How I Scored 99.08 Percentile In My 2nd XAT Attempt - Shreyansh Tyagi, XLRI Jamshedpur

Students tend to take XAT lightly after appearing for CAT. Why is that? What exactly is the difference between the two exams? How do you prepare for either of them? Is there anything different about preparing for XAT? Get tips and tricks to prepare for XAT in this video, featuring Shreyansh Tyagi, a chemical engineer who scored a 99%ile in XAT on his second attempt. Shreyansh is currently pursuing his MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Team InsideIIM29 Oct 2019

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Cracking The Mother Of All MBA Exams - How To Ace XAT VARC And Decision Making

XAT is an exam taken by all serious MBA aspirants. As soon as CAT is over, aspirants willing to get into XLRI Jamshedpur, XIMB, SPJIMR etc. set their eyes on XAT which takes place on 1st Sunday of January every year. XAT also gives the aspirant a chance to redeem oneself after doing silly mistakes in CAT. I was one of those aspirants and gave it all to XAT. What was the result? I ended up with 99+ in XAT along with 98+ in VARC and 99+ in Decision Making. Here are a few of my learnings from my XAT journey.

Nikita Tayal16 Oct 2019

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A Complete Guide On Mock Test Analysis By An IIM Alumna

Attempting a Mock CAT is pretty much like having the courage to put yourself in front of a mirror that shows you the ugliest parts of you in the backdrop of your hearts’ greatest wish for the moment. Sixty times (and I'm not saying that's the ideal number)  I put myself out there, and around fifty times I was shattered and almost gave up. You see, there I was studying for hours, covering topics, working out problem after problem but somehow those 180 minutes got the better of me. That in turn made it very difficult for me to analyse what went wrong. My fragile ego would squirm at the thought of witnessing the tragic combination of silly mistakes and desperate guesses interspersed between should-have-beens.

Riddhi Kalra29 Sept 2019

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XAT 2019 Analysis And Cutoffs

XAT continued its tradition to end the MBA exam season (for many candidates) on a low note with the toughest paper of the year. Apart from some difficult Verbal questions and some really tricky DM questions, the exam didn’t throw any surprises. The new venture XAT took, this year, was eliminating Essay writing section and throwing a curve ball by not introducing non MCQ type of questions even though the sample paper released 3 days before the exam, stated so.

ARKS Srinivas06 Jan 2019

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'Avoiding Wrong Answers Is More Important Than Attempting The Magic Number Of Questions' - Priyamvadha M., 98.37%ile In XAT

The oldest B-School of the country, XLRI has been ranked as one of the best B-Schools of India and ranked first among private B-schools.  Renowned for offering an education that encompasses business studies along with a holistic development of students through its vibrant committee culture, social initiatives and projects, it is not for no reason that corporate organizations make a beeline for hiring from XLRI.

ExLink XLRI19 Dec 2018

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XAT 2019 - The Ultimate Preparation Guide

CAT 2018 sprung a lot of surprises and was devastating for a lot of test-takers who wished to enter a premier business school this year. The Quantitative Ability section was especially tough and caught a lot of aspirants by surprise.

Team InsideIIM11 Dec 2018

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'Correct Mind-Set Is The Most Important Aspect Of Preparation' - Viraj Patel, 97.4%ile In XAT

The oldest B-School of the country, XLRI has been ranked as one of the best B-Schools of India and ranked first among private B-schools.  Renowned for offering an education that encompasses business studies along with a holistic development of students through its vibrant committee culture, social initiatives and projects, it is not for no reason that corporate organizations make a beeline for hiring from XLRI.

ExLink XLRI11 Dec 2018

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'Reading Books Helps In Verbal Ability Section A Lot' - Aakanksha Sharma, 99.26%ile In XAT

In the run-up to XAT,  current students of XLRI share with you the things that worked for them during their preparation and the tips and tricks that helped them fulfill their dream of studying at XLRI.

ExLink XLRI11 Dec 2018

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How I Scored 99.08 Percentile In My 2nd XAT Attempt - Shreyansh Tyagi, XLRI Jamshedpur

Students tend to take XAT lightly after appearing for CAT. Why is that? What exactly is the difference between the two exams? How do you prepare for either of them? Is there anything different about preparing for XAT? Get tips and tricks to prepare for XAT in this video, featuring Shreyansh Tyagi, a chemical engineer who scored a 99%ile in XAT on his second attempt. Shreyansh is currently pursuing his MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Team InsideIIM29 Oct 2019

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Cracking The Mother Of All MBA Exams - How To Ace XAT VARC And Decision Making

XAT is an exam taken by all serious MBA aspirants. As soon as CAT is over, aspirants willing to get into XLRI Jamshedpur, XIMB, SPJIMR etc. set their eyes on XAT which takes place on 1st Sunday of January every year. XAT also gives the aspirant a chance to redeem oneself after doing silly mistakes in CAT. I was one of those aspirants and gave it all to XAT. What was the result? I ended up with 99+ in XAT along with 98+ in VARC and 99+ in Decision Making. Here are a few of my learnings from my XAT journey.

Nikita Tayal16 Oct 2019

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A Complete Guide On Mock Test Analysis By An IIM Alumna

Attempting a Mock CAT is pretty much like having the courage to put yourself in front of a mirror that shows you the ugliest parts of you in the backdrop of your hearts’ greatest wish for the moment. Sixty times (and I'm not saying that's the ideal number)  I put myself out there, and around fifty times I was shattered and almost gave up. You see, there I was studying for hours, covering topics, working out problem after problem but somehow those 180 minutes got the better of me. That in turn made it very difficult for me to analyse what went wrong. My fragile ego would squirm at the thought of witnessing the tragic combination of silly mistakes and desperate guesses interspersed between should-have-beens.

Riddhi Kalra29 Sept 2019

Read More

XAT 2019 Analysis And Cutoffs

XAT continued its tradition to end the MBA exam season (for many candidates) on a low note with the toughest paper of the year. Apart from some difficult Verbal questions and some really tricky DM questions, the exam didn’t throw any surprises. The new venture XAT took, this year, was eliminating Essay writing section and throwing a curve ball by not introducing non MCQ type of questions even though the sample paper released 3 days before the exam, stated so.

ARKS Srinivas06 Jan 2019

Read More

'Avoiding Wrong Answers Is More Important Than Attempting The Magic Number Of Questions' - Priyamvadha M., 98.37%ile In XAT

The oldest B-School of the country, XLRI has been ranked as one of the best B-Schools of India and ranked first among private B-schools.  Renowned for offering an education that encompasses business studies along with a holistic development of students through its vibrant committee culture, social initiatives and projects, it is not for no reason that corporate organizations make a beeline for hiring from XLRI.

ExLink XLRI19 Dec 2018

Read More

XAT 2019 - The Ultimate Preparation Guide

CAT 2018 sprung a lot of surprises and was devastating for a lot of test-takers who wished to enter a premier business school this year. The Quantitative Ability section was especially tough and caught a lot of aspirants by surprise.

Team InsideIIM11 Dec 2018

Read More

'Correct Mind-Set Is The Most Important Aspect Of Preparation' - Viraj Patel, 97.4%ile In XAT

The oldest B-School of the country, XLRI has been ranked as one of the best B-Schools of India and ranked first among private B-schools.  Renowned for offering an education that encompasses business studies along with a holistic development of students through its vibrant committee culture, social initiatives and projects, it is not for no reason that corporate organizations make a beeline for hiring from XLRI.

ExLink XLRI11 Dec 2018

Read More

'Reading Books Helps In Verbal Ability Section A Lot' - Aakanksha Sharma, 99.26%ile In XAT

In the run-up to XAT,  current students of XLRI share with you the things that worked for them during their preparation and the tips and tricks that helped them fulfill their dream of studying at XLRI.

ExLink XLRI11 Dec 2018

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