Format of XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) 2016 to remain pen-paper based

New Delhi: The XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) 2016, which is scheduled to be conducted on January 03, 2016 would remain pen-paper based.

This is to ensure that candidates of all backgrounds are at par, so that those who have pre-familiarity of operating computers, specially coming from privileged background or having worked in IT sector, do not get any advantage over others who do not have access to computers. The paper-pen mode also ensures that all candidates are tested on exactly the same set of questions, and not on different sets.

Last date for applying for the exam is 30th November 2015. Interested candidates can download their admit cards till December 31, 2105.

The examination will be held across 47 cities of India: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Goa, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Surat, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam.

The XAT 2016 would also be conducted across the following two international cities Dubaia nd Kathmandu.