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TISS 2011 Analysis
Exam Snapshot
**Analysis of the HRM paper As
usual, TISS-2011
had 2 papers - a
common Part-1 paper for all courses which had 50 Qs from Analytical &
Numerical Ability, Language Ability and Awareness of General & Social Issues, and a Part-2 paper which was different for each of
the programs that are offered by TISS. Since our focus is on HRM&LR course,
the part-2 paper given to those applicants will be analysed here. As
has been the norm since TISS 2009 and 2010, Part-1 was the easier part and
Part-2 the tougher one. Many students would have felt that they had time left
over in Part-1, which will not be the case in part-2 which had much tougher and
more number of questions. To be answered in relatively less time. The
50 questions in Part-1 had 45 minutes just under 1 minute per question out of
which 35 were VA and GK, essentially giving a lot of time per question for the
students. In Part-2 however, the 75 questions had
only 60 minutes allocated, bringing down the time per question. The question
types also included calculation intensive DI and RC, pulling down the over all
time available for the students. The GA questions too, titled under 'Current
Affairs on Social, Business and Economy', were of much higher standard,
requiring the students to reach into their deepest reserves to get them right.
All this, coupled with the fact that there is negative marking for Part-2 makes
these 75 questions that additional bit more trickier. Overall,
a good preparation for CAT, in terms of Speed Maths (to tackle the Calculation
Intensive DI) and English (VA&RC) andgood preparation on GA will see the
students through this year. Notable
absence this year was for the questions on 'Foundations of Management' and this
would have allayed the concerns of many students. This is because the questions
from this section were the most toughest of the paper
in the earlier years. Let
us look at the test, in detail. Part 1 No. of Qs: 50 (1 Mark per Q) Description : 3 Sections (Analytical &
Numerical Ability; Language Ability; Awareness ofGeneral & Social Issues) The 50 questions in Part-1 were in 3
sections -Analytical
& Numerical Ability (15 Questions), Language Ability (20 Questions) and
Awareness of General & Social Issues (15 Questions). Many of the students would have
solved/attempted all the questions, for 2 reasons The questions were
easy-moderate difficulty level and there was no negative marking. The Analytical & Numerical
section was a combination of Quant, DI and LA. It had one simple set of DI (A
Bar chart on sales of 3 products) with 5 questions in it, along with some very
basic questions in Arithmetic from topics such as Geometry, Profit and Loss,
Mensuration, Simple Equations. There were also 2 questions on
pictorial (Non-Verbal) logic, again of very basic level. There was also a very
easy question on number series, involving straight subtraction. This was the
section to maximise scoring, as there was no negative marking. The Language ability section tested
the basics in grammar, usage of English and vocabulary. The Qs on the Fill in
the blanks were extremely simple and so were the Qs on incorrect sentences and
words with similar meanings. A very short passage on chemicals in CFLs was
given, followed by very easy questions. A couple of questions could be answered
even without reading the passage as they are straight vocab questions. The Awareness of General &
Social issues too was not of much trouble. The
questions were very basic and those with a general reading habit would have
easily answered most of the questions. Attempts in the range of 38-40
should be considered to be very
good with a possible score of 32-34
marks.
Part 2 (for HRM) No. of Qs: 75 (Marks per Q was not specified but
all Qs had the same weightage) Current Affairs on Society, Business and
Economy) While
for those who prepared well for CAT, the questions in this part of the paper
would not have seemed out of the world, the difficulty level of this part was
certainly higher than Part 1. This
is when one talks about the first 3 sections. The questions in DI section were
based on 4 sets and were highly calculation intensive. However, the answers
were fairly apart and the students did not have to calculate all the way. The
questions from the section on Data Sufficiency too were solvable, while testing
the conceptual knowledge of the students. A well prepared student could do well
in this section, by controlling their tendency to rush through, which would put
them in the risk ofgetting negative marks. The
RC passages were fairly long to read and were not very light to read either.
However, the questions were not very indirect and were answerable for those who
have gone through the passages carefully. The first passage on Choice was the
easiest to read of all. The remaining 2 passages on Marin Luther King and
Leadership were even tougher to read. Coming
to the last section on Current Affairs, the questions in Part-1 seem like a
distant dream. That is because the questions on GA in Part-2 test the deepest
reserves of a students knowledge of general issues.
Questions in this Section ranged from Nilekani' s Task
Force to a prediction on what George Orwell may support Labour Unions or fair
Elections. Only those with a thorough reading habit which helps them get
through details well could have done well in this section. Attempts in the range of 38-42
should be considered to be very
good.
Sectional Scores and
Overall Cut-Off TISS
has clearly mentioned that there are NO sectional cut-offs in either of the
parts. The paper mentioned that Part-2 had a 75% weightage but has not
mentioned the weightage per Qs. While it was stated that all Part-1 Qs were
worth 1 mark each, we have made the assumption that all Part-2 Qs are worth 2 marks each for a total of 200 marks for this paper. Since there is NO negative
marking students would have attempted most of the Qs which could lead to higher
Overall cut-off scores.
Note:
If the scoring scheme adopted by TISS is different then it goes without saying
that the cut-offs would change accordingly. TISS Fact file
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