TISSNET 2023 was conducted on 25th February 2023 and it did not throw any surprises with the paper pattern following the format given on the official website. The questions were from three sections: General Awareness (40 Questions), English Proficiency (30 Questions), and Mathematics & Logical Reasoning (30 Questions). All the questions carried a +1 mark for correct answers. There was no negative marking.
The GK section of TISSNET 2023 continued to be a slightly tricky section of the paper. However, it maintained a good balance between Static GK and Current Affairs. Questions on current affairs were easy and anybody with a decent knowledge of everyday happenings could reach the answer easily. The English Proficiency section was easy to moderate, with 8 FIB questions (based on prepositions & vocabulary). The Mathematics & Logical Reasoning section was easy and was undoubtedly the most-scoring section of the paper. Barring a few questions from DI, the remaining part of the section was very easy.
Overall, the paper was easy to moderate and was along similar lines as last year's in terms of the level of difficulty. The cut-off for open-category students is expected to be about 65 marks.
|
Section |
No. of Questions |
Expected LOD (Level of Difficulty) |
Good Score |
|
General Awareness |
40 |
Easy to Moderate |
20-25 |
|
Mathematics and Logical Reasoning |
30 |
Easy to Moderate |
20-22 |
|
English Proficiency |
30 |
Easy |
25 |
|
Total |
100 |
Easy to Moderate |
65-72 |
Let’s now look at section-wise analysis for TISSNET 2023:
This was undoubtedly the toughest section of the paper. The focus was shifted toward Current Affairs with upwards of 15 questions from that area. One could have answered 10-12 questions on Current Affairs easily. The Static GK part of the paper had a mixture of sitters and some very tough nuts to crack. Questions were asked about various topics, such as art and culture, history, geography, science, business & economy, awards, books, sports, and miscellaneous topics. The difficulty level remained almost the same.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
|
Geography |
5 |
|
Polity |
9 |
|
COVID |
1 |
|
Sports |
4 |
|
Environment |
1 |
|
Education |
1 |
|
Culture |
2 |
|
Business |
2 |
|
Awards |
5 |
|
UN Bodies |
1 |
|
Modern History |
2 |
|
Economics |
3 |
|
Crops |
1 |
|
Literature |
1 |
|
Technology |
2 |
|
Total |
40 |
A student should have attempted all the questions with 60-65% accuracy. A score of 22-24 (out of 40) should be ideal for this section. However, a good student could have easily scored 27.
This section had a total of 30 questions: 21 from Quant and reasoning, and 9 from Data Interpretation. This entire section was a sitter, and a well-prepared student should have been able to answer most of these questions with ease.
This time DI section consisted of 3 sets that had 3 questions each. The Logical Reasoning part of the section had only 2 questions from directions. With strategic preparation, a student could easily score 25-26 marks in this section.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
|
Profit, Loss and Discount |
1 |
|
Mensuration |
2 |
|
Geometry |
2 |
|
Probability |
2 |
|
Set Theory |
1 |
|
Statistics |
1 |
|
Direction |
2 |
|
Percentages |
1 |
|
Time, Speed and Distances |
1 |
|
Ratio, Proportion and Mixtures |
2 |
|
Numerical problems, Simplifications |
2 |
|
Number System – digits based |
1 |
|
Arithmetic Progression |
1 |
|
Calendar |
1 |
|
Miscellaneous Problem |
1 |
|
Data Interpretation (Tables + Bar graph + Multiple Bar graphs) |
3 + 3 + 3 |
|
Total |
30 |
Just like last year, this section had 30 questions. Fill-in-the-blank questions dominated the section. There were no questions on idioms, one-word substitutions, and analogy this year. There were 2 questions on Para jumbles, which were easy.
There were two passages with 5 questions each. The questions were a mix of factual and inferential questions. The options were easy to eliminate. Hence, a student should have got most of the questions correct. A good score in this section would be 20-22 marks.
|
Topic |
Number of Questions |
|
Fill in the Blanks |
5 (Preposition-based) + 3 (Vocab-Based) |
|
Parajumbles |
2 |
|
Spot the errors |
5 |
|
Summary |
2 |
|
Synonym |
3 |
|
Reading Comprehension |
5+5 |
|
Total |
30 |
The overall cut-off is mostly likely to be around 65 marks for general category candidates.
Disclaimer: The analysis given above has been prepared by Career Launcher experts. The information given here has no bearing on your actual score. Career Launcher does not take responsibility for any discrepancy between the information in this document and the actual result.
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