XAT 2023 Syllabus comprises four sections and one essay writing section. It must be noted that some changes were made in the previous year’s XAT syllabus and the essay section was reintroduced. Candidates who are going to appear for the upcoming entrance test must concentrate on the topics covered in the aptitude test syllabus.
It is expected that the XAT examination will be almost like the previous years. There is no definite syllabus for Xavier Aptitude Test as the exam conducting officials do not release any official syllabus. However, based on the previous year question papers and trends, our exam experts have prepared a list of subject-wise topics from which most of the questions can be asked in the upcoming exam. Here in this blog, we have shared detailed information about the XAT 2023 syllabus for the reference of the aspirants.
You can download the syllabus from the official website for XAT under the academia and syllabus section. The same procedure was also followed last year when downloading XAT syllabus.
XAT 2023 Syllabus Major Highlights
It is expected that this year’s syllabus will be almost the same as previous years’ XAT exam syllabus 2022. The Question Paper will consist of two-time bound parts:
Part 1
- Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning
- Decision-Making
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
Part 2
- General Knowledge
- Essay
As per the official XAT notification released by XLRI Jamshedpur, the number of questions varies from year to year. It is expected that there will be approximately 22-30 questions covered in each section and the total number of questions will not be more than 100-105 including General Knowledge. General Knowledge and Essay are not considered while determining the cutoff and will be used only at the time of the interview.
XAT 2023 Syllabus: Section Wise Important Topics
As per the official notification, the XAT 2023 syllabus will comprise five sections which were also constituted in the XAT exam syllabus 2022. The same is shared below:
- Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning
- Decision-Making
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
- General Knowledge
- Essay
XAT 2023 Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
The XAT QA and DI syllabus is going to be on the same lines as the previous year’s XAT 2022 syllabus. This section is likely to consist of 28 questions. Some of the important QA and DI topics covered in the XAT syllabus is shared below:
- Percentage
- Profit and Loss
- Tables and Caselets
- Ratio and Proportion
- Linear and Quadratics Equations
- Time and Work
- Probability
- Surds and Indices
- Averages and Partnerships
- Critical Path
- Inequalities
- Trigonometry
- Variation
- Logarithms
- Allegations and Mixtures, etc
XAT 2023 Syllabus for Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning
The verbal ability syllabus for XAT 2023 is likely to be almost like the previous years. A total of 26 questions are expected to be asked in this section. The important topics for the Verbal ability section are shared below:
- Reading Comprehension
- Contextual Usage of Vocabulary
- Antonyms/Synonyms
- Fill in the Blanks
- Sentence Completion
- Jumbled Paragraphs
- Word Usage
- Correction of Errors in Sentence
- Paragraph Completion, etc
XAT 2023 Syllabus for Decision-Making
The decision-making syllabus too is expected to be almost similar to the previous year. However, the level of difficulty would vary. This section is expected to carry 21 questions. Check out the important topics covered in the decision-making syllabus of XAT 2023:
- Data Arrangement
- Analytical Reasoning
- Situations
- Logical Reasoning
- Assumptions
- Complex Arrangement
- Conditions and Grouping
- Caselets
- Decision Making, etc
XAT 2023 Syllabus for General Knowledge
The GK syllabus is expected to have the same questions as the previous year’s XAT exam syllabus 2022. This section is likely to contain a total of 25 questions. The General Knowledge section will include questions from the following topics:
- Current Affairs
- Constitution of India
- History and Geography
- Awards and winners
- Static GK
- Government and Economy
- Business and Politics
- Personalities
- World Events, etc
XAT 2023 Syllabus for Essay
The XAT 2023 syllabus for the essay section is not prescribed. This section was reintroduced the previous year after 2018. The XAT Essay syllabus is likely to have one question. The candidates will be given two topics out of which they have to select one for the essay. The XAT essay topics will be mostly based on abstract ideas. Candidates should write the essay within the prescribed word limit and duration.
XAT 2023 Syllabus FAQs
Q1 How many sections are included in the XAT 2023 Syllabus?
Ans. The XAT 2023 syllabus comprises five sections, Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning, Decision-Making, Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay.
Q2 How many questions are expected in the XAT exam 2023?
Ans. As per XAT official notification, it is expected that there will be around 22-30 questions in each section and the total number of questions will not be more than 100-105 including General Knowledge.
