XAT, i.e. the Xavier Aptitude Test is an exam that you can sign-up for if you want to seek admission to top MBA colleges of the country for completing MBA or PGDM courses. One of the important parts of your preparations will be solving as many question papers as you can.
It is a must for you to go through the sets of all the previous years’ question papers, to help you to understand the trend and types of questions. The XAT question papers are only available online. You can make use of the suggestions below to find the question papers without any hassles:
Xavier School of Management
The best place to find previous years’ question papers of the XAT exam is the official website of Xavier School of Management. Here you will find all the question papers from 2010 to 2018 year-wise in PDF format. The weightage of marks reserved for each section can be best understood by analyzing these XAT question papers.
This website can also be used to learn more about the updates and notifications concerning the ongoing XAT exam.
To take the official XAT mock test, you can follow these steps:
- Step 1: Login the XAT website. Find the tab containing the mock test and click on it.
- Step 2: Click here https://g21.digialm.com/OnlineAssessment/index.html?2076@@M3 to find the mock test link directly.
- Step 3: Sign in with your login credentials, and start answering the questions of the mock test.
Online Resources
There are many other sites on the internet where you will find the XAT sample papers and previous year’s question papers. You might also find answer keys, or answers with detailed explanations on these sites.
Therefore, it would be better if you find one of the sites that provide question papers with solutions. You may also find mock tests on these sites that would train your mind fully to complete the exam in the given time.
For example, Shiksha.com is one website where you would find all kinds of mock tests, previous year’s question papers, and other study material of XAT Exam. For downloading XAT question papers from 2016 to 2020.
If you are looking for XAT sample papers and question papers with answer keys, then you can check Exam Bazaar. Here, you will find question papers of previous years in PDF format, and you can also appear for the mock test of that particular question paper.
Offline resources
Another way to access question papers of XAT exam is to purchase prep books containing XAT sample papers and question papers. For example, you can purchase ‘Target XAT 2020’ published by Disha Experts, as it contains both mock tests, and past year’s question papers.
If you are looking for solved question papers, then you can buy ‘Jabbing the XAT’, written by R. K. Jha. There are many more books of particular subjects and sections that can either be found in books stores, or you can also get their Kindle Edition on Amazon and other online sources.
For instance, ‘Jabbing the XAT’ is available in eBook format on Amazon. You can get its access directly from this link: https://www.amazon.in/Jabbing-Solved-Papers-Mock-Tests-ebook/dp/B08D2MJCT8.
Final thoughts
The best place to find the XAT question papers would naturally be the official portal of XAT. However, that does not mean that you cannot use other sites for finding the sample question papers. You can also cross-check the XAT sample papers and question papers that you have downloaded from third-party sites with the question papers that are available on the official site for confirming their authenticity. Also, it is better to refer to third-party sites that provide complete solutions to the question papers, as it would help you determine your preparedness for the exam.
