XAT Answer Key 2027: Official Status, Score Calculation, Past Keys

XAT 2027 is on 3 January 2027, and XLRI has not announced an answer key, response sheet or challenge window for it. Its XAT 2027 FAQs say only that results come about three weeks after the exam. This page explains how to estimate your score with the official marking scheme and where to find past papers with answers.

XAT Answer Key 2027

The official answer key status for XAT 2027, a score calculator method and past XAT papers with answers.

How to Check the XAT 2027 Answer Key

You check for an XAT 2027 answer key on xatonline.in and in your candidate dashboard after the exam, because XLRI has not published any answer key schedule.

1. After the exam on 3 January 2027, watch xatonline.in and your dashboard at applications.xatonline.in for any answer key or response sheet notice.
2. Until then, use answer keys released by coaching institutes only as an estimate.
3. Match the key with the answers you remember and work out your likely score with the method below.
4. Wait for the official scorecard, which is the only final record of your performance.

How to Calculate Your XAT 2027 Score

You calculate your XAT 2027 score from Part 1 (VALR, DM and QA and DI) with the official marking scheme.

1. Give +1 mark for each correct answer.
2. Subtract 0.25 mark for each wrong answer.
3. Count your unattempted questions. The first 8 cost nothing; subtract 0.10 mark for each one after that.
4. Leave GK out. It has no negative marking and is not counted in the overall percentile.

Example: in Part 1 you answer 50 correctly, 15 wrongly and leave 10 unattempted. Your score is 50 – (15 x 0.25) – (2 x 0.10) = 50 – 3.75 – 0.20 = 46.05.

Where can I get XAT question papers with answers?

Real papers with answers are the best way to practise scoring. Our XAT previous year question papers page has papers from 2015 to 2026; the 2025 and 2026 papers carry an answer key at the end, and XLRI’s official copies are linked from 2018 to 2024.

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