Xavier Aptitude Test 2026 ( XAT )
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By: Utkarsh Rastogi
You made some mistakes, but that's not the end of life. I realised my mistakes on the exam day and therefore, prepared better for my other exams.
SNAP is a difficult exam for anyone to crack and get a good score. And to be true, I have had a really bad experience with SNAP. I went in for the exam all focused and something happened, and I still think it was my worst performance as compared to the other ones. What hurt me was that I did work hard for the exam. I gave all the mocks that were possible. I read all GK I could get my hands on and I still could not perform on the exam day. Now after I analysed what happened, I realised that I did silly mistakes and that was something which took away my chance with SNAP. The very first thing that I did wrong was that I took the exam lightly. There were certain concepts that I thought I knew by heart and therefore did not revise on the exam day. Another thing was that I did not take the time in consideration on the exam day. I missed out on deadlines that I decided for the exam day.
Now, it was very naive of me to prepare casually for such an important exam which turned out to be a setback for me and when the results were out, I was not surprised. Now some would consider this as a failure, but it was a lesson for the rest of my life. Instead of lingering upon something that I did wrong, I now focus on how I could have avoided the mistakes. Deal with it. You made some mistakes, but that's not the end of life. I realised my mistakes on the exam day and therefore, prepared better for my other exams.
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Even if you have scored low on the exam, you need to look out for colleges that are available at your percentile. Evaluate each of the college available to you. Now there can be certain grounds which will help you to decide which college you want. Some of them that I think are important are listed below:
Now, this is not an exhaustive list. There could be several criteria for you to evaluate your options, but these are some key points. Points related to the package and companies are intertwined and must be considered together.
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And one thing that would help you improve is giving as many mock tests as possible. Mocks will help you grow confident about the exam and thus would be critical in keeping your calm. But, mock tests work only when you evaluate them properly.
About the Author:
Utkarsh Rastogi is a student of University Business School, Panjab University pursuing International Business. He is a person who has always prioritized dedication over anything. He likes organising events and is a part of the core organising team of TEDx as well as a Management Conclave in the past 8 months.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
XLRI selects candidates for its MBA full time programme through XAT score. Those who qualify the exam and meet the minimum cut off, are shortlisted for Essay Writing and Personal Interview. Final selection is made on the basis of candidate's XAT score, academic score, work experience and performance
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
GIBS is pretty flexible when it comes to entrance exams. They accept almost all the common management tests — CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, State CET, and even GMAT. In my batch itself, we had students who came through different exams, not just CAT.
Honestly, that's one thing I liked about GIBS — they d
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 weeks ago
XAT 2026 result will not be sent in email. However, XLRI will send an email to candidates informing them about the availability of scorecard and how to download it. Candidates must keep a check on their email account for result notification.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
XAT 2026 result date has not been announced by XLRI. However, since the scorecards are released by the third week of January every year, the XAT result 2026 can also be expected to be released by January 17 or 20, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
The Bangalore University MBA Cutoff 2025 has been announced for admission to the MBA/PGDM programme via the Karnataka PGCET, CAT, NMAT, XAT, and other accepted exams. According to the Bangalore University Karnataka PGCET Cutoff 2025, students needed to obtain a rank of 3375 for admission to ABBS Ba
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
Every question of XAT carries 1 mark and a score of 38 to 42 usually covert into 99 percentile, so candidates should aim for the same number of correct attempts in the exam. XAT has negative marking so they should not attempt any question, if they are not sure of, otherwise it will affect the overal
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Answered 4 weeks ago
The CCSU MBA Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the MBA programme via the XAT, MAT and CAT entrance examinations. The CCSU XAT Cutoff 2025 was 50 for the Gender-Neutral Candidates under the All India quota. In the case of CCSU MAT Cutoff 2025, the qualfying cutoff percentile was 75 for t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, if you have secured an 82nd percentile in XAT, you can get the scholarships for pursuing an MBA course at FOSSTIMA Business School. The concessions on fees that the school provides are:
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Answered a month ago
Hi.
Yes, PIBM (Pune Institute of Business Management) does conduct its own entrance exam in addition to accepting scores from national and state-level exams. Here's how it works:
Yes, PIBM has its own internal aptitude test called PMAT (PIBM Management Aptitude Test).
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered a month ago
No. Scores in CAT/XAT/GMAT is not mandatory for admission into BITS Pilani MBA in Business Analytics. However, those who have appeared for these entrance exams will get their score considered in the selection criteria. Appearing for BAAT exam is mandatory for MBA Business Analytics admission.
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