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XAT 2009: Analysis, Answers & Cutoff Jan 4 Test
This post is updated twice. Last updated Jan 4, 2009 -4.14pm
[Original Post] XAT 2009 is finally around the corner. For more than 50 years XLRI is conducting entrance examinations. XAT scores are acceptable to 60+ institutes. XAT 2009 will be conducted from 10 am to 12.30 pm. We will be providing detailed analysis and answers and cutoff after the examination. Please stay tuned.
What will be your XAT 2009 score?
- <20 (36%, 72 Votes)
- 20-25 (22%, 44 Votes)
- 25-30 (20%, 39 Votes)
- 30-35 (13%, 26 Votes)
- >40 (7%, 13 Votes)
- 35-40 (2%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 198
Loading ...Detailed Analysis
This year there were 104 questions with 5 options each. Total time allotted for the test was 120 minutes for test + 20 minutes for essay. The negative marking scheme was rather interesting .25 mark for first 6 wrong answers and .5 mark for mistakes after that. There were 3 sections namely- Verbal Logical Ability, Analytical Reasoning &Decision Making, DI & Quantitative.
The essay was- Inherent vice in capitalism in unequal distribution of blessings and inherent vice of socialism is equal distribution of miseries. XAT 2009 was tougher than last year’s exam.
Expected Cutoffs for various Institutions
We have compared the cutoffs for institutes based on the information from TCYonline and CFLogic.
Expert Comments from Coaching Institutes
IMS India experts feel that XAT 2009 was lot difficult compared to last year. Most of the questions were time consuming. The sectional as well as overall cutoff is likely to be lower compared to last year.
The Verbal section had quite a few knowledge intensive questions based on concepts like figures of speech. The RC passages were dense and tough to assimilate. The Analytical and Decision Making section had a few LR based questions along with a few caselet based questions.
Couple of the case studies were comparatively easier and could be solved in quick time. The Quant section had a healthy mix of DI/DS and PS questions. The DI questions were mostly calculation-intensive. Most of the PS questions were based on the usual concept areas but were lengthy and time consuming in nature. Overall the questions required considerable use of logic, especially the VA/RC section and the Analytical/Decision-Making Section.
Answer Keys
The answer keys from Career Forum is as followed-
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i m scoring 26.5 marks in xat can u please suggest me wht calls i can expect