What is the possibility of a village average guy & coming from a local engineering college getting admission?

Currently, I am in first year & pursuing B.Tech from my city itself. What should be the preparation for XAT examination & what is the right time to start preparing for it?

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Sanchit Agarwal | Beginner-Level 1

8 years ago

Your background never makes a difference in getting admission to any college. An important element is getting the right score and then having the confidence to crack an interview. Your percentage of boards and graduation help you. But that doesn't mean that you can't get an admission. For preparing

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Shubham Sharan | Contributor-Level 6

8 years ago

I have friends in XLRI who come from very remote parts and they are exceptionally sound and intelligent. So I don't think your background will be a big barrier for you. Rather you have a story to tell and the faculty here will be eager to take you based on your background if you have the skills. For

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Animesh Anand | Beginner-Level 5

8 years ago

The overall score for admission into XLRI takes into account your XAT score, 10th, 12th marks, graduation marks, GDPI scores, essay and GK marks. As long as you get good marks in these components, you will not face any issue in getting an admission here. As far as preparations are concerned, you sho

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Ashish Kumar | Beginner-Level 5

8 years ago

As long as you do well in XAT and then in GD-PI, your background will not be a problem. If you fulfil the eligibility criteria, you have all the chances to get into a good college. The right time to start the preparation is the 3rd year of your engineering. You can either join a coaching institute o

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Sachin Namdev | Contributor-Level 9

8 years ago

If you want to prepare for XAT then it's the best time to prepare from now. You can join any coaching (like TIME) or study by reading the syllabus books for XAT. Search about its syllabus on internet. It's syllabus is similar to CAT. You must be fluent in English, data interpretation and analytical

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