Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur has announced that XAT 2019 exam will be held on 6th January 2019 with a changed exam pattern. And registration will start on Monday, August 20, 2018.
XAT is the second largest MBA/PGDM entrance exam after CAT. XLRI has been conducting XAT on behalf of XAMI for more than the last 60 years at All India level.
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XAT 2019 Eligibility Criteria:
Qualification: Completed Minimum 3 Years Bachelor’s Degree or in the Final Year of Bachelor’s Degree
Age: No Age Restriction
XAT 2019 Exam Pattern:
XLRI has changed exam pattern for XAT 2019. XAT 2019 will be conducted without “Essay Writing Test” as a computer-based test. The test duration will also be for three hours instead of three and a half hours.
XAT Exam pattern will consist of 4 sections instead of earlier 5. The first 3 sections (Verbal and Logical Ability; Decision Making; Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation) with Multiple choice questions (MCQs) will determine your merit while in last 10 minutes you are supposed to solve the 25 GK questions.
| Sections in XAT 2019 | Number of questions |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 |
| Decision Making | 22 |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 27 |
| General Knowledge | 25 |
| Total questions | 100 |
XAT 2019 registration process:
Follow given 6 steps for XAT 2019 Registration and Application process. There is no separate XAT 2019 application form.
•Step-1: Register on XAT website to get XAT 2019 ID and Password
•Step-2: Fill in Complete Personal Details in XAT 2019 Application Form
•Step-3: Fill in Academics from class 10 onwards
•Step-4: Fill in Work Experience after Graduation in completed months
•Step-5: Fill in your choice of XLRI Programmes and choice of XAT Test City
•Step-6: Make Payment online for XAT 2019 Registration Fee, XAT Application Fee and XLRI Programme Application Fee
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XAT 2019 Exam Fee:
XAT Registration Fees (Without Late Fee) till Nov 30: Rs.1700/-
XAT Registration Fee (With Late Fee) after Nov 30: Rs.2000/-
Additional XLRI Application Form Fee (Without late fee): Rs.300/- For Each XLRI PGDM Programme
Additional XLRI Application Form Fee (With late fee): Rs.500/- For each XLRI PGDM Programme)
Important Dates of XAT 2019:
XAT 2019 notification: August 14, 2018
Application begins: August 20, 2018
Application deadline: November 30, 2018
Release of admit card: December 20, 2018
XAT 2019 Exam: Sunday, January 6, 2019 (10 AM-1 PM)
The XAT 2019 score is accepted by more than 150 B-schools across the Indian sub-continent. The participating institutes are either Xavier Associate Management Institutes (XAMI) or Non-XAMI. Last year, the number of XAMI institutes was 11 and number of non-XAMI institutes was 145.
