TISSNET 2016-2018 was successfully conducted on January 9, 2016. This test was conducted in the computer based format and it was reported that some questions varied for different candidates. The overall difficulty of the test was easy in comparison to the last year’s test.
The test comprised 100 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. Each question carried one mark. There was no negative marking in the test and most of the questions were of easy-moderate level of difficulty. Unlike last year, the section on General Awareness was moderate.
The section-wise analysis of the test is as follows:
The toughest of the three, this section can be called moderate. There were 40 questions in this section and just like last year, this section saw 12-15 questions on Static GK.
The remaining questions were based on current GK. The current affairs questions were of a moderate level of difficulty, whereas the static questions were slightly more difficult. A good score in this section could be 21-23.
Topic | Number of questions |
Level of difficulty |
Geography |
6-8 |
Moderate |
Economics |
7-8 |
Moderate |
Polity |
5-7 |
Moderate |
Current affairs |
7-8 |
Moderate |
Books, Authors, Awards & Person |
5-6 |
Moderate |
Art & Culture |
2 to 3 |
Moderate |
Science |
3 to 5 |
Moderate |
Sports |
1 to 2 |
Moderate |
This section had 30 questions in total and can be called fairly easy. There were 11 questions on DI, 12 questions onMathematics, and 7 questions in LR. However, the break up differed for different candidates. For some candidates, there were 15 questions in LR, 7 questions in Mathematics, and 8 questions in DI.
A score of 25-27 in this section could be considered a good score.
Topic | Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Quadratic equation |
1 |
Moderate |
Sequence and Series |
3 |
Easy |
Permutations and Combinations |
1 |
Moderate |
Time and Work |
1 |
Easy |
Profit/loss |
1 |
Easy |
Mensuration |
1 |
Moderate |
Logarithm |
1 |
Easy |
Ratio |
1 |
Easy |
SI/CI |
1 |
Easy |
Syllogisms |
1 |
Easy |
Clock |
1 |
Easy |
Numbers |
2 |
Easy |
Directions |
1 |
Easy |
DI |
11 (1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 +3 ) |
Easy |
Arrangement |
3 (1 + 2) |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
The section comprised 30 questions and carried 30 marks. 21 questions of this section consisted of Vocabulary based questions which were of easy to moderate level of difficulty. Among these there were questions on idioms, antonym, fill in the blank, analogy, and one word substitution. There were 4 questions on Sentence Correction which were very easy. There was no Para Jumble question this year. There was one passage which was very interesting and it had five direct questions. However, 1-2 questions had tricky options. A score of 25-27 can be considered a good score in this section.
Topics | Number of questions |
Level of Difficulty |
Word Analogies |
2 |
Easy |
Fill in the blanks |
8-11 |
Easy |
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
One word substitution |
2 |
Easy |
Odd word out |
3-4 |
Easy |
Sentence Correction |
4 |
Easy |
Idioms |
2-4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Antonym (Vocabulary) |
1 |
Easy |
Total |
30 |
Easy |
The paper was overall easier as compared to last year’s paper on account of an easier Verbal Ability section. However, due to the unexpected appearance of DI questions in the Logical Reasoning, Mathematics, and Data Interpretation section, the overall cut off is unlikely to increase by more than a couple of marks. The overall cut-off is likely to hover around 76-80 for the General category. For SC/ST candidates, the same is estimated to be around 52-55 marks.
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 information in this document and actual result.
Team CL