How to prepare for XAT Essays?

XAT Essay Writing - The essay is clubbed with the General Awareness (GA) section in the XAT and you are given a consolidated time of 25 minutes to attempt 25 questions of GA as well as write an essay on a given topic.

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Evaluation Parameters - The objective of giving broad essay topics is to evaluate the candidates on their ability to think logically and coherently.

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Structure of the Essay - The examiner checks whether or not the essay follows logically from one paragraph to the other. Marks are deducted for il logically ordered ideas and poorly connected arguments.

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Knowledge - While your subject-knowledge is tested in the other sections of the exam, this area checks whether you are aware of the ongoing debates in the public media and important events, personalities, laws, etc.

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Innovative Ideas - Evaluators expect your essay to be replete with innovative ideas. Mere repetition of experts' opinions is not recommended in the XAT essay.

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Attitude - The evaluators deduct marks for any view that they perceive to be extremist, prejudiced, unreasonable, and unscientific. They expect a balanced view in the essay that reflects the rational mind of the writer.

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Grammar - This is very important in the XAT essay. Marks are deducted for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.

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Preparation Strategy - In the introduction, take a broad view, which gives the examiner an impression of your understanding of the topic. In the Body of the essay, focus on analyzing the topic from as many different perspectives as possible, neatly divided into points or paragraphs.

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