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What is the duration of the XAT exam?

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Vipra Shrivastava
a year ago

XAT exam was held for 3 hours and 30 minutes. However, with the revision of exam pattern, it was held for 3 hours in 2025. There is sectional time-limit in the test. 170 minutes are allotted to Part 1 comprising Decision Making, Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation and Verbal Ability. Part

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Ankit Kumar
3 years ago
XAT is an online mode exam and the duration is 210 minutes. Earlier, the exam used to be of 180 minutes but in 2023, the time limit was increased to 210 minutes. The questions are asked in MCQ format from Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and Gener

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3 years ago
Xavier's Aptitude Test exam is held for 3 hours and 30 minutes. There is a sectional time limit for the test. 175 minutes are allotted to Part 1 comprising Decision Making, Quantitative Aptitude (QA) & Data Interpretation, and Verbal Ability. Part 2 which is a session of mock keyboard testing is of

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Abhijit kumar Tripathy
3 years ago
The duration of the XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) exam is 3 hours or 180 minutes. During this time, candidates are required to attempt four sections: Verbal and Logical Ability (VA), Decision Making DM Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (QA&DI), and General Knowledge (GK). The number of quest

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