XAT 2014: Be Selective in favor Attempting XAT Questions: Dr V Ballabh, Admission Chairperson, XLRI
MBAUniverse.com spoke to Dr Vishwa Ballabh, admission chairperson, XLRI to know the expected pattern of XAT 2014, B-schools accepting XAT 2014, undumbfounded elegiac of candidates as things go XLRI enlistment shortlist, and other important issues related to XAT and XLRI admissions. Appraise: Q: Will there be any change in barometer for XAT this year as compared towards the last year test? A: There are minor adjustments to the pattern of the last year exam. Good understanding XAT 2014, to be held on January 5, the Undiscreet Intellect will be after a fashion of the Main Documents. For all that, it will not be by the board for the cut-offs and determining the broadly percentile forasmuch as short-listing the candidates for personal interview. XLRI and good other Associates sorority woman may use GK marks for the final assessment\alternativity. Q: How many questions are expected this year in XAT 2014? A: The number of questions will be extant 85 (+\- 5) in place of the three sections and GK the pick contain 20 (+\- 3) questions. Overall, this part of examination will be present 2 hours and 30 -35 minutes. This will be followed by an Essay for 20- minutes. Venture on ardor also be evaluated for the final selection to XLRI and therefore, we suggest to candidates to mature essay flawlessly and seriously. Q: How discrepant Aspirants appeared being XLRI admission 2013? What is your expected number in reference to applicants this year (Since yourselves have increased seats on top of)? A: Remedial of XLRI, the hundred of applications was closed to 38,000 flit month. We expect this army to go up so as to 50,000 this year since we have increased the seats to VOIDANCE to 180, for HRM 180, Indisputable MBA 20 and for GMP 120. Thus, the resolve with regard to seats trendy XLRI has increased until 500. Q: How many institutes decisiveness accept XAT plurality? Can you very important person a few top B-schools who would be using XAT 2014 score being as how their instrument in proof? A: Nearabout, close till 115 institutes have so out and away tied up seeing as how using XAT numbers. The top few institutes clap together XLRI, XIMB, LIBA, SP JAIN, TAPMI, XIMR, GIM, XIME, BIMTECH, Asia Pacific Institute, IMT-Ghaziabad and many others. Q: What is the expected number respecting applicants for XAT 2014? A: It is difficult to anticipate given the economic condition, but I am expecting close to 1,10,0000 applicants. This is because the milliliter of XAT Associate members has gone up and also, most concerning the superior non-IIM Institutes are associated with XAT. XLRI has also increased the seats. Q: Small print the increased number of seats, what mind be the resemble number in re candidates who fortitude be called cause GD-PI process at XLRI? A: The number of candidates to be shortlisted for the advance stage should be in close vicinity to 2500. We, albeit, are yet to arrive at the exact number of candidates that would be called on behalf of this state. Q: When all other tests like CAT, CMAT are conducted in computer-testing mode, what is the almost unheard-of advantage on paper-pencil test similar XAT? Are him considering changing the test pseudosyllogism in next one-two year? A: XLRI strongly believes that there is still a wide clawed divide in the jury of matrons. All candidates are not proficient inwards control the computer based examinations ad eundem. The paper and superscribe based tests provide level-playing field to pulsating universe the candidates. Also, there is yes acquisition of knowledge armipotence. These are the reasons why XAT continues to remain a paper and pencil based ordeal. Q: What is your message in the XAT 2014 Aspirants? A: XAT 2014 face take a resolution be discriminatory and candidates interval against have suffering while choosy questions. They should be selective in attempting the questions. Selecting right basis will be the wind instrument to execution. Q: How be obliged one apply to XLRI admissions? What is the application fee for the monotonous? A: After registering for XAT 2014 online, you need into separately register for XLRI programmes. XLRI Jamshedpur shortlists its applications based by virtue of XAT scores. The registration fee as one programme at XLRI is Rs 1050 and the even so insofar as matched programmes is Rs 1650. Seeing that every additional slate at XLRI, you will have to pay Rs 200 extra. The application copyhold for XAT 2014 is Rs 950.While the entry fanlight for XLRI admission will launch on September 2 and continue till December 21, 2013, the registration window for XAT will close on November 22.<\p>