Your high score in XAT 2016 on January 3, 2016 will open the gates in 148 dream B-schools including XLRI, SPJIMR among others.
Please remember XAT 2016 will have additional duration of 30 minutes with no breaks in between and as such the exam will be of 210 minutes duration instead of earlier 180 minutes. Despite the increase in time, the number of questions in the test will be less. Instead of 114 questions in MCQ form, XAT 2016 will have 103 questions with a reduced level of difficulty.
The sectional bifurcation is going to be as follows Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning-26 questions; Decision making-23 questions; Quant & DI-29 questions; GK-25 questions. Be prepared to attempt judiciously as the exam has uniform marking system with ¼ negative marking.
Sharing the last minute tips and the strategy on the day before the test to help the aspirants in XAT 2016 Prof. S.K. Agarwal, expert on XAT preparation advises how to best utilise your day before XAT 2016.
Visit XAT website
It will be quite helpful to visit the XAT 2016 website. Familiarise yourself with the rules and regulations and how to attempt the XAT 2016 in the examination hall. Please also attend to the following guidelines, before getting ready for the test.
Your to-do-list for XAT 2016 D-day
In case you are not well aware about the location of your XAT 2016 exam centre, please make a visit to the Test centre today. This will help you to understand the distance, time taken to reach the test centre, availability of conveyance. Once you comply with it, you will be tension free.
Prepare a comprehensive but short to do list for the day and the list should contain organising the stationery and papers necessary for the examination, updating yourself about the time and venue of XAT 2016, how to mark answers correctly on OMR sheet, estimation of time to be consumed from the place of your stay to the venue of examination, ascertaining the mode of conveyance, the dress you would like to wear on the examination day, and a little last minute revision.
Important – Please note that items like cell phones, calculators, watch calculators, alarm clocks, digital watches with built in calculators/memory or any electronic gadgets shall not be allowed in the examination hall. It is better to avoid the same.
Documents required at test venue
Following documents are invariably required to be carried to XAT 2016 exam centre
XAT 2016 Admit Card
You will have to carry 2 hard copies of your XAT 2016 Admit Card. You need to paste a passport size photograph on the hard copy of the Admit Card with your signature in the space provided for the same in the admit card. One copy of your Admit Card with photo and signature on it, will have to be submitted at the exam centre.
In case you have not scanned the recent photograph in your application, you are required to carry one with you.
If the Admit Card is incomplete…
If your XAT 2016 Admit Card does not have your photograph and signature printed on it, you can get a provisional Admit Card from your exam centre. The procedure to obtain the provisional Admit Card is to visit the XAT 2016 exam centre assigned to you on Saturday Jan 2, 2016 along with a print out of the Admit Card, Proof of payment for XAT 2016, Copy of XAT confirmation page, 2 passport size photographs, photo ID proof in original as well as 2 copies of the same.
Carry 2 Ball Point Pens
You are supposed to carry 2 black or blue ball point pens with you since XAT 2016 is a paper-pen based exam.
ID Proof
Please remember to carry your ID proof with you at the XAT 2016 exam centre. Valid ID proof could be Driving Licence, PAN Card, Passport among others.
Important points to note on test day
Following points should be noted and understood while going to appear in XAT 2016
-- XAT 2016 is a 3 and half hours (210 minutes) exam. The exam will begin at 10.00AM and will be over at 1.30PM. The reporting time is 1 hour before. You are required to report at 9.00 AM at the exam centre.
-- XAT 2015 will be divided in 2 parts. The first part will be of 2 hrs 50 minutes (170 minutes) containing 3 sections of MCQ type questions. Second part will be of 35 minutes consisting of GK (MCQ type questions) and essay writing test. There will be a break of 5 minutes between the 2 parts.
-- You will not be allowed to leave your seat till the exam is over. So when you are seated in your assigned seat before the beginning of the exam, please occupy it after getting free from rest room etc.
-- Rough work is supposed to be done on the margins of the XAT 2016 test booklet
-- You will be allowed to take the question booklet with you after the exam.
In XAT 2016 testing room
A few key testing room tips, if followed in the testing room can benefit you more and can help you to improve your scores
Be open to all the questions
Do not get biased before the examination. Even the topics that are underprepared may give you pleasant surprise. Maximise your attempts with speed and accuracy in XAT 2016. It is not advisable to go for guesses since a penalty of one fourth negative marking for every wrong answer will be imposed.
Don’t leave many questions unattempted
Please note that the revised pattern of XAT 2016 will impose a penalty of 0.05 mark per question if you leave more than 13 questions unattempted. So do not skip more than 13 questions leaving them unattempted.
Manage the time
Time management is the key to success in the examination hall. There will be 170 minutes to solve 78 questions divided in 3 sections. Every section has individual cut off also. It is advisable not to spend too much time on one question or one section only. Divide your time judiciously and evenly to score high in each section.
Please reach in time, occupy the seat allotted to you by verifying the seat number, pasted on the desk and also indicated in the admit card. When you get the Test Booklet, please check that all the pages of the booklet are in order. In case of any defect, immediately bring it to the notice of the invigilator.
MBAUniverse.com has placed a good number of topic wise exercises and comprehensive Mock test along with more than 100 probable GK questions for the benefit of prospective XAT 2016 test takers on its homepage. If you have time, you could attempt this practice test to assess yourself.
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