XAT 2023 Couselling: Documents Required, GD/PI/WAT process | EducationAsia.in

Stage 1: Registration: The first and the beginning stage of the XAT Counselling 2023 is the registration process. The students need to register them in order to participate in the counseling procedure. This stage involves registration and the payment of the registration fee (varies according to the institute).

Stage 2: Choice Filling and Locking: After the successful registration, the students will get an opportunity to select their preferred courses. Extreme care is taken while making the choices as no alteration will be done once after locking the choices.

 Stage 3: Final Seat allotment: The last and the final stage is the seat allotment round. The seat allotment will be done on the basis of the choices filled by the student, his rank in the merit list and the availability of the seats at the rank. Once after the seat allotment is over, the students can go for the document verification round.

Selection Process:

1.  It is important for the students to know about the selection procedure so as to prepare for it in the advance. 

2.  Needless to say, the selection procedure varies according to the institute. Each participating institute has its own selection procedure to select the most deserving students. 

3.  It is the comprehensive process that tests the student on various aspects. Basically, this process judges the overall abilities of the student. 

4.  Based on the XAT Selection Procedure 2023, the participating institutions will decide whether the student is fit for admission or not.

5.  Generally, the selection procedure is a two-step process. All the qualified students will have to undergo these two steps so as to get the final enrollment in the management courses. These two steps are explained below.

Group Discussion:

It is the first step of the selection procedure which the students need to qualify. This is a kind of elimination round in which multiple eliminations will be done at once. In this, a current topic will be allotted to the students for discussion and the students who actually discuss the topic well will be selected for the next round. Knowledge about the current topics and good communication skills are needed to qualify this round.

The topics of XLRI GD could be related to current affairs, politics, social issues such as women’s rights and emancipation, or any other issue concerning advertising, technology, education or business in India.

How to crack GD:

Utilize the time given before each GD round to make some quick notes for yourself.

Don’t lose your calm if the GD turns into a fish market. Stick to the topic and make your points in a clear, audible voice.

Don’t get too aggressive and insulting in your words and tone. Use politically correct language to put forth your views.

Don’t flaunt your vocabulary during the GD. Instead, focus on good and substantial points to put forth.

Address the entire group while making a point.

Don’t try to dominate the group. Don’t pick fights with the ones who disagree with you.

Body Language: Sit straight, be active, don’t slouch or hunch, don’t intrude into other people’s space by spreading your arms way too much, gestures using hands must be limited to your personal space, at the height of your chest.

Don’t be too shy or introverted as none of the other participants will give you the chance to speak. Make at least some contribution to the GD to avoid getting eliminated. The beginning and end of the GD are good places to speak up and get noticed.

Be updated with the latest current affairs and increase your knowledge about various issues concerning our society, culture, politics, business, education, etc. Reading newspapers daily will help in this direction.

Personal Interaction/ Interview:

Another round of the XAT Selection procedure 2023 is the personal interview round. It is the face to face interview round in which the student’s soft skills will be tested by the interviewer. This is the final round of selection which the students will have to clear so as to get admission in the management courses. 

How to Crack PI:

Don’t fear the interview panel. They are experienced academicians and experts but they intend to know you better, so don’t get too nervous. Relax and be as natural in your answers as possible.

Take care of general etiquettes: Greet them, address all the panelists while talking, thank them after the interview is over.

Be well-versed and thorough with your resume, essay and application form.

Be honest in your answers and don’t try to bluff the interviewers. If you don’t know the answer to a question, admit that and apologize.

Treat it like a talking session. This will keep you relaxed and keep nervousness at bay.

Time for every interviewee is different. A shorter interview does not mean elimination. Similarly, a longer interview does not indicate selection.

Smile. Don’t look too serious, too aggressive or too tense.

How to update XAT Interview City?

Once the course wise cut-offs are released for XLRI admission, the candidates will be required to apply for participation in the GD/PI round. For this, they will be required to log on to the XLRI website and specify their choice of interview city. This process is also referred to as 'update XAT interview city'. Given below are the steps for the same:

• Open XAT 2023 website in a new window
• Go to the login link
• Enter ID and password
• Select from given cities and update your choice

Documents (original and photocopy) to carry for GD/PI

• Bank draft as per the guidelines mentioned in XAT 2023 Brochure
• XAT 2023 scorecard
• XAT answer key or OMR sheet
• Class 10 certificate
• Class 12 certificate
• Graduation certificate
• Character certificate from the institute last attended
• Work experience certificate/letter
• Certificate of participating in extra-curricular activities (if any)
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• PWD certificate (if applicable)
• 4-6 Passport size photographs color and black and white
• Original and Xerox of XAT 2023 Admit Card