XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme, Negative Marking
XAT exam pattern 2025 is published by XLRI Jamshedpur on its official website - xatonline.in. The pattern consists of objective type of questions and essay writing. Those who are going to appear for the XAT exam 2025 must go through this post to know about the latest XAT exam pattern in detail.
XAT Exam Pattern 2025
XAT Exam Pattern 2025 is prescribed by XLRI Jamshedpur on its website. Candidates who will be taking the XAT exam should check out the detailed XAT exam pattern for the written test. XAT 2025 exam is composed of two parts. The first part has questions based on Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. The time duration for XAT exam is 210 minutes. On the other hand, the second part is GK and essay topic. Candidates can check out the latest XAT exam pattern that is given on this page.
XAT Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights
XAT pattern was revised in 2023. As per the changes made in XAT exam pattern in 2023, the time duration was increased from from 180 minutes to 210 minutes. The major highlights of the XAT exam pattern is given below in the table.
| XAT Exam Structure | XAT Exam Details |
| Number of sections | 5 (Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and General Knowledge and Essay Writing) |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours and 30 minutes (210 minutes) |
| Number of questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Language of paper | English |
| Number of answer choices | Five |
| Mode of examination | Online |
| XAT marking scheme | +1 mark for correct answer - 0.25 marks for incorrect answer - 0.10 marks for more than 8 un-attempted consecutive questions No negative marking in GK section |
XAT Pattern 2025: Sectional Wise Paper Pattern
The XAT exam pattern shall have the following sections. Check the sectional break up of XAT exam paper below in the table.
| Sections | Subjects | Number of Questions | Duration of the test |
| Part-1 | Decision Making | 22 | 175 minutes |
| Quantitative ability and data interpretation | 28 | ||
| Verbal and logical ability | 26 | ||
| Part-2 | General Knowledge | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Essay | 1 to be answered out of 3 | ||
| Total | 105 Questions | 210 Minutes | |
XAT Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme
XAT exam shall consists of objective type of questions along with an essay. Here is the XAT exam marking scheme.
- One mark will be awarded for each right answer while 0.25 mark is deducted for wrong answer.
- 0.10 marks will be deducted for more than eight unanswered consecutive questions
- There will be no negative marking in General Knowledge section.
- Scores of General Knowledge section will not be considered for calculating XAT score
- The essay will be evaluated at the time of PI shortlisting and will not be included in XAT score calculation
| XAT Marking Scheme | |
| Particulars | Details |
| Correct Answer | + 1 Mark |
| Incorrect answer | - 0.25 Mark |
| Marks deducted for more than eight unanswered consecutive questions | - 0.10 |
| Negative marking in GK section | No negative marking |
XAT Syllabus 2025
Candidates should go through the detailed XAT syllabus to prepare for the exam. Check the list of subject wise important topics for the exam.
| XAT Syllabus | Important Topics |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | Comprehension, Vocabulary, Analogy, Parajumble, Grammar, Reasoning, Fill in the Blanks, etc. |
| Decision Making | Data Arrangement, Grouping, Complex Arrangement, Caselets, Assumptions, Premises, Conclusions, etc. |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | Arithmetic, Mensuration, Percentage, Algebra, Mensuration, Geometry, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Tables, Data Interpretation, etc. |
| General Knowledge | Science, Economy, Business, Politics, Static GK, Current Affairs, Sports, Prize and Award, World, Government, Constitution of India, etc. |
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