The XAT 2025 exam will be held on 5th January 2025. The key to crack XAT 2025 exam is to go through previous year mock exams since the XAT exam syllabus is variable. Since XAT 2025 the exam pattern has been changed. Here is a complete know how of the XAT exam pattern 2025.
XAT Exam Pattern 2025: About
XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Section Wise Details
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XAT Exam 2025 Sections |
No. of Questions |
XAT Exam 2025 Marking Scheme |
Level Of Difficulty
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Marks per Correct Question |
Negative Marking |
Maximum Marks |
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Decision Making |
21-24 |
1 |
0.25 |
21-24 |
Moderate to Difficult |
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Verbal & Logical Ability |
24-26 |
1 |
0.25 |
24-26 |
Moderate to Very Difficult |
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Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation |
27 |
1 |
0.25 |
27 |
Moderate to Difficult |
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General Knowledge |
25 |
1 |
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25 |
Moderate to Difficult |
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Total |
97-100 |
72-77 |
Difficult |
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XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Key Highlights
It is interesting to note that unlike other MBA entrance exams, the exam pattern of XAT 2025 and marking scheme is unique. Here are some key highlights about the XAT 2025 paper pattern:
- The number of questions is between 97-100 questions.There is no Essay this year.
- Candidates need to choose1 correct answer out of the 5 choices
- The exam duration is around 3 hours now.
- There is negative marking for ¼ mark, but only for Part 1 MCQ based questions
- There is negative marking of 0.05 marks for leaving more than 8-13 unanswered questions. More clarity will be available by 3rd Week of August 2022.
Here is a breakup of the average time one should spend on each section during the XAT 2025 exam:
Below is a graph showing the trend of total number of questions asked over the years. The values for 2025 are a projection based on the previous years:
XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Exam Pattern over the Years
| XAT Exam Year | Total No. Of Questions | Question Break-up | Total Duration (in hours) | ime Break-up (in minutes) | Marking Scheme | |||||
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| VA/RC/LR | DM | QA/DI | GK | Essay | Part 1 | Part 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 103 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3.5 | 175 | 35 | -0.05 for more than 13 un-attempted questions |
| 2017 | 97 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 3.5 | 175 | 35 | -0.05 for more than 13 un-attempted questions |
| 2018 | 97 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 3.5 | 175 | 35 | -0.05 for more than 13 un-attempted questions |
| Used for Percentile Calculation | Overall Merit List | |||||||||
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