen-and-paper format in 2012 and will take place only for a day, the exam content is expected to exhibit a radical change. Sources reveal that the exam format is being changed to meet the changing requirements of today’s times. The new pattern for XAT is expected to attract more humanities students in comparison to the..

Previous year's XAT Essay topics

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:06:35 GMT

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur conducts the Xavier Admission Test (XAT) for admission into the post graduate management programmes at XLRI and a host of premier institutes in India.The penalty for negative marking in XAT is very heavy and may cost you a seat in your college of choice.Don’t focus only on one section. Just because there are no sectional cutoffs, it doesn’t mean that you can leave out any section altogether.Don’t take your essay paper lightly. It will prove decisive in your GD and PI round. Minglebox.com has consolidated the essay..

Preparations Tips on XAT 2011

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:19:05 GMT

XAT is the gateway to XLRI and other affiliated Xavier institutes like XIMB and XIME. XAT 2011 is scheduled to be on Jan 2nd, 2011. Preparations Tips on XAT 2011 Joining for MBA coaching centers is an excellent notion as they have proper procedures to train you so that you can crack the MBA entrance exams easily. Apart from preparation, you also need tips and advice from experienced and expert faculties who know on how to go about the entrance exams and how to pass the entrance exams. Opting for Mock XAT exams can suggest you with great insights relevant to your preparedness and which..

XAT 2011 Colleges

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:00:53 GMT

For more than 50 years XLRI is conducting Admission Test on all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. XAT is also used by more than 60 other Management Institutes for admission. Candidate has to apply separately to XAT associate institute after completing their XAT registration process. XLRI Jamshedpur will conduct the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2011 on 2 January , 2011. Candidate with a bachelors degree under 10+2+3 system recognized by a university or a deemed university are eligible to apply. A candidate in the final year and seeking admission to..