XAT 2021 - How to Calculate Marks, Scores and Percentile
Team Careers360 | January 3, 2021 | 06:14 PM IST | 2 mins read
XLRI conducted XAT 2021 in online mode. Now that the exam is over, know how to calculate the XAT score, marks, and percentile here.
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Download EbookNEW DELHI: Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur successfully conducted the XAT 2021 today from January 3, 2021 at 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The answer key of XAT 2021 will be released in the second week of January followed by the XAT result 2021. With the help of XAT answer key, candidates can easily calculate their XAT score, marks and percentile. However, before that candidates can check the XAT 2021 expected score vs percentile.
XAT 2021 question paper pattern
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Particulars |
Details |
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Mode of examination |
Online |
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XAT question type |
MCQs with five options |
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Total number of questions |
100 questions
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XAT exam time duration |
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (3 hours)
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Marks awarded for right answer |
1 |
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Marks deducted for wrong answer |
0.25 |
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Marks deducted for 8 unattempted questions |
0.10 |
NOTE: No negative mark for XAT GK questions in part 2 section.
Know how to calculate XAT percentile
To know the XAT cutoff, candidates should calculate their score and percentile. With the help of XAT percentile calculator, candidates can easily calculate their %tile. Also know it by following the process below:
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First, calculate the total number of candidates (N) who appeared in the XAT exam 2021
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Provide ranking (r), to all candidates who appeared in XAT 2021 based on the measured score obtained in the Verbal and Logical Ability section.
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Calculate the percentile score (P) of the candidate with ranking (r) in the Verbal and Logical Ability section as follows;
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Now, round the XAT 2021 percentile score up to two decimal points.
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For example, the XAT percentile is 89.995% means, that should be rounded to 90%.
NOTE: Follow the same formula for calculating the overall XAT percentile and for other sections.
About XAT 2021
XAT exam is conducted every year normally on the first Sunday of January. According to the XAT 2021 exam analysis ,candidates found the questions as moderately difficult. However, there was no change as such in the exam pattern as compared to other management entrance tests like CAT and SNAP which saw some change in the pattern.
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