For a student starting from scratch, a dedicated 3-4 months is a healthy timeframe. This isn't about stressful, hours-long cramming sessions. Instead, it's about cultivating a habit. Think of it as spending just 20-30 minutes each day getting to know the world better—reading a good newspaper, browsi
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For XAT General Knowledge section candidates can prepare 1-2 months before the exam. Since it a memory based subject, one must study from GK Year Books and Current Affairs journals. If they keep notes of all the important events as and when they happen it will be easier to cover Current Affairs. In
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Yes. IMT Ghaziabad accepts valid XAT scores for admission to its PGDM programmes.
The expected XAT cutoff for IMT Ghaziabad is around 90-95 percentile for its major PGDM programmes.
No. XAT score is the marks obtained by a candidate in the exam. XAT percentile shows the candidate's relative performance compared with other test takers.
Yes. XAT has negative marking. Candidates lose 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer. A penalty also applies to unattempted questions beyond the first eight.
The XAT score calculator formula is Correct Answers - (Incorrect Answers * 0.25) - Unattempted Question Penalty.
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