Important MBA exams- CAT/NMAT/XAT
What should I appear
every exam I different or difficult is a myth. All exam papers are 80-100% similar. There is delta difference in syllabus only.
CAT exam
| Particulars | Events |
| Duration of the CAT Exam | 2 Hours (120 Minutes) |
| Name of the Section |
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| Section-wise Duration | 40 Minutes for Each Section (VARC, DILR, QA).
53 Minutes 20 Seconds for PwD candidates for each section. |
| Number of Questions | 76 Questions (54 MCQs and 22 Non-MCQs) |
| CAT exam total marks | 228 marks |
| Mode of the CAT 2022 exam | Computer-Based Mode (CBT) |
| Marking Scheme |
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| Number of answer choices | 4 |
XAT exam
| No. Of Papers | Section | Questions | Time Duration |
| Paper 1 | Decision Making | 21 |
165 min. |
| Verbal and Logical Ability | 26 | ||
| Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation | 28 | ||
| Paper 2 | General Knowledge | 25 | 25 min. |
| Essay | 1 | ||
| Marking Scheme | +1 – correct answer
-0.25 – incorrect answer -0.05 for every 8 un-attempted questions |
NMAT
| Exam mode | Online |
| Test duration | 2 hours |
| Total questions | 108 questions |
| Total marks | 360 marks |
| Type of questions | Objective type questions with four choices each |
| Marking Scheme | Three marks per question |
| Level of difficulty | Adaptive Paper |
Conclusion- Do not focus on 1 examination only. Goal should be to get admission into top 50 b-schools in the country. Think like so, increase your probabilities by giving yourself more options and appear for all the exams.
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