MBA

XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) conducts XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) exam every year at national level for the admission in the post graduate management programs in more than 100 management institutes all over India. XLRI allows admission for the following programmes through XAT Exam:
i) PGDM (Business Management)
ii) PGDM (Human Resource Management)
iii) PGDM (Global MBA)
iv) PGDM (General Management)

Candidates can check the list of member institute and institutes that use XAT score from here.

Eligibility for XAT Exam:
– Candidates must hold a recognized bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline.
– Final year candidates of graduation can also apply for the exam.

XAT Exam Pattern: XAT exam is conducted in two main parts i.e. objective and subjective type. Exam will be of total 3 hours which is divided into 2 hours 20 minutes for objective section and remaining 40 minutes for subjective section. Subjective test consist of general awareness and essay writing.XAT Exam Pattern is as follows:

Test Type SectionsMax. QuestionsTime Allotted
Objective Quantitative Ability32
140 minutes
English Language & Logical Reasoning28
Decision Making25
SubjectiveGeneral Awareness & Essay3040 minutes
Essay1

NOTE: Negative marking- 1/4th of the mark allotted to a question will be deducted for incorrect answer.

Some of the books which can help candidates to prepare for XAT entrance exam are suggested as below-

1) XAT Quantitative Ability Preparation Book:

2) XAT English Language & Logical Reasoning Preparation Book:

3) XAT Decision Making Preparation Book:

4) XAT General Awareness Preparation Book:

5) XAT Previous Year Papers/ Sample Papers for practice:

XAT Exam Pattern: Syllabus of XAT exam is similar to CAT exam. There is no prescribed syllabus for the exam to refer. Candidates can refer previous year papers and mock test for better understanding of the exam. Some XAT sample papers are available here.

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THE COMMON ADMISSION TEST (CAT) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and is the first step in the process of seeking admission to the IIMs. CAT is considered one of the most important national standards for entrance to management institutes. Apart from the Indian Institutes of Management, over 50 other management institute use the CAT score for shorting candidates.

Eligibility Required to apply for CAT Entrance exam:
– Candidate must be a Graduate with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of SC/ST/DA/PWD) or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the ministry of HRD, Government of India.
– Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

CAT Selection Process: Selection process includes Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) followed by Personal Interview (PI). Performance in Written Ability Test (WAT) is most important component in selection process. IIMs may also use previous academic performance, relevant work experience and other similar inputs while shortlisting the candidates.

CAT Written Ability Test (WAT) Pattern:
CAT Written Ability Test will be conducted in two sections –
1) Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation.
2) Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.

Paper SectionsMax. QuestionsTime AllotedTotal Time
Tutorial
15 mins

2 hours 35 mins
1 Quantitative Ability &
Data Interpretation
30
70 mins
2Verbal Ability &
Logical Reasoning
30
70 mins

NOTE:- CAT exam is two hours and thirty minutes including 15 minutes tutorial.
– Test comprises of total 60 objective type questions. A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination.
– Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back.

Some of the books which can help candidates to prepare for Common Admission Test (CAT) Exam or CAT IIMs Exam are suggested as below:

1) Books for CAT Quantitative Ability (QA):

2) Books for CAT Data Interpretation (DI):

3) Books for CAT Verbal Ability (VA):

4) Books for CAT Logical Reasoning (LR):

Or you can also refer these all in one books which cover all the sections at one place with CAT sample paper / practice papers:

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The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a standardized, computer-based assessment. More than 5,400 programs offered by more at 1,500 universities and institutions in 83 countries use the GMAT exam as part of the selection criteria for their programs site. Business schools use the test as a criterion for admission into a wide range of graduate management programs, including MBA, Master of Accountancy, and Master of Finance programs. The GMAT exam is administered in secure, standardized test centers in more than 110 countries around the world.

The GMAT exam consists of four main parts—the Quantitative section, the verbal section, the integrated reasoning section, and the analytic writing assessment.

Total testing time is three and a half hours, but test takers should plan for a total time of approximately four hours, with breaks. The quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT exam, both multiple-choice, are administered in the computer-adaptive format, adjusting to a test taker’s level.
At the start of each multiple-choice section of the exam, test takers are presented with a question of medium difficulty. As they answer each question, the computer scores their answer and uses it—as well as their responses to any preceding questions—to determine which question to present next. Correct responses typically prompt questions of increased difficulty. Incorrect responses generally result in questions of lesser difficulty. This process continues until test takers complete the section, at which point the computer will have an accurate assessment of their ability level in that subject area.

Some of the books which can help candidates to prepare for their exams are suggested as below-

1) For Quantitative section Preparation

2) For Verbal Section Preparation

3) For Integrated Reasoning Section Preparation

4) For Analytical Writing Assessment Section Preparation

Apart from these books which can help the candidate to get success in exams is to practice previous year papers.Which can be buyed here at low prices-

We wish our candidates All The Best for the Upcoming Exams and wish them great future ahead!!

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All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) conducts National level Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) twice a year i.e. first in September, and Second in February for selection of suitable students in all management programmes approved by AICTE. Each Candidate is eligible to appear in both the exams and the better of the two scores will be used for the admission for each academic year. Also, there is no age restriction for appearing in CMAT.

Educational Qualification Required : The eligibility criteria for admission to CMAT Management programs (Diploma and Post Graduation) is as mentioned below:
1) Management (PGDM, MBA and similar): Recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying Examination.
2) Management (PGCM): Recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration.
3) Management (Executive PGDM): Any recognized Bachelors degree of minimum 3 years duration and a minimum of 5 years relevant managerial / supervisory experience. And obtained at least 50% (45% in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying Examination.

NOTE: Graduates in any discipline or Final year students of Graduate Courses (10+2+3) whose result will be declared before commencement of admission can apply for CMAT online.

AICTE Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) Exam Pattern: CMAT is a computer-based test (CBT) conducted online (It cannot be taken in paper-pencil mode). It is having four sections as below-

Sr. No. Section Name Max. QuestionsMax. Marks Time Allotted
1Quantitative Techniques &
Data Interpretation
25100

180 minutes

2 Logical Reasoning 25100
3Language Comprehension 25100
4 General Awareness 25100

NOTE: There shall be negative marking for wrong answers, for each correct answer there are 4 marks, and for each wrong answer 1 mark shall be deducted.

Some of the books which can help candidates to prepare for AICTE Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) Exam or CMAT Exam are suggested as below.

These books consists of all the related topics at one place.

We wish our candidates All The Best for the Upcoming Exams and wish them great future ahead!!

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Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test given in India to test Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs.The test is conducted every year by one of the IIM’s based on a policy of rotation.
There will be two separately timed sections in the test. Once a section ends, candidates can no longer go back to it. The sections are
(a) Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
(b) Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
Each of the sections will have 50 questions with a duration of 1 hour and 10 minutes. Including a 15-minute tutorial before the start of the test which candidates are advised to go through, the total duration of the test will be 2 hours and 35 minutes.

Some of the books which can help candidates to prepare for their exams are suggested as below-

1) For Quantitative Ability Preparation

2) For Data Interpretation Preparation

3) For Verbal Ability Preparation

4) For Logical Reasoning Preparation

Apart from these books which can help the candidate to get success in exams is to practice previous year papers.

We wish our candidates All The Best for the Upcoming Exams and wish them great future ahead!!

Leave a comment below for any futher queries or suggestions.