What types of reading comprehension passages are asked in XAT?
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These are mostly asked in the following forms:
Main Idea Question: This relates to the central idea/theme of the passage
Primary Purpose Question
Title Question
Structure & organisation. Fact-based/Specific Detail/Target Question
Inference Question
'Must be true' Question
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The reading comprehension passages of the Xavier Aptitude Test exam are mostly inference based. They are usually from fields such as history, art & culture, philosophy, psychology, astronomy, sociology, and literature. In the past few years, we have seen Xavier Aptitude Test passages in the form of poems. Students are allotted a total of 165 questions for Part I of the Xavier Aptitude Test. There is no sectional time limit in Xavier Aptitude Test. However, an attempt should be made to complete the entire verbal ability section in a maximum of 50 minutes. Ideally, for Reading Comprehension, students can allocate a total of 30 minute...more
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The XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) reading comprehension passages can cover a wide range of topics and can be of varying difficulty levels. Generally, the passages are drawn from a variety of sources such as newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and business publications. The passages can be divided into the following types:
1. Business and Economics: These passages are based on topics related to business, economics, finance, and commerce. They may include topics such as marketing, investments, trade, globalization, and economic policies.
2. Social and Cultural Issues: These passages focus on social and cultural issues such as gender, r...more
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Candidates who are applying for XAT have to pay an application fee. Aspirants have to pay INR 2,200 to apply for XAT. Candidates can pay the fee via any of the online payment modes. Aspirants have to pay INR 200 each for every additional programme of XLRI.
XLRI Delhi accepts XAT scores for admission to PGDM programme. Aspirants seeking admission in PGDM Business Management are offered seat only via their XAT scores. For PGDM IEV, candidates can also take admission without XAT based on their scores in CAT, MAT, GMAT, etc. Candidates have to register on the offical website of XAT to appear for the test. XAT is conducted by XLRI in online mode every year.
No, you cannot use the score of XAT 2025 for admission to 2026 batch at XLRI as the validity of exam score is one year only. Thus, you will have to appear for XAT 2026 exam if you plan to pursue MBA from XLRI in 2026. The registration process for XAT 2026 is open and the last date to apply is December 5, 2025.
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