Guidelines For XAT 2009 Essay

The Inherent vice of Capitalism is unequal sharing of blessings and the inherent virtue of Socialism is equal sharing of misery.
 
An interesting topic, which required some awareness of the two political and economic systems. Some points worth exploring in this essay were:
 
1) The historical development of Capitalism as a major force shaping the modern world.
 
2) [...]

First impression of XAT 2009

The paper consisted of 3 sections: Quantitative Aptitude+Data Interpretation (38 questions), Verbal Ability +Logical Ability (35 questions) and Analytical Reasoning +Decision Making (31) questions – a total of 104 questions, which was lower than last year’s 120.
As expected the paper was on the tougher side. Nonetheless it was balanced across the sections. There were few [...]

Essay writing tips for XAT

 
What is looked for?
•          Subject knowledge
•          Clarity of thought
•          Flow of ideas
•          Examples
•          Facts
•          Correct usage of grammar
•          Correct usage of words
•          A neat hand-writing
 
How should you write?
•          Always write in paragraphs
•          It’s not a natural but learned skill
•          Different paragraphs express different ideas that contribute to the main idea
•          A paragraph should ideally contain [...]

CAT 2008 – Sources of questions in English

TISS 2008 Analysis

Overview:
TISS 2008 exam did not throw in any surprises. It was clearly communicated to the candidates that the question paper will consist of two parts. Part I was divided into three sections: Quantitative Ability & Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Awareness of Contemporary Social Issues for which the candidates were given an hour to attempt. [...]

XAT 2008 – expected cut-offs

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The expected cut-offs for XAT 2008 are:

Institute
English
Quantitative Aptitude +
Data Interpretation
Reasoning + Decision Making
Overall

XLRI – BM
11 – 12
7.5 – 8
7 – 7.5
32 – 33

XLRI – PMIR
13 – 14
6 – 6.5
5.5 – 6
30 – 31

XIM-B
10.5 – 11
6 – [...]

NMAT 2007 Analysis

This year’s paper was more or less along the expected lines with easy sections [...]

XAT 2008 – Past Trends

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SNAP Analysis and cut-off

Most of you knew the pattern of SNAP 2007 beforehand, thanks to the specification [...]

JMET 2007 – Analysis

Executive Summary
JMET 2007 provides no respite to the students. [...]