[2011] XAT and XLRI official thread for queries

vishal2shekhar Says
can anyone tell the syllabus of xat exam....help me



prepare for the cat quants syllabus well and you will ace through xat.but to be more specific other than the usual chpts. focus a bit more on permutation and combination,probability,geometry,theory of quad. equation,logarithm.

for english usual CAT thing will do but it is better to have a comand over vocabs because xat rc passages are a bit tough (atleast what i feel) and test your logical ability.other than this you need to prepare a bit things like a sentence will be given to you and you have to identify whether it's a hyperbole,euphism,oxymoron i.e you have to identify figures of speech.
grammar is important as usual i.e sentence correction and things like those.

notes on figure of speech you can get in detail on pg

for lr prepare what you are doing for cat.no need to put separate emphasis on it,but better if you can get hold of last few years lsat papers..xat also has questions on ethical dilemmas which you can prepare from a book called 101 ethical dilemmas(you can get it on google) and questions on business judgement are also asked the best way of preparing which is from last year xat papers.it will give you an idea and help to develop the skills necessary to tackle those kind of questions.generally the questions asked are not that difficult.


Hope it helps you.
prepare for the cat quants syllabus well and you will ace through xat.but to be more specific other than the usual chpts. focus a bit more on permutation and combination,probability,geometry,theory of quad. equation,logarithm.

for english usual CAT thing will do but it is better to have a comand over vocabs because xat rc passages are a bit tough (atleast what i feel) and test your logical ability.other than this you need to prepare a bit things like a sentence will be given to you and you have to identify whether it's a hyperbole,euphism,oxymoron i.e you have to identify figures of speech.
grammar is important as usual i.e sentence correction and things like those.

notes on figure of speech you can get in detail on pg

for lr prepare what you are doing for cat.no need to put separate emphasis on it,but better if you can get hold of last few years lsat papers..xat also has questions on ethical dilemmas which you can prepare from a book called 101 ethical dilemmas(you can get it on google) and questions on business judgement are also asked the best way of preparing which is from last year xat papers.it will give you an idea and help to develop the skills necessary to tackle those kind of questions.generally the questions asked are not that difficult.


Hope it helps you.

my permutation and combination+ probability is very bad... can i still do better in xat.

@vishal2shekhar...i dont see any reason for not doing good.your I CAN IS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN YOUR I.Q. there is a lot of time left for XAT.it's more than enough to help you get thorough with permn. and combn. and probability.
basically probability is an extension of perm and comb.so if you are well versed with perm and comb. probability will not be a problem for you.

vishal2shekhar Says
my permutation and combination+ probability is very bad... can i still do better in xat.


he said important ;it doesnt mean that u cant do better .anyways in xat u have to choose the questions and attempt (50% are also sometime enough)those with very high accuracy .

anyone facing the same problem
another question-other than applying for XIM-B at the selected institute place under XAT registration do i need to buy their form or apply to them separately like what we have to do for XLRI-J i.e registering separately with them and buying their prospectus and other such thing.

Yes, for XIMB and other colleges, you have to buy their form and apply separately.

Just registered for XAT. I too am not getting the selected institutes' list.
BM is the regular 2-yr MBA programme, right?

Also, does anyone have an idea as to how many test centers were there in Delhi last year (if possible, where they were would help a lot)

Just registered for XAT. I too am not getting the selected institutes' list.
BM is the regular 2-yr MBA programme, right?

Also, does anyone have an idea as to how many test centers were there in Delhi last year (if possible, where they were would help a lot)


Try a different browser preferable IE higher versions.

BM is the regular 2-year MBA for Marketing Finance BUT NOT HR ....
Hector1 Says
BM is the regular 2-year MBA for Marketing Finance BUT NOT HR ....


So, BM is equivalent to the PGP of IIMs? And BM and HR are the only 2 available options for a fresh graduate?
sith Says
So, BM is equivalent to the PGP of IIMs? And BM and HR are the only 2 available options for a fresh graduate?



The PGP of IIMs includes HR also but in XL the HR equivalent is PMIR (you can see in the list while applying)

If you are applying as a fresher to XLRI then you have two options

BM - For Finance and Marketing
PMIR - For HR

didnt save the online payment confirmation page.now what should i do?

shadydivus Says
didnt save the online payment confirmation page.now what should i do?


Call them up !!

This time the interface designed on XL website is so $$$ all!!

There is no option to get the payment slip ..correct me if I am wrong over here!!

Thank God I used the Prntscreen option !! 😃

when will xim -b forms be released and does ximb also involve online registration like xlri - jamshedpur.or do we have to fill xim -b form in pen and paper and send it to them.

skctee Says
when will xim -b forms be released and does ximb also involve online registration like xlri - jamshedpur.or do we have to fill xim -b form in pen and paper and send it to them.


XIMB forms will be released soon...within the next month or so I guess.

Last year, you had to log in with the XAT ID..fill the details (just like XL)

Take out the printout...go to SBI..deposit the money and take the deposit slip.

Now send the printout and the deposit slip to XIMB address...that was it last time...most probably it would be the same this year !

i didn't save/print the online payment receipt, what should i do now ? plz help.

chaditya Says
i didn't save/print the online payment receipt, what should i do now ? plz help.


Check your browser history for a link similar to xxx...OnlinePaymentStatus.aspx
chaditya Says
i didn't save/print the online payment receipt, what should i do now ? plz help.


even i didnt do that
but what i did later was typed in the site address for xat application on the address bar of my browser and i got a link for online payment submission (as it got saved) and clicked on it and was able to see my payment receipt.
i was scared to death before but i guess there is always a way out if there is a problem knocking at your door

Does it really matter if the selected instis are not displayed. Even XLRI isnt being shown....

If it does indeed matter, then I guess I'll have to register again sometime later....

chaditya Says
i didn't save/print the online payment receipt, what should i do now ? plz help.

Also there is no provision in the application to indicate that work experience is till date .. so i have entered in no of years field as "2 (TILL DATE)" and i havn't selected end date of job ... will it be a problem ... plz help me ..
Does it really matter if the selected instis are not displayed. Even XLRI isnt being shown....

If it does indeed matter, then I guess I'll have to register again sometime later....



the selected institutes will not be shown.i rang the help line number and they said that after completing the xat regn. the payin slip is downloaded.
on that pay in slip you will see barcode at the top right.that barcode contains all the information and to the best of my knowledge one copy will be sent to xlri.they will extract the information from the barcode,regarding your choice of institutes and other such things.
done with xat registration but now xlri registration is giving problems.have to try again tomorrow.

puys i m confused!!!
first of all tell me the form which i fill up which all colleges will it include??
n what abt ximb n xlri ...what the sace with them ...as seprate forms..am not getting..plz throw light on it.....