TISSNET Exam Analysis 2021 by IMS Learning – Detailed Sectional Analysis, Expected Cut-off
TISSNET 2021 Exam Analysis - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) conducts TISSNET exam to shortlist aspirants for the popular MA (HRM & LR) and / or MA (ODCL) program. This year TISSNET 2021 was conducted on 20th February 2021 in the afternoon slot from 2:00pm to 3:40pm. IMS Learning shares the exam analysis of TISSNET exam for the candidates who appeared for the management entrance exam.
TISSNET 2021 Exam Analysis by IMS Learning
As per the exam pattern being shared, there were 100 questions of 100 marks with 4 options each. There was no negative marking in the exam.
TISS-NET STRUCTURE
| Section |
Subject Area |
No. of Qs |
Marks |
Stipulated Cut-off (Gen, EWS, KM, AF)* |
| Section I |
English Proficiency |
30 |
30 |
Nil |
| Section II |
Mathematical & Logical Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
Nil |
| Section III |
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
14 |
No Negative Marks
No Sectional timings
* TISS-NET has a sectional cut-off for the GK section. It is 35% (14 Marks) for Gen, EWS, KM and AF; 30% (12 Marks) for OBC (NC) and PWD. There will be no sectional cut off for SC/ST for the GK section.
TISSNET 2021 Overall Analysis
The overall difficulty level of TISS-NET was at par with that of last year’s test mainly due to easier General Awareness and English Proficiency Sections and a slightly more difficult Mathematical & Logical Reasoning Section.
The Overall TISSNET 2021 estimated cut-offs for the short listing of candidates for the 2nd stage for M.A. (HRM) - Mumbai campus, General Category is mentioned below:
| HRM program- Mumbai Campus |
TISSNET 2021 cut-offs |
| General Category |
72-75 |
As per the admission guidelines, the TISS-MAT will be conducted only for those candidates who are short-listed for stage 2 on the basis of TISS-NET results.
TISSNET 2021 - SECTIONAL ANALYSIS
TISSNET 2021 - English Proficiency
This section comprised 30 questions, out of which 10 questions were on Reading Comprehension based on 2 passages. Out of these 10 RC questions, 6 were easy and 4 were of medium difficulty. One RC passage was about 300 words long (it dealt with OTT Platforms in India) while the other was about 450 words and was about the possible role of coffee in the age of enlightenment. Most of the questions in this section were easy to medium. Overall, this section was slightly simpler than last year.
A good score for this section would be 25-26. A serious aspirant would be able to tackle all questions within 35 to 40 minutes.
| Topics |
No. of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (2 passages) |
10 |
6 Easy, 4 Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks (1 blank, spelling error) |
1 |
Easy |
| Fill in the Blanks (1 blank) |
1 |
Easy |
| Fill in the Blanks (2 blanks) |
6 |
4 Easy, 2 Moderate |
| Grammar - Spot the Error in underlined part. |
4 |
2 Easy, 2 Moderate |
| Synonym |
2 |
1 Easy, 1 Moderate |
| Antonym |
2 |
1 Easy, 1 Moderate |
| Jumbled Paragraphs |
2 |
2 Moderate |
| Critical Reasoning (Inference) |
1 |
Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning |
1 |
Moderate |
TISSNET 2021 - Mathematical and Logical Reasoning
The Mathematical and Logical Reasoning section in TISS NET-2021 was one notch more difficult than the one in the previous two years. Numbers of questions in the section were conceptual in nature. Out of the 30 questions in the section, 4 questions were on Logical Reasoning, 4 questions were on Data Interpretation (one set) and the remaining 22 questions were on Mathematics. The set on Data Interpretation was based on calculations and involved somewhat less user-friendly numbers. There was also one question on Statistics and one question on Logarithms. There were 7 questions on Arithmetic and 6 questions on Geometry and Modern Maths each. In Geometry, as many as 4 questions were on Mensuration.
The breakup of the questions was as follows:
| Area |
Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
| QA and Logical Reasoning |
12 Easy 12 Moderate 6 Difficult |
|
| Numbers (Remainders) |
1 |
|
| Algebra (Quadratic equations) |
2 |
|
| Arithmetic (Simple-Compound interest, Time & Work, Time-Speed- Distance, Clocks and Calendars) |
7 |
|
| Geometry (Mensuration and Quadrilaterals) |
6 |
|
| Modern Math (P&C, Probability, set theory, Statistics) |
6 |
|
| Data Interpretation |
4 |
|
| Logical Reasoning |
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| Complete the series |
3 |
|
| Directions |
1 |
|
By allotting 40 minutes to this section, one should have ideally aimed at solving about 22 questions correctly and marked the answers to the remaining, as there was no negative marking.
TISSNET 2021 - General Awareness
This section comprised 40 questions, each carrying 1 mark. Out of the 40 questions, there were 20 static and 20 current affairs questions. There were 8 questions on international affairs, 27 on national events and 5 questions were based on miscellaneous topics (such as health, environment, etc). About 9 - 10 questions were easy, 17 - 18 were medium and about 12 were difficult. This section was slightly simpler than last year.
A score of 23-24 would be a good benchmark. Attempting all GA questions would not have taken more than 20 minutes.
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