Business Management Studies

More than country it is b school brand that is relevant. 

In terms of exposure and job market UK and US MBA are equally placed but UK MBA has more acceptability in European countries. 

Both are equally good so you can give preference to brnad value and cost. 

Yes, it is possible to score 99.99 percentile in CAT in first attempt. Many toppers of previous years' are such candidates. One must study in a focussed manner and do a lot of mock test practice. Exam day strategy is also crucial for better performance.

The table below includes the list of top 10 UK universities to study MBA in Finance:

UK is the home to over 100 top Universities for MBA in Finance courses. They all offer quality education with better job opportunities to students. Completing the MBA degree from popular UK Universities is valid worldwide. Mentioned below are the top universities for an MBA in Finance in the UK:

MBA in Finance in UK fees vary between INR 9 L and INR 50 L and more for first-year. Many universities in the UK offer the course for less than INR 20 L for the first-year. The table below includes the list of universities to study MBA in Finance in UK with first-year fees:

Candidates can take reference of subjects and topics from CAT study material for Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Aptitude, but XAT preparation has to be exam specific and must include exam specific study material. Aspirants can use CAT sample questions too for practice purpose, but that is not enough. They need to practice XAT sample questions and XAT mock tests too, as the nature of questions in XAT is different from CAT.

XAT syllabus for Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Aptitude are same as CAT syllabus. Decision Making and General Knowledge syllabus are not a part of CAT syllabus. Thus, XAT aspirants have to study more than CAT aspirants, which is why one needs to have a XAT specific preparation plan in order to score above 95 percentile.

There are no non-MCQs in XAT. All the questions are in MCQ format with four options to choose the correct answer from.  There are neither Type in the Answer and nor subjective answer type questions. Earlier, there used to be essay writing which required candidates to type a short essay on screen.

As per the latest XAT exam pattern, the question paper has only 2 parts. Part 1 consists of VALR, DM and QA DI questions. Part 2 consists of GK questions. Essay Writing is not a part of the online test. The total time duration is 180 minutes or 3 hours. Part 1 is of 170 minutes and Part 2 is of 10 minutes. Earlier, the XAT exam included essay writing for which extra time was given. The XAT exam used to be of 210 minutes or 3.5 hours.