XAT Question Paper Analysis 2023: Check Difficulty Level, Good Attempts, Weightage

XAT Question Paper Analysis 2023: For 2023-24 session admission, XLRI Jamshedpur conducted the XAT 2023 examination on January 08, 2023, as a computer-based test from 2 PM to 5:30 PM. The paper consisted of 105 questions in total with each question having a weightage of one mark. All questions were multiple-choice questions with five options and one correct option, except for the essay question which was a short descriptive-type question.

The difficulty level of the paper is one of the major factors which alters the cutoff of the exam, and subsequently those of the institutes. Knowing the difficulty level allows the students to predict if the cutoff for this year will rise or drop when compared to that of the previous year. The analysis given on this page is made as per the reviews we received from the students, while also considering the opinions of the experts on the paper.

XAT Question Paper Analysis 2023: First Reactions

Check the first reactions of XAT question paper 2023 received from students and experts:

• The XAT question paper had 105 questions which were to be answered in 210 minutes.
• The paper was divided into three parts.
• Part 1 consisted of Decision Making, Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation - Sectional time limit was 175 minutes.
• Part 2 (Mock Keyboard Testing) - Sectional time limit for this new section was 5 minutes.
• Part 3 (GK & Essay Writing) - Sectional time limit was 30 minutes.
• The English section had a total of 26 questions out of which 12 were RC questions and 2 were poems, also a form of RC. These 14 questions were moderate to difficult.
• The remaining 12 questions (Grammar, Para Jumbles, Critical Reasoning, etc.) from the English section were quite easy and doable.
• Compared to the last year's XAT exam, the Decision Making section was quite doable.
• The Decision Making section had a total of 22 questions out of which 3 questions were calculation based which came as a surprise for students.
• There were only two sets in the DI part of the QA & DI, each had 3 questions. Last year, there were 4 DI sets.
• Both the DI sets were quite difficult.
• One set of the DI was heavily calculation-based while the other set had graphs.
• The Quant section had 22 questions which were quite doable.
• The Quant section was moderate to tough.

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XAT Question Paper Analysis 2023: Major Highlights

In the table below, the question paper analysis of the XAT 2023 exam will be provided for the following parameters:

XAT Question Paper Analysis 2023: Section-Wise Analysis

Further details of the section-wise analysis in terms of the difficulty level and the expected number of good attempts will be tabulated here:

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