XAT 2016: Expected Cut offs (Post test)

XAT 2016 is finally over!! If you were really expecting the test to get a lot easier than previous years with a substantial increase in the number of questions answered in each of the sections – I know how you must be feeling after having taken the test!!  The test proved to be an anti-climax with students finding the Verbal…

XAT 2017 : Negative marking for Skipped Questions

The XAT conducting body has retained the change that they had introduced last year – in XAT 2017 students have a choice of not attempting 12 questions(compared to 13 last year). Beyond this, any unattempted question will carry the negative mark of 0.05. What this means? You can skip upto 12 questions without being penalised for…

XAT Demystified – Part II

In this post, I will cover the Verbal & Logical Ability Section and Decision Making Section of XAT. 2.  Verbal & Logical Ability Traditionally, the Verbal section in XAT has known to mainly comprise Reading comprehension questions – with a majority being inferential in nature. Do not be surprised if you encounter some really long…