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Essay writing has been integral part for XAT exams since last so many years. This is a totally different aspect which comes across us in comparison to other similar MBA entrance tests. Generally there is 2 hrs. time to complete the XAT paper which consists of sections like English, Quant and Reasoning. After this paper gets completed there is small break for 10 minutes after which second part of essay writing is being conducted. Essay writing in XAT consists of 20 minutes time and there is no word limit as such for the same but generally 350-450 words will suffice provided the content is good and well managed to justify its topic.

TYPES OF ESSAYS ASKED IN XAT:

There are basically two broad categories of essays which are asked in XAT they are ABSTRACT topics e.g."There is a no right way of doing a wrong thing." and the other type is KNOWLEDGE BASED topics e.g. "India has one of the largest pools of talented manpower, but few innovations and patented products."

In case of abstract topics the logical power and creative thinking of the candidate is tested while in case of knowledge-based topics one requires indepth knowledge about the topics and had to back his argument with reasonable data and quotes. This requires indepth reading on variety of topics and understanding of the subject matter. I would suggest regular reading of business magazines and business dailies for preparing such topics. Also reading magazines like TIME, INDIA TODAY etc. and listening BBC NEWS will benefit a lot to the candidate not only for the essay writing but also for GD-PI preparation.

WHY ESSAY WRITING IN XAT:

As such XLRI selects a candidate for shortlisting for PI on the basis of scores of written exams only and essay has no role to play for getting a call from XLRI, but it is definately given importance to shortlist a candidate in the interview. Basically essay is used to know the logical power and depth of understanding of candidate about his surrounding world. The interviewer can ask questions based on the essay and it is also used to measure how well a candidate can convince his/her point. So one must make sure that he/she refers the key points of the essay before facing the interview.

Another suggestion is that be as simple and crisp in your points as possible and never provide wrong data, facts or quotes on the basis of your intuition. One should also make sure that the starting part and conclusion part should be most effective as it creates very good impression. The body of essay should cover all important points and explain them in a reasonable length.



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