TISSNET 2024 has been cancelled and instead will be accepting the CUET (PG) scores for all its Postgraduate (Master's degree) programs
TISS is going to grant admission based on the CUET (PG) exam. The scores will be accepted by TISS, at campuses in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Tuljapur and Guwahati. CUET-PG is a computer-based test with no negative marking. The total duration of the exam is 120 minutes for 100 questions. The CUET PG exam pattern for 2024 consists of a total of 100 questions, divided into two papers: Section A and Section B. Section A comprises 25 general-type questions, while Section B includes 75 domain-specific questions..
CUET(PG) TISS - General Awareness
It is considered to be the toughest of the three as GK is never a favorite of students . Most of the questions were asked from current affairs, polity, history and current social issues. A student should have attempted all the questions with 70% accuracy. A score of 23-26 out of 40 should be ideal for this section.
2022 GK Analysis
As expected, GK section of TISSNET 2022 was difficult in nature and posed more challenges compared to the previous year's paper. The section was dominated by questions on current affairs and governmental schemes/ policies. As for static GK, it comprised just 25% of the section.
2021 GK Analysis
This section comprises 40 questions, each carrying 1 mark. In TISSNET 2021, there were 16 questions from current affairs (national and international events, awards, etc.). The remaining questions were from history, geography, art and culture areas of static GK. The section maintained its difficulty level, similar to previous year papers.
2020 GK Analysis
In TISSNET 2020, the GK section was moderately difficult and consisted of 40 questions. Out of these, only 5-6 questions were from current events while the rest were from static GK. Apart from international and national happenings, questions were based on awards, history, science, geography, art, economics, and sports. An attempt of 25-30 questions suffices for a good score in GK section.
2019 GK Analysis
Out of the 40 questions, there were 29 static and 11 current affairs questions. There were 13 questions on international affairs and 27 on national events. About 6-8 questions were easy, 12 -14 were medium and about 20 were difficult. This section was much more difficult than last year. A score of 20-21 would be a good benchmark. Attempting all GA questions would not have taken more than 20 minutes.
The given table gives an overview of different types of GK questions that featured in previous year TISSNET papers:
|
Topic
|
No. of questions (TISSNET 2023)
|
No. of questions (TISSNET 2022)
|
No. of questions (TISSNET 2021)
|
No. of questions (TISSNET 2020)
|
No. of questions (TISSNET 2019)
|
No. of questions (TISSNET 2018)
|
|
Current Affairs
|
- |
18
|
16
|
19
|
5
|
5
|
|
Business & Economy
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
History
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
|
Geography
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
Polity
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
|
Science & Technology
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Sports
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
|
Awards
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
|
Books
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Programs & Acts
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
Social Issues
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
5
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
10
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
4
|
6
|
|
Census
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
|
Total
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
TISSNET covers all the broad areas like History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Science and technology, Sports and Awards. However, as always their main focus had been on Static Gk but students are advised to thoroughly go through the current affairs of 9-12 months previously form the date of exam.
How to prepare Static GK :
While the syllabus for the Static GK section seems to be very vast, it can be done effectively if we choose authentic and reliable sources to study from. You can take Bullseye Static Gk books as we have covered the broad areas. For further studies, you can also refer NCERTs from Class 6-12 for History, Geography, Polity and Science.
How to prepare Current affairs :
The best source to prepare for Current Gk is the Hitbullseye Gk Web Portal where you will find Videos and Pdfs on Current Affairs, updated timely. How to read the newspaper for MBA entrance examinations has been covered in a separate article. For Editorials, Read newspaper, preferably The Hindu. Also, go through our ‘Special Report’ and ‘Topic of the Week’ columns for better understanding of contemporary topics.
Sample Questions:
- The term hegemony refers to
- A dominant ideology that legitimizes economic, political and cultural power
- A Liberalized ideology that follows Laissez faire
- Relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.
- Associated with monetary and fiscal stimulus and economic reforms.
- The renowned Hindustani musician Annapurna devi, who passed away in 2018 was a :
- Guitarist
- Sitarist
- Tabla master
- Flute player
- Who founded the satya shodhak samaj
- C. Rajagopalachari
- Jyotirao Phule
- M.K.Gandhi
- Kanshi Ram
- Malthusian theory of population explored relationship between
- Optimum growth and resources
- The size of population and production of wealth.
- Actual population trends of advanced countries of the world
- None of the above
- Author of the book “Ants among elephants”
- Amitav Ghosh
- Sujatha Gidla
- Narendra Jadhav
- Aravind Adiga
- According to B.R. Ambedkar which one of the following was considered as the “Heart and soul of The Constitution”
- Right to Constitutional Remedies
- Right to Freedom
- Right to Equality
- Cultural and Educational Rights
- Salome Zurabishvili was elected as first female president of which country?
- Croatia
- Georgia
- Astonia
- Czech Republic
