XAT Preparation Tips: Decision Making

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From Travel Job to XLRI Jamshedpur: XAT 90.07%ile

From Travel Job to XLRI Jamshedpur: XAT 90.07%ile

He Left a Travel-Heavy Job After Seven Years Away From Exams. Then He Converted XLRI Jamshedpur Preparing for an MBA entrance exam alongside a travel-heavy job had already failed for Abhishek Pramanik. The problem was not a lack of resources. He could not build a routine that survived his work schedule.

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What If We Studied Less, But Better

What If We Studied Less, But Better

I’ll be honest, when I first started prepping for my MBA applications, I fell hard into the hustle trap. Early mornings, late nights, juggling GMAT practice with school research, networking, resume edits, and that constant, creeping guilt that I still wasn’t doing enough. Sounds familiar? Everywhere you look, MBA prep feels like a high-performance sport. Forums are filled with people clocking 40+ hours of studying per week. We then start thinking, “Is this what it takes to get in?” But here’s the thing no one really talks about, we don’t have to out hustle everyone. We just have to out-focus ourself. I call this the anti-hustle approach to MBA prep. It’s not about being lazy. It’s about being intentional, cutting the fluff, ditching the guilt, and doing what actually moves the needle.

Subrat Singh
InsideIIM's Free XAT Decision Making Course 2025: Offers 10+ DM Classes

InsideIIM's Free XAT Decision Making Course 2025: Offers 10+ DM Classes

Do you know what makes or breaks an aspirant's XLRI dream? The confusing Decision-Making section! With the CAT 2024 result released recently and SNAP tests concluding, XAT is the next major management exam to focus on. The Decision Making section is unique to XAT and candidates have not prepared for it in any other MBA entrance. This makes them fret about the Decision Making but in contrast, this section can push your overall percentile to the top, helping you achieve the cutoffs for XLRI Jamshedpur, XLEI-Delhi, and other top institutes. 

kirtika Tanwar
A Non-Engineer's Guide To Scoring Above The 99th Percentile In XAT | Ft. Nidhi Srivastava

A Non-Engineer's Guide To Scoring Above The 99th Percentile In XAT | Ft. Nidhi Srivastava

XAT is one of the major exams that happens after CAT. XAT tests candidates not only on their quantitative aptitude but also on reading comprehension and decision-making sections. In this blog post, I will share my journey from being a non-engineer with no maths background to scoring above the 99 percentile in XAT and securing a coveted spot at one of India’s top B-schools. In this post, I’m excited to share all the tips and tricks that helped me in my journey and hopefully will help you.

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Last Mile to XAT 2024 : Tips to Remember for D-Day

Last Mile to XAT 2024 : Tips to Remember for D-Day

XAT is a different ball game altogether: Even if you have messed up CAT 2023, this is your chance to redeem in XAT 2024. With less than a week before the XAT 2024,  go through the following XAT 2024 Exam tips & strategies and adopt them during the exam to make it through:

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