Are you planning to write XAT 2020? If yes, you need to figure out your overall strategy and understand your own weak points. For more than 60 years XLRI is conducting XAT at all India level to select the most appropriate students for management education. The XAT score is being used by more than 100 institutes for admission. Which means that you’ll have a lot of competition for XAT. Have you brushed up on the VARC, and Quant sections? Are you aware that XAT does not have an LRDI section but instead has the Decision Making Section? The best way to prepare for XAT is to understand tips and tricks for students who have already cracked the XAT. In this video, Sahil Gupta, Dentist and XLRI (BM) students takes you through the salient points of preparing for XAT. He also shares his multiple interview experiences and how he finally landed XLRI.
Summary of the video:
In this video, Dr. Sahil Gupta, Dentist, shares the story of his journey to XLRI Jamshedpur. He tells us how he followed his father’s footsteps to get into dentistry but discovered that he wanted to expand his career horizons. After working in a family run NGO for some time, Sahil discovered a need to work in different domains, and not just stick to being a dentist. He decided to pursue an MBA.
Sahil started preparing for CAT and XAT simultaneously in August 2018. After practising multiple mocks, analysing his performance and learning from mistakes, he finally saw an improvement in his mock performance. Finally in XAT 2019, Sahil cracked the XAT with 99.98%ile. He shares how he did not expect this outcome and was rather surprised.
Finally, he shares his multiple interview experiences. Sahil got calls from various IIMs, XLRI, FMS, etc. He shares how he cracked each interview. If you plan to get into XLRI Jamshedpur, this is a must watch for you.
Key Takeaways:
1. Keep calm while writing any entrance exams.
2. Practise multiple mocks to get the hang of various sections in XAT.
3. XAT is less a sectional exam and more about answering the easier questions first.
4. Prepare for GD PI in advance so that you are not caught unawares.
5. Keep a habit of reading and having opinions on various topics in order to crack personal interviews.