XAT 2025 in 2 days; previous years' question papers, changes in paper pattern
Alivia Mukherjee | January 3, 2025 | 05:57 PM IST | 2 mins read
XAT 2025: Exam is scheduled on January 5 from 2 pm to 5 pm.
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Try NowNEW DELHI: Xavier School of Management will conduct the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2025 exam on January 5 from 2 pm to 5 pm. The XAT 2025 admit card was issued on December 26. Interested and registered candidates can download the XAT admit card 2025 by visiting the official website at xatonline.in.
Candidates will be required to enter their registered email ID and password to download the XAT 2025 admit card . Recently, the officials have announced that scientific calculators will be permitted in XAT 2025. The XAT 2025 exam interface will include an option for candidates to access the calculator while taking the test.
XAT previous year question papers
The management has uploaded the XAT previous year question papers on the official website. Candidates can access the XAT PYQ papers without any login credentials. The XAT mock test 2025 was scheduled from November 25 to 30. However, the XAT previous year question paper will help candidates in understanding the paper pattern, analyzing question trends, identifying important topics, and improving time-management skills. Interested candidates can access the XAT previous year question papers by clicking the link below.
- XAT 2023 question paper
- XAT question paper 2022
- XAT 2021 question paper
- XAT 2020 question paper
- XAT question paper 2019
- XAT 2018 question paper
Changes in XAT 2025
Integration of AEW with GD, PI: The Analytical Essay Writing (AEW) component will now be conducted during the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) stages of the selection process, instead of being part of XAT 2025 written test.
Also read XAT 2025 Cut-Off: Section-wise qualifying marks; XLRI selection process
Revision in GK section: The number of questions in the GK section has been reduced from 25 to 20, with 12 focusing on current affairs and 8 on static GK.
Change in XAT 2025 exam duration: XAT 2025 will have two parts- part 1 with a duration of 170 minutes and part 2, a 10-minute segment for GK.
XAT 2025 exam pattern and marking scheme
The XAT 2025 exam will be held in online mode. The XAT 2025 exam duration is 180 minutes. The XAT 2025 paper will be divided into 4 sections- Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VA and LR), Decision-making (DM), Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QA and DI), General Knowledge (GK). There will be a total of 95 questions in the XAT 2025 exam.
Also read XAT 2025: Section-wise important topics; top resources for last-minute revision
XAT 2025 marking scheme
Candidates can have a look at the XAT 2025 marking scheme in detail below.
- 1 mark for correct answer
- - 0.25 marks for incorrect answer
- - 0.10 marks for more than 8 un-attempted questions
- No negative marking in GK section
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