TISSNET Exam: Factors to Consider While Preparing Exam Taking Strategy

TISSNET 2024 exam will be held in last week of February 2024. Candidates who will apply for the exam must prepare to take the test. Along with revision and getting ample practice through mock tests and previous year's question papers, another aspect that is crucial for completing the last-minute TISSNET preparation strategy is to decide on the exam-taking strategy. Unless aspirants create a framework of attempting questions and time management, they may end up losing time and scores on exam day. This article brings the TISSNET 2024 exam-taking strategy to be prepared and followed on the D Day.

Exam strategy refers to the plan of action to be followed while taking the test in order to manage time properly and ensure scoring as much as possible in order to meet the TISSNET 2024 cutoff and bag a seat in the prestigious college Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

Before discussing the TISSNET 2024 exam-taking strategy, let us take a look at the TISSNET exam pattern and structure.

TISSNET 2024 Exam Pattern

The following table brings the exam structure of TISSNET 2024.

Sections	Number of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	40	40
Mathematics and Logical Reasoning	30	30
English Usage	30	30
Total	100	100

Factors to Keep in Mind Before Finalising the TISSNET 2024 Exam-Taking Strategy

• There is no negative marking scheme

• There is no sectional time limit

• The medium of TISSNET will be English

• The total duration of the exam is 1 hour 40 minutes (2 pm to 3.40 pm)

• Candidates can attempt the sections in any order as per their convenience

• Candidates can switch between the sections

• Test takers can review and change their answers during the test

• The right side of the screen will display the status of questions in the section which are – Not Attempted, Saved and Submitted, Attempted and Saved but Not Submitted

• All attempted answers will be automatically submitted once the exam duration is over

TISSNET 2024 Exam-Taking Strategy

While deciding on the strategy for attempting the test, candidates should keep in mind the following factors.

Browse the Question Paper: Before starting the test, candidates should go through all 100 questions from the three sections. This will give them an idea about the difficulty level of the exam and the question types. With this, they can chalk out a brief idea about the number of questions to attempt in each section and how much time they should allot to each section.

Start with the Strong Section: Test-takers should start with their strong section. This will help them boost their confidence level. Moreover, starting with easy sections and questions will help them secure maximum marks within these areas. While it is true that wrong answers would not lead to any penalty, that would not yield marks as well. Hence it is better to invest time in the areas of strength rather than taking chance on questions that they are not completely sure about the accuracy.

Shortlist Questions to Attempt in Advance: Before starting a section, candidates should shortlist the questions they are comfortable attempting. It is not compulsory to attempt all the questions. Hence, they should be careful in selecting the questions which would be sufficient to crack the sectional cut off. They must also mark some buffer questions so that in case they get stuck while solving a question, or it takes more time than usual, they would be able to switch to those questions.

Duration to Devote Per Question: Test-takers should pre-decide the duration to attempt a question. For example, in the questions from Mathematical and Logical Reasoning or Reading Comprehension questions, which are time-consuming, should not be allotted more than five to six minutes. On the other hand, questions from General Awareness (GA) and English Usage should not take more than one or two minutes.

Attempt Maximum Question from GA Section: As stated in the exam structure above, the GA section carries the maximum questions. Hence, in a bid to secure maximum marks, test-takers should aim to attempt as many questions in this section as possible accurately. Securing high marks in this section by attempting a high number of questions would also reflect on the candidates’ general knowledge and current affairs.

Download the PDF of General Awareness preparation.

Double Check Before Final Submission: Test-takers must ensure to keep at least 10 to 15 minutes extra to revise the answers before submitting the final answers. Candidates often tend to commit silly mistakes and with thorough revision, they would be able to rectify those on time. TISSNET exam allows candidates to attempt and save but not submit, and candidates should utilise this feature well. In case candidates do not change the answers, those would get submitted automatically at the end of the exam duration, which is 100 minutes.

Last but not the least, candidates must maintain their composure throughout the exam duration. Being nervous or panicking even if the exam is of a higher level of difficulty than expected will not help them in any way. Apart from that, following the above pointers to set the strategy would render expected results.

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