Xavier Aptitude Test
XAT is the management admission test that XLRI – Xavier School of Management conducts on behalf of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI); the XAT 2026 bulletin says its score is recognised by over 250 institutes. It is a 3-hour computer-based test with an aptitude part (verbal ability and logical reasoning, decision making, quantitative aptitude and data interpretation) and a general knowledge part used only by XLRI. XAT 2027 is scheduled for Sunday, 3 January 2027, from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Eligibility (summary)
3 hours: Part 1 aptitude test (170 minutes) and Part 2 General Knowledge (10 minutes); XLRI and other institutes then run their own selection processes
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| XAT computer-based test | About 95 questions in 180 minutes, 1 mark each: Part 1 aptitude test of 170 minutes with Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (about 26 questions), Decision Making (about 21) and Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (about 28); Part 2 General Knowledge of 10 minutes (about 20 questions, 8 static GK and 12 current affairs). Part 1: 0.25 mark deducted per wrong answer and 0.10 mark per unattempted question beyond the first 8; GK has no negative marking and its score is used only by XLRI for its own selectionXAT 2027 exam pattern on xatonline.in (same scheme as the XAT 2026 Quick Overview) · source |
PYQSathi lists 7 XAT papers from 2018 to 2024, each linked to its official source. Open the paper library above and pick a year.
XAT is conducted by the XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur (on behalf of XAMI). Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
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