On the whole the level of the test was moderate. The important factor was selection of appropriate questions to attempt. The quant section was easier than reasoning section in this exam. Verbal section was moderate to tough. One peculiar thing in this paper was that there were clusters of medium and difficult questions, so one had to skip the difficult cluster and to move to medium level cluster quickly. The key to getting a good percentile was time management and selection of questions.
The first passage (1-4) explored the philosophical and cultural significance of Khajuraho's sculpted narratives, highlighting their rejection of societal prudery and their challenge to modern digital concepts of selfhood, identity, and visibility. The passage was tricky to understand and all the questions based on it were either moderate or difficult except Q1. The second passage (5-8) discussed the challenges of regulating modern warfare technologies, such as AI, drones, and cyber weapons, within the framework of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). It highlighted the historical evolution of weapon regulation and the need for legal adaptations to address new technological advancements. The passage was slightly tricky but manageable. The passage two easy & two moderate level questions. The third passage (9-12) explored the evolution of music, challenging the notion of degeneration by highlighting how cultural, biological, and environmental factors shape musical preferences. It argued that contemporary music reflected broader shifts in human experience and societal values, rather than a decline in quality. The passage was tough and questions based on it were either moderate or tough except Q 12. The fourth passage (13-16) examined the impact of digital media on cognitive processes, particularly through neuroplasticity, and how media stimuli manipulate perception and behavior. It also explored the tension between art's cognitive and emotional value versus its commodification in a capitalist system. All the questions based on it were either moderate or difficult. The questions (17 & 18) based on sentence rearrangement were difficult. The questions (19 & 20) based on misfit were moderate & easy respectively. The questions (21 & 22) based on finding summary were moderate & easy respectively. The questions (23 & 24) based on best-fit were easy and difficult respectively. Overall, feel of the section was moderate to tough. However, one could have scored 90+ percentile by attempting 16-18 questions with 75-80% accuracy.
The difficulty level of DI was moderate. There was 6 easy, 10 medium and 6 difficult questions in this section.The two blocks (5 chefs – Arjun, Havana, Chirag, Divya, and Esha – participated in a cooking contest where they each made four dishes&Hitbullseye Pvt. Ltd. is a prep institute which has two departments: Administration and Education) were manageable and should have been attempted. In this section, one could have fetched 90+ percentile by attempting 9-10 questions with approx. 80 % accuracy.
Students found this section moderate. The Quantitative section had 12 easy, 5 medium and 5 difficult questions. Selection of questions was important to crack this section. There were questions from varied topics like Geometry, Basic Numbers, Basic Algebra, Progression And Series, Arithmetic (Percentages, Time and Work, mixtures, percentages, Allgation, Ratios). A good student could have scored 90+ percentile by attempting around 10-12 questions with approx. 80% accuracy.
The overall feel of the paper was moderate, though for the students who knew how to manage the time available to the best i.e., not wasting much time in lengthy and difficult questions, could easily manage an overall good attempt. Most of the questions in quant section were from Arithmetic, Algebra, Number system and Geometry. For verbal section, one should have good reading speed & comprehension skills as there were 4 RCs based on different areas and also a few questions based on other areas such as summary, SR, best-fit & odd one out. One must focus on contextual vocabulary to understand and score well in passages &summary-based questions. Questions such as sentence rearrangement and Best-fit require analysis and knowledge of tricks to answer the questions. It is not advisable to spend too much time on TITA questions especially in the verbal section.
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