[alagati]

Originally Posted by monty852002

The word around is that TISS is gonna call around 600 students for GD/PI. I have selected GL course and TISS has kept only 14 seats for the same. So, whether these 600 students will include "GL" people as well?? PLease comment on the technical procedure of getting into GL as well.

Seniors please comment.

Im sorry, but this is an HRM&LR thread, and we students of HRM&LR can speculate only on HR, and no other course....

[drabir_g]

[QUOTE=Deepika.A;1298914]

Originally Posted by drabir_g

hey we did get 10 mins extra to fill up the omr sheet...if you didn't get then why such prediliction??[/QUOTE
:-x:sad:
dont b so rude atleast............already i'm disappointed yaar.......b little polite.............:

hey sorry if you didn't get me...i said since you didn't get the extra time why did we get...to put it in a better way...now i hope you understand me....

[megatrebuchet]

Hi Puys,

THE GOOD:
PART I : it was easy. Estimated cut off : 35-40 questions correct should be good

Our Invigilator : he gave us full time



THE BAD :
Our center (LSR college, Delhi) horribly unorganized

PART II : Damn the GK and the probability threw me off. Estimated cut off : 32-36 out of Fifty

No coaching institute has put up a solution or an analysis.


NEXT STEP :
Step 1 : Forget TISS till 25th Jan
Step 2 : Prepare for your other exams
Step 3 : Keep fingers crossed for other results

[chymerra]

Originally Posted by drabir_g

ya i did complete the paper...did all 125 questions...1st part luckily gk came all common...i felt that the di ds and probability was pretty easy....so breezed through it....may be thats the reason i completed it on time...all the best to everyone for the results...

hey...! wt<beep>.. had i known i would need to revise poisson`s i would have simply cracked that section ya..didnt know 5th sem maths of engg would raise it`s head here,of all the places..and anyways,poissons has exponential calculations in the formula,m i rite? that calculation would anyways waste time

and yes,it is true..my center gave us barely 2 mins of extra time and they didint even announce to start..second half,then was where i was wiser :snipersm:

[sanjivedrl]

i agree wid u guys let's nt waste time predicting cut-offs...:
some ppl even predict a cut-off of 32-36 on 50 which translates to a score of 50/70 (approx.) which's totally implausible...ny ways...
i felt the first paper easy...an ideal paper to capitalise...ppl wud ve done tht...
second paper was a total surprise...expected 50 questions after seeing the sample paper..found the passage on unemployment compensation difficult...the next one was relatively easier...probability did just 2 problems...on the whole it was nt a bad paper...(i feel)...

all d best puys for snap n let's divert all our energy towards it....:snipersm:

[shivakakkar]

[QUOTE=drabir_g;1299017]

Originally Posted by Deepika.A

hey sorry if you didn't get me...i said since you didn't get the extra time why did we get...to put it in a better way...now i hope you understand me....

dabir the problem was not the gap.Even at my centre the invigilator freaked out while distributing the papers.As a result, we all landed up with wrong papers. They took 15 min to just distribute them. Overall we missed about 3 mins and I can say that, as an aspirant you know how valuable 3 mins are.Anyways, these small things happen.No big deal in it.We have given our feedback and that will lead to good HR management on their part, the next time(HeHe!)

[ankur.bvcoe]

i expect 30 marks cut off in first section because GK was tough, the questions which i felt marked right were wrong when i checked on internet.

I feel this would have been the case with most of the people until and unless the person is very good in general awareness.

For the second the part, i feel the same cut off of around 30 marks because probability and RC were of good level so the cut off is justified.

I feel if one is scoring over 60,he/she has a chance....its just my view,could be wrong also.

[drabir_g]

Originally Posted by shivakakkar

dabir the problem was not the gap.Even at my centre the invigilator freaked out while distributing the papers.As a result, we all landed up with wrong papers. They took 15 min to just distribute them. Overall we missed about 3 mins and I can say that, as an aspirant you know how valuable 3 mins are.Anyways, these small things happen.No big deal in it.We have given our feedback and that will lead to good HR management on their part, the next time(HeHe!)

even in the second half we got the papers at about 10 minutes late....but the invigilators were kind enough to give us 10 extra minutes...and talking about your 3 mins that can definitely be very crucial in any competitive exam...it can make or break your chances also...that is why i said that one should not get any advantage as we got during our exam...and many of you guys didn't...

[c.priyanka16]

TISS ANALYSIS

The management entrance test to TISS, held on 14th December 2008, was easier compared to TISS 2008. The shock value was not there this time because students were prepared and the overall level of difficulty of the test was quite low.
The test was divided into 2 parts – the first part was of 45 minutes duration and the second of 1 hour. The second part of the test was specialization specific, i.e., it varied according to the specialization one had chosen.
The instruction page clearly stated that there is no negative marking, no sectional cut-offs and no sectional time limits.


Detailed Analysis of TISS 2009

Structure of the Test

PART I

Total Duration of the exam 45 minutes Number of Questions Part I- 50 Number of Sections 3 Number of choices per question 4 Sectional timing No sectional timing Marks per question 1 Mark Negative Marking NO Mode of marking the ovals HB pencil

TISS 2008 had 50 questions in the first part. The questions were divided into 3 sections - Analytical Reasoning, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability (15 questions), Verbal and Logical Ability (20 questions) and General Awareness (15 questions).

Section No. of Questions i Analytical Reasoning, Data Interpretation & Quantitative Ability 15 ii Verbal and Logical Ability 20 iii General Awareness 15
Section I - Analytical Reasoning, Data Interpretation & Quantitative Ability
In this section, there were only 2 Visual Reasoning questions, 4 were based on Linear Arrangement and the remaining 9 were Quantitative Ability questions. All the questions were easy to solve. Amongst these, one question was based on Clock. The problem based on the ages of various family members can be regarded as only problem from Algebra. One problem was based on calculations regarding Simple Interest. Two problems were from Geometry and the remaining four were from Ratio, Proportion and Averages. Overall level of difficulty was easy.

A good attempt in this section would be 11 to 12 questions and good score would be 9 to 11.

Section II – Verbal and Logical Ability
There were 14 questions on verbal ability and one reading comprehension passage with 6 questions. The questions were quite easy and could be easily solved.

Reading Comprehension
There were 6 questions based on one reading comprehension passage. The passage was a short one and comprehending the same was not a constraint. The questions following the passage were a mix of inferential and direct ones (2 inferential, 3 direct and 1 word based). The passage was about a mural artist Pema and his craft.

Verbal Ability
In the verbal ability section, there were questions on:

Fill in the Blanks – There were 5 single blank questions and 1 question with double blanks. The question with 2 blanks was allotted 2 marks. All the questions in this set tested one’s knowledge of grammar and usage. One of the questions required the test taker to select the option that would not fit in the sentence. Overall, the set was tricky and required one to read the instructions properly.

Sentences Conveying the Same Idea – There were 2 questions in this set. Both of them were very easy to comprehend. In the first question, one statement was given followed by four options and one had to decide which of them conveyed similar idea. In the second question, a set of three statements was given and one had to choose the statements that conveyed similar idea.

Identifying the Right Question – In this set, there was 1 statement given followed by probable questions that could lead to the statement, which was actually the answer. The level of difficulty was not very high but one had to read the questions and the statement carefully.

Word Meaning – There were 2 questions in this set. The first question asked which one of the options could replace the underlined word in the given statement. The second question asked which of the options conveyed similar idea as given in the statement.

A decent attempt in this section would have been 15 questions with a possible score of 10+.

Section III – General Awareness.There were 15 questions focusing on current affairs and a well-read person could have easily attempted the questions. There were two questions on recent awards like the Ramon Magsaysay Award and Man Booker prize of this year. Then there was a question on SEZ and one about India’s first satelite and one on political party. Overall this section could be solved.

A decent attempt in this section would have been 8 questions with a possible score of 6.

Part II

Part II was the programme specific test.
For students who have opted for Human Resources Management & Labour Relations the test was option-based and the details are given below:

Total Duration of the exam 60 minutes Number of Questions 75 Number of Sections 6 Number of choices per question 4 or 5 Sectional timing No sectional timing Marks per question 1 Mark Negative Marking NO Mode of marking the ovals HB pencil

Some of the questions had 4 optionswhile some had 5 options.

Data Interpretation:
This section was similar to the DI section in Part 1 of the test. Tabular-format ruled and one could easily pick out the answers from the tables itself.

Data Sufficiency:
Most of the questions were simple with 5 options. There were some questions that required a basic knowledge of mathematics, especially of numbers and basic geometry principles.

Reading Comprehension:
There were 2 RC’s. The first one was based on economics and was about unemployment policies in the USA. It was slightly difficult to comprehend for someone with limited knowledge of economics, since there were many technical terms. Some questions were inferential and some were content-based.The second RC was about North Korea, its government and the mounting unrest there. It was much simpler than the first RC. It also had inferential as well as direct questions.Overall the RC section was of moderate difficulty. The RC on North Korea was a ‘must attempt’.

Probability:
Probability questions were based on basic concepts of probability. There was one tabular question, one was a combination of Logical Reasoning and Probability and one was based on a snippet. This was an easy section.

Business Knowledge:
This was the first general awareness section in this part, which consisted of questions relating to common business taglines, terms, acquisitions etc.

Social, Economic and Management Fundamentals:
This was the second general awareness section in Part 2. It was more specialized in character in the sense that one needed to possess knowledge of several management and economic theories and concepts. This was a section on the tougher side.
Overall, in Part 2, the Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency sections, as well as the Probability and Business Knowledge sections, were easy. These should have been attempted first. The RC on North Korea should have been attempted. The section on Social, Management and Economic Fundamentals was on the tougher side. However with no negative marking or sectional cut-off, one could have attempted the two general awareness sections after attempting the other four. This part was slightly more time consuming and tougher than Part 1.

A good attempt in this part would be 50+ with a possible score of 40+.

Students who had opted for Media and Cultural Studies course, had to write one essay on one of the 4 topics given. There was also a story writing exercise where the introductory sentences of four stories were given and one had to elaborate on one of them. Each set was of 25 marks.

The essay topics were –
1] Reality TV shows are exploitative
2] Media Censorship is desirable
3] Feminism is irrelevant in this age
4] Over-population is one of the main reasons for poverty

For students who had opted for Counselling as the specialization, the first section comprised an essay-writing exercise (again three choices were given) with a word limit 1000 words.

The essay topics were as follows:
1] Foeticide is one way of enhancing the status of women.
2] With respect to religion, is India becoming progressively more unilateral?
3] Modern education produces blinkered youth.

In the section B, three topics were given and the students were expected to write their views/comments/reactions on any one. One of the topics was related to Social Movement, one was related to a famous saying, the third on Emotional Intelligence and the last was about Motivation where the students were also asked to write about their motivators also.
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[drabir_g]

hope from the next time the exam would be conducted in a better professional manner...but i don't have any complains from my centre..atleast my centre was quite professional in conducting the tiss exam..just a slight delay during the 2nd part..which is quite expectable because the gap was only 15 mins...but then we were also given extra time to make up for the loss upfront..