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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences or commonly known as ‘TISS’ conducts its annual entrance exam – TISS National Entrance Test or ‘TISSNET’. The test is conducted for admissions into various courses, the most popular among them being M.A. in Human Resource and Labor Relations. So, the MBA aspirants who wish to pursue a career in HR, this is a great option. The course offered at the Mumbai campus is primarily valued higher than the one offered at other campuses. TISSNET is the entry for making a place in M.A. (HRM and LR) at the Mumbai campus. However, the test is valid for admissions at all the campuses located in Mumbai, Tulijapur, Guwahati, and Hyderabad. This year, the test is scheduled to be conducted on January 9, 2016. The last date to submit application forms is 30^th November 2015.

IIT Mandi

Since the exam is meant to judge all the candidates applying into various courses, the pattern of the exam is quite different from the generally held management entrance exams like the CAT or MAT exam. This exam is a gateway for admissions in colleges like the IIT Mandi management programmes, There are 100 questions which have to be solved in a span of 100minutes. There is no negative marking. The exam consists of mainly three sections, namely, General Awareness, Quantitative and logical ability, and Verbal Ability. Now let us discuss the section wise pattern and the preparation tips.

1.      GENERAL AWARENESS- This section consists of thirty questions of one mark each. Broadly, the GK can be divided into two sub-heads: static GK and current affairs. The static GK is a time-demanding topic and hence should be started early. Also, the GK syllabus is not defined so one has to do the general topics themselves. The book by Lucent Publications on GK is a good resource. The questions on current affairs are usually based on the past two to three month old issues. So, newspaper reading is a must and having the general awareness can help you score better. You should do this section either at the first or at last as this would not take much time for answering what you know and for those which you do not, you can make a guess thanks to the absence of negative marking.

IIT Kharagpur

 Quantitative and Logical Ability- This section has 35 questions of one mark each. It can be further segregated into two parts- mathematics and logical reasoning. In Institutes like the IIT Kharagpur, the test comprises the questions on the topics like ratio and proportion, time and work, averages, numbers, probability, volumes and surface areas, etc.. The major focus should be kept on the arithmetic section that has the highest weightage. As regards to logical reasoning, there are five to six questions based on it. The books for this section are-

·         Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggarwal

·         The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning by Arihant publications.

3.      VERBAL ABILITY- This section has 30 questions carrying 35 marks. It includes reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and critical reasoning based questions. The vocabulary is tested throughout the section in one way or another. So, that should be well enhanced to ace the exam. The questions are really tricky so you need a lot of practice for this section.