XAT Syllabus 2019 (Updated): Important Topics and Best Books

XAT Syllabus: XLRI Jamshedpur does not release an official syllabus for XAT. However, on the basis of previous year question papers and analysis’, we have curated below the most important topics for this year’s Xavier Aptitude Test.

• The management exam is scheduled for January 6 in a single session (10am – 1pm).
• XAT 2019 is conducted in CBT mode, having objective and subjective type of questions. Download Free XAT Practice Papers
• Registration concluded on November 30, candidates will be issued their XAT Admit Card from December 20.

Highlights of XAT Exam Pattern (Revised)

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The following article covers all the topics under all the sections in XAT. Read on to know more about XAT syllabus, preparation books and important topics.

Highlights of XAT Syllabus

Past tendencies reflect that XAT exam syllabus and pattern overall tests the candidate on Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension & Logical Reasoning; Decision Making; Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation as the key sections to determine your percentile and merit position.

• XAT Syllabus 2019 for Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (QA & DI): There are 15 topics of 27 marks. The difficulty level of this section is always high. An accuracy of 70% is considered good.
• XAT Syllabus 2019 for Verbal & Logical Ability (VA & LR): There are 7 important topics and the section can have moderate-high level questions. About 26 questions are expected this year.
• XAT Syllabus 2019 for Decision Making (DM): 22 questions are expected from this section. 
• XAT 2019 GK Syllabus: The section always has a moderate difficulty level as questions. 

XAT Syllabus: Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation (QA & DI)

• XLRI has brought significant changes in this section. Numbers, Geometry and Mensuration questions have become more prominent and around 50% of the Quant questions are based on these areas.
• Arithmetic, Venn diagrams, functions are other favourite topics on which questions are formed in XAT.
• There are 27 questions asked from this section and we suggest you take 2 minutes and 17 seconds to solve each question.
• QA and DI section is considered to be of the highest difficulty level.

Note: There is no percentage defined between the numbers of questions asked in the QA & DI section.

Important topics for Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

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XAT Preparation Books for QA/ DI

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XAT Syllabus: Verbal and Logical Ability (VA & LR)

• 26 questions of objective type are expected to come from this section.
• Approximately 56 minutes are required to complete this section.
• The section can have moderate to high difficulty level questions.

Important topics for VA and LR in XAT

XAT Preparation Books for VA/ LR

XAT Syllabus: Decision Making (DM)

• There are 22 questions expected from this section.
• Set based questions are asked.
• The difficulty level of DM section is moderate to tough.

Important topics in XAT Decision Making (DM)

XAT Preparation Books for DM

XAT Syllabus: General Knowledge (GK)

• 25 questions will be asked in total.
• You can spend 20 minutes to complete this section. 
• The difficulty level is moderate as no brainstorming is needed.
• Most questions are on current affairs and some on GK.
• 60:40 breakup is defined for GK and Current Affairs.

Important topics in GK

XAT Preparation Books for GK

How to Crack XAT 2019?

XAT 2019 is set to be conducted on January 06, 2019 by XLRI. Its scores are accepted by more than 100 XAT Colleges in India. Also, due to its popularity, the difficulty level of the exam is getting higher with time. Also, as XAT Syllabus has no defined boundary, candidates appearing for it are suggested to practice as many sample papers and previous years question papers as possible. Listed below are major takeaways for XAT Preparations:

• Before starting the preparations, it is advised to go through all the previous years papers to get an idea about all the questions asked in the exam. Doing this will help a candidate to know about the level of questions that are asked from XAT Syllabus.
• Candidates must make sure to give equal importance to all the sections in order to fetch maximum marks to clear the sectional cut-off set by the conducting authority.
• As the level of exam is difficult, so managing the time in an efficient way will prove to be an asset. 
• For GK section, it is important to keep oneself updated with both static and current happenings around the world. As per the trends, knowing about the past 6 months news will be sufficient for XAT preparation for this section.

Read  XAT 2019: 7 Tips to Gear up your XAT 2019 Preparation

Upcoming Events

• XAT Admit Card releasing on December 20 – Download Now!
• XAT 2019 exam date is January 6 – Check XAT Preparation Tips
• XLRI will release the results in January 2019 – Know more

XAT Syllabus FAQs

Ques. Is calculator allowed for XAT exam?

Ans. Any tyoe of electronic media is not allowed in the exam center.

Ques. If I apply for a 100-day study plan, what are my chances of getting selected in XAT 2019?

Ans. Well, a 100-day study plan, if followed precisely, will ensure that your study would be completed within time. But your dedication and commitment will make all the difference.

Ques. Can you give me a list of all the topics that are added to XAT 2019 syllabus over XAT 2018 syllabus?

Ans. Well, there are no additions that are officially announced in the XAT 2019 syllabus. 

Ques. I have heard that switching between the sections is not allowed in the XAT online test. Is it true?

Ans. No, there is no such bound on switching between the sections in the XAT 2019 exam. So best would be to completely work with 1 section and then move on to the next section.

Ques. I want to do some online preparation for the XAT syllabus. Can you give me the name of some of the websites that I can work with?

Ans. Sure, you can work with PaGalGuy, money control, test find, cracku, career launcher and Handa Ka Funda. Also, along with the preparation of other management entrance exams, preparation for XAT can be done.

We hope this article was helpful during your XAT Preparation. Once you are thorough with the exam pattern and syllabus, the preparation journey becomes a smooth-sail. We wish you luck for the exam! In case of any query ask in the comments below.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College