XAT 2015 Analysis and expected cutoff have been posted here. You can check out the various areas and what will be their cutoffs for this year. This analysis is not only important for those who have appeared but also for those who have to appear in future.
Section 1: Quantitative Ability
This year QA section was comparatively tougher than other sections. Below are the list of the topics and number of questions asked this year.
| Topics | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Series | 2 |
| Probability | 1 |
| Geometry | 2 |
| Profit and Loss | 1 |
| Areas and Volumes | 5 |
| Ratio and Proportion | 1 |
| Coordinate Geometry | 1 |
| Percentages | 1 |
| Algebra | 3 |
| Interest | 1 |
| Critical reasoning | 4 |
| Mean, median and mode | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 2 |
| Questions based on table | 4 |
| Question based on Graphs | 4 |
| Total | 33 |
For 33 question
A good attempt: 11-14 right questions
Good Score: 7-10
Expected cut off- 6-7
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Section 2: Verbal and logical ability
| Description | Number of questions |
|---|---|
| Jumbled sentences | 1 |
| Synonyms, Antonyms and Similar Meanings | 2 |
| Para Jumble | 1 |
| Paragraph Completion | 2 |
| Logical Reasoning | 3 |
| Fill in the blanks | 2 |
| Reading comprehension(5) | 17 |
| Total | 28 |
Total 28 questions were asked
Good Attempt: 13-15 Right answers
Good score: 7-10
Expected cut off: 7-8
Section 3: Decision making and Analytical reasoning
23 questions were asked
Good Attempt: 14-17
Good Score: 8-10
Expected cutoff: 9-104
Section 4: General Knowledge
Questions were asked from areas like:
- Awards
- Business
- Economy
- Famous Personalities
- Government related news
- Political news question
- Science based general knowledge questions
There were 30 questions asked.
Institute's XAT 2015 expected Cutoff:-
| Institute | XAT 2015 Expected Percentile cut off |
|---|---|
| BIMTECH, Greater Noida | 75 |
| IFMR, Chennai | 90 |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha and Lakshmi Miital Institute of Management, New Delhi | 80 |
| LIBA Chennai | 90 |
| IFMR Chennai | 85 |
| XIM Bhubaneswar | 95 |
| XIME Bangalore | 80 |
| XIM Jabalpur | 80 |
| XISS Ranchi | 85 |
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