XAT 2025: Section-wise important topics; top resources for last-minute revision
XLRI will conduct the XAT exam on January 5, 2025, in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm.
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Vikas Kumar Pandit | January 3, 2025 | 03:51 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on January 5, 2025. The Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur will be conducting XAT 2025 in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm. With the exam approaching, candidates require all the tips and strategies to score good marks.
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As the clock ticks down to the XAT 2025 exam, candidates need to focus on the key areas that can impact their performance and help them score well. Candidates can revise important topics and formulas, and go through their handwritten notes when few days are left for the XAT 2025 exam. Candidates appearing for the XAT 2025 exam should revise topics frequently asked in previous XAT papers and check top resources for last-minute revisions.
The XAT 2025 exam is divided into two parts. Part 1 includes three sections; verbal and logical ability, decision-making, quantitative ability and data interpretation. Part 2 comprises the general knowledge section. The XAT 2025 exam will have 95 multiple-choice questions divided into four sections. The total duration of the exam is 180 minutes, with a sectional time limit of 170 minutes allocated for Part 1 and 10 minutes for Part 2.
XAT 2025: Sectional-wise exam overview
Candidates can check the XAT 2025 sectional-wise exam overview as per XLRI official website from the table given below.
Section | No. of Questions | Overview |
Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 28 | In this section, the questions are designed to assess the quantitative aptitude of candidates who possess a foundational understanding of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, modern maths, etc. The questions on DI are about clear interpretation, summarization, and insightful analysis of the data |
Verbal and Logical Reasoning | 26 | The VA&LR section will encompass critical & analytical reasoning, reading comprehensions (including poems & passages), vocabulary, English grammar, and other related exercises such as para jumbles, cloze tests etc |
Decision Making | 21 | The DM section will present scenarios drawn from both personal and professional lives. Candidates will be required to apply critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and prioritization to make informed decisions. |
General Knowledge | 20 | In the GK section, 08 questions will focus on static GK, while the remaining 12 will delve into current affairs. |
XAT 2025: Section-wise important topics
Candidates can check the section-wise important topics that can help to improve their XAT 2025 exam score from the table given below.
XAT Section | Important Topics |
Verbal and Logical Ability | Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Para Jumble Analogy based on vocabulary Grammar Para Completion Critical Reasoning and Inference |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | Tables and Caselets Surds and Indices Percentage Mensuration Algebra Pie Charts Bar Diagrams |
Decision Making | Decision Making Seating Arrangement Analogy Assumption Logical Sequence Conclusion Premise |
General Knowledge | Science Business Economy Static GK Politics Prize and Award Sports World Constitution of India Government Policies |
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XAT 2025: Recommended books by toppers
Candidates can check subject subject-wise book recommended by toppers. Candidates can also refer to those books for XAT 2025 last-minute revision, additional practice and utilise formulas effectively.
Section | Book Name | Author/Publisher Name |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Test for Admission into IIMs | Sarvesh K Verma |
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT | Arun Sharma | |
Data Interpretation for the CAT | Arun Sharma | |
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations | Abhijit Guha | |
Data Interpretation for the CAT | Nishit K. Sinha | |
Verbal Ability | Barron’s Dictionary | Word Power |
Word Power | Norman Lewis | |
For RCs, reading different types of pieces, fiction or nonfiction, news or article followed by analytical introspection | - | |
The Student’s Companion Book | Wilfred D Best | |
High School English Grammar & Composition | Wren, Martin | |
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary | Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis | |
Logical Reasoning | How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT | Arun Sharma |
Logical Reasoning for the CAT | Nishit K. Sinha | |
Verbal & Non-Verbal Analogy | RS Aggarwal | |
Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning for the CAT | Nishit K Sinha |
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