Xavier Aptitude Test

XAT syllabus

Verbal reasoning, quantitative analysis and decisions under competing constraints.

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The official 2027 portal lists VALR, Decision Making, QA & DI and GK. GK is considered separately from the overall percentile. Essay writing is not listed as a current test section.

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Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

Read diverse passages, including literary material. Distinguish a conclusion from its evidence and test assumptions.

Reading comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension

Inference, Tone & Purpose

Verbal ability

Para Summary

Para Summary

Verbal ability

Para Completion & Sentence Placement

Verbal ability

Para Jumbles

Para Jumbles

Verbal ability

Odd Sentence Out

Odd Sentence

Verbal ability

Paragraph Coherence & Logical Flow

Language foundations

Grammar and Sentence Correction

Language foundations

Vocabulary and Word Usage

Language foundations

Sentence Completion and Cloze

Critical reasoning

Critical Reasoning

Decision Making

Identify stakeholders, legitimate objectives and constraints. Compare fairness, feasibility and long-term consequences before selecting an action.

Ethics

Ethics, Fairness and Values

Managerial decisions

Case-based Decision Making

Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation

Combine common quantitative skills with accurate interpretation of unfamiliar data. Recheck units and assumptions.

Arithmetic

Caselets

General Knowledge

Balance static facts with a dated current-affairs log. Verify volatile facts close to the exam; do not treat an old list as current.

Bharatiya Pathshala

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