Candidates preparing for TISSNET exam can check the trend of the examination over past five years. Know the exam pattern and difficulty level of the TISSNET exam over past years.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences conducts TISSNET exam for admission to MBA (MA in LR and MA in HRM) programmes. Candidates preparing for TISSNET exam must be well-versed in the TISSNET trends over the past 5 years. TISSNET analysis will help candidates formulate the preparation schedule.
- TISSNET Exam Pattern- Highlights
- TISSNET Trends over Past 5 Years
- TISSNET Analysis over the Past Five Years
TISSNET Exam Pattern- Highlights
Before beginning with the preparation for TISSNET exam, aspirants must be familiar with the exam pattern of TISSNET as mentioned in the table below:
TISSNET Exam Pattern |
Details |
---|---|
Exam Mode |
Computer-Based Test mode |
Exam Timings |
2 pm to 3.40 pm |
Test Duration |
1 hour and 40 minutes |
Total Questions |
100 questions |
Sections/Subjects |
3 sections based on:
|
Total Marks |
100 marks |
Type of Questions |
Multiple choices based questions |
Negative Marking |
No |
Medium |
English |
Number of Exam Centres |
Across 40 cities |
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TISSNET Trends over Past 5 Years
Year |
Sections |
Number of Questions |
Marking Scheme |
Level of Difficulty |
Selection Process |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
|
100 |
|
Moderate |
TISSNET Online Assessment |
2022 |
|
100 |
|
Easy to Moderate |
TISSNET Online Assessment |
2021 |
|
100 |
|
Moderate |
TISSNET Online Assessment
|
2020 |
|
100 |
|
Easy to Moderate |
TISSNET TISSMAT |
2019 |
|
100 |
|
Moderate |
TISSNET Personal Interview Pre Interview Test |
TISSNET Analysis over the Past Five Years
TISSNET 2023 Analysis
- TISSNET 2023 exam pattern was similar to the previous year.
- The Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning section had three DI sets with three questions each. An attempt of 22-24 was considered a good attempt.
- The General Awareness section included questions from both static and current affairs with a maximum number of 25 questions from static GK.
- The English Proficiency section was dominated by Fill in the Blanks, Grammar and Vocabulary. One of the RC was on the impact of the environment on women and another one was on the social & behavioural aspects in games.
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TISSNET 2022 Analysis
- TISSNET 2022 was similar to last year’s question paper
- The Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability section had a total of 30 questions with 22 from Quant, six from Data Interpretation, and two from Logical Reasoning, This section was the easiest and easy to attempt for the candidate who was well prepared.
- The General Awareness section was of moderate difficulty level. There was an equal distribution of questions between Current Affairs and Static GK.
- The questions in English Proficiency & Language Skills section were of easy to moderate level barring a few from the Fill in the Blanks.
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TISSNET 2021 Analysis
- TISSNET 2021 exam was of no surprise in comparison to previous year.
- The question paper consisted of three sections: General Awareness (40 Questions), English Proficiency (30 Questions), and Mathematics & Logical Reasoning (30 Questions).
- GK section continued to be the fifificult section. 16-17 questions were from current affairs, and remaining 23-24 question were from static GK.
- The English Proficiency section was moderately difficult. This section consisted of 4 questions on Spotting the Error and 3 questions each on Prepositions and Vocabulary.
- The Mathematical and Logical Reasoning was a scoring section.
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TISSNET 2020 Analysis
- TISSNET 2020 question paper was comparatively easier than last year.
- The questions in Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning sections were easier whereas the English section was slightly difficult as a few questions on vocabulary were tough.
- The General Awareness section, keeping with tradition, once again emerged as the toughest of all.
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TISSNET 2019 Analysis
- TISSNET 2019 General Awareness section consisted of a maximum number of questions from current GK. It covered areas like geography, Science, Sports, Economics, polity and many more. The questions were of a moderate level. Questions in Static GK were difficult to attempt.
- The level of difficulty for Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning was moderate. The Data Interpretation section was time-consuming. Attempting 23-25 questions were good.
- English proficiency section was moderately easy to attempt.
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