Here's the good news: the GK section score is usually not included in the calculation of your main XAT percentile. This means there's less pressure, and you can attempt the questions without the fear of it tanking your overall score. This is the part that makes it feel "easier" than the high-stakes
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GK section of XAT is memory based, so it is very easy to score in this section, if you know the answer and tough if you don't know the answer. Guess work or permutation-combination rarely work in GK as questions are mostly straightforward. There are 20 question, around 12 are from current affairs an
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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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