| Admission
Process : XAT - Xavier Admission Test |
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 XAT
Overview
XAT is the gateway to XLRI and other affiliated Xavier
institutes like XIM and XIME. The advertisement for
XAT application form appears in late August. The entrance
exam is usually held on the first Sunday of January
and the interviews are in the month of March.
For more than 50 years Xavier Labour Relations Institute
(XLRI) is conducting Xavier Admission Test on All India
level to select the most appropriate students for admission
to their post-graduate degree programs in management.
XAT is usually held on the first Sunday of January.
This year XAT will be on 2nd January 2011.
The XAT ‘10 was a 2 hour duration paper. The number of questions
was 101. The paper was divided into 3 sections viz.
Verbal Ability and Logical
Reasoning, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability, Analytical Reasoning and Decision making.
250 – 300 word essays are expected to be written
with topics ranging from those of social relevance to
propositions to abstract. The essay topic in XAT 2010
was, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs but not every man's greed”.
Apart from XLRI, there are around 42 management institutes
who subscribe to the XAT score including the likes of
XIM Bhubaneshwar, XISS, LIBA, GIM etc. The XLRI is ranked
amongst the top 5 B-Schools in India while XIM is ranked
among the top 20.
Paper Pattern: (XAT: January 3, 2010)
XAT 2010 had 101 questions as compared to 104 of last
year.
The questions were divided into 3 sections:
 Verbal Ability and Logical
Reasoning
Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability
Analytical Reasoning and Decision making
Total Questions: 101
Time: 120 minutes
Marks allocation
Correct attempt : 1 mark
Incorrect attempt : negative 0.20 (for first 5 wrong
answers in each section), negative 0.25 (for
subsequent wrong answers)
The paper sections were as follows: (XAT 2010)
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Section |
No. of Questions |
Total
Marks |
Verbal Ability and Logical
Reasoning |
31 |
31 |
Data Interpretation & Quantitative Ability |
40 |
40 |
Analytical Reasoning & Decision making |
30 |
30 |
Total |
101 |
101 |
In the last 20-mins students are expected to write a
250–300 word essay on topics ranging from those
of social relevance to propositions to abstract. The
essay topic in the XAT 2009 was: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs but not every man's greed”.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidate with a bachelors degree under 10+2+3 system
recognized by a university or a deemed university are eligible to apply. A candidate in the final
year and seeking admission to XLRI can also apply provided
they complete their final year examination by June 10,
2011
Some Programmes Offered in XLRI: (by appearing for
XAT)
Business Management (BM)
Two year full time residential programme that facilitates learning in theory and practice of different functional areas viz. Economics, Finance, General Management, Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, and Strategic Management and Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, to equip the students with an integrated approach to management function and managerial skills.
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Two year full time residential programme that facilitates learning in modern concepts, techniques and practices in the management of human resources and industrial relations. It exposes the students to different functional areas of management to enhance their effectiveness.
General Management Programme For Working
Executives(GMP)
One year full time residential programme for Working Executives who have completed minimum of 5 years of experience as on 31st March 2010.
Important Dates
| Starting date of registration |
20st September 2011 |
| Last date for Registration |
30th November 2011 |
Date
of Test: January
08, 2012 (Sunday) Time: - |
For
more details log on to the website www.xlri.net.in
XAT
2010 Exam Analysis Click
here
Xavier’s
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