6 last month tips for XAT 2015

XAT is a management aptitude test that assesses basic DI, Quant, Verbal, GK and analytical skills. Aspirants need to get the minimum percentile cut off in each section. The scores are accepted by a number of institutes such as XLRI, XIMB, GIM, XIME and SP Jain Mumbai.

If you have been preparing for CAT exam, cracking XAT 2015 should not that difficult. The syllabus of both the exams are pretty much similar except for general awareness section and essay writing.

“The exam has some unique aspects, such as a section on ‘Decision Making’, which checks your management aptitude by presenting different situations and cases and asks you to identify the correct course of action in these situations,” says management expert Sidharth Balakrishna.

How to prepare for XAT 2015?

Here are a few last month tips for XAT 2015:

1. Mock Tests

Mock tests are a great way to estimate strengths and weaknesses. Keep attempting at least two mock exams per week. Analyse these tests and solve your mistakes. Then try to attempt the mock test again, this time without a timer.

2. Brush-up basics

XAT syllabus is not that different from CAT. So if you have already appeared for CAT 2014 exam, simply brush up the basics in DA, Quant and Verbal. Do stress more on Decision Making section for XAT. Solving about 10 to 15 questions from each topic.

3. Pen and Paper exam

Don’t forget that XAT is a pen-paper based exam. Most of the management entrance tests are now online or computer-based, such as CAT and CMAT. So though the preparation strategy doesn’t change much for XAT, shift to pen and pencil mode while practicing in the last month. This will help finetune the exam strategy.

4. General Awareness

Last year, we saw questions covering a wide spectrum – starting from Nobel Peace Prize to the Governors of the RBI to the number of officially recognised languages, car manufacturers and their country of origin, etc. So, best way to prepare for GK is to follow the current news and also study static GK. Keep reading the daily newspaper and business magazines. 8 tips to score well in GK

5. Essay writing

Essay writing is a crucial part of XAT. It cannot be built in a day or a month. It’s a skill that is acquired with regular practice. Aspirants should focus on expressing the thoughts in a structured form rather than focusing on big words. How to write a perfect Essay for XAT 2015?

6. Accuracy and Exam strategy

Improvise on your exam strategy in the last month of preparation. Revise your previous mock tests and work out the weak areas. XAT 2015 is going to be more of an accuracy test. Keep in mind the negative marking and choose the questions carefully.