TISSNET 2023 Paper Analysis Out, Section-wise Exam Analysis, Previous Years’ Trends, Question Paper

TISSNET 2022 Paper Analysis 

The overall difficulty level of TISSNET was easy to moderate. This year too the General Knowledge section was difficult in comparison to English Proficiency and Mathematical & Logical Reasoning section. English Proficiency Section had the easiest questions while Mathematical & Logical Reasoning had moderate to difficult questions

• The majority of questions from English Proficiency were of moderate to difficult level. Most questions were from Fill in the Blanks. There were two Reading Comprehension Passages with 5 questions each which were slightly tricky.
• Mathematical and Logical Reasoning questions were of moderate to difficult level. The majority of questions were from Arithmetic. There were two DI sets of questions.
• The General Knowledge section was difficult with around 18-20 questions from Current Static, 10 questions from Static GK, and 10-12 questions from Government Schemes. 

TISSNET Paper Analysis 2021

TISSNET Paper Analysis 2021 for the three Sections- General Knowledge, English Proficiency and Mathematics& Logical Reasoning is tabulated below.

TISSNET 2021 GK Analysis

TISSNET Quant & Logical Reasoning Analysis

TISSNET English Proficiency Analysis

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TISSNET Paper Analysis 2020

TISSNET 2020 Paper Analysis

• TISS National Entrance Test 2020 was conducted in February 2020 in online mode.
• The paper had 100 questions divided into three sections viz. General Awareness (40 Questions), Logical Reasoning & Mathematics (30 questions), and English (30 questions).
• There was no specific sectional cut-off. Therefore, one can say that the paper pattern remained the same throughout the sections.
• The paper was considered much easier than the previous years by experts.

TISSNET 2020 Section-wise Paper Analysis

General Awareness

• In a comparatively easy paper, the toughest of all the sections was General Awareness.
• Most of the questions in this section were from current affairs.
• The questions were primarily related to socio-political issues.
• A score of 27 to 30 out of 40 would be an ideal score for this section.

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Logical Reasoning, Mathematics, and Data Interpretation

• These three sections had a total of 30 questions with 14 analytical reasoning, 1 verbal logic, 7 Mathematics and 8 Data Interpretation questions.
• The puzzle questions were trickier than the rest.
• The rest of the questions were comparatively moderately easier. 
• Lengthy and time-consuming mathematical puzzles and sequences were part of the other Logical Reasoning questions.
• In mathematics, mostly arithmetic questions with strong, analytical skills were asked. However, on the difficulty level, these were easy-moderate.
• Data Interpretation section mostly had graphs and pie charts. Extensive calculations were needed to solve these.
• A score of 25 to 27 out of 30 was a good score in this section.

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

• The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension sections had 30 questions in total.
• Just like in 2019, vocabulary questions found most space in this section in 2020 too.
• Commonly used words and idioms were asked. They were much easier when compared to the ones in 2019.
• The grammar questions mostly comprised of common confusable terms.
• There were questions on synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions, idioms, odd-one-out, and proverbs.

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Exam Date: January 04 2020 | Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult | Cutoff: 70+

The overall paper for TISSNET 2020 was found to be moderate to difficult. Candidates had 100 minutes to complete the paper and it was found to be relatively possible to complete within the designated time for all the sections. Read below to find out the section-wise Paper Analysis for TISSNET 2020: 

Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning

• Difficulty Level: Easy to moderate 
• Number of Questions: A total of 30 questions covered every part. 
• Most of the questions were formula based except some questions on Logical reasoning, which were quite tricky. 
• The Data Interpretation section was calculation intensive. 
• Ideal time: 30-35 minutes. 
• Ideal attempt: At least 26-29 questions would be considered good.

English Proficiency

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate. 
• Most Commonly asked: RCs, sentence completion, Error spotting, antonyms, Synonyms, & Para Jumbles.
• Two logical questions were also asked in this section. 
• Ideal attempt: 24-27 questions could be considered good in order to score well.

General Awareness

• Nature of Questions: General Awareness comprised questions from both static and current GK.
• A large number of questions were asked from the current GK. 
• Almost all the areas like Science, Geography, Sports, Economics, Polity, Current Affairs, Art and Culture, etc. were covered. 
• The current affairs questions were of easy to moderate level of difficulty whereas the questions from static GK were a little difficult to attempt. 
• Ideal Attempt: 23-25 questions

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TISSNET Paper Analysis 2019

Exam Date: January 13, 2019, | Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult | Cutoff: 74+ Check TISSNET Cutoff

A section-wise breakdown of each section in the TISSNET exam is given below:

Mathematics & Logical Reasoning

This section had a total of 30 questions with 17 from Quants, 7 from DI, and 6 from Reasoning. The majority of the questions were either easy or easy to moderate. DI sets were time-consuming for some students.

• Ideal Time: 30 – 35 minutes
• Good Attempt: 23 – 25 questions

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English Proficiency

This section was easier than last year, having 30 MCQs in total. There were no questions on one-word substitutions, analogy, and idioms this year. The questions from grammar were straightforward.

• Ideal Time: 15 – 20 minute
• Good Attempt: 25 – 27 questions

General Awareness

TISSNET did not break its trend and GK continued to be the most difficult section of the paper. About 22-24 questions were from static GK and the remaining were from Economy and Current Affairs.

• Ideal Time: 10 – 15 minutes
• Good Attempt: 23 – 25 questions

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TISSNET Paper Analysis 2018

Exam Date: January 6 2018 | Difficulty Level: Moderate to difficult | Cut off: 75+

A section-wise breakdown of each section in the TISSNET exam is given below:

Mathematics & Logical Reasoning

• Ideal Time: 30 – 35 minutes
• Good Attempt: 23 – 25 questions

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English Proficiency

• Ideal Time: 15 – 20 minutes
• Good Attempt: 25 – 27 questions

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General Awareness

• Ideal Time: 10 – 15 minutes
• Good Attempt: 23 – 25 questions

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TISSNET Paper Analysis 2017

Exam Date: January 7, 2017 | Difficulty Level: Easy to moderate | Cutoff: 80-85 for MA-HR

• TISSNET 2017 was not a very difficult paper to attempt. In fact, it was the easiest in the last 4 years. 
• The section-wise analysis of TISSNET 2017 is given below:

General Awareness

• This was the most difficult section, relative to others.
• A total of 40 questions were asked from this section.
• Out of these 40 questions, 25 were static questions and 12 were on current affairs.
• The candidates scoring a minimum of 20+ can be regarded as the benchmark.
• The maximum required time for attempting all the questions in this section is around 15 minutes.

Verbal Ability

• A total of 30 questions were asked in this section.
• Out of the 30 questions, 5 were on Reading Comprehension.
• The RC passages were about 400 - 450 words long and almost all were direct questions.
• Almost all the questions were easily solvable.

Quantitative Ability & Logical Reasoning

• This section had a total of 30 questions, out of which 15 were Logical Reasoning questions with some of them being tricky.
• A student could have easily scored about 12 or 13 marks in the LR section.
• There were 7 questions from the quantitative section and 8 questions in Data Interpretation.

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