XAT 2022: Last year's exam analysis and mistakes to avoid

XAT exam 2022 to be held on January 02. Here’s last year's exam analysis that can help aspirants devise an exam day strategy for XAT 2022.

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Sparna Saxena | December 30, 2021 | 11:17 AM IST

NEW DELHI: XLRI Jamshedpur to conduct XAT 2022 examination on January 02. To ace XAT exam 2022 with a high percentile, candidates must attempt ample mock tests in these last few days and also go through the last year’s XAT exam analysis to understand the paper pattern and types of questions that are asked in the exam. This will help the candidates in making the exam-taking strategy, learning time management, and more.

XAT 2022 Exam: Overview

Particulars

Details

Expected total number of questions

101

Types of questions in XAT

MCQs

Negative marking

-0.25 for every incorrect answer & -0.10 for unattempted questions exceeding 8

Marking per correct answer

+1

Total time

190 minutes

Questions in Part 1

75

Number of questions in Part 2

25

Candidates must note that there is no negative marking in the General knowledge section.

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XAT Exam: Last Year’s Exam Analysis

Section

Questions

Difficulty Level

Decision Making

21

Moderate

Verbal and Logical Ability

26

Easy

Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

28

Difficult

General Knowledge

25

Easy

Total

100


XAT Exam Analysis: Important Topics

Last year's XAT exam question paper had a wide array of topics and here is a detailed insight of the topics covered and the number of questions asked from it.

Decision making

Topic

Number of Questions in XAT paper 2021

Business Decision - 3 Problem Sets

9

Ethics & Dilemma - 4 Problem sets

12

Verbal and Logical Ability

Topic

Number of Questions in XAT paper 2021

Poem on Fire and Ice

3

Error correction in sentences

2

Para Jumbles

2

RC Passage on Capitalism

3

RC Passage on Pleasure in today’s world

2

RC Passage on Culture

3

RC Passage on Knowledge as Product

3

Questions on Critical Reasoning

6

Fill in the blanks (4 blanks)

2

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

Topic

Number of Questions in XAT paper 2021

Number System

2

Arithmetic

7

Modern Math

5

Geometry

6

Algebra

2

Multiple graphs

3

Table

3

General Knowledge

Topic

Number of Questions in XAT paper 2021

International Events

5

National Events

18

General GK

2

XAT 2022: Mistakes to avoid

Being nervous and stressed during the examination is quite common, and there are certain common mistakes that candidates end up making on exam day. Here we mention such mistakes that candidates appearing for XAT 2022 examination should avoid, have a look -

  • Candidates should spend the day before the exam relaxing and focusing on all the necessary arrangements, like checking the exam location so as to avoid the last-minute hassle.

  • Candidates must have a XAT exam strategy in place and should stick to that while appearing for the examination.

  • Do not spend too much time on any one question. In case candidates aren’t sure about the answer, they should move ahead with the next one keeping negative marking in mind.

  • Candidates should not panic if they cannot solve two-three questions in a row as it will hinder their mental presence and end up in a mess.

  • Since there is no sectional limit and the entire paper is accessible from the initial start, the focus should be on attempting the sections best known to the candidate.

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