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XAT 2026 Question Paper with Solutions

Written by Nilesh Jangid, Founder · Quant & DILR mentor · CAT 99.84 %ile · Last checked: 31 Oct 2026

Download the XAT 2026 question paper with an answer key and solutions. Below you will find the section-wise structure of the paper and how it compares with other years.

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Year 2026

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Questions 95 per paper

In each PDF Questions, answer key, solutions

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These papers are memory-based reconstructions prepared by Thinkoraa mentors and students. They are not official XLRI papers, and the wording or order of some questions may differ from the actual exam.

Please read before you download: these are memory-based reconstructions prepared by Thinkoraa mentors and students. They are not official XLRI papers, and the wording or order of some questions may differ from the actual exam. Use them for practice.

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XAT 2026 Question Paper PDF

One PDF Each has the questions, an answer key and solutions.

Paper Structure

XAT 2026 Paper Structure

Question counts, counted from the answer keys and section headings of the booklets.

Paper	Questions	Quant & DI	Decision Making	Verbal & Logical	General Knowledge	PDF pages
XAT 2026	95	28	21	26	20	57

Across these booklets the section sizes are the same except in XAT 2024. Compare with: XAT 2025, XAT 2024.

What Appeared

What Appeared in XAT 2026

The cases, sets and passages of this paper, described in a line each (from the Thinkoraa reconstruction, not official wording).

Quant & DI sets

A microfinancier lending at a fixed rate per unit; Light Chemicals, an industrial paint supplier in three regions; WinLose, an investment company recruiting share traders.

Decision Making cases

MultiKrack, an FMCG company in Eastern India; Abhishek, a business school student; Fine Elements Inc., an Indian organization; Mr. Screwvala, an investment banker; Vidya, a B.Com graduate admitted to a top institute; Group assignments in business school curricula; Selvam Tutorials, an evening coaching business.

Verbal & Logical passages

Post-World War II liberal democratic leaders; Conversation between people who do not share a culture; Seemingly disparate targets with a common thread; The history of nuclear physics.

How To Use

How To Use the XAT 2026 Paper

Attempt it timed

Set a timer and attempt the paper section by section, as in the exam.

Check the answer key

Score yourself section by section, and note how many questions you attempted and got right.

Read the solutions

Go through the solution for every wrong or skipped question, and for the right ones where you were unsure.

Keep an error log

Write down the topic and why you lost the marks: concept gap, calculation slip, misread question or time.

Next steps: the XAT guide (syllabus, pattern, dates), free XAT mock tests and the CAT previous year papers. For Decision Making practice, download the 500 free XAT DM questions with answers.

FAQs

XAT 2026 Question Paper: FAQs

Is this the official XAT 2026 question paper?+

How many questions are there in the XAT 2026 paper here?+

XAT 2026: 95 questions (28 in Quant & DI, 21 in Decision Making, 26 in Verbal & Logical, 20 in General Knowledge).

Does the XAT 2026 PDF have answers and solutions?+

Yes. The booklet ends with an answer key and solutions.

Can I attempt the XAT 2026 paper as a timed test?+

Yes. Open the PDF, set a timer and attempt it section by section. The free XAT mock tests on Thinkoraa give you an online test with analysis.

Where can I see the other years?+

See the XAT previous year papers page or the XAT 2025 question paper.