What is the relevance of this essay question in XAT, and what are the topics fielded in last many years? MBAUniverse.com special series on XAT 08 has some answers.
According to XLRI, The XAT is of multiple choice type which will be of 2 hours duration followed by an essay test which is of 20 minutes duration. So, if last year’s pattern is repeated, you will have 20 minutes to write a logical and clear-headed essay. Talking about XAT, Fr N Casimir Raj S J, Former Director of XLRI Jamshedpur earlier told MBAUniverse.com, “XAT has three objective-type test areas: verbal ability, quantitative ability and decision-making ability. Students also have to write essays on a topic based on current value systems.”
According to Fr Casimir Raj, essay is used at the interview stage to know more about the value system of a candidate. Said Fr Casimir Raj, “The essays are considered more during the interview stage. We read these essays before taking the interview. With these essays we try to check the value systems of the aspirants.”
On the essay format, Mr Sandeep Manudhane, Founder Chairman, PT Education told MBAUniverse.com, “A test taker must be prepared to write the Essay too ... which has been a regular and a unique feature for XAT over the past many years.”
Mr Manudhane also shared the list of essay topics of past nine years of XAT for the benefit of aspirants taking XAT 08. Here is the list of essay topics:
Last 9 years XAT essay topics, by Professional Tutorials
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Essay Topics |
Year |
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Television really is, another eye so you can see anywhere, another part of your heart so you can feel and care about things you never felt and cared about before, another ear to hear strange music... The first and only International language.
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1999 |
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Ships are safer in the harbour. But they are not meant for the same. |
2000 |
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Economic Growth without distributive justice can only lead to violence. |
2001 |
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Indian Economy in the Post WTO Era. |
2002 |
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To give real service, one needs to add something that cannot be bought or measured, like sincerity and integrity.
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2003 |
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Asked at the age of 83, as to which of his project would he choose as his master piece, Frank Lloyd wright, the architect answered, “The next one” |
2004
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More than one billion Indians: A gigantic problem or a sea of opportunities |
2005 |
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India has one of the largest pool of talented manpower, but few innovations and patented products.
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2006 |
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Economic growth without environmental damage – a mirage or a reality. |
2007 |
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