XAT Paper Pattern

XAT 2006 (XLRI, XIMB, GIM..)

127 Questions, 3 Sections, Different Weightage, 2 Hours 20 minutes, Negative Marks for each section: First 5 mistakes 1/3, Subsequent 1/2

Section-I Reasoning & Quantitative Ability No. of Questions: 43

Deductive Reasoning ( Syllogism)

18

Reasoning (4 case lets)

25

Quantitative Ability No. of Questions: 41

Section III English (Verbal Ability + Reading Comprehension) No. of Questions: 43

Synonyms 9
Antonyms 0
Logical Reasoning 0
Para Jumble Questions 3
Critical Reasoning 4
Data Sufficiency 4
Reading Comprehension 23

Section IV Essay
The last 20 minutes were given to write an ESSAY on: "India has a largest pool of talented manpower, but few innovations and patented products."