XAT Exam Pattern 2021 – XLRI, Jamshedpur, the exam conducting authority, will release the exam pattern of XAT 2021 outlining the format and structure of the online exam. The candidate by consulting XAT 2021 exam pattern will know what are the various sections of the test, mode of exam, types of questions asked, time duration and other such details which are crucial for exam preparation. Typically, XAT question paper has four sections – Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, and General Knowledge. The total duration of the XAT 2021 exam will be 3 hours, but for the GK section candidates will get only 15 minutes. XAT 2012. Go through the rest of the article to learn the full details of XAT exam pattern 2021
XAT 2021 Exam Pattern
| XAT 2021 exam date | January 3, 2021 (Tentative) |
| Mode of examination | Online |
| Sections | XAT 2021 will have the following FOUR sections: Decision MakingVerbal & Logical AbilityQuantitative Ability & Data InterpretationGeneral Knowledge |
| Exam duration | 180 minutes |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Each question will be followed by four answer options, out of which one will be the correct answer. |
| Number of questions | 100 (approx) Note: last year there were 99 questions. |
| Total Marks | 100 (approximate) |
| Language of exam | The paper will be available in English language only. |
| XAT 2021 Marking scheme | For every correct, 1 mark will be awarded; in case of wrong answer, there is negative marking of 0.25 marks for each question Special note on GK section: There is no negative marking for this section |
XAT 2021 Section-wise questions and marks – Part A
| Sections | Number of questions | Total Marks | Time |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 27 | 27 | – |
| Decision Making | 21 | 21 | – |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | 26 | – |
| Total | 74 | 74 | 165 minutes |
XAT 2021 Section-wise questions and marks – Part B
| Sections | Number of questions | Total Marks | Time allotted |
| General Knowledge | 25 | 25 | 15 minutes |
When preparing for the exam, along with the exam pattern one should also refer to XAT syllabus 2021. It is because the XAT syllabus will help identify topics that one needs to study for the exam. If one is, however, not updated about the exam syllabus then they might end up spending prodigious time on irrelevant topics, and so won’t contribute anything to score.
XAT Syllabus
| Sections | Topics |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) and Data Interpretation (DI) | Percentages LCM and HCF Simple and Compound Interest Profit and Loss Number System Distance, Time and Speed Averages Time and Work Ratio and Proportion Algebra Linear Equations Mensuration Geometry including Co-ordinate Geometry Venn Diagram Pure Math Quadratic Equations Logarithm Complex Numbers Binomial Theorem Progression Inequalities Surds and Indices Probability Functions Permutation and Combination Mixtures and Alligations Set Theory Trigonometry Data Charts Data Tables Pie Charts Bar Diagrams Data Analysis and Comparison Graphs |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | Jumbled Paragraph Correction of errors in sentence Completion of Paragraph Contextual usage of vocabulary Sentence completion Poem Cloze Test Author’s view type of question Information-based question Main idea and purpose of a passage Inference based question Explanation of words/ phrases in a passage True/ False statements based on a passage Usage of words Analogy Clocks & Calendars Binary Logic Fact, Inference, and Judgement Blood Relations Seating Arrangement Assumption, Premise, and Conclusion Logical Sequences |
| Decision making | Data Arrangement Conditioning and Grouping Decision Making Arithmetic Complex Arrangement Caselets Assumptions |
| General Knowledge | Current Affairs Economics and Finance Geography History Capitals and currencies Constitution of India Books and Authors Well-known Personalities |
XAT Exam Centers 2021
| Agra | Goa | Mysuru(Mysore) |
| Ahmedabad | Gorakhpur | Nagpur |
| Allahabad | Guwahati | Nashik |
| Ambala | Gwalior | Patna |
| Amravati | Hooghly | Pune |
| Amritsar | Hubballi(Hubli) | Raipur |
| Bengaluru | Hyderabad | Rajahmundry |
| Berhampur | Indore | Ranchi |
| Bhatinda | Jabalpur | Roorkee |
| Bhilai Nagar | Jaipur | Rourkela |
| Bhopal | Jammu | Sambalpur |
| Bhubaneswar | Jamshedpur | Siliguri |
| Bokaro Steel City | Kannur | Surat |
| Chandigarh/Mohali | Kanpur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Chennai | Kolkata | Tiruchirappalli |
| Coimbatore | Kota | Tirupathi |
| Cuttack | Kottayam | Tiruvallur |
| Dehradun | Kurnool | Udaipur |
| Delhi-NCR | Kurukshetra | Udupi Vadodara |
| Dhanbad | Lucknow | Varanasi |
| Dibrugarh | Ludhiana | Vijayawada |
| Durgapur/Asansol | Madurai | Visakhapatnam |
| Ernakulam | Mangalore | Warangal |
| Gandhinagar | Mumbai |
