Which is tougher to crack: XAT or IBSAT?

ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test

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8 years ago
XAT is difficult than IBSAT. Decision making, Verbal, RC of XAT is bit tough. Maths is moderate.

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Aditya Doiphode
8 years ago
Both the exams are pretty much same in terms of difficulty level. So, it depends on which exam's pattern you are more comfortable with. So, none of them is more difficult than other in absolute terms.

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KRITESH GUPTA
8 years ago
Cracking is just a relative term.There is nothing called tougher to crack or easy to crack. This view depends upon the preparation of the exam you are giving. There are a number of exams conducted in India for the MBA type courses. Exams like CAT, XAT, GMAT, MAT, IBSAT, NMAT, SNAP, etc. have some m

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XAT is for admission to XLRI (Xavier's Labour Reform Institute and IBSAT is for Indian School of Business. Both are among the top ones but XLRI is much better and top-most as compared to IBS. Also, the level of XAT is more difficult as compared to IBSAT. You need to be more clear from your basic to

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Divyanshu Porwal
8 years ago
XAT is much tougher to crack then IBSAT.

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