BITSAT 2016 Analysis & Student Reaction

By Madiha Jawed & Priyadarshini Rana

BITSAT 2016

BITSAT 2016 commenced on May 14 and will continue to be held in different slots till May 28. Over lakhs of engineering aspirants are expected to take the exam this year for admissions to integrated first degree programmes offered at BITS campuses in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad.

A computer based exam, BITSAT, this year, the exam is being conducted across 51 cities of India including its four campuses. It is a three hour long test comprising of 150 questions which are spread across four sections.

Each correct answer in the BITSAT 2016 would fetch the aspirant a total of 3 marks and for every wrong answer, 1 mark would be deducted. BITSAT is the only exam where an aspirant gets the chance of scoring more than 100 marks in the paper. For this, aspirants need to solve 12 extra questions if they are left with some time at the end after attempting all the other 150 questions.

Speaking to Shiksha.com, a lot of students shared that BITSAT 2016 was pretty tough. Infact, some of them informed that the exam was tougher than JEE Main 2016.

Divansh, a student of DPS Noida said, “If I have to compare all the exam engineering exams that I have taken till date, this one if the toughest. I found JEE Mains easier than this. The paper was not lengthy but you could only solve the questions if you were clear with your basics. I scored 240 in the exam. There were no surprises in the paper. Maths, as usual, was the toughest, followed by Physics and Chemistry. There were no glitches in the exam. It was pretty smooth”.  Students are able to check their BITSAT 2016 scores as soon as the exam gets over.

Reiterating the same thoughts, another engineering aspirant, Mallika from Vishwa Bharti School, Noida said, “Maths was very tough for me. You know, it was more about how you manage your time between sections. The exam was not lengthy but you were required to be quick in solving the questions. There were no surprises in the exam but I think BITSAT 2016 was tougher than JEE Mains this year. I scored 240”.

Take a look at what other BITSAT 2016 said about the exam.

Karthik, Kendra Vidyalaya, Noida:

Ayush Srivastava, SD Vidya School Noida:

Lakshya, DPS, Vasundhra

Uday, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Noida

Aakash, Amity International Noida:

BITSAT 2016 will be held again on May 26 due to clash in exam dates. The admit and wait list for the exam is expected to be announced on July 1. Check BITSAT 2016 important dates here!