XLRI Jamshedpur, Xavier School of Management has conducted the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2022 today, January 2022. The exam was held from 9.30 a.m to 12.40 p.m today as a computer based test (CBT) at various centers across the country.
The question paper of the XAT 2022 had a major change as XLRI re-introduced essay writing after three years. Also, the duration of the exam was increased to 190 minutes. The question paper contained four sections – Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, General Knowledge, and Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation where the essay writing comes under the GK section in the question paper. It should be noted that the short essay of 250 words will be evaluated only after the candidate qualifies for the PI. The dates of the PI will be announced later by the XLRI.
About 75000 students had applied for the XAT 2022 exam, and a reasonably appropriate number of candidates who applied had attended the exam. The exact number of students who attended the exam will be released along with the analysis of the exam in this space later in the day. About the same number of students had appeared for the XAT in 2021.
XAT 2022 Analysis
The analysis and answer key(s) of the exam are released by top educators and youtube channels shortly after the conduct of the exam. For XAT 2022, analysis have been / are being / will be provided by educators including but not limited to Aglasem, Hitbullseye, Mbauniverse and in youtube channels like Endeavor Careers, IMS India, Byju’s etc.
At this moment, a few educators have either started or scheduled their analysis. They are as follows.
| XAT 2022 Analysis, Answer Key Released | Watch Link |
|---|---|
| XAT 2022 Analysis and Discussion on Questions, Answers by CATKING | Check Here |
| XAT 2022 Exam Analysis, Overview and feedback by Ronak Shah (Unacademy CAT) | Check Here |
| XAT 2022 | Question Paper with Solutions | College Cutoffs & Last Dates | Score Vs. Percentile by Unacademy CAT | Check Here |
Other than the above, the following coaching centers will also release their analysis. The links of their youtube channels are listed below. Analysis, answer key of XAT 2022 can be accessed on these places as well, probably after 1 pm.
| Name of the XAT Coaching Center or Mentor | Link of the youtube channel where XAT 2022 Analysis, Answer Key will be available |
|---|---|
| IMS India | Click Here |
| Career Launcher | Click Here |
| CAT2CET (C2C) MENTORS | Click Here |
| BYJU’S Exam Prep: CAT & MBA | Click Here |
| ARUN SHARMA MINDWORKZZ | Click Here |
| Rodha | Click Here |
XAT 2022 Answer Key – When will XLRI release official answer key?
Last year XAT exam was held on Jan 3. Then the response sheet was released on Jan 5, and the official answer key was issued on Jan 8.
If a similar timeline is followed this year, then it is expected that XAT 2022 response sheet will be released on January 4, 2022, and the XAT 2022 answer key will be released on January 7, 2022.
The official answer key of the XAT 2022 released by the XLRI can be accessed only by the candidates who have attended the exam. The candidates can download the official answer key and their response sheet from the official website of XLRI, xlri.ac.in.
XAT 2022 Result Date
Last year the result of XAT exam was declared 15 days after the exam, on January 18.
Going by that, it is anticipated that the result of XAT 2022 could be declared on or by January 17, 2022.
After the completion of the XAT 2022, the candidates can prepare for the upcoming top MBA entrance exams. The NMAT 2021 will be held from January 11 to 15, 2022. And the second phase of SNAP 2021 will be held on January 8 and 16, 2022. The result of CAT 2021 is expected to be released in the first week of January 2022, the candidates who attended the exam can check the official website regularly for the updates on the same.
