XAT Preparation

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How My GMAT Prep Helped Me Land In XLRI Jamshedpur - Ishaan Singh, XLRI Jamshedpur (Batch '22)

How My GMAT Prep Helped Me Land In XLRI Jamshedpur - Ishaan Singh, XLRI Jamshedpur (Batch '22)

When you aim big, you have to be one step ahead of the competition. Following this thought, I gave my 100%, whether it was work or my studies.  After a hectic daily schedule and working 10-14 hours a day at a global professional services firm, it was challenging for me to study for the GMAT exam. Still, I try to manage 3-4 hours a week, primarily on weekends. I spent two months preparing for the GMAT exam and scored 710 out of 800. I converted Imperial Business School MIM and Purdue University MS in Business Analytics. But I didn’t stop there and aimed for XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Asia’s best B-school for Human Resource & Management, and gave XAT 2020. I scored an overall 99.1% in XAT 2020 with 97.5% in QA, 93.7 in VARC, and 95% in Decision Making. I believe that every experience helps you in your learning process. The GMAT preparation helped me in cracking XAT with flying colors.

Dhruv Aggarwal
7 XAT Toppers Share Tips And Strategies To Crack The Decision Making Section

7 XAT Toppers Share Tips And Strategies To Crack The Decision Making Section

The XAT decision making section is said to be the "make-or-break" section of the exam, and tests candidates' ethical and analytical abilities. The section can also be very lengthy, with the density and length of questions throwing off test takers. So is there a simple formula to attempt this section? What kind of strategies did those who finally made it to XLRI make use of while attempting the DM section? Here is a compilation of tips and strategies from 7 XAT toppers!

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How To Crack XAT - 10 Strategies By 10 Toppers

How To Crack XAT - 10 Strategies By 10 Toppers

With CAT 2020 done and dusted, a lot of you will be looking to redeem yourself or increase your probability of making it to a top business school by attempting XAT 2021. Make no mistake - this exam is no breeze. Some consider the XAT exam to be even tougher than CAT, given the highly complex Decision Making section. However, the one key to cracking an exam like XAT is to have a strategy to prepare for and attempt the exam. With just a few weeks left to the exam, here are some tried and tested strategies adopted by XAT toppers, a lot of whom made it to XLRI Jamshedpur!

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Last Stretch To 99 Percentile - Exam Prep Tips From Toppers

Last Stretch To 99 Percentile - Exam Prep Tips From Toppers

In 2020, approximately 2.3 lakh aspirants have registered to appear for the CAT 2020 exam, of which (based on historical trends) between 80-90% are actually going to appear for the exam. This means that you'll be competing with just over 2 lakh aspirants for a few thousand coveted seats at the top-IIMs in the country. With your level of preparation and confidence, we're sure you can achieve your target score, but it always pays off to keep options open for yourself.

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XAT 2021 Notification Out - Important Dates, Registration Details, FAQs

XAT 2021 Notification Out - Important Dates, Registration Details, FAQs

The official notification for the XAT 2021 examination has been released! Here are the most important details from the XAT 2021 notification, including important dates, and answers to frequently asked questions. Also included are past papers' analysis and XAT preparation tips from XAT toppers and XLRI student and alumni.

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Hope Is A Good Thing | Anushka Dhawan's Tryst With XAT And More

Hope Is A Good Thing | Anushka Dhawan's Tryst With XAT And More

We have Anushka Dhawan with us, who will be joining XLRI Jamshedpur's PGDM HRM program this year. A lawyer by degree, Anushka decided to get into an MBA program as a fresher and started preparing for all the management entrance exams. In this article, she shares her story on how she overcame her exam anxiety, was on the verge of looking for other career avenues, and ultimately made it to the best HR program in the country! Read on!

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99.73, 99.75 And Everything In Between | Not A Story Of An Overachiever

99.73, 99.75 And Everything In Between | Not A Story Of An Overachiever

It was January of 2017. As someone who prepared just enough to clear aptitude rounds of recruiters, and took CAT as any other engineering graduate’s ritual, I wasn’t expecting much. I thought to myself ‘I could only attempt 4 DI sets out of 8. It would be a miracle if I receive calls from the new IIMs. I have a job offer, will probably try again next year’. And that’s where my ignorance gave way to outright delight.

GOURAV AGARWAL